PEMBROKE, Bermuda, May 20, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) today announced that the following individuals have been appointed to its Executive Committee:

• Ross A. Curtis, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of European Operations
• Aditya K. Dutt, Senior Vice President and head of RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd.
• Jon D. Paradine, Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd.
• Mark A. Wilcox, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

These appointments increase the number of the Executive Committee members from seven to eleven.

"The addition of Ross, Aditya, Jon and Mark to our Executive Committee recognizes the contributions of these individuals to our success to date, and enables them to gain a more comprehensive view of our organization to support their further development as leaders," said Neill A. Currie, Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to having the benefit of their insights and perspectives."

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. Our business consists of two segments: (1) Reinsurance, which includes catastrophe reinsurance, specialty reinsurance, our Lloyd's operations and certain joint ventures and other investments managed by our subsidiary RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd., and (2) Insurance, which principally includes primary insurance.

SOURCE: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

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