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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
x  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20172021
OR
o  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 001-14428
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Bermuda98-014-197498-0141974
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke HM 19 Bermuda
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(441) 295-4513
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, Par Value $1.00 per shareRNRNew York Stock Exchange Inc.
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a Series C 6.08%F 5.750% Preference Shares,Share, Par Value $1.00 per shareRNR PRFNew York Stock Exchange Inc.
Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a Series E 5.375%G 4.20% Preference Shares,Share, Par Value $1.00 per shareRNR PRG    New York Stock Exchange Inc.
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Act. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x  No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x  No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act. Large accelerated filer x, Accelerated filer o, Non-accelerated filer o, Smaller reporting company o, Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o  No x
The aggregate market value of Common Shares held by nonaffiliates of the registrant at June 30, 20172021 was $5,498.0 million$7.1 billion based on the closing sale price of the Common Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that date.
The number of Common Shares, par value US $1.00 per share, outstanding at February 2, 20182022 was 40,023,789.43,982,413.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 20182022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.





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NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 (this “Form 10-K”)2021, of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).Act. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which, with respect to future business decisions, are subject to change. These uncertainties and contingencies can affect actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. In particular, statements using words such as “may”, “should”, “estimate”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “believe”, “predict”, “potential”,“may,” “should,” “estimate,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” or words of similar import generally involve forward-looking statements. For example, we may include certain forward-looking statements in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” with regard to trends in results, prices, volumes, operations, investment results, margins, combined ratios, fees, reserves, market conditions, risk management and exchange rates. This Form 10-K also contains forward-looking statements with respect to our business and industry, such as those relating to our strategy and management objectives, market standing and product volumes, competition and new entrants in our industry, industry capital, insured losses from loss events, government initiatives and regulatory matters affecting the reinsurance and insurance industries.
The inclusion of forward-looking statements in this report should not be considered as a representation by us or any other person that our current objectives or plans will be achieved. Numerous factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those addressed by the forward-looking statements, including the following:

our exposure to natural and non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances and the frequencyvariance they may cause in our financial results;
the effect of climate change on our business, including the trend towards increasingly frequent and severity of catastrophic and other events we cover;severe climate events;
the effectiveness of our claims and claim expense reserving process;
our ability to maintain our financial strength ratings;  
the effect of climate changeemerging claims and coverage issues;
the highly competitive nature of our industry, resulting in consolidation of competitors, customers and (re)insurance brokers, and our reliance on our business;a small and decreasing number of brokers;
the historically cyclical nature of the (re)insurance industries;
collection on claimed retrocessional coverage, and new retrocessional reinsurance being available on acceptable termsterms;
the ability of our ceding companies and providingdelegated authority counterparties to accurately assess the coverage that we intendedrisks they underwrite;
our ability to obtain;maintain our financial strength ratings;
the impact of large non-recurring contracts and reinstatement premiums on our financial results;
our ability to attract and retain key executives and employees;
the effect of cybersecurity risks, including technology breaches or failure;
the performance of our investment portfolio and financial market volatility;
the effects of United States (“inflation;
our ability to successfully implement our business, strategies and initiatives, and the success of any of our strategic investments or acquisitions, including our ability to manage our operations as our product and geographical diversity increases;
our exposure to credit loss from counterparties;
our need to make many estimates and judgments in the preparation of our financial statements;
our ability to effectively manage capital on behalf of investors in joint ventures or other entities we manage;
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changes to the accounting rules and regulatory systems applicable to our business, including changes in Bermuda laws or regulations or as a result of increased global regulation of the insurance and reinsurance industries;
other political, regulatory or industry initiatives adversely impacting us;
our ability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements;
a contention by the IRS that any of our Bermuda subsidiaries are subject to taxation in the U.S.”) tax reform legislation and;
the effects of possible future tax reform legislation and regulations, including changes to the tax treatment of our shareholders or investors in our joint ventures or other entities we manage;
the effect of emerging claims and coverage issues;
continued soft reinsurance underwriting market conditions;
our reliance on a small and decreasing number of reinsurance brokers and other distribution services for the preponderance of our revenue;
our exposure to credit loss from counterparties in the normal course of business;
the effect of continued challenging economic conditions throughout the world;
a contention by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) that Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (“Renaissance Reinsurance”), or any of our other Bermuda subsidiaries, is subject to taxation in the U.S.;
our ability to retain our key senior officers and to attract or retain the executives and employees necessary to manage our business;
the performance of our investment portfolio;
losses we could face from terrorism, political unrest or war;
the effect of cybersecurity risks, including technology breaches or failure, on our business;
our ability to successfully implement our business strategies and initiatives;


our ability to determine theany impairments taken on our investments;
the effectsuncertainty of inflation;
the abilitycontinuing and future impact of our ceding companiesthe COVID-19 pandemic, including measures taken in response thereto and delegated authority counterparties to accurately assess the risks they underwrite;
the effect of operational risks, including system or human failures;
legislative, regulatory and judicial influences on our ability to effectively manage capital on behalf of investors in joint venturespotential reinsurance, insurance and investment exposures, or other entities we manage;effects that it may have;
foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;
our ability to raise capital if necessary;
our ability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements;applicable sanctions and foreign corrupt practices laws;
changes to the regulatory systems under which we operate, including as a result of increased global regulation of the insurance and reinsurance industry;
changes in Bermuda laws and regulations and the political environment in Bermuda;
our dependence on the ability of our operating subsidiaries to declare and pay dividends;
the success of any of our strategic investments or acquisitions, including our ability to manage our operations as our product and geographical diversity increases;
aspects of our corporate structure that may discourage third-party takeovers and other transactions; and
the cyclical nature of the reinsurance and insurance industries;
adverse legislative developments that reduce the size of the private markets we servedifficulties investors may have in serving process or impede their future growth;
consolidation of competitors, customers and insurance and reinsurance brokers;
the effect on our business of the highly competitive nature of our industry, including the effect of new entrants to, competing products for and consolidationenforcing judgments against us in the (re)insurance industry;
other political, regulatory or industry initiatives adversely impacting us;
increasing barriers to free trade and the free flow of capital;
international restrictions on the writing of reinsurance by foreign companies and government intervention in the natural catastrophe market;
the effect of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (the “OECD”) or European Union (“EU”) measures to increase our taxes and reporting requirements;
the effect of the vote by the U.K. to leave the EU;
changes in regulatory regimes and accounting rules that may impact financial results irrespective of business operations; and
our need to make many estimates and judgments in the preparation of our financial statements.U.S.
As a consequence, our future financial condition and results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of us. The factors listed above, which are discussed in more detail in “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors”,Factors,” in this Form 10-K, should not be construed as exhaustive. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to revise or update forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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PART I
ITEM 1.    BUSINESS
In this Form 10-K, references to “RenaissanceRe” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the parent company) and references to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. together with its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise.
For your convenience, weDefined terms used throughout this Form 10-K are included in the “Glossary of Defined Terms” at the end of “Part I, Item 1. Business” of this Form 10-K. We have also included a “Glossary of Selected Insurance and Reinsurance Terms” at the end of “Part I, Item 1. Business” of this Form 10-K.
All dollar amounts referred to in this Form 10-K are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Due to rounding, numbers presented in the tables included in this Form 10-K may not add up precisely to the totals provided.
OVERVIEW
RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. We provide property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. Established in 1993, we have offices in Bermuda, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (the “U.K.”)U.K., and the U.S. To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, branches, joint ventures, managed funds and underwriting platforms around the world. Our operating subsidiaries include Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.”), Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. (“Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.”),RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company (“Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe”) and our Lloyd’s syndicate, RenaissanceReSyndicate 1458. We write property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, joint ventures, managed funds and Syndicate 1458 (“and certain insurance products primarily through Syndicate 1458”).1458 and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive distribution network and worldwide licenses, and also writes business through delegated authority arrangements. We also underwrite reinsurance on behalf of joint ventures, including DaVinci, Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd. (“Top Layer Re”),Re, Upsilon RFO Re Ltd. (“Upsilon RFO”), Fibonacci Reinsurance Ltd. ("Fibonacci Re") and DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. (“DaVinci”).Vermeer. In addition, through RenaissanceRe Medici, Fund Ltd. (“Medici”), we invest in various insurance basedinsurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk.
We aspireOur mission is to be the world’s best underwriter by matchingmatch desirable, well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital andto achieve our mission isvision of being the best underwriter. We believe that this will allow us to produce superior returns for our shareholders over the long term.term, and to protect communities and enable prosperity. We seek to accomplish these goals by being a trusted, long-term partner to our customers for assessing and managing risk, delivering responsive and innovative solutions, leveraging our core capabilities of risk assessment and information management, investing in these core capabilities in order to serve our customers across themarket cycles, that have historically characterized our markets and keeping our promises. Our strategy focuses on superior risk selection, superior customer relationships and superior capital management. We provide value to our customers and joint venture and managed fund partners in the form of financial security, innovative products, and responsive service. We are known as a leader in paying valid claims promptly. We principally measure our financial success through long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated dividends, which wedividends. We believe this metric is the most appropriate measure of our financial performance, and in respect of which we believe we have delivered superior performance over time. The principal drivers of our profit are underwriting income, investment income, and fee income generated by our third-party capital management business.
Our core products include property, casualty and specialty reinsurance, and certain insurance products principally distributed through intermediaries, with whom we seek to cultivatehave cultivated strong long-term relationships. We believe we have been one of the world’s leading providers of catastrophe reinsurance since our founding. In recent years, through the strategic execution of a number ofseveral initiatives, including organic growth and our acquisition of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum”) on March 2, 2015,acquisitions, we have expanded and diversified our casualty and specialty platform and products, and believe we are a leader in certain casualty and specialty lines of business.
Our current business strategy focuses predominantly on writing reinsurance, although as we grow our casualty and specialty and other property lines of business, we are increasingly writing excess and surplus lines insurance through delegated authority arrangements. We also pursue a number of other opportunities, such as creating and managing our joint ventures and managed funds, executing customized reinsurance transactions to assume or cede risk, and managing certain strategic investments directed at classes of risk
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other than catastrophe reinsurance. From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either through organic growth, the formation of new joint ventures or managed funds, or the acquisition of, or the investment in, other companies or books of business of other companies.
We have determined our business consists of the following reportable segments: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures and managed by our ventures unit,funds, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures managed by our ventures unit.
To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and underwriting platforms around the world, including DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance, Top Layer Re, Fibonacci Re and Upsilon RFO in Bermuda, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. in the U.S., and Syndicate 1458 in the U.K. We write property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly owned operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and Syndicate 1458 and certain insurance products primarily through


Syndicate 1458. Although each underwriting platform may write any or all of our classes of business, our Bermuda platform has traditionally written, and continues to write, the preponderance of our property business and our U.S. platform and Syndicate 1458 write a significant portion of our casualty and specialty business. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive distribution network and worldwide licenses and also writes business through delegated authority arrangements.managed funds. The underwriting results of our operating subsidiaries and underwriting platforms are included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segment results as appropriate.
Since aA meaningful portion of the reinsurance and insurance we write provides protection from damages relating to natural and man-made catastrophes, ourcatastrophes. Our results depend to a large extent on the frequency and severity of suchthese catastrophic events, and the coverages we offer to customers that are affected by these events. We are exposed to significant losses from these catastrophic events and other exposures we cover.cover, which primarily impact our Property segment, in both the property catastrophe and other property lines of business. Accordingly, we expect a significant degree of volatility in our financial results and our financial results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and from year-to-year, based on the level of insured catastrophic losses occurring around the world. We viewOur Casualty and Specialty business, which represents approximately half of our increased exposure to casualty and specialty lines of business asgross premiums written annually, is an efficient use of capital given these risks arethat is generally less correlated with our property lines ofProperty business. This has allowedIt allows us to bring additional capacity to our clients, across a wider range of product offerings, while continuing to be good stewards of our shareholders’ capital. In the future, our casualty and specialty lines of business may represent a greater proportion of our premiums and claims and claim expenses.
We continually explore appropriate and efficient ways to address the risk needs of our clients and the impact of various regulatory and legislative changes on our operations. We have created, and managed, and continue to manage, multiple capital vehicles across a number ofseveral jurisdictions and may create additional risk bearing vehicles or enter into additional jurisdictions in the future. In addition, our differentiated strategy and capabilities position us to pursue bespoke or large solutions for clients, which may be non-recurring. This, and other factors including the timing of contract inception, could result in significant volatility of premiums in both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. As our product and geographical diversity increases, we may be exposed to new risks, uncertainties and sources of volatility.
CORPORATE STRATEGY
We aspireOur mission is to be the world’s best underwriter by matchingmatch desirable, well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital andto achieve our mission isvision of being the best underwriter. We believe that this will allow us to produce superior returns for our shareholders over the long term.term, and to protect communities and enable prosperity. Our strategy for achieving these objectives, which is supported by our core values, our principles and our culture, is to operate an integrated system of what we believe are our three competitive advantages: superior customer relationships, superior risk selection and superior capital management.management. We believe all three competitive advantages are required to achieve our objectives, and we aim to seamlessly coordinate the delivery of these competitive advantages for the benefit of our shareholders, ceding insurers, brokers, investors in our joint ventures and shareholders.managed funds, and other stakeholders.
Superior Customer Relationships. We seekaim to be a trusted long-term partner to our customers for assessing and managing risk and delivering responsive solutions. We believe our modeling and technical expertise, our risk management products, and our track record of keeping our promises have made us a provider of first choice in many lines of business to our customers worldwide. We seek to offer stable, predictable and consistent risk-based pricing and a prompt turnaround on claims.
Superior Risk Selection. We seekaim to build a portfolio of risks that produces an attractive risk-adjusted return on utilized capital. We develop a perspective of each risk using both our underwriters’ expertise and sophisticated risk selection techniques, including computer models and databases such as Renaissance Exposure Management System (“REMS©”). We pursue a disciplined approach to underwriting and seek to select only those risks that we believe will produce a portfolio with an attractive return, subject to prudent risk constraints. We manage our portfolio of risks dynamically, both within sub-portfolios and across the Company.
Superior Capital Management. We seekaim to write as much attractively priced business as is availableaccessible to us and then manage our capital accordingly. We generally seeklook to raise capital when we forecast increased demand in the market, at times by accessing capital through joint ventures or other structures, and seek to return capital to our shareholders or joint venture investors when the demand for our coverages appears to decline
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and when we believe a return of capital would be beneficial to our shareholders or joint venture and managed fund investors. In using joint ventures and managed funds, we aim to leverage our access to business and our underwriting capabilities on an efficient capital base, develop fee income, generate profit commissions, diversify our


portfolio, and provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our capital providers. We also routinely evaluate and review potential joint venture and managed fund opportunities and strategic investments.
We believe we are well positioned to fulfill our objectives by virtue of the experience and skill of our management team, our integrated and flexible underwriting and operating platform, our significant financial strength, our strong relationships with brokers and customers, our commitment to superior service and our proprietary modeling technology. In particular, we believe our strategy, high performance culture, and commitment to our customers and joint venture and managed fund partners help us to differentiate ourselves by offering specialized services and products at times and in markets where capacity and alternatives may be limited.
SEGMENTS
Our reportable segments are defined as follows: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures and managed by our ventures unit,funds; and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures and managed by our ventures unit.funds. In addition to our two reportable segments, we have an Other category, which primarily includes our strategic investments, investments unit, corporate expenses, capital servicing costs, noncontrolling interests and certain expenses related to the acquisition of Platinumacquisitions and the remnants of our former Bermuda-based insurance operations.dispositions.
For the year ended December 31, 2017, our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments accounted for 51.5% and 48.5%, respectively, of ourThe following table shows gross premiums written.written allocated between our segments. Operating results relating to our segments are included in “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”
The following table shows gross premiums written allocated between our segments:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Property$1,440,437
 $1,111,263
 $1,072,159
 
 Casualty and Specialty1,357,110
 1,263,313
 939,241
 
 Other category(7) 
 (90) 
 Total gross premiums written$2,797,540
 $2,374,576
 $2,011,310
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands, except percentages)Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Property$3,958,724 50.5 %$2,999,142 51.7 %$2,430,985 50.6 %
Casualty and Specialty3,875,074 49.5 %2,807,023 48.3 %2,376,765 49.4 %
Total gross premiums written$7,833,798 100.0 %$5,806,165 100.0 %$4,807,750 100.0 %
We write proportional business as well as excess of loss business. In addition, we maintainSyndicate 1458 and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. write insurance business through delegated authority arrangements, through Syndicate 1458, which are included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, as appropriate. Our relative mix of business between proportional business and excess of loss business has fluctuated in the past and will likely vary in the future. Proportional and delegated authority business typically have relatively higher premiums per unit of expected underwriting income, together with a higher acquisition expense ratio and combined ratio, than traditional excess of loss reinsurance. In addition,reinsurance, as these coverages tend to be exposed to relatively more attritional, and frequent, losses while being subject to less expected severity.

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The following table shows gross premiums written allocated between excess of loss, proportional and delegated authority for each of our segments:
          
 Year ended December 31, 2017Property Casualty and Specialty Other Total 
 (in thousands)        
 Excess of loss$1,192,980
 $262,415
 $(7) $1,455,388
 
 Proportional195,473
 894,810
 
 1,090,283
 
 Delegated authority51,984
 199,885
 
 251,869
 
 Total gross premiums written$1,440,437
 $1,357,110
 $(7) $2,797,540
 
          
 Year ended December 31, 2016        
 Excess of loss$932,725
 $218,816
 $
 $1,151,541
 
 Proportional148,555
 900,819
 
 1,049,374
 
 Delegated authority29,983
 143,678
 
 173,661
 
 Total gross premiums written$1,111,263
 $1,263,313
 $
 $2,374,576
 
          
 Year ended December 31, 2015        
 Excess of loss$919,986
 $206,522
 $(90) $1,126,418
 
 Proportional132,522
 647,733
 
 780,255
 
 Delegated authority19,651
 84,986
 
 104,637
 
 Total gross premiums written$1,072,159
 $939,241
 $(90) $2,011,310
 
          
Year ended December 31, 2021PropertyCasualty and SpecialtyTotal
(in thousands)
Excess of loss$2,485,999 $663,749 $3,149,748 
Proportional924,342 2,853,339 3,777,681 
Delegated authority548,383 357,986 906,369 
Total gross premiums written$3,958,724 $3,875,074 $7,833,798 
Year ended December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Excess of loss$2,075,961 $626,468 $2,702,429 
Proportional656,653 1,925,884 2,582,537 
Delegated authority266,528 254,671 521,199 
Total gross premiums written$2,999,142 $2,807,023 $5,806,165 
Year ended December 31, 2019
(in thousands)
Excess of loss$1,758,787 $508,515 $2,267,302 
Proportional546,405 1,583,554 2,129,959 
Delegated authority125,793 284,696 410,489 
Total gross premiums written$2,430,985 $2,376,765 $4,807,750 
Property Segment
The following table shows gross premiums written in our Property segment allocated by class of business:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Catastrophe$1,104,450
 $884,361
 $930,578
 
 Other property335,987
 226,902
 141,581
 
 Total Property segment gross premiums written$1,440,437
 $1,111,263
 $1,072,159
 
        
Our Property segment includes our catastrophe class of business, principally comprised of excess of loss reinsurance and excess of loss retrocessional reinsurance to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes, andcatastrophes. It also includes our other property class of business, primarily comprised of proportional reinsurance, property per risk, property (re)insurance, binding facilities and regional U.S. multi-line reinsurance. reinsurance, certain of which have exposure to natural and man-made catastrophes. The following table shows gross premiums written in our Property segment allocated by class of business:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands, except percentages)Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Catastrophe$2,235,736 56.5 %$1,886,785 62.9 %$1,595,472 65.6 %
Other property1,722,988 43.5 %1,112,357 37.1 %835,513 34.4 %
Total Property segment gross premiums written$3,958,724 100.0 %$2,999,142 100.0 %$2,430,985 100.0 %
We write catastrophe reinsurance and insurance coverage protecting against large natural catastrophes, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons and tsunamis, as well as claims arising from other natural and man-made catastrophes such as winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, windstorms, tornadoes, explosions and acts of terrorism. We offer this coverage to insurance companies and other reinsurers primarily on an excess of loss basis. This means we begin paying when our customers’ claims from a catastrophe exceed a certain retained amount. We also offer proportional coverages and other structures on a catastrophe-exposed basis and may increase these offerings on an absolute or relative basis in the future. Recently, as our other property class of business has become a larger percentage of our Property segment gross premiums written, proportional coverage and business written through delegated authority arrangements have become larger percentages of our Property segment.
Our
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As noted above, our excess of loss property contracts generally cover all natural perils, as outlined above. Ourand our predominant exposure under such coverage is to property damage. However, other risks, including business interruption and other non-property losses, may also be covered under our property reinsurance contracts when arising from a covered peril.
We offer our coverages on a worldwide basis. Because of the wide range of possible catastrophic events to which we are exposed, including the size of such events and the potential for multiple events to occur in the same time period, our property business is volatile and our financial condition and results of operations reflect this volatility.
To moderate the volatility of our risk portfolio, we may increase or decrease our presence in the property business based on market conditions and our assessment of risk-adjusted pricing adequacy. We frequently


purchase reinsurance or other protection for our own account for a number of reasons, including to optimize the expected outcome of our underwriting portfolio, to manage capital requirements for regulated entities and to reduce the financial impact that a large catastrophe or a series of catastrophes could have on our results.
Casualty and Specialty Segment
We write casualty and specialty reinsurance and insurance covering primarily targeted classes of business where we believe we have a sound basis for underwriting and pricing the risk we assume. Principally all of theThis business is predominantly reinsurance, however our book of insurance business has been increasing in recent periods, and may continue to do so. The following table shows gross premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment allocatedaggregated by class of business:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Professional liability (1)$452,310
 $377,580
 $287,591
 
 General casualty (2)417,880
 327,939
 258,234
 
 Financial lines (3)303,800
 413,068
 265,170
 
 Other (4)183,120
 144,726
 128,246
 
 Total Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written$1,357,110
 $1,263,313
 $939,241
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands, except percentages)Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
General casualty (1)$1,258,536 32.5 %$904,594 32.2 %$807,901 34.0 %
Professional liability (2)1,283,864 33.1 %836,120 29.8 %650,750 27.4 %
Financial lines (3)498,946 12.9 %514,192 18.3 %457,000 19.2 %
Other (4)833,728 21.5 %552,117 19.7 %461,114 19.4 %
Total Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written$3,875,074 100.0 %$2,807,023 100.0 %$2,376,765 100.0 %
(1)Includes directors and officers, medical malpractice, and professional indemnity.
(2)Includes automobile liability, casualty clash, employer’s liability, umbrella or excess casualty, workers’ compensation and general liability.
(2)Includes directors and officers, medical malpractice, and professional indemnity.
(3)Includes financial guaranty, mortgage guaranty, political risk, surety and trade credit.
(4)
(4)
Includes accident and health, agriculture, aviation, cyber, energy, marine, satellite and terrorism. Lines of business such as regional multi-line and whole account may have characteristics of various other classes of business, and are allocated accordingly.
In recent years, we have expanded our Casualty and Specialty segment operations through organic growth initiatives and the acquisition of Platinum,acquisitions, and we plan to continue to expand these operations over time if market conditions are appropriate.
Our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written may be subject to significant volatility as certain lines of business in this segment can be influenced by a small number of relatively large transactions. Our team of experienced professionals seeksWe seek to underwrite these lines using a disciplined underwriting approach and sophisticated analytical tools. We generally target lines of business where we believe we can adequately quantify the risks assumed and provide coverage where we believe our underwriting is robust and the market is attractive. We also seek to identify market dislocations and write new lines of business whose risk and return characteristics are estimated to exceed our hurdle rates. Furthermore, we also seek to manage the correlations of this business with our overall portfolio. We believe that our underwriting and analytical capabilities have positioned us well to manage our casualty and specialty business.
We offer our casualty and specialty reinsurance products principally on a proportional basis, and we also provide excess of loss coverage. These products frequently include tailored features such as limits or sub-limits which we believe help us manage our exposures. Any liability exceeding, or otherwise not subject to,
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such limits reverts to the cedant. Our Casualty and Specialty segment frequently provides coverage for relatively large limits or exposures, and thus we are subject to potential significant claims volatility.
Our Casualty and Specialty segment also offers certain casualty insurance products through Syndicate 1458, including but not limited to, general liability, medical malpractice and professional liability. Syndicate 1458 also writes business through delegated authority arrangements.
As a result of our financial strength, we have the ability to offer significant capacity and, for select risks, we have made available significant limits. We believe these capabilities, the strength of our casualty and specialty reinsurance underwriting team, and our demonstrated ability and willingness to pay valid claims are competitive advantages of our casualty and specialty reinsurance business. While we believe that these and other initiatives will support growth in our Casualty and Specialty segment, we intend to continue to


apply our disciplined underwriting approach which, together with current and forecasted market conditions, is likely to temper such growth in current and near-term periods.approach.
Other
Our Other category primarily includes the results of: (1) our share of strategic investments in certain markets we believe offer attractive risk-adjusted returns or where we believe our investment adds value, and where, rather than assuming exclusive management responsibilities ourselves, we partner with other market participants; (2) our investment unit which manages and invests the funds generated by our consolidated operations; and (3) corporate expenses, certain expenses related to the acquisition of Platinum,acquisitions and dispositions, capital servicing costs and noncontrolling interests; and (4) the remnants of our former Bermuda-based insurance operations.interests.
GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWNGeographic Breakdown
Our exposures are generally diversified across geographic zones, but are also a function of market conditions and opportunities. Our largest exposure has historically been to the U.S. and Caribbean market, which represented 56.4%50.8% of our gross premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2017.2021. A significant amount of our U.S. and Caribbean premium provides coverage against windstorms (mainly U.S. Atlantic hurricanes), earthquakes and other natural and man-made catastrophes.
The following table sets forth the amounts and percentages of our gross premiums written allocated to the territory of coverage exposure:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands, except percentages)Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Gross
Premiums
Written
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
Property Segment
U.S. and Caribbean$2,257,088 28.8 %$1,683,538 29.0 %$1,368,205 28.4 %
Worldwide1,188,737 15.2 %889,917 15.3 %643,744 13.4 %
Europe253,678 3.2 %189,587 3.3 %182,544 3.8 %
Japan114,981 1.5 %102,228 1.8 %90,328 1.9 %
Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)34,742 0.4 %62,058 1.1 %79,393 1.7 %
Australia and New Zealand69,188 0.9 %40,243 0.7 %32,203 0.7 %
Other40,310 0.5 %31,571 0.5 %34,568 0.7 %
Total Property Segment3,958,724 50.5 %2,999,142 51.7 %2,430,985 50.6 %
Casualty and Specialty Segment
Worldwide1,746,450 22.3 %1,315,386 22.6 %935,626 19.5 %
U.S. and Caribbean1,721,663 22.0 %1,248,981 21.5 %1,071,170 22.3 %
Europe217,721 2.8 %121,369 2.1 %227,178 4.7 %
Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)108,376 1.4 %56,225 1.0 %25,291 0.5 %
Australia and New Zealand29,001 0.4 %12,429 0.2 %34,053 0.7 %
Other51,863 0.6 %52,633 0.9 %83,447 1.7 %
Total Casualty and Specialty Segment3,875,074 49.5 %2,807,023 48.3 %2,376,765 49.4 %
Total gross premiums written$7,833,798 100.0 %$5,806,165 100.0 %$4,807,750 100.0 %
(1)    The category “Worldwide (excluding U.S.)” consists of contracts that cover more than one geographic region (other than the U.S.).
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   2017 2016 2015 
 Year ended December 31,
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Gross
Premiums
Written
 
Percentage
of Gross
Premiums
Written
 
 (in thousands, except percentages)            
 Property Segment            
 U.S. and Caribbean$954,269
 34.1 % $743,226
 31.3% $671,887
 33.4 % 
 Worldwide305,915
 10.9 % 210,168
 8.9% 234,801
 11.7 % 
 Japan49,821
 1.8 % 44,536
 1.9% 32,830
 1.6 % 
 Europe49,486
 1.8 % 37,611
 1.6% 32,973
 1.6 % 
 Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)48,182
 1.7 % 55,043
 2.3% 76,370
 3.8 % 
 Australia and New Zealand14,151
 0.5 % 13,729
 0.6% 15,869
 0.8 % 
 Other18,613
 0.7 % 6,950
 0.3% 7,429
 0.4 % 
 Total Property Segment1,440,437
 51.5 % 1,111,263
 46.9% 1,072,159
 53.3 % 
 Casualty and Specialty Segment            
 Worldwide686,253
 24.5 % 581,972
 24.5% 320,452
 15.9 % 
 U.S. and Caribbean622,757
 22.3 % 646,381
 27.2% 522,778
 26.0 % 
 Europe9,752
 0.3 % 5,541
 0.2% 936
  % 
 Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)10,104
 0.4 % 13,840
 0.6% 87,597
 4.4 % 
 Australia and New Zealand4,141
 0.1 % 5,073
 0.2% 1,627
 0.1 % 
 Other24,103
 0.9 % 10,506
 0.4% 5,851
 0.3 % 
 Total Casualty and Specialty Segment1,357,110
 48.5 % 1,263,313
 53.1% 939,241
 46.7 % 
 Other category(7)  % 
 % (90)  % 
 Total gross premiums written$2,797,540
 100.0 % $2,374,576
 100.0% $2,011,310
 100.0 % 
              
(1)The category “Worldwide (excluding U.S.)” consists of contracts that cover more than one geographic region (other than the U.S.).




VENTURESCAPITAL PARTNERS AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
We pursue a number of other opportunities, through our ventures unit, which has responsibility forincluding creating and managing our joint ventures and managed funds, executing customizedstructured reinsurance transactions to assume or cede risk and managing certain investments directed at classes of risk other than catastrophe reinsurance.strategic investments.
Property Catastrophe Managed Joint Ventures and Managed Funds
We actively manage property catastrophe-orienteda number of joint ventures and managed funds which provide us with an additional presence in the market, enhance our client relationships and generate fee income and profit commissions. These joint ventures and managed funds allow us to leverage our access to business and our underwriting capabilities on a larger capital base. Currently, our principal joint ventures and managed funds include DaVinci, Top Layer Re, Medici, Upsilon RFO, Upsilon Fund and Fibonacci Re. Renaissance Underwriting Managers, Ltd. (“RUM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, acts as the exclusive underwriting manager for each of these joint ventures except Medici.Vermeer.
DaVinci
DaVinci was established in 2001 and principally writes property catastrophe reinsurance and certain low frequency, high severitycasualty and specialty reinsurance lines of business on a global basis. In general,accordance with DaVinci’s underwriting guidelines, we principally seek to construct for DaVinci a portfolio with risk characteristics similar to those of short-tail reinsurance risks written primarily alongside Renaissance Reinsurance’s property catastrophe reinsurance portfolio,Reinsurance and fromcertain other operating subsidiaries. From time to time, certain lines of specialty reinsurance written by Renaissance Reinsurance such as terrorismor certain other operating subsidiaries write business for, and workers’ compensation. In accordance with DaVinci’s underwriting guidelines,then cede it can only participate in business also underwritten by Renaissance Reinsurance. We maintainto, DaVinci. Third-party investors subscribe for the majority voting control of the shares of DaVinciRe, DaVinci’s holding company,company. RUM, a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, acts as the exclusive underwriting manager for DaVinciRe in return for a management fee and accordingly, consolidate the results of DaVinciRe into our consolidated results of operations and financial position. The underwriting results of DaVinciRe are principally included in our Property segment. We seek to manage DaVinci’s capital efficiently over time in light of the market opportunities and needs we perceive and believe we are able to serve.a performance fee. Our noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe was 22.1%28.7% at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 24.0%21.4%).
We expect our noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Capital Resources” for additional information with respect of DaVinci.
Top Layer Re
Top Layer Re was established in 1999 and writes high excess non-U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance. Top Layer Re is owned 50% by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) and 50% by Renaissance Reinsurance. State Farm provides $3.9 billion of stop loss reinsurance coverage to Top Layer Re. We account for our equity ownership in Top Layer Re under the equity method of accounting and our proportionate share of its results is reflectedmanaged by RUM in equity in earnings of other ventures in our consolidated statements of operations.return for a management fee.
Medici
Medici is an exempted fund that was incorporated under the laws of Bermuda.in Bermuda in 2009. Medici’s objective is to invest substantially all of its assets in various insurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily correlated to property catastrophe risk. Third-party investors subscribe for the majority of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. We maintain majority voting controlRFM, a wholly owned subsidiary of Medici’s parent, RenaissanceRe, Fund Holdings Ltd. (“Fund Holdings”), thereforeacts as the resultsexclusive investment fund manager of Medici and Fund Holdings are consolidated in our financial statements.return for a management fee. Our economic ownership in Medici was 26.8%14.7% at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 36.5%15.7%).
Upsilon RFO
Effective January 1,In 2013, we formed and launched a managed joint venture,fund, Upsilon RFO, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a Bermuda domiciled special purposecollateralized insurer, (“SPI”),principally to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate and per-occurrence primary and retrocessional property catastrophe excess of loss market. Upsilon RFO enhances our efforts to match desirable reinsurance risk with efficient capital through a strategic capital structure. Original business is written directly by Upsilon RFO under fully-collateralized reinsurance contracts capitalized through the sale of non-voting shares to us and Upsilon Fund. Upsilon RFOFund, or, to a lesser extent, is


considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) as it has insufficient equity capital to finance its activities without additional financial support written directly by Renaissance Reinsurance and we are the primary beneficiary. As a result, we consolidate Upsilon RFO and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Other than our equity investment, we have not provided any financial or other supportthen ceded to Upsilon RFO that we were not contractually required to provide.
Upsilon Fund
Effective November 13, 2014, we incorporated Upsilon Fund, an exempted Bermuda limited segregated accounts company. Upsilon Fund was formed to provide a fund structure through which third party investors can invest in property reinsurance risk managed by us.RFO. As a segregated accounts company, Upsilon FundRFO is permitted to establish segregated accounts to invest in and hold identified pools of assets and liabilities. Each pool of assets and liabilities in each segregated account is ring-fenced from any claims from the creditors of Upsilon Fund’sRFO’s general account and from the creditors of other segregated accounts within Upsilon Fund. Third partyRFO.
Upsilon Fund
We incorporated Upsilon Fund, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a segregated accounts company, in 2014. Upsilon Fund is registered as a Class A Professional fund and was
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formed to provide a fund structure through which third-party investors can invest in property reinsurance risk managed by us. Third-party investors purchase redeemable, non-voting preference shares linked to specific segregated accounts of Upsilon Fund and own 100% of these shares. Upsilon Fund is managed by RenaissanceRe Fund Management Ltd.RFM in return for a management fee and a performance based incentive fee. We have not provided any financial or other support to Upsilon Fund that we were not contractually required to provide. Currently, Upsilon Fund is invested in specific segregated accounts of Upsilon RFORFO.
Vermeer
In 2018, we formed Vermeer, an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and Medici.
Fibonacci Re
Effective November 7, 2016, Fibonacci Re,registered as a Bermuda-domiciled SPI, was formed to provide collateralizedClass 3B insurer, with PGGM, a Dutch pension fund manager. Vermeer provides capacity to Renaissance Reinsurance and its affiliates.Fibonacci Re raised capital from third party investors and us via a private placement of participating notes that are listedfocused on risk remote layers in the Bermuda Stock Exchange. This arrangement enables Renaissance Reinsurance to support its clients with additionalU.S. property catastrophe reinsurance capacity and we believe it provides attractive risk-adjusted returns to our capital partners.market. Vermeer is managed by RUM in return for a management fee. We concluded that Fibonacci Re meets the definitionmaintain majority voting control of Vermeer, while Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn, a VIE as it does not have sufficient equity capital to finance its activities. Therefore, we evaluated our relationship with Fibonacci Re and concluded we are not the primary beneficiary of Fibonacci Re as we do not have power over the activities that most significantly impact thepension fund represented by PGGM, retains economic performance of Fibonacci. As a result, we do not consolidate the financial position and results of operations of Fibonacci. Other than our investment in the participating notes of Fibonacci Re, we have not provided financial or other support to Fibonacci Re that we were not contractually required to provide.
Other Joint Ventures
Effective December 22, 2017, we closed an initiative with Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated to source third party capital to support reinsurers targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks (“Langhorne”). Langhorne Holdings LLC (“Langhorne Holdings”) is a company that owns and manages certain reinsurance entities within Langhorne. Langhorne Partners LLC (“Langhorne Partners”) is the general partner for Langhorne and the entity which manages the third-party investors investing into Langhorne Holdings. We concluded that Langhorne Holdings meets the definition of a VIE. We are not the primary beneficiary of Langhorne Holdings and as a result, we do not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Langhorne Holdings. We concluded that Langhorne Partners was not a VIE. We will account for our investments in Langhorne Holdings and Langhorne Partners under the equity method of accounting, one quarter in arrears. We anticipate that our investment in Langhorne will increase, perhaps materially, as in-force life and annuity blocks of businesses are written. Other than our current and committed future equity investment in Langhorne, we have not provided financial or other support to Langhorne that we were not contractually required to provide.benefits.
Strategic Investments
VenturesWe also pursuespursue strategic investments where, rather than assuming exclusive management responsibilities ourselves, we partner with other market participants. These investments may be directed at classes of risk other than catastrophe reinsurance, and at times may also be directed at non-insurance risks.risks, such as Insurtech opportunities. We find these investments attractive because of their expected returns, and because they provide us with diversification benefits and information and exposure to other aspects of the market. For example, we recently executed a definitive agreement to acquirehave a minority shareholding in Catalina Holdings (Bermuda)


Ltd, a long-term consolidator in the non-life insurance/reinsurance run-off sector, subject to regulatory approval.which is accounted for at fair value and is included in other investments. Other examples of strategic investments include our investments in the Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC. (“THIG”), Tower Hill Holdings, Inc. (“Tower Hill”),Tower Hill Signature Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“Tower Hill Signature”) and Tower Hill Re (collectively, the “Tower Hill Companies”),Companies, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. We also have investments in Essent Group Ltd. and Trupanion Inc., which are accounted for at fair value and are included in other investments.equity investments trading.
The carrying value of these investments on our consolidated balance sheet, individually or in the aggregate, may differ significantly from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.attain. For example, we believe that our investmentinvestments in the Tower Hill Companies, which isare recorded under the equity method of accounting in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”),GAAP, would attract a significantly higher valuation than what is currently recognized in our consolidated financial statements. However, under GAAP, we are prohibited from recording this investmentthese investments at fair value. In addition, there is no liquid market for this investment.these investments.
Other Transactions
Ventures works on a range ofFrom time to time, we pursue other customized reinsurance and financing transactions. For example, we have participated in, and continuously analyze, other attractive opportunities in the market for insurance-linked securities and derivatives. We believe our products contain a number of customized features designed to fit the needs of our partners, as well as our risk management objectives.
Our ventures unit business activities that appear in our consolidated underwriting results, such as DaVinci and certain reinsurance transactions, are included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segment results as appropriate; the results of our equity method investments, such as Top Layer Re, and other ventures are included in the Other category of our segment results.
NEW BUSINESS
From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either through organic growth, the formation of new joint ventures and managed funds, or the acquisition of, or the investment in, other companies or books of business of other companies. This potential diversification includes opportunities to write targeted, additional classes of risk-exposed business, both directly for our own account and through new joint venture opportunities. We also regularly evaluate potential strategic opportunities we believe might utilize our skills, capabilities, proprietary technology and relationships to support possible expansion into further risk-related coverages, services and products. Generally, we focus on underwriting or trading risks where we believe reasonably sufficient data is available and our analytical abilities provide us with a competitive advantage, in order for us to seek to model estimated probabilities of losses and returns in respect of our then current portfolio of risks.advantage.
We regularly review potential strategic transactions that might improve our portfolio of business, enhance or focus our strategies, expand our distribution or capabilities, or provide other benefits. In evaluating potential new ventures or investments, we generally seek an attractive estimated return on equity, the ability to develop or capitalize on a competitive advantage, and opportunities which we believe will not detract from our core operations. We believe that our ability to attract investment and operational opportunities is
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supported by our strong reputation and financial resources, and by the capabilities and track record of our ventures unit.Capital Partners and Strategic Investments teams.
COMPETITION
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive, and we believe that competition is, in general, increasing and becoming more robust.competitive. Our competitors include independent reinsurance and insurance companies, subsidiaries, divisions and/or affiliates of globally recognized insurance companies, reinsurance divisions of certain insurance companies, domestic and international underwriting operations, andsuch as managing general agents, as well as a range of other entities offering forms of risk transfer protection on a collateralized or other non-traditional basis. As our business evolves and the (re)insurance industry continuescontinue to experience consolidation,evolve, we expect our competitors to changeevolve as well.well, and we may face competition from other non-traditional participants, such as technology or Insurtech companies, among others.
We believe that our principal competitors include othertraditional insurance and reinsurance companies active in the Bermuda market, currently includingsuch as Allied World Assurance Company, AG, Arch Capital Group Ltd., Argo Group, Ark Insurance Holdings Ltd., Aspen Insurance Holdings


Limited, AXA XL, Axis Capital Holdings Limited, Chubb Limited, Conduit Holdings Limited, Convex Re Limited, Core Specialty Insurance Holdings, Inc., Everest Re Group, Ltd., Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited (“Fidelis”)Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd., Hamilton Re Ltd. (“Hamilton Re”), James River Insurance Company, LGT Capital Partners Ltd., Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., PartnerRe Ltd., SiriusPoint Reinsurance Ltd., Sompo International, (formerly known as Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.)Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (a part of Alleghany Corporation), Third PointValidus Reinsurance Ltd. (“Third Point”(a part of American International Group Inc.) and Watford Re Ltd. (a part of Arch Capital Group Ltd.).
Our principal competitors also include third-party capital managers such as Aeolus Re Ltd., AlphaCat Managers (a part of American International Group Inc.), Validus Holdings, Ltd. and XL GroupCredit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies, Fermat Capital Management, LLC, Elementum Advisors, LLC, Hudson Structured Capital Management, Leadenhall Capital Partners, LGT Capital Partners Ltd., as well as a growing numberNephila Capital Ltd. (a part of private, unrated reinsurers offering predominately collateralized reinsurance. Markel Corporation), Pillar Capital Management Limited and Securis Investment Partners LLC.
We also compete with certain Lloyd’s syndicates active in the London market, such as those managed by Beazley PLC, Hiscox Ltd., and Lancashire Holdings, as well as with a number ofseveral other industry participants, such as American International Group, Inc., Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the D. E. Shaw Group, Hannover RückversicherungRe AG, (“Hannover Re”), Ironshore Inc., Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (“Munich Re”)Reinsurance Company and Swiss Re Ltd.
Hedge funds, pension funds and endowments, investment banks, investment managers (such as Nephila Capital Ltd.),insurance exchanges and other capital market participants are increasinglymay also be active in the reinsurance market and the market for related risk, either through the formation of reinsurance companies (such as Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd., Aeolus Re Ltd., Fidelis Insurance Holdings Limited, Greenlight Reinsurance Ltd., Hamilton Re Ltd., and Third Point)SiriusPoint Reinsurance Ltd.) or through the use of other financial products, such as catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities and collateralized reinsurance investment funds. We expect competition from these sources to continue to increase. In addition, we continue to anticipate growth in financial products offered to the insurance market that are intended to compete with traditional reinsurance, such as exchange traded catastrophe options, insurance-linked securities, unrated privately held reinsurance companies providing collateralized or other non-traditional reinsurance, catastrophe-linked derivative agreements and other financial products.securities.
The tax policies of the countries where our customers operate, as well as government sponsored or backed insurance companies and catastrophe funds may also affect demand for reinsurance, sometimes significantly. Moreover, government-backed entities increasinglymay represent competition for the coverages we provide, either directly or by competing for the business of our customers, thereby reducing the potential amount of third partythird-party private protection our clients mightmay need or desire.
UNDERWRITING AND ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT
Underwriting Risk Management
Our primary underwriting goal is to construct a portfolio of reinsurance and insurance contracts and other financial risks that maximizes our return on shareholders’ equity, subject to prudent risk constraints, and to generate long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated dividends. We assess each new (re)insurance contract on the basis of the expected incremental return relative to the incremental contribution to portfolio risk.
We have developed a proprietary computer-based pricing and exposure management system, REMS©, which has analytic and modeling capabilities that help us to assess the risk and return of each incremental (re)insurance contract in relation to our overall portfolio of (re)insurance contracts. We believe that REMS© is a robust underwriting and risk management system that has been successfully integrated into our business processes and culture. In conjunction with pricing models that we run outside of REMS©, the REMS© framework encompasses and facilitates risk capture, analysis, correlation, portfolio aggregation and capital
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allocation within a single system for all of our natural hazards and non-natural hazards (re)insurance contracts. We continue to invest in and improve REMS©, incorporating our underwriting and modeling experience and adding proprietary software and a significant amount of new industry data. We continually strive to improve our analytical techniques for both natural hazard and non-natural hazard models in REMS©. Through organic and while our experience is mostinorganic growth over the last ten years, we have developed for analyzing natural hazard catastrophe risks, we continue to invest in and evolve our capabilities for assessing non-natural hazard catastrophe risks. With the acquisition of Platinum and our recent growth in our casualty and specialty linesmodeling tools and capabilities in line with our business needs. We believe that the expertise and tools added throughout this period are state of business, wethe art and have increasedbeen fully embedded in our modeling and underwriting resources and associated capabilities with respect to our casualty and specialty lines of business.processes.
We generally utilize a multiple modelmodel/method approach when evaluating a proposed transaction, combining both probabilistic and deterministic techniques. We combine the analyses generated by REMS© with other information and other model inputs available to us, including our own knowledge of the client submitting the proposed program, to assess the premium offered against the risk of loss and the cost of utilized capital which the program presents. The underlying risk models integrated into our underwriting and REMS© framework are a combination of internally constructed and commercially available models. We use


commercially available natural hazard catastrophe models to assist with validating and stress testing our base model and REMS© results.
Before we bind a (re)insurance risk, exposure data, historical loss information and other risk data is gathered from customers. Using a combination of proprietary software, underwriting experience, actuarial techniques and engineering expertise, as we deem appropriate, the exposure data is reviewed and augmented.augmented, as we deem appropriate. We use this data as primary inputs into the REMS© modeling system as a base to create risk distributions to represent the risk being evaluated. We believe that the REMS© modeling system helps us to analyze each policy on a consistent basis, assisting our determination of what we believe to be an appropriate price to charge for each policy based upon the risk to be assumed. In part, through the process described above and the utilization of REMS©, we seek to compare our estimate of the expected returns in respect of a contract with the amount of capital we notionally allocate to the contract based on our estimate of its marginal impact on our portfolio of risks. A key advantage of our REMS© framework is our ability to include additional perils, risks and geographic areas that may not be captured in commercially available natural hazards risk models. For instance, we believe that we are able to incorporate the risk of an increase in the frequency and severity of natural catastrophes due to climate change in our models more comprehensively than commercially available models.
We periodically review the estimates and assumptions that are reflected in REMS© and our other tools.tools, driven either by new hazard science and understanding or by experience of loss events. For example, the 2011movement in cedant loss estimates seen across the market in the months following Hurricane Irma prompted us to perform, in conjunction with several partner companies, a detailed review of the nature of the claims made as a result of that and 2010 New Zealand Earthquakessubsequent events. We have reviewed the prevalence of “assignment of benefits” activity in underlying claims, as well as the impact of loss adjusting expenses and the Tohoku Earthquake provided new insightcosts associated with any litigation (often called social inflation), and this process has informed a change in our view of reinsurance risk based on certain aspectsobserved behavioral norms. We continually monitor frequency and severity trends for our casualty lines of hazardbusiness, in particular emerging trends toward higher levels of social inflation. Where appropriate, we are able to shift our business mix away from classes and vulnerabilityindustry sectors that are particularly sensitive to the global earthquake science community. Utilizing internal research capabilities fromhigher social inflation trends. More generally our team of scientists at Weather Predict ConsultingRenaissanceRe Risk Sciences Inc. (“Weather Predict”)have been tracking the impact of climate change and new research fromexpanding urban development on both tornado/hail and wildfire risk over the global earthquake science community, we updatedlast several years. The recent history of California wildfire events, and particularly the extreme outbreaks during 2017 and 2018, are being used to validate, and where necessary inform, our internal regional representationsrepresentation of earthquake risk in advance of the commercially available models. In late 2012, Storm Sandy gave rise to new data relating to storm surge, flood persistence and mid-Atlantic tropical storm meteorology. We subsequently updated our North Atlantic storm surge model to reflect this new data. We will gather data from the events of 2017 to perform similar reviews and apply learning where appropriate.risk.
Our underwriters use the combination of our risk assessment and underwriting process, REMS© and other tools in their pricing decisions, which we believe provides them with several competitive advantages. These include the ability to:
simulate a range of potential outcomes that adequately represents the risk to an individual contract;
analyze the incremental impact of an individual reinsurance contract on our overall portfolio;
better assess the underlying exposures associated with assumed retrocessional business;
price contracts within a short time frame;
capture various classes of risk, including catastrophe and other insurance risks;
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assess risk across multiple entities (including our various joint ventures)ventures and managed funds) and across different components of our capital structure; and
provide consistent pricing information.
As part of our risk management process, we also use REMS© to assist us, as a retrocedant, with the purchase of reinsurance coverage for our own account.
Our underwriting and risk management process, in conjunction with REMS©, quantifies and manages our exposure to claims from single events and the exposure to losses from a series of events. As part of our pricing and underwriting process, we also assess a variety of other factors, including:
the reputation of the proposed cedant and the likelihood of establishing a long-term relationship with the cedant;
the geographic area in which the cedant does business and its market share;
historical loss data for the cedant and, where available, for the industry as a whole in the relevant regions and lines of business, in order to compare the cedant’s historical catastrophe loss experience to industry averages;
the cedant’s pricing strategies; and
the perceived financial strength of the cedant and factors such as the cedant’s historical record of making premium payments in full and on a timely basis.


In order to estimate the risk profile of each line of non-natural hazard reinsurance (i.e.(i.e., our casualty and specialty lines of business), we establish probability distributions and assess the correlations with the rest of our portfolio. In lines with catastrophe risk, such as excess workers’ compensation and terrorism, we seek to directly leverage our skill in modeling property reinsurance risks, and seekaim to appropriately estimate and manage the correlations between these casualty and specialty lines and our property reinsurance portfolio. For other classes of business, in which we believe we have little or no natural catastrophe exposure, and therefore less correlation with our property reinsurance coverages, we derive probability distributions from a variety of underlying information sources, including recent historical experience, and the application of judgment as appropriate. The nature of some of these businesses lends itself less to the analysis we use for our property reinsurance coverages, reflecting both the nature of available exposure information, and the impact of human factors such as tort exposure. We produce probability distributions to represent our estimates of the related underlying risks which our products cover, which we believe helps us to make consistent underwriting decisions and to manage our total risk portfolio.
In addition, we also produce, utilize, and report on models which measure our utilization of capital in light of regulatory capital considerations and constraints. Our position in respect of these regulatory capital models is reviewed by our risk management professional staff and periodically reported to and reviewed by senior underwriting personnel and executive management with responsibility for our regulated operating entities.
Enterprise Risk Management (“ERM”)
We believe that high-quality and effective ERM is best achieved when it is a shared cultural value throughout the organization and consider ERM to be a key process which is the responsibility of every individual within the Company. We have developed and utilize tools and processes we believe support a culture of risk management and create a robust framework of ERM within our organization. We believe that our ERM processes and practices help us to identify potential events that may affect us, quantify, evaluate and manage the risks to which we are exposed, and provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of our objectives. We believe that effective ERM can provide us with a significant competitive advantage. We also believe that effective ERM assists our efforts to minimize the likelihood of suffering financial outcomes in excess of the ranges which we have estimated in respect of specific investments, underwriting decisions, or other operating or business activities, although we do not believe this risk can be eliminated. We believe that our risk management tools support our strategy of pursuing opportunities and help us to identify opportunities we believe to be the most attractive. In particular, we utilize our risk management tools to support our efforts to monitor our capital position,and liquidity positions, on a consolidated basis and for each of our major operating subsidiaries, and to allocate an appropriate amount of capital to support the risks we have assumed in the aggregate and for each of our major operating subsidiaries. We believe that our risk management efforts are essential to our corporate strategy and our goal of achieving long-term growth in tangible book value per share plus the change in accumulated dividends for our shareholders.
Our Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing enterprise-wide risk management and is actively involved in the monitoring of risks that could affect us. The members of the Board have regular, direct
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access to the senior executives and other officers responsible for identifying and monitoring our risks and coordinating our ERM, including our Group Chief Risk Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Group General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer, each of whom reports directly to our Chief Executive Officer, as well as other senior personnel such as our Chief Investment Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Global Corporate Controller and Head of Internal Audit. The Board also receives regular reports from the Controls and Compliance Committee described below.
Our ERM framework operates via a three lines of defense model. The first line of defense consists of individual functions that deliberately assume risks on our behalf and own and manage risk within the Company on a day-to-day and business operational basis. The second line of defense is responsible for risk oversight and also supports the first line to understand and manage risk. A dedicated risk team led by the Group Chief Risk Officer is responsible for this second line and reports to the Board of Director’s Investment and Risk Management Committee and the Chief Executive Officer. The third line of defense, our Internal Audit team, reports to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors and provides independent, objective assurance as to the assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal control systems and also coordinates risk-based audits and compliance reviews and other specific initiatives to evaluate and address risk within targeted areas of our business.


The principal risk areas that make up our ERM framework are assumed risk (including reserve risk), business environment risk and operational risk:
Assumed Risk. We define assumed risk as activities where we deliberately take risk against our capital base, including underwriting risks and other quantifiable risks such as credit risk and market risk as they relate to investments, ceded reinsurance credit risk and strategic investment risk, each of which can be analyzed in substantial part through quantitative tools and techniques. Of these, we believe underwriting risk to be the most material to us. In order to understand, monitor, quantify and proactively assess underwriting risk, we seek to develop and deploy appropriate tools to estimate the comparable expected returns on potential business opportunities and the impact that such incremental business could have on our overall risk profile. We use the tools and methods described above in “Underwriting” to seek to achieve these objectives. Embedded within our consideration of assumed risk is our management of our aggregate, consolidated risk profile. In part through the utilization of REMS© and our other systems and procedures, we analyze our in-force aggregate assumed risk portfolio on a daily basis. We believe this capability helps us to manage our aggregate exposures and to rigorously analyze and evaluate individual proposed transactions in the context of our in-force portfolio. This aggregation process captures line of business, segment and corporate risk profiles, calculates internal and external capital tests and explicitly models ceded reinsurance. Generally, additional data is added quarterly to our aggregate risk framework to reflect updated or new information or estimates relating to matters such as interest rate risk, credit risk, capital adequacy and liquidity. This information is used in day-to-day decision making for underwriting, investments and operations and is also reviewed quarterly from both a unit level and consolidated financial position perspective. We also regularly assess, monitor and review our regulatory risk capital and related constraints.
Reserve Risk. Reserve riskis a subcomponent of assumed risk. We define reserve risk as the risks related to our reserve for net claims and claim expenses, including the amount, both absolute and relative, of our outstanding reserve for net claims and claim expenses, and the impact of economic, social, legal and regulatory matters. Our reserve for net claims and claim expenses is subject to significant uncertainty and has the potential to develop adversely in future periods. While reserve risk may increase in both absolute terms and relative to its overall consideration in our ERM framework, we employ robust resources, procedures and technology to identify, understand, quantify and manage this risk. Our reserving methodologies and sensitivities for each respective line of business described in “Part II. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates, Estimates—Claims and Claim Expense Reserves.”
Business Environment Risk. We define business environment risk as the risk of changes in the business, political or regulatory environment that could negatively impact our short term or long-term financial results or the markets in which we operate. This risk area also typically includes emerging risks. These risks are predominately extrinsic to us and our ability to alter or eliminate
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these risks is limited, so we focus our efforts on monitoring developments, assessing potential impacts of any changes, and investing in cost effective means to attempt to mitigate the consequences of, and ensure compliance with, any new requirements applicable to us.
Operational Risk. We are subject to a number of additional risks arising out of operational, regulatory, and other matters. We define operational risk to include the risk we fail to create, manage, control or mitigate the people, processes, structures or functions required to execute our strategic and tactical plans and assemble an optimized portfolio of assumed risk, and to adjust to and comply with the evolving requirements of business environment risk applicable to us. In light of the rapid evolution of our markets, business environment, and business initiatives, we seek to continually invest in the tools, processes and procedures we use to mitigate our exposure to operational risk on a cost-effective basis. As with assumed risk and business environment risk, operational risk presents intrinsic uncertainties, and we may fail to appropriately identify or mitigate applicable operational risk.
Controls and Compliance Committee.  We believe that a key component of our current operational risk management platform is our Controls and Compliance Committee. The Controls and Compliance Committee is comprised of our Chief Financial Officer, Group General Counsel, and Chief Compliance


Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Global Corporate Controller, Group Chief Risk Officer, Head of Internal Audit, staff compliance and controls professionals and representatives from our other business units. The purpose of the Controls and Compliance Committee is to establish, assess the effectiveness of, and enforce policies, procedures and practices relating to accounting, financial reporting, internal controls, regulatory, legal, compliance and related matters, and to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, our Code of Ethics, and Conduct (the “Code of Ethics”), and other relevant standards. In addition, the Controls and Compliance Committee is charged with reviewing certain transactions that potentially raise complex and/or significant tax, legal, accounting, regulatory, financial reporting, reputational or compliance issues.
In addition, weWe address other areas of operational risk through our disaster recoverybusiness continuity and incident response program, human resource practices such as motivating and retaining top talent, our strict tax protocols and our legal and regulatory policies and procedures.
Ongoing Development
Environmental and Enhancement.  Climate Change Matters
Our principal economic exposures arise from our coverages for natural disasters and catastrophes. We seekbelieve, and believe the consensus view of current scientific studies substantiates, that changes in climate conditions, primarily global temperatures and expected sea levels, have increased, and are likely to reflectcontinue to increase, the severity and categorize risks we monitorfrequency of weather related natural disasters and catastrophes relative to the historical experience over the past 100 years. While it is difficult to distinguish between permanent climate change and transient climate variability, an ever expanding body of research suggests that these trends are in part through quantitative risk distributions, even wherefact man-made, and, if correct, we believe that such quantitative analysis isthis trend will not as robust or well developed as our tools and models for measuring and evaluating other risks, such as catastrophe and market risks. We also seekrevert to improve the methods by which we measure risks and believe effective risk management is a continual process that requires ongoing improvement and development. We seek from timemean but continue to time to identify effective new practices or additional developments both from within our industry and from other sectors.worsen. We believe that this increase in severe weather, coupled with currently projected demographic trends in catastrophe-exposed regions, contributes to factors that will increase the average economic value of expected losses, increase the number of people exposed per year to natural disasters and in general exacerbate disaster risk, including risks to infrastructure, global supply chains and agricultural production. Accordingly, we expect an increase in both the frequency and magnitude of claims, especially from properties located in coastal areas.
The consideration of the impacts of climate change is integral to our ongoing effortsERM process. We have taken measures to embed ERM throughoutmitigate losses related to climate change through our organization help us produceunderwriting process and maintainby continuously monitoring and adjusting our risk management models to reflect the higher level of risk that we think will persist. We have been progressively integrating the consideration of the financial risk of climate change into our governance frameworks, risk management processes, and business strategies over the past several years, and many of our regulators are increasingly focused on these and other climate change disclosures.
Our Board of Directors and its committees are actively engaged in the oversight of environmental, social and governance initiatives and receive regular updates from management on progress and developments, and our executive management team and the Board of Directors receive regular reports.
As discussed further below under “—Investments,” we structure our investment portfolio to emphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified
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across market sectors and to generate relatively attractive returns on a competitive advantagerisk-adjusted basis over time. To further the sustainability of our investment portfolio, we consider certain environmental, social and achievegovernance factors within our corporate goals.investment strategy.
In addition to the impacts that environmental incidents have on our business, there has been a proliferation of governmental and regulatory scrutiny related to climate change and greenhouse gases, which will also affect our business.
RATINGS
Financial strength ratings are an important factor in evaluating and establishing the competitive position of reinsurance and insurance companies. Rating organizations continually review the financial positions of our reinsurers and insurers. We have received high claims-paying and financial strength ratings from A.M. Best, Company, Inc. (“A.M. Best”), StandardS&P, Moody’s and Poor’s Rating Services (“S&P”), Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”) and Fitch Ratings Ltd. (“Fitch”).Fitch. These ratings represent independent opinions of an insurer’s financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet policyholder obligations, and are not an evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of our securities. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Capital Resources, Ratings” forRating organizations continually review the ratingsfinancial positions of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and ratings may be revised or revoked by segment,the agencies which issue them. Additionally, rating organizations may make changes in their capital models and details of recent ratings actions.rating methodologies, which could have a material impact on our business.
In addition, S&P assessesand A.M. Best assess companies’ ERM practices, which is an opinion on the many critical dimensions of risk that determine overall creditworthiness. RenaissanceRe has been assigned an ERM ratingscore of “Very Strong”, from each of these agencies, which is the highest rating assignedERM score assigned.
See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsFinancial Condition, Liquidity and Capital ResourcesRatings” for the ratings of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures by S&P,segment, and indicates that S&P believes RenaissanceRe has very strong capabilities to consistently identify, measure, and manage risk exposures and losses within RenaissanceRe’s predetermined tolerance guidelines.details of recent ratings actions.
RESERVES FOR CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES
We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. We establish our claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to us by insureds and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid, (“case reserves”),“case reserves,” adding estimates for the anticipated cost of claims incurred but not yet reported to us, or incurred but not enough reported to us, (collectivelywhich are collectively referred to as “IBNR”)“IBNR,” and, if deemed necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves which represent our estimates for claims related to specific contracts previously reported to us which we believe may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR. Our reserving committee, which includes members of our senior management, reviews, discusses, and assesses the reasonableness and adequacy of the reserving estimates included in our audited financial statements. Because of the nature of the coverages that we provide, the amount and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities will fluctuate, perhaps significantly, and, therefore, are highly uncertain.
Our reserving techniques, assumptions and processes differ among our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim ExpensesExpenses” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty


segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates, Estimates—Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” for more information on our current estimates versus our initial estimates of our claims reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.
INVESTMENTS
OurWe structure our investment guidelines stressportfolio to emphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified across market liquidity,sectors, and diversification of risk.to generate relatively attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. The majority of our investments consist of highly ratedare highly-rated fixed income securities. We also hold a significant amount of short termshort-term investments which are managed as part of our investment portfolio and have a maturity of
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one year or less when purchased. In addition, we have an allocation tohold other investments, including direct private equity partnerships,investments, catastrophe bonds, senior secured bank loan funds,fund investments and hedge funds,term loans, which offer the potential for higher returns but with relatively higher levels of risk. Our investment portfolio takes into account the duration of our liabilities and the level of strategic asset risk we wish to certain equity securities.assume over the medium- to long-term. We may from time to time re-evaluate our investment guidelines and explore investment allocations to other asset classes.classes that either increase or decrease our overall asset risk. Our investments are subject to market-wide risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in particular securities.
For additional information regarding our investment portfolio, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources, Resources—Investments” and “Note 5. InvestmentsInvestments” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements”.Statements.”
MARKETING
We believe that our modeling and technical expertise, the risk management products we provide to our customers, and our reputation for paying claims promptly has enabled us to become a provider of first choice in many lines of business to our customers worldwide. We market our products primarily through reinsurance brokers and we focus our marketing efforts on targeted brokers and partners. We believe that our existing portfolio of business is a valuable asset and, therefore, we attempt to continually strengthen relationships with our existing brokers and customers. We believe that by maintaining close relationships with brokers, we are able to obtain access to a broad range of potential reinsureds. We target prospects that are capable of supplying detailed and accurate underwriting data and that potentially add further diversification to our book of business.
We believe that primary insurers’ and brokers’ willingness to use a particular reinsurer is based not just on pricing, but also on the financial security of the reinsurer, its claim paying ability ratings and demonstrated willingness to promptly pay valid claims, the quality of a reinsurer’s service, the reinsurer’s willingness and ability to design customized programs, its long-term stability and its commitment to provide stable reinsurance capacity across market cycles. We believe we have established a reputation with our brokers and customers for prompt response on underwriting submissions, for fast payments on valid claims and for providing creative solutions to our customers’ needs.
Our portfolio of business continues to be characterized by relatively large transactions with ceding companies with whom we do business, although no current relationship exceeds 10% of our gross premiums written. Accordingly, our gross premiums written are subject to significant fluctuations depending on our success in maintaining or expanding our relationships with these customers. We believe that our willingness and ability to design customized programs and to provide bespoke risk management products has helped us to develop long-term relationships with brokers and customers.
Our brokers assess client needs and also perform data collection, contract preparation and other administrative tasks, enabling us to market our products cost effectively by maintaining a smaller staff. In recent years, oureffectively. Our distribution has become increasinglyis reliant on a small and relatively decreasing number of broker relationships, reflectingwhich has continued to decrease in recent years as a result of consolidation in the broker sector. We expect this concentration to continue and perhaps increase.continue. In 2017,2021, three brokerage firms accounted for 76.4%78.0% of our gross premiums written.


The following table shows the percentage of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments’ gross premiums written generated through subsidiaries and affiliates of our largest brokers:
Year ended December 31, 2021PropertyCasualty and SpecialtyTotal
Aon plc41.8 %29.7 %35.8 %
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.25.6 %34.5 %30.0 %
Arthur J. Gallagher (1)
5.8 %18.7 %12.2 %
Total of largest brokers73.2 %82.9 %78.0 %
All others26.8 %17.1 %22.0 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %100.0 %
(1)     Includes the percentage of gross premiums written for the year ended December 31, 2021 which were generated through Willis Re, a subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company, which was acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher on December 1, 2021.
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 Year ended December 31, 2017Property Casualty and Specialty Total 
 AON50.1% 35.0% 42.8% 
 Marsh24.8% 22.7% 23.8% 
 Willis Towers Watson7.1% 12.5% 9.8% 
 Total of largest brokers82.0% 70.2% 76.4% 
 All others18.0% 29.8% 23.6% 
 Total100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 
        

The following table shows the number of brokers for which we issued authorization for coverage on programs, the number of program submissions received and the number and percent of authorizations issued, allocated between our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments:

      
 Year ended December 31, 2017Property Casualty and Specialty 
 Number of brokers40
 52
 
 Program submissions4,119
 3,306
 
 Programs authorized1,387
 1,144
 
 Programs authorized as a percentage of program submissions33.7% 34.6% 
      
HUMAN CAPITAL RESOURCES
Human Capital Resources Oversight
EMPLOYEESAt RenaissanceRe, our people are our most valuable resource and are core to our success. We believe in fostering an open and collaborative culture that encourages employees to take ownership of their performance and development. Our executive management team is committed to creating an environment where every person on our team can succeed. The Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of our Board of Directors is actively engaged in the oversight of our employees, work environment, DEI initiatives and compensation practices, and receives regular updates from management on progress and developments, and our executive management team and Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee receive regular reports on progress against our annual human resources tactical plans.
Employees
At February 2, 2018,2022, we employed 384649 people worldwide (February 1, 2021 - 604, February 3, 2020 - 566). Of these employees, 171 were located in Bermuda, 159 in the U.S., 302 in Europe and 17 2017 - 376, February 18, 2016 - 376). Nonein the Asia-Pacific region.
Talent Acquisition, Development, and Retention
We strive to hire talented people and invest heavily in their development to aid them in their professional and personal growth. As employees grow at RenaissanceRe, we support them in mastering specific competencies at each career level, and we believe our Career Development Framework provides all our employees with tools to facilitate career growth at RenaissanceRe. We also invest in the professional growth of our leaders through customized leadership development programs to build advanced skills and capabilities across a diverse set of participants within the organization. Our bespoke approach to development encourages continuous learning through skills-based training, technical development and stretch assignments. We aim to attract, motivate, reward and retain the best people by aligning our performance management practices with our compensation and benefits programs.
Work Environment
We endeavor to provide a safe, healthy and supportive work environment that promotes the well-being of our employees and the value that they contribute to our global organization. We actively encourage open dialogue with our employees, and conduct regular surveys to measure employee satisfaction and engagement, allowing us to ensure that lower-scoring areas are subjectaddressed and clear guidance and support is provided.
We have focused on our employees’ safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and have used a remote work paradigm as circumstances have dictated across our offices. Our Board of Directors and management team have focused on safety during the COVID-19 pandemic by, among other things, establishing corporate, location-based policies and procedures, providing additional personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies to collective bargaining agreementsemployees, and we are not aware of any current effortsimplementing protocols to implement such agreements at anyaddress actual and suspected COVID-19 exposures and cases. As appropriate, certain of our subsidiaries.offices have opened in accordance with applicable rules and regulations in their respective jurisdictions. We believe that we have adjusted well to date, benefiting from prior and enhanced investments in technology, systems and training, which have enabled us to maintain robust oversight of the Company and keep our employees connected during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
We believe that by seeking diversity, creating equity and practicing inclusion we will build an even stronger culture and company. Our cross-functional DEI Executive Council, chaired by our Chief Underwriting Officer, sets our DEI strategy, identifying focus areas such as raising awareness of DEI throughout our organization, enhancing our recruitment and selection process, and furthering equity around leadership opportunities and development. Our DEI governance structure also includes local advisory committees responsible for implementation at a country level.
Compensation Practices
We design our compensation programs to incorporate a range of components that we believe help to attract and retain talented individuals and mitigate potential risks, while rewarding employees for pursuing our
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strategic and financial objectives through appropriate risk taking, risk management and prudent tactical and strategic decision making. We strive to provide fair and living employee wages that are competitive and consistent with employee positions, skill levels, experience, knowledge and geographic location. We do this by performing regular market checks of our competitive pay programs in each of our locations, as well as an annual pay cycle review where we assess each employee’s pay levels.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBERSECURITY
Our business and support functions utilize information systems that provide critical services to both our employees and our customers. We have an integrated team of professionals who manage and support our communication platforms, transaction-management systems, and analytics and reporting capabilities, including the development of proprietary solutions like REMS©. We use both cloud services and off-site, secure data centers in North America and Europe for most of our core applications, but our use of cloud-based services is increasing as the security and reliability of these services improves.applications.
Information security and privacy are important concerns, with an escalating cyber-threat environment and evolving regulatory requirements driving continued investment in this area. Our information security program is designed aroundto meet or exceed industry best practices. We are subject to a number of cybersecurity and data privacy laws and regulations, such as the National InstituteBMA’s Insurance Sector Operational Cyber Risk Management Code of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) cybersecurity framework, upon which many cybersecurity regulations are modeled. In 2017,Conduct, the New York Department of Financial Services’NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500 Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, (the “NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation”)and the EU General Data Protection Regulation. New York’s cybersecurity regulation requires regulated entities, including Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., which sets minimuma New York licensed insurer, and RREAG, US Branch, to establish and maintain a cybersecurity standards for financial institutions, insurers and certain other companies supervised by the NYDFS and to which we are subject, became effective. In addition, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (the “NAIC”) adopted the Insurance Data Security Model Law, which closely resembles the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation and will be considered by states for adoption. These and other cybersecurity regulations impose significant new regulatory requirements intendedprogram designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availabilityeach of their information systems.technology systems as well as their customers’ data. Our program is designed to comply with all applicable cybersecurity regulatory requirements and we will continue to evaluate and assess our compliance in the changing regulatory environment.
We protecthave in place, and seek to continuously improve, a comprehensive system of security controls, managed by a dedicated staff. Periodically, we engage the services of reputable third parties to perform security penetration testing, and update our information systems with physical, electronic and software safeguards considered appropriate by our management.security controls based on any findings. In addition, we perform regularare subject to independent assessment and review by regulators, as well as an annual audit of our security penetration test scenarios andcontrols by our independent internal audit team. We also provide regular security risk staff education awareness and training sessions in order to evaluate our preparedness and to enhance both our system’s and our users’ ability to identify, protect from, detect, respond to and recover


from such an incident.for all staff. Despite these efforts, computer viruses, hackers, employee misuse or misconduct, and other internal or external hazards could expose our data systems to security breaches, cyber-attacks or other disruptions.
We have implemented disaster recoveryincident response and business continuity plans for our operations, which are regularly tested with respect to our business-critical infrastructure and systems. We employ data backup procedures that seek to ensure that our key business systems and data are regularly backed up, and can be restored promptly if, and as, needed. In addition, we generally store backup information at off-site locations, in order to seek to minimize our risk of loss of key data in the event of a disaster. Our recovery plans involve arrangements with our off-site, secure data centers.centers and cloud infrastructure. We believe we will be able to access our systems fromutilize these facilities and remotelyplans to efficiently recover key system functionality in the event that our primary systems are unavailable due to various scenarios, such as natural disasters.
REGULATION
The business of insurance and reinsurance is regulated in mostMost countries and all U.S. states regulate (re)insurance business to varying degrees. We currently operate through offices in the U.S., although the degree and type of regulation varies significantly from one jurisdiction to another.  Currently, we operate primarily inAustralia, Bermuda, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.S. and the U.K. We also have operations in Singapore, Ireland and Switzerland. AlthoughOur operating subsidiaries are principally regulated by the regulatory authorities of their respective jurisdictions, our operating subsidiariesand may also be subject to regulation in the jurisdictions of their ceding companies. In addition, expansionExpansion into additional (re)insurance markets could expose us or our subsidiaries to increasing regulatory oversight. However, we intend to continue to conduct our operations so as to minimize the likelihood that Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, Top Layer Re, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Upsilon RFO, or any of our other Bermudian subsidiaries will become subject to direct U.S. regulation.
Bermuda Regulation
All Bermuda companies must comply with the provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act 1981. In addition,Bermuda-licensed insurance companies and management companies are also regulated under the Bermuda Insurance Act 1978 and related regulations (collectively, the “Insurance Act”), regulate the business of our Bermuda insurance, reinsurance and management company subsidiaries.
As a holding company, RenaissanceRe is not currently subject to the Insurance Act. However, the Insurance Act regulates the insurance and reinsurance business of our Bermuda-licensed operating insurance companies. RenaissanceRe’s Bermuda-licensed operating insurance subsidiaries and joint ventures include Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, which are registered as Class 4 general business insurers, and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., which is registered as a Class 3B general business insurer, and Top Layer Re, which is registered as a Class 3A general business insurer under the Insurance Act. RenaissanceRe also has operating subsidiaries registered as SPIs under the Insurance Act, including Upsilon RFO. RUM and RenaissanceRe Underwriting Management Ltd. are each registered as insurance managers under the Insurance Act.
regulations. The Insurance Act imposes solvency and liquidity standards as well as auditing and reporting requirements, and confers on the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “BMA”)BMA powers to supervise, investigate and intervene in the affairs of insurance companies. As a holding company, RenaissanceRe is not regulated as
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an insurer under the BMA was recognized byInsurance Act. Our Bermuda-licensed entities registered under the Insurance Act include:
Class 4 general business insurers: Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci
Class 3B general business insurers: RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Vermeer and RREAG, Bermuda Branch
Class 3A general business insurer: Top Layer Re
Class 3 general business insurer: Shima Reinsurance Ltd.
Collateralized insurer: Upsilon RFO
SPIs: Mona Lisa Re Ltd. and Fibonacci Reinsurance Ltd.
Insurance managers: RUM and RenaissanceRe Underwriting Management Ltd.
From time to time, RenaissanceRe’s Bermuda-licensed operating insurance subsidiaries, branches, joint ventures and managed funds may apply for, and be granted, certain modifications to, or exemptions from, regulatory requirements which may otherwise apply to them. For example, RREAG, Bermuda Branch has applied for and been granted certain modifications.
The European Parliament recognizes Bermuda’s regulatory regime as fully equivalent underachieving Solvency II equivalence for its commercial (re)insurers, retroactive toinsurers. Equivalence between Bermuda’s regulatory regime and the U.K.’s prudential regime was maintained following the expiry of the U.K.’s transition period for leaving the EU on January 1, 2016. To achieve this status, the BMA made certain changes to the filing requirements and public disclosure requirements applicable to commercial (re)insurers and insurance groups, including amendments to the statutory financial reporting regime, aligning it with GAAP, International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) or other acceptable accounting standards, and the introduction of an economic balance sheet (“EBS”) framework. Amendments were made to the Insurance Act to meet these changing requirements.2021.
General Purpose Financial Statements. AllClass 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 general business insurers mustare generally required to prepare annual financial statements in respect of their insurance business in accordance with GAAP, IFRS or other acceptable accounting standards, whichstandards. Audited annual financial statements for each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., DaVinci, Top Layer Re, Vermeer and RREAG, Bermuda Branch must be filed with the BMA prior to April 30 of each year and are publishedavailable free of charge on the BMABMA’s website.
Statutory Financial Statements. Each Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 general business insurer isinsurers are generally required to submit annual statutory financial statements as part of its statutory financial returnto the BMA no later than four months after the insurer’s financial year end (unless specifically extended). The GAAP or IFRS financial


statements are the basis on which statutory financial statements are prepared based on the GAAP, IFRS, or other acceptable accounting standards financial statements, subject to the application of certain prescribed prudential filters, as outlined in the Insurance Accounts Rules 2016. The statutory financial statementsand contain statements both on a consolidated and unconsolidated basis.statements. The unconsolidated information forms the basis for assessing the insurer’s liquidity position, minimum solvency margin and class of registration.
Capital and Solvency Return. Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 general business insurers are alsogenerally required to file aan annual capital and solvency return, or “BSCR.” The BSCR is a mathematical model designed to give the BMA robust methods for determining an insurer’s capital adequacy, based on the belief that all insurers should operate on an ongoing basis with a view to maintaining their capital at a prudent level in respect of their general business, which includes, among other items, the EBS, a schedule of governance and risk management, a catastrophe risk return, a schedule of loss triangles or reconciliation of net loss reserves, a schedule of eligible capital and the Enhanced Capital Requirement (“ECR”) as calculated by the Bermuda Solvency and Capital Requirement (“BSCR”) model. The consolidated information within the statutory financial statements form the starting basis for the preparationexcess of the EBS. The EBSminimum solvency margin otherwise prescribed under the Insurance Act. 2021 BSCRs must be filed with the BMA before April 30, 2022; at this time, we believe each company that is in turn, used asrequired to file will exceed the basisminimum amount required to calculate the insurer’s ECR.be maintained under Bermuda law.
Financial Condition Report. Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers and insurance groups are generally required to prepare and publish an FCR. With the BMA’s approval, we file a financial condition report (“FCR”)consolidated group FCR, inclusive of DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., which was introducedTop Layer Re and Vermeer, and an FCR for RREAG, in lieu of a standalone FCR for RREAG, Bermuda Branch. Our most recent FCRs were filed with the BMA prior to the regulatory regime in 2016 as part of the measures undertaken to achieve Solvency II equivalence. The FCR provides, among other things, details of measures governing the business operations, corporate governance frameworkrequired deadline, and solvency and financial performance of the insurer/insurance group.are available on our website.
Minimum Solvency Margin. AWhere applicable, a general business insurer’s statutory assets must exceed its statutory liabilities by an amount equal to or greater than the prescribed minimum solvency margin (“Minimum Solvency Margin”), which varies with the category of its registration.margin. The Minimum Solvency Margin that must be maintained by a minimum solvency for various registration categories is as follows:
Class 4 insurer isinsurer: the greater of (i) $100.0 million, (ii) 50% of net premiums written (with a credit for reinsurance ceded not exceeding 25% of gross premiums), (iii) 15% of net aggregate loss and loss expense provisions and other insurance reserves, or (iv) 25% of the ECR, whichECR.
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Class 3 insurer: the greater of (i) $1.0 million, (ii) 20% of the first $6.0 million of net premiums written; if in excess of $6.0 million, the figure is established by reference to the BSCR model. The Minimum Solvency Margin for a $1.2 million plus 15% of net premiums written in excess of $6.0 million, or (iii) 15% of net aggregate loss and loss expense provisions and other insurance reserves.
Class 3A or Class 3B insurer isinsurer: the greater of (i) $1.0 million, (ii) 20% of the first $6.0 million of net premiums written; if in excess of $6.0 million, the figure is $1.2 million plus 15% of net premiums written in excess of $6.0 million, (iii) 15% of net aggregate loss and loss expense provisions and other insurance reserves, or (iv) 25% of the insurer’s ECR.
Collateralized insurer: $0.25 million.
Enhanced Capital Requirement. Each Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurer isinsurers are generally required to maintain itsavailable statutory economic capital and surplus at a level at least equal to itstheir ECR which is established by reference to either the BSCR or an approved internal capital model. In either case, the ECR shall at all times equal or exceed the respective Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurer’s Minimum Solvency Margin and may be adjusted in circumstances whereif the BMA concludes that the insurer’s risk profile deviates significantly from the assumptions underlying its ECR or the insurer’s assessment of its risk management policies and practices used to calculate the ECR applicable to it. While not specifically referred to in the Insurance Act, theECR. The BMA has also established a target capital level (“TCL”) for each Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurer equal to 120% of the respective ECR. While a Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurerapplicable ECR, which is not currentlya required to maintain itslevel of statutory economic capital and surplus, at this level, the TCLbut serves as an early warning tool for the BMA and failureBMA. Failure to maintain statutory capital at least equal to the TCL willtarget capital level would likely result in increased BMA regulatory oversight.
Minimum Liquidity Ratio. An insurer engaged in general business is generally required to maintain a minimum liquidity ratio equal to the value of its relevant assets at not less than 75% of the amount of its relevant liabilities (“Minimum Liquidity Ratio”).liabilities.
Eligible Capital. To enable the BMA to better assess the quality of an insurer’s capital resources, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers mustare generally required to maintain available capital in accordance with a “three tiered capital regime”.system.” All capital instruments are classified as either basic or ancillary capital, which in turn are classified into one of three tiers (TierTier 1, Tier 2 andor Tier 3)3 based on their "loss absorbency" characteristics (the "Tiered Capital Requirements").“loss absorbency” characteristics. Eligibility limits are then applied to each tier in determiningto determine the amounts eligible to cover regulatory capital requirement levels. The highestTier 1 capital is classified as Tier 1the highest quality capital, and lesser quality capital is classified as either Tier 2 capital or Tier 3 capital. Under this regime, not3. Not more than certain specified percentages of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 capital may be used to satisfy the Class 3A, 3B and 4 insurers' Minimum Solvency Margininsurers’ minimum solvency margin, ECR requirements and ECR requirements.target capital level.
Restrictions on Dividends, Distributions and Reductions of Capital. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends if in breach of the required Minimum Solvency Marginminimum solvency margin or Minimum Liquidity Ratio (the “Relevant Margins”)minimum liquidity ratio, or if the declaration or payment of such dividend would cause the insurer to fail to meet the Relevant Margins.required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio. Further, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are


prohibited from declaring or paying in any financial year dividends of more than 25% of its total statutory capital and surplus (as shown on its previous financial year’s statutory balance sheet) unless it files (at least seven days before payment of such dividends)the insurer file an affidavit with the BMA an affidavit stating that it will continue to meet its Relevant Margins.the required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers must obtain the BMA’s prior approval for a reduction by 15% or more of the total statutory capital as set forth in its previous year’s financial statements. These restrictions on declaring or paying dividends and distributions under the Insurance Act are in addition to the solvency requirements under the Companies Act 1981 which apply to all Bermuda companies.
Fit and Proper Controllers. The BMA maintains supervision over the controllers (as defined herein) of all Bermuda registered insurers.insurers, insurance managers, brokers, agents or insurance marketplace providers. For so long as shares of RenaissanceRe are listed on the NYSE or another recognized stock exchange, the Insurance Act requires that the BMA be notified in writing within 45 days of any person becoming, or ceasing to be, a controller. A controller includes the managing director andor chief executive of the registered insurer or its parent company; a 10%, 20%, 33% or 50% shareholder controller; and any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the registered insurer or of its parent company are accustomed to act. In addition, all Bermuda insurers and insurance managers are also required to give the BMA written notice of the fact that a person has become, or ceased to be, a controller or officer of the registered insurer within 45 days (and in the case of an insurance manager, before the end of a 14 day period) of becoming aware of such fact. An officer in relation toof a registered insurer includes a director, secretary, chief executive or senior executive by whatever name called.performing the duties of underwriting, actuarial, risk management, compliance, internal audit, finance or investment matters.
Material Change. All registered insurers are required to give the BMA 30 days’ notice of certain matters that are likely to be of material significance to the BMA in carrying out its supervisory function under the Insurance Act. The Insurance Act prescribes which matters require advance notice.
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Insurance Code of Conduct. All Bermuda insurers are generally required to comply with the BMA’s Insurance Code of Conduct, which establishes duties, requirements and standards to be complied with to ensure each insurer implements sound corporate governance, risk management and internal controls. FailureThe BMA will consider failure to comply with these requirements will be a factor taken into account by the BMA inwhen determining whether an insurer is conducting its business in a sound and prudent manner under the Insurance Act.Act and in calculating the operational risk charge applicable in accordance with the insurer’s BSCR model (or an approved internal model).
Special Purpose Insurer and Collateralized InsurerReporting Requirements. Unlike other (re)insurers, SPIsand collateralized insurers are fully funded to meet their (re)insurance obligations; therefore the application and supervision processes are streamlined to facilitate the transparent structure. Further, the BMA has the discretion to modify such insurer’s accounting requirements under the Insurance Act. Like other (re)insurers, the principal representative of an SPI or a collateralized insurer has a duty to inform the BMA in relation to solvency matters, where applicable. During 2016, new legislative requirements were introduced requiring SPIs and collateralized insurers are generally required to fileprepare audited financial statements in accordance with GAAP or other standards recognized by the BMA, as well as annual statutory or modified financial returns via an electronic filing system. Under these requirements, SPIs are required to map GAAP financial statements, toand file these statements with the electronicBMA together with a statutory forms and are required to provide information around ownership structure, assessment of risks, analyses of premium and details of segregated cells.financial return.
Insurance Manager Reporting Requirements. During 2016, the BMA undertook to enhance its oversight of insurance managers as part of the development of Bermuda’s insurance regulatory framework. As part of this, the BMA introduced theThe BMA’s Insurance Manager Code of Conduct and requiredrequires insurance managers to file specific details via an Insurance Manager’s Return. The Insurance Manager’s Return, which requires, among other things, details around the insurance manager’s directors and officers, of the insurance manager, the services provided by the entity, and details of the insurers managed by the insurance manager. Additionally, under the Insurance Act, insurance managers are required to notify the BMA of certain events, such as a failure to comply with a condition imposed upon it by the BMA or the occurrence of a cyber-reporting event.
Group Supervision. Pursuant to the Insurance Act, the BMA acts as the group supervisor of the RenaissanceRe group of companies (the “RenaissanceRe Group”)Group and it has designated Renaissance Reinsurance to be the “designated insurer” in respect of the RenaissanceRe Group. The designated insurer is required to ensure that the RenaissanceRe Group complies with the provisions of the Insurance Act pertaining to groups and all related group solvency and group supervision rules (together, the “Group Rules”).rules. Under the Group Rules,these rules, the RenaissanceRe Group is required to annually prepare and submit to the BMAannual group GAAP financial statements, group statutory financial statements, a group capital and solvency return (including an EBS)return. a group solvency self-assessment and an FCR. An insurance group must ensure that theThe value of the insurance group'sgroup’s assets exceedsmust exceed the amount of the insurance group'sgroup’s liabilities by the group minimum solvency margin, which is the aggregate of: (i) the individual Minimum Solvency Marginminimum solvency margin of each qualifying member of the group controlled by the parent company; and (ii) the parent company’s percentage shareholding in the member multiplied by the member’s Minimum Solvency Margin,minimum solvency margin, where the parent company exercises significant influence over a member of the group but does not control the member (the "Group Minimum Solvency Margin").member. A member is a qualified member of the insurance group if it is subject to solvency requirements in the jurisdiction in which it is


registered. Every insurance group is also required to submit an annual group actuarial opinion when filing its group capital and solvency return. The group is required tomust appoint an individuala group actuary and group auditor approved by the BMA to be the group actuary. The group actuary must provide an opinion on the RenaissanceRe Group’s technical provisions as recorded in the RenaissanceRe Group statutory EBS.BMA. Insurance groups are required to maintain available statutory economic statutory capital and surplus to an amount that is equal to or exceeds the value of its group ECR, which is calculated at the end of its relevant year by reference to the group BSCR model of the group (the “Group BSCR”) or(or an approved internal capital model provided that the group ECR shall at all times be an amount equal to or exceeding the Group Minimum Solvency Margin.model). The BMA expects insurance groups to operate at or above a group TCL, which exceeds the group ECR. The TCL for insurance groups is set attarget capital level of 120% of its group ECR. In addition, under the Tiered Capital Requirementstiered capital requirements described above, not more than certain specified percentages of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 capital may be used by an insurance group to satisfy the Group's Minimum Solvency Margingroup minimum solvency margin and group ECR requirements. Further,
We are currently completing our Board of Directors has established solvency self assessment procedures for2021 group BSCR, which must be filed with the RenaissanceRe Group that factor in all foreseeable material risks; Renaissance Reinsurance must ensure that the RenaissanceRe Group’s assetsBMA on or before May 31, 2022, and at this time, we believe we will exceed the amount oftarget capital. Our 2020 group BSCR exceeded the RenaissanceRe Group’s liabilities by the aggregate minimum margin of solvency of each qualifying member; and our Board of Directors has established and implements corporate governance policies and procedures designed to ensure they support the overall organizational strategy of the RenaissanceRe Group.target capital level. In addition, the RenaissanceRe Group is required to prepare and submit to the BMA a quarterly financial return comprising unaudited consolidated group financial statements, a schedule of intra-group transactions and a schedule of risk concentrations.return.
The BMA has certain powers of investigation and intervention relating to insurers and their holding companies, subsidiaries and other affiliates, which it may exercise in the interest of such insurer’s policyholders or if there is any risk of insolvency or of a breach of the Insurance Act or the insurer’s license conditions. The BMA may cancel an insurer’s registration on certain grounds specified in the Insurance Act.
Under the provisions of the Insurance Act, the BMA may from time to time, conduct “on site” visits at the offices of insurers it regulates. Over the past several years, the BMAregulates, and has conducted “on site” reviews in respect of our Bermuda-domiciled operating insurers.insurers over the past several years.
Economic Substance Act. Under the provisions of the Economic Substance Act 2018, as amended, every Bermuda registered entity engaged in a relevant activity (which includes insurance and holding entity
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activities) must satisfy economic substance requirements by maintaining a substantial economic presence in Bermuda. Certain of our entities registered in Bermuda, are required to demonstrate compliance with economic substance requirements by filing an annual economic substance declaration with the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda, or they could face financial penalties, restriction or regulation of its business activities and/or may be struck off as a registered entity in Bermuda.
Income Taxes. Currently, neither we nor our shareholders are required to pay Bermuda income or profits tax, withholding tax, capital gains tax, capital transfer tax, estate duty or inheritance tax in respect of our shares. We have obtained an assurance from the Minister of Finance of Bermuda under the Exempted Undertakings Tax Protection Act 1966 that, if Bermuda enacts legislation imposing any tax on profits, income, capital asset, gain or appreciation or any tax in the nature of estate duty or inheritance tax, such tax shall not be applicable to us, our operations or our shares, debentures or other obligations until March 31, 2035, except insofar as such tax applies to persons ordinarily resident in Bermuda or is payable by us in respect of real property owned or leased by us in Bermuda.
Policyholder Priority. The Insurance Amendment (No. 2) Act 2018 provides that, subject to the prior payment of preferential debts under the Employment Act 2000 and the Companies Act 1981, the insurance debts of an insurer must be paid in priority to all other unsecured debts of the insurer.
Investment Fund Regulation. Medici, Upsilon Fund and RenaissanceRe Upsilon Co-Invest Fund Ltd. are registered or regulated by the BMA pursuant to the Bermuda Investment Funds Act 2006, as amended from time to time.
The purpose of the Bermuda Investment Funds Act is to set standards and criteria applicable to the establishment and operation of investment funds in Bermuda, with a view to protecting the interests of investors. The BMA is responsible for supervising, regulating and inspecting any financial institution which operates in Bermuda, including investment funds. The BMA has general powers to supervise, investigate and intervene in the affairs of investment funds registered with it and requires each registered fund to certify on an annual basis that the fund has complied with the Bermuda Investment Funds Act.
The BMA has also issued the Investment Fund Offering Document Rules 2019 and Investment Fund Rules 2019, both effective January 1, 2020. The Offering Document Rules provide that an offering document for every registered or authorized fund be submitted to the BMA for approval and set forth certain minimum content requirements for offering documents. The Investment Fund Rules set forth obligations of funds with respect to service providers, depositary functions, safekeeping obligations, valuations, and reporting to investors and the public, among other requirements.
U.S. Regulation
Admitted Company Regulation. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is a Maryland-domiciled insurer licensed in 26 states and the District of Columbia and qualified or certifiedaccredited as a reinsurer in an additional 24 states. As a U.S. licensed and authorized insurer, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is subject to considerable regulation and supervision by state insurance regulators. The extent of regulation varies but generally has its source in statutes that delegate regulatory, supervisory and administrative authority to a department of insurance in each state. Among other things, stateState insurance departments regulate insurer solvency, authorized investments, loss and loss adjustment expense and unearned premium reserves, and deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders. State insurance departmentsThey also conduct periodic examinations of the affairs of authorized insurance companies and require the filing of annual and other reports relating to the financial condition of companies and other matters. The Maryland Insurance Administration,MIA, as Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s domestic regulator, is the primary financial regulator of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. We are pursuing growth in many of lines of business written by Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., which may increase the impact of U.S. regulation on our business as a whole.
Holding Company Regulation. We are subject to the insurance holding company laws of Maryland, the domestic state of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. These laws generallywhich require Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. to file certain reports concerning its capital structure, ownership, financial condition and general


business operations with the Maryland Insurance Administration. MIA. As the ultimate controlling person in the insurance holding company system, RenaissanceRe must also file an annual enterprise risk report identifying the material risks within the holding company system that could pose enterprise risk to Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.
Generally, all affiliate transactions involving Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. must be fair and, if material or of specified types, require prior notice and approval or non-disapproval by the Maryland Insurance Administration. MIA.
Restrictions on Dividends and Distributions. Further, Maryland law places limitations on the amounts of dividends or distributions payable by Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Payment of ordinary dividends by Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. requires notice to the Maryland Insurance Administration.MIA. Declaration of an extraordinary dividend, which
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must be paid out of earned surplus, generally requires thirty days’ prior notice to and approval or non-disapproval of the Maryland Insurance Administration.MIA. An extraordinary dividend includes any dividend whose fair market value together with that of other dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months exceeds the lesser of (1) ten percent of the insurer’s surplus as regards policyholders as of December 31 of the preceding year or (2) the insurer’s net investment income, excluding realized capital gains (as determined under statutory accounting principles), for the twelve month period ending December 31 of the preceding year and pro rata distributions of any class of the insurer’s own securities, plus any amounts of net investment income (subject to the foregoing exclusions), in the three calendar years prior to the preceding year which have not been distributed.
Maryland law also requires prior notice to and Maryland Insurance Administration approvalAcquisition of anyControl. Any person seeking to acquire control of a Maryland-domestic insurer or of an entity that directly or indirectly controls a Maryland-domestic insurer, including its holding company.company, must file a statement with the MIA at least 60 days before the proposed acquisition of control. Any purchaser of 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an insurance company, its holding company or any other entity directly or indirectly controlling the insurance company is presumed to have acquired control, unless the presumption is rebutted. Therefore, any investor who intends to acquire 10% or more of RenaissanceRe’s outstanding voting securities may need to comply with these laws and would be required to file noticesstatements and reports with the Maryland Insurance AdministrationMIA before such acquisition.
Effective for 2014, Maryland adopted enterprise risk management and reporting obligations applicable to insurance holding company systems that are meant to protect the licensed companies from enterprise risk. These obligations include requiring an annual enterprise risk report by the ultimate controlling person identifying the material risks within the insurance holding company system that could pose enterprise risk to the U.S. licensed companies. We timely filed our enterprise risk reports with the Maryland Insurance Administration for 2016 and 2017.
Effective for 2018, Maryland adopted theORSA. The Risk Management and Own Risk Solvency and Assessment Act (the “RMORSA Act”) based on the NAIC Own Risk Solvency Assessment Model Act. The RMORSA Act requires Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. to: (i) maintain a risk management framework for identifying, assessing, monitoring, managing, and reporting its material and relevant risks; (ii) complete an Own Risk Solvency Assessment (“ORSA”)ORSA at least once each year and at any time there is a significant change to the risk profile of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. or its holding company system; and (iii) submit an ORSA summary report to the Maryland Insurance AdministrationMIA at least once each year. The obligation to maintain a risk management framework may be satisfied if the RenaissanceRe groupGroup maintains a risk management framework that applies to the operations of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and the ORSA obligation may be satisfied if the RenaissanceRe groupGroup completes an ORSA in accordance with the requirements of the RMORSARisk Management and Own Risk Solvency and Assessment Act.
Capital Requirements. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is required to meet certain minimum statutory capital and surplus requirements under Maryland law. At December 31, 2021, we believe that Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. exceeded the minimum required statutory capital and surplus.
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is also subject to risk-based capital requirements under Maryland law, and must file an annual report of its risk-based capital levels. If the report shows Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s statutory capital and surplus or total adjusted capital is below certain levels, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. may be required to take certain corrective action or the MIA may be permitted or required to take certain regulatory action. As of December 31, 2021, we believe Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s total adjusted capital exceeded the company action level and regulatory action level thresholds.
RREAG, US Branch. RREAG, US Branch is a United States branch of RREAG whose port of entry is New York. Following receipt of applicable regulatory approvals from the New York and Maryland state insurance regulators, the U.S. casualty portfolio of RREAG, US Branch was transferred to Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. through a loss portfolio transfer retrocession agreement effective as of October 1, 2019. The remaining property and specialty business portfolio of RREAG, US Branch will be runoff until all liabilities are extinguished through novation, commutation or expiration, subject to applicable ceding company consent. We expect that the run-off of RREAG, US Branch will not be complete for several years.
RREAG, US Branch is licensed in New York and Kansas and it is an accredited reinsurer in 48 states, and the District of Columbia. The NYDFS is RREAG, US Branch’s domestic insurance regulator in the U.S. As a New York regulated insurer, RREAG, US Branch is subject to New York’s holding company laws as well as laws and regulations pertaining to solvency, authorized investments, deposits of securities for the benefit of policyholders, cybersecurity, corporate governance and the financial risks related to climate change. The NYDFS may conduct periodic examinations of RREAG, US Branch’s affairs and it requires the filing of annual and other reports relating to RREAG, US Branch’s financial condition.
RREAG, US Branch is required to meet certain trusteed surplus requirements under New York law. At December 31, 2021, we believe that RREAG, US Branch’s trusteed surplus exceeded the minimum required statutory level.
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RREAG, US Branch must file an annual report of its risk-based capital levels with the NYDFS. If the report shows RREAG, US Branch’s total adjusted capital is below certain levels, RREAG, US Branch may be required to take certain corrective action or the NYDFS may be permitted or required to take certain regulatory action. As of December 31, 2021, we believe RREAG, US Branch’s total adjusted capital exceeded the company action level and regulatory action level thresholds. RREAG, US Branch does not pay ordinary dividends and would need approval from the NYDFS for any return of capital to RREAG.
Reinsurance Regulation. The insurance laws of each U.S. state regulate the sale of reinsurance to licensed ceding insurers by non-admitted alien reinsurers acting from locations outside the state. With some exceptions, the sale of insurance within a jurisdiction where the insurer is not admitted to do business is prohibited. Our Bermuda-domiciled insurance operations and joint ventures (principally Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, Top Layer Re, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Upsilon RFO and Upsilon RFO)Vermeer) are all admitted to transact insurance business in Bermuda and do not maintain an office or solicit, advertise, settle claims or conduct other insurance activities in any other jurisdiction where the conduct of such activities would require that any company be so admitted.
RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC is licensed by the Connecticut Department of Insurance as a reinsurance intermediary broker and is required to maintain its reinsurance intermediary broker license in force in order to conduct its reinsurance operations in Connecticut.
Although reinsurance contract terms and rates are generally not subject to regulation by state insurance authorities, a primary U.S. insurer ordinarily will enter into a reinsurance agreement only if it can obtain credit on its statutory financial statements for the reinsurance ceded. State insurance regulators permit U.S.


ceding insurers to take credit for reinsurance ceded to non-admitted, non-U.S. (alien) reinsurers if the reinsurance contract contains certain minimum provisions and if the reinsurance obligations of the non-U.S. reinsurer are appropriately collateralized. Qualifying collateral may be established by an alien reinsurer exclusively for a single U.S. ceding company. Alternatively, an alien reinsurer that is accredited by a state may establish a multi-beneficiary trust with qualifying assets equal to its reinsurance obligations to all of its U.S. ceding insurers, plus a trusteed surplus amount.surplus. Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and DaVinci are each an accredited reinsurer in New York and Florida andRREAG have all established multi-beneficiary trusts with a qualifying financial institution in New York for the benefit of their respective U.S. cedants.
States generally requirealso permit U.S. ceding insurers to take credit for reinsurance ceded to non-admitted alien reinsurers to providethat post collateral equal toin amounts less than one hundred percent of their reinsurance obligations to U.S. ceding insurersif the reinsurer (i) has been designated as a “certified reinsurer” and (ii) is domiciled in order fora country recognized by the U.S. ceding insurers to obtain full credit for reinsurance. However, most states have adopted credit for reinsurance lawsstate and regulations based on NAIC model law and regulation amendments that permit U.S. ceding insurers to take full credit for reinsurance when a “certified” reinsurer posts reduced collateral amounts. U.S. states are required to adopt the NAIC model law and regulation amendments permitting reduced collateral foras a “qualified” jurisdiction. A certified reinsurers as an NAIC accreditation requirement by January 1, 2019. Under these credit for reinsurance laws and regulations, qualifying alien reinsurers may reduce their collateral for future reinsurance agreementsreinsurer is a non-U.S. reinsurer that, based on a secure rating assigned by thea U.S. state insurance regulator. The secure rating is assigned by the stateregulator upon an assessment of the reinsurer’s financial condition, financial strength ratings and other factors. In addition,factors, may post a reduced collateral amount. Bermuda, the U.K. and Switzerland are listed as qualified jurisdictions by the NAIC, and each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., DaVinci and RREAG has been approved as a “certified reinsurer” eligible for collateral reduction in various states.
States also permit U.S. ceding insurers to take credit for reinsurance ceded to non-admitted alien reinsurers that post zero collateral if the reinsurer must be(i) has been designated as a “reciprocal jurisdiction reinsurer” and (ii) is domiciled in a jurisdiction that is “qualified” undercountry recognized by the state law. The NAIC granted conditional qualified jurisdiction status to Bermuda effective January 1, 2014. Effective January 1, 2015,and the NAIC approved its initial list ofas a “qualified” jurisdiction. Bermuda, the U.K. and Switzerland are listed as qualified jurisdictions including Bermuda,by the NAIC, and states that have these credit for reinsurance laws and regulations may accept such qualification in assessing reinsurers for certification. Florida has approvedeach of Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., DaVinci and DaVinciRREAG has been approved as a “reciprocal jurisdiction reinsurer” eligible for zero collateral reduction. As noted below, EU-domiciled reinsurers will be subject to the provisions of the US-EU Covered Agreement (defined below) that require states to remove reinsurance collateral requirements for qualifying EU reinsurers as of the US-EU Covered Agreement’s implementation date.in various states.
NAIC Ratios. The NAIC has established 13 financial ratios to assist state insurance departments in their oversight of the financial condition of licensed property and casualty insurance companies operating in their respective states.companies. The NAIC’s Insurance Regulatory Information System (“IRIS”) calculates these ratios based on information submitted by insurers on an annual basis and shares the information with the applicable state insurance departments. Each ratio has an established “usual range” of results and assists state insurance departments in executing their statutory mandate to oversee the financial condition of insurance companies. A ratio result falling outside the usual range of IRISsuch ratios is not considered a failing result; rather, unusual values are viewed as part of the regulatory early monitoring system. Furthermore, in some years, it may not be unusual for financially sound companies to have several ratios with results outside the usual ranges. An insurance company may fall outside of the usual range for one or more ratios because of specific transactions that are themselves immaterial.
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Federal Oversight and Other Government Intervention. Government intervention in the insurance and reinsurance markets in the U.S. continues to evolve. Although U.S. state regulation is currently the primary form of regulation of insurance and reinsurance, Congress has considered proposals in several areas that may impact the industry, including the creation of an optional federal charter, repeal of the insurance company antitrust exemption from the McCarran Ferguson Act, and tax law changes, including changes to increase the taxation of reinsurance premiums paid to off-shore affiliates with respect to U.S. risks and comprehensive business tax reform legislation including border adjustments. We are unable to predict what other proposals will be made or adopted or the effect, if any, that such proposals would have on our operations and financial condition.
The Dodd-Frank Act established federal measures that impact the U.S. insurance business and preempt certain state insurance laws. For example, the Dodd-Frank Act created the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the “FSOC”), which is authorized to designate a nonbank financial company as “systemically significant” if its material financial distress could threaten the financial stability of the U.S. The FSOC designated three insurance groups as systemically significant nonbank financial companies in 2013. As of September 2017, two of these designated groups have been undesignated. The FSOC’s potential recommendation of measures to address systemic risk ingenerally the insurance industry could affect our insurance and reinsurance operations as could a determination that we or our counterparties are systemically significant. In November 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a report


recommending certain changes to the FSOC’s process for designating nonbank financial companies as systemically significant in order to make the designation process more rigorous, clear, and transparent. Any suggested changes ultimately adoptedis not directly regulated by the FSOC would be implemented by FSOC directly, rather than through legislation.
Thefederal government, federal legislation and initiatives can affect the industry and our business.The Dodd-Frank Act also created the Federal Insurance Office, (“FIO”). The FIOwhich does not have general supervisory or regulatory authority over the business of insurance, but it has preemption authority over state insurance laws that conflict with certain international agreements. The FIO is also authorized to monitor the U.S. insurance industry and identify potential regulatory gaps that could contribute to systemic risk and may recommend to the FSOC the designation of systemically important insurers. In addition, the FIO represents the U.S. at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors.
The Dodd-Frank Act also authorizes the U.S. Treasury and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to enter into international agreements of mutual recognition regarding the prudential regulation of insurance or reinsurance, (“covered agreements”). In January 2017, Treasuryor “covered agreements.” The U.S. and the USTR negotiatedEU entered into a coveredbilateral agreement with the EU regarding the prudential regulation of insurance and reinsurance (the “US-EU Covered Agreement”), which was signed in September 2017. Each party has begun the process of completingbeen working to complete its internal requirements and procedures (such as amending or promulgating appropriate statutes and regulations) in order forto satisfy the US-EU Covered AgreementU.S.-EU covered agreement’s substantive and timing requirements. Following the U.K.’s decision to enter into force.
The US-EU Covered Agreement addresses three areas of prudential insurance and reinsurance supervision: reinsurance, group supervision andleave the exchange of information betweenEU, the U.S. and EU.the U.K. also entered into a bilateral agreement in 2018, which largely reflects the provisions of the U.S.-EU covered agreement and incorporates the same timeframes for implementation. The U.S.-EU and U.S.-U.K. covered agreements require U.S. state insurance regulators to work towards eliminating statutory collateral requirements for qualifying EU and U.K. reinsurers. These standards include, among others, minimum capital and solvency or capital ratios, submission to U.S. jurisdictions by the non-U.S. reinsurers and prompt payment of reinsured claims. Under the US-EU Covered Agreement,terms of the covered agreements, as of September 1, 2022, state credit for reinsurance collateral requirements will no longer apply to qualifying EUlaws that result in non-U.S. reinsurers that sell reinsurancesubject to the U.S. market, andcovered agreements being treated less favorably than U.S. reinsurers operating inmay be pre-empted by the EU market will no longer be subject to “local presence” requirements. The US-EU Covered Agreement also establishes group supervision practices that apply only to U.S. and EU insurance groups operating in both territories. For instance, the US-EU Covered Agreement provides that U.S. insurance groups with operations in the EU will be supervised at the worldwide level only by U.S. insurance regulators, and precludes EU insurance supervisors from exercising solvency and capital requirements over the worldwide operations of U.S. insurers.
Government intervention in the property insurance market, particularly with respect to natural catastrophe losses, one of our key markets, has occurred on the state and federal level over recent years. Most significantly, beginning in 2007, the state of Florida enhanced the authority of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (the “FHCF”) to offer coverage at below-market rates and expanded the ability of the state-sponsored insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”), to compete with private insurance companies, and other companies that cede business to us. This legislation reduced the role of the private insurance and reinsurance markets in Florida, a key target market of ours. In succeeding years, Florida legislation allowed Citizens to increase rates and cut back support for the FHCF, which has supported, over this period, a relatively increased role for private insurers in Florida, a market in which we have established substantial market share. However, we cannot assure you that this increased role will continue or be maintained, or that adverse new legislation will not be passed.
See “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Current Outlook, Legislative and Regulatory Update” for further information regarding recent legislative and regulatory proposals and the potential effects on our business and results of operations.applicable covered agreement.
U.K. Regulation
Lloyd’s Regulation
General. The operations of RSML are subject to oversight by Lloyd’s, substantially effected through the Lloyd’s Franchise Board.Council. RSML’s business plan for Syndicate 1458, including maximum underwriting capacity, requires annual approval by theLloyd’s. Lloyd’s Franchise Board. The Lloyd’s Franchise Board may require changes to any business plan presented to it or additional capital to be provided to support the underwriting plan. Lloyd’s also imposes various charges and assessments on its members. If material changes in the business plan for Syndicate 1458 were required by the Lloyd’s Franchise Board, or if charges and assessments payable to Lloyd’s by RenaissanceRe CCL were to increase significantly, these events could have an adverse effect on the operations and financial results of RSML. We have deposited


certain assets with Lloyd’s to support RenaissanceRe CCL’s underwriting business at Lloyd’s. Dividends from a Lloyd’s managing agent and a Lloyd’s corporate member can be declared and paid provided the relevant company has sufficient profits available for distribution.
By entering into a membership agreement with Lloyd’s, RenaissanceRe CCL has undertaken to comply with all Lloyd’s bye-laws and regulations as well as the provisions of the Lloyd’s Acts and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act 2012 (the “FSMA”).2012.
Capital Requirements. The underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit, (referredreferred to as “Funds at Lloyd’s”) or “FAL,” in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit in an amount determined under the capital adequacy regime of the U.K.’s Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA”).PRA. The amount of such deposit is calculated for each member through the completion of an annual capital adequacy exercise. Under these requirements, Lloyd’s must demonstrate that each member has sufficient assets to meet its underwriting liabilities plus a required solvency margin. The amount of FAL for Syndicate 1458 is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirement as calculated through its internal model. In addition, if the FAL are not sufficient to cover all losses, the Lloyd’s Central Fund provides an additional level of security for policyholders.
Restrictions. A Reinsurance to Close (“RITC”) generally is put in place after the third year of operations of a syndicate year of account. On successful conclusion of a RITC,Reinsurance to Close, any profit from the syndicate’s operations for that year of account can be remitted by the managing agent to the syndicate’s members. If the syndicate’s managing agency concludes that an appropriate RITCReinsurance to Close cannot be determined or negotiated on commercially acceptable terms in respect of a particular underwriting year, it must determine that the underwriting year remain open and be placed into run-off. During this period, there cannot be a release of the Funds at Lloyd’s of a member of that syndicate without the consent of Lloyd’s.
The financial security of the Lloyd’s market as a whole is regularly assessed by three independent rating agencies (A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch). Syndicates at Lloyd’s take their financial security rating from the rating
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of the Lloyd’s Market.market. A satisfactory credit rating issued by an accredited rating agency is necessary for Lloyd’s syndicates to be able to trade in certain classes of business at current levels. RSML and RenaissanceRe CCL would be adversely affected if Lloyd’s current ratings were downgraded.
Intervention Powers. The Lloyd’s Council of Lloyd’s has wide discretionary powers to regulate members’ underwriting at Lloyd’s. It may, for instance, withdraw a member’s permission to underwrite business or to underwrite a particular class of business. The Lloyd’s Council may change the basis on which syndicate expenses are allocated or vary the Funds at Lloyd’s requirements or the investment criteria applicable to the provision of Funds at Lloyd’s. Exercising any of these powers might affect the return on the corporate member’s participation in a given underwriting year. If a member of Lloyd’s is unable to pay its debts to policyholders, the member may obtain financial assistance from the Lloyd’s Central Fund, which in many respects acts as an equivalent to a state guaranty fund in the U.S. If Lloyd’s determines that the Central Fund needs to be increased, it has the power to assess premium levies on current Lloyd’s members. The Lloyd’s Council of Lloyd’s has discretion to call or assess up to 3% of a member’s underwriting capacity in any one year as a Central Fund contribution.
While not currently material to our operations, Syndicate 1458 also accesses insurance business from the European Economic Area though the Lloyd’s Brussels Subsidiary. The Lloyd’s Brussels Subsidiary is authorized and regulated by the National Bank of Belgium and regulated by the Financial Services and Markets Authority.
PRA and FCA Regulation
The PRA currently has ultimate responsibility for the prudential supervision of financial services in the Lloyd’s market and the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”)U.K. The FCA has responsibility for market conduct regulation. As such, the PRA and the FCA regulate all financial services firms in the U.K. including the Lloyd’s market, RSML and RREAG, UK Branch. Both the PRA and FCA have substantial powers of intervention in relation to Lloyd’s managing agents, such as RSML, including the power to remove an agent’s authorization to manage Lloyd’s syndicates. In addition, each year the PRA requires Lloyd’s to satisfy an annual solvency test which measures whether Lloyd’s has sufficient assets in the aggregate to meet all outstanding liabilities of its members, both current and run-off. If Lloyd’s fails this test, the PRA may require the entire Lloyd’s market to cease underwriting or individual Lloyd’s members may be required to cease or reduce their underwriting.regulated firms.
Lloyd’s as a whole is authorized by the PRA and regulated by both the FCA and the PRA. Lloyd’s is required to implement certain rules prescribed by the PRA and by the FCA; such rules are to be implemented by Lloyd’s pursuant to its powers under the Lloyd’s Act 1982 relating to the operation of the Lloyd’s market. Lloyd’s prescribes, in respect of its managing agents, and corporate members, certain minimum standardsprinciples relating to their management and control, solvency and various other requirements. The PRA and the FCA directly monitor Lloyd’s managing agents’ compliance with the systems and controls prescribed by Lloyd’s. If it appears to either the PRA or the FCA that either Lloyd’s is not fulfilling its delegated regulatory responsibilities or that managing agents are not complying with the applicable regulatory rules and guidance, the PRA or the FCA may intervene at their discretion. Future regulatory


changes or rulings by the PRA or FCA could impact RSML’s business strategy or financial assumptions, possibly resulting in an adverse effect on RSML’s financial condition and operating results.
Change of Control.  The PRA and the FCA currently regulate the acquisition of control of any Lloyd’s managing agent which is authorized under the FSMA. Any company or individual that, together with its or his associates, directly or indirectly acquires 10% or more of the shares in a Lloyd’s managing agent or its parent company, or is entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 10% or more of the voting power in such Lloyd’s managing agent or its parent company, would be considered to have acquired control for the purposes of the relevant legislation, as would a person who had significant influence over the management of such Lloyd’s managing agent or its parent company by virtue of their shareholding or voting power in either. A purchaser of 10% or more of RenaissanceRe’s common shares or voting power would therefore be considered to have acquired control of RSML. Under the FSMA, any person or entity proposing to acquire control over a Lloyd’s managing agent must give prior notification to the PRA and the FCA of their or the entity’s intention to do so. The PRA and FCA would then have 60 working days to consider the application to acquire control. Failure to make the relevant prior application could result in action being taken against RSML by the PRA or the FCA or both of them. Lloyd’s approval is also required before any person can acquire control (using the same definition as for the PRA and FCA) of a Lloyd’s managing agent or Lloyd’s corporate member.
Other Applicable Laws.  Lloyd’s worldwide insurance and reinsurance business is subject to various regulations, laws, treaties and other applicable policies of the EU, as well as of each nation, state and locality in which it operates. Material changes in governmental requirements and laws could have an adverse effect on Lloyd’s and market participants, including RSML and RenaissanceRe CCL.
Solvency II
Solvency II was adopted byand the U.K.’s Domestic Prudential Regime
The European Parliament adopted Solvency II in April of 2009 and it came into effect on January 1, 2016. Solvency II represents a risk-based approach to insurance regulation and capital adequacy. Its principal goals are to improve the correlation between capital and risk, effect group supervision of insurance and reinsurance affiliates, implement a uniform capital adequacy structure for (re)insurers across the EU Member States, establish consistent corporate governance standards for insurance and reinsurance companies, and establish transparency through standard reporting of insurance operations. Under Solvency II, an insurer’s or reinsurer’s capital adequacy in relation to various insurance and business risks may be measured with an internal model developed by the insurer or reinsurer and approved for use by the Member State’s regulator or pursuant to a standard formula developed by the EC. European Commission. Following the U.K.'s exit from the EU, and the expiry of the transition period on December 31, 2020, U.K. authorized insurers will be subject to the U.K.'s separate domestic prudential regime. This regime is identical to the Solvency II regime from January 1, 2021, although the two regimes may begin to diverge over time. The U.K. is currently undertaking a review of Solvency II and of the regulatory regime applicable to U.K. authorized insurers and reinsurers.
The PRA granted approval to Lloyd’s internal model application in December 2015. Each year, the PRA requires Lloyd’s to satisfy an annual solvency test which measures whether Lloyd’s has sufficient assets in the aggregate to meet all outstanding liabilities of its members, both current and run-off. If Lloyd’s fails this
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test, the PRA may require the entire Lloyd’s market to cease underwriting or individual Lloyd’s members may be required to cease or reduce their underwriting.
RREAG, UK Branch is authorized and regulated in the U.K. by the PRA and by the FCA. RREAG, UK Branch was therefore subject to the Solvency II regime, until January 1, 2021, at which point it became subject to the U.K.’s domestic prudential regime. However, notwithstanding these regulatory changes, RREAG, UK Branch is still not required, nor will it be required under the terms of the U.K.’s domestic prudential regime, to hold capital at the branch level. In light of this and related matters, the PRA granted various modifications and waivers to RREAG, UK Branch from its regulatory reporting requirements.
Change of Control
The PRA and the FCA currently regulate the acquisition of control of insurers, reinsurers and Lloyd’s managing agents which are authorized under the Financial Services Act 2012. Any company or individual that, together with its or his associates, directly or indirectly acquires 10% or more of the shares in such an entity or its parent company, or is entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 10% or more of the voting power in such entity or its parent company, would be considered to have acquired control for the purposes of the relevant legislation, as would a person who had significant influence over the management of such entity or its parent company by virtue of their shareholding or voting power in either. A purchaser of 10% or more of RenaissanceRe’s common shares or voting power would therefore be considered to have acquired control of RSML. Under the Financial Services Act 2012, any person or entity proposing to acquire control over an insurer, reinsurer or Lloyd’s managing agent must give prior notification to the PRA and the FCA of their or the entity’s intention to do so. The PRA and FCA would then have 60 working days to consider the application to acquire control. Failure to make the relevant prior application could result in action being taken against RSML by the PRA or the FCA or both of them. Lloyd’s approval is also required before any person can acquire control (using the same definition as for the PRA and FCA) of a Lloyd’s managing agent or Lloyd’s corporate member.
Other Applicable Laws
Lloyd’s worldwide insurance and reinsurance business is subject to various regulations, laws, treaties and other applicable policies of the EU, as well as of each nation, state and locality in which it operates. Material changes in governmental requirements and laws could have an adverse effect on Lloyd’s and market participants, including RSML and RenaissanceRe CCL.
Switzerland Regulation
Swiss Group Affiliate Companies and Reinsurance Branches. RREAG, a company limited by shares with its registered seat in Zurich, Switzerland, is a reinsurance company licensed in class C1 and supervised by FINMA. As such, RREAG must comply with Swiss insurance supervisory law (as applicable to reinsurers), including in particular the Insurance Supervisory Act, Insurance Supervisory Ordinance, FINMA ordinances and FINMA circulars. RREAG’s accounts are prepared in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations, the Insurance Supervision Act and the Insurance Supervision Ordinance. RREAG maintains branch operations in Australia, Bermuda, U.K. and the U.S., each in accordance with applicable local regulations.
Further, the group affiliates Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci each have a branch office registered with the commercial register of the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland; however, as these are reinsurance-only branch offices of a foreign reinsurer, they are not currently subject to the license and supervision requirements of FINMA.
The group affiliate RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG, a company limited by shares with registered seat in Zurich, Switzerland, is a service company. Until December 31, 2019, it held a license granted by FINMA for the distribution of insurance-linked securities. This license type ceased to exist on January 1, 2020 as a result of the new Swiss Federal Financial Institutions Act and the Swiss Federal Financial Services Act, which amended certain provisions of the Swiss collective investment schemes legislation. Thus, as of that date, RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG has ceased to hold any FINMA license. However, RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG has affiliated with a Swiss ombudsman’s office and registered the relevant client advisors with a Swiss recognized client advisor register in accordance with the Swiss Federal Financial Services Act, which has enabled it to continue its distribution activities for insurance-linked securities.
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Adequacy of Financial Resources. The minimum capital requirement for a Swiss reinsurance company under the Insurance Supervisory Act for reinsurance license class C1 is CHF 10 million.
Being a Swiss domiciled reinsurance company, RREAG must further maintain adequate solvency and provide for sufficient free and unencumbered capital in relation to its entire activities in accordance with the Swiss Solvency Test. The SST adopts a risk-based and total balance sheet approach whereby reinsurance companies are required to provide a market-consistent assessment of the value of their assets and liabilities. The solvency requirement is met if the available risk-bearing capital exceeds the required target capital. It is then assessed whether the identified available capital can meet the SST requirements and is sufficient to cover the company’s obligations in less favorable scenarios. The European Commission recognized the SST as being of an equivalent standard to European law with an effective date of January 1, 2016. The SST is also equivalent to the standards in the U.K.’s prudential regime following the expiry of the U.K.’s transition period for leaving the EU on January 1, 2021.
In addition, RREAG must establish sufficient technical reserves for its entire reinsurance business activities. RREAG also has to maintain an organizational fund to cover the costs of establishing and developing the business, and for an extraordinary business expansion. The organizational fund usually amounts to up to 50% of the minimum capital (as discussed above) at the start of business operations and subsequently should typically settle at an amount equivalent to around 20% of the minimum capital. The exact minimum amount is determined by FINMA in each individual case.
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements. RREAG has to submit an annual report (consisting of the annual financial statements and management report) and an annual supervisory report to FINMA by the end of June of the following year. In the course of the supervisory reporting to FINMA, RREAG has to annually disclose its financial condition report containing quantitative and qualitative information, in particular relating to business activities, business results, risk management, the risk profile and valuation principles and methods applied to provisions, capital management and solvency by the end of April of the following year.
Moreover, under the Insurance Supervisory Act, a reinsurance undertaking must be organized in a way that it can, in particular, identify, limit and monitor all material risks. In this context, RREAG must conduct a forward-looking self-assessment of their risk situation and capital requirements at least once a year, and a report on the ORSA must be submitted to FINMA no later than the end of January of the following year.
Further, a reinsurance undertaking must maintain and file with FINMA a regulatory business plan, including details on its organization, financials, qualified participants, management, oversight and control persons, responsible actuary, among other items. Any changes to the business plan must either be approved by FINMA prior to the implementation or be notified to FINMA, depending on the type of change.
Dividends and Distributions. RREAG may only distribute dividends out of its retained earnings or distributable reserves based on the audited annual accounts of the company. Any distribution of dividends remains subject to the approval of FINMA (as a change of the regulatory business plan) if they have a bearing on the solvency of the reinsurer and/or the interests of the insured. The solvency and capital requirements must still be met following any distribution. At December 31, 2020, we believe RREAG exceeded the minimum solvency and capital requirements required to be maintained under Swiss law. RREAG was required to prepare an FCR for the year ended December 31, 2020, which is available on our website.
Singapore Regulation
Branches of Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci based in the Republic of Singapore (the “Singapore Branches”) have each received a license to carry on insurance business as a general reinsurer. The activities of thethese Singapore Branchesbranches are primarily regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore pursuant to Singapore’s Insurance Act. Additionally, the Singapore Branchesthese branches are each regulated by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (the “ACRA”) as a foreign company pursuant to Singapore’s Companies Act.  Prior to the establishment of the Singapore Branches, Renaissance Reinsurance had maintained a representative office in Singapore commencing April 2012. We do not currently consider the activities and regulatory requirements of the Singapore Branchesthese branches to be material to us.
Renaissance Services of Asia Pte. Ltd., our Singapore-based service company, was established as a private company limited by shares in Singapore on March 15, 2012 and is registered with the ACRAAccounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority and subject to Singapore’s Companies Act.
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Ireland Regulation
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, incorporated under the laws of Ireland, provides coverage to insurers and reinsurers, primarily in Europe. Business ishas been written both in Dublin and through a branch office inDublin. However, following the U.K.'s exit from the EU, and the expiry of the transition period on December 31, 2020, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe's U.K. branch is no longer underwriting any new business, and its existing book of business is now undergoing an orderly run-off under the U.K.’s “Financial Services Contracts Regime.”
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe and its U.K. branch areis regulated and supervised by the Central Bank of Ireland and areis subject to the requirements of Solvency II. Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe is


registered with the Companies Registration Office in Ireland and is subject to the Companies Act 2014. The Central Bank of Ireland adopts a risk-based framework to the supervision of regulated firms. Firms are rated according to the impact their failure would have on financial systems, the Irish economy and on the citizens of Ireland. Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe is currently considered by the Central Bank of Ireland to be a ‘low impact’ firm. We do not currently consider the regulatory requirements of Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe and its U.K. branch to be material to us.
Renaissance Services of Europe Ltd., our Dublin-based Irish service company, was established as a private company limited by shares in Ireland and is registered with the Companies Registration Office and subject to the Companies Act 2014.
SwitzerlandAustralia Regulation
We have established branchesRREAG, Australia Branch, based in Sydney, Australia, has received a license to carry on insurance business. RREAG, Australia Branch provides coverage to insurers and reinsurers from Australia and New Zealand. The activities of Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci in Zurich, Switzerland (the “Swiss Branches”). The reinsurance operations of branch offices of foreign reinsurersRREAG, Australia Branch are notprimarily regulated by The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority.APRA. RREAG, Australia Branch is classified as a Category C insurer (a foreign insurer operating as a foreign branch in Australia) pursuant to the Insurance Act 1973. Additionally, RREAG, Australia Branch is also regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as a foreign company pursuant to the Corporations Act 2001. We do not currently consider the activities and regulatory requirements of the Swiss BranchesRREAG, Australia Branch to be material to us.
RenaissanceRe Services of Switzerland AG, our Zurich-based service company, was established as a stock corporationRREAG, Australia Branch’s regulatory reporting is prepared in Switzerland on June 15, 2017. It is registeredaccordance with the Commercial RegisterAustralian Accounting Standards and APRA Prudential Standards. APRA Prudential Standards require the maintenance of Zurich is subject to Chapter 26net assets in Australia in excess of the Swiss Code of Obligations.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE MATTERS
Our principal economic exposures arise from our coverages for natural disasters and catastrophes. We believe, and believe the consensus view of current scientific studies substantiates, that changes in climate conditions, primarily global temperatures and expected sea levels, are likely to increase the severity, and possibly the frequency, of weather related natural disasters and catastrophes relative to the historical experience over the past 100 years. Wea calculated Prescribed Capital Amount. At December 31, 2021, we believe that this expected increase in severe weather, coupled with currently projected demographic trends in catastrophe-exposed regions, contributes to factorsthe net assets of RREAG, Australia Branch that will increase the average economic value of expected losses, increase the number of people exposed per year to natural disasters and in general exacerbate disaster risk, including risks to infrastructure, global supply chains and agricultural production. Accordingly, we expect an increase in claims, especially from propertiesare located in coastal areas. We have taken measures to mitigate losses related to climate change through our underwriting process and by continuously monitoring and adjusting our risk management models.Australia exceeded the Prescribed Capital Amount that we estimated under the APRA Prudential Standards.
In addition to the impacts that environmental incidents have on our business, there has been a proliferation of governmental and regulatory scrutiny related to climate change and greenhouse gases, which will also affect our business. Although most regulations related to climate change and greenhouse gases do not directly apply to our business, these regulations could indirectly impact our business.
GLOSSARY OF DEFINED TERMS
“2017 Large Loss Events”Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the Mexico City Earthquake, the wildfires in California during the fourth quarter of 2017 and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts
“2018 Large Loss Events”Typhoons Jebi, Mangkhut and Trami, Hurricane Florence, the wildfires in California during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, Hurricane Michael and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts
“2019 Aggregate Losses”certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts in 2019
“2019 Large Loss Events”Hurricane Dorian and Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts
“2020 Aggregate Losses”loss estimates associated with aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2021 primarily as a result of losses associated with the Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events and Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events.
“2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events”Hurricanes Laura, Sally, Isaias, Delta, Zeta and Eta, the California, Oregon and Washington wildfires, Typhoon Maysak, the August 2020 Derecho, and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts
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“2021 Weather-Related Large Losses”Winter Storm Uri, the European Floods, Hurricane Ida, Other 2021 Catastrophe Events and loss estimates associated with certain aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2021 as a result of weather-related catastrophe events
“A.M. Best”A.M. Best Company, Inc.
“APRA”Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
“BMA”Bermuda Monetary Authority
“BSCR”Bermuda solvency and capital requirement
“Code of Ethics”RenaissanceRe’s Code of Ethics and Conduct
“DaVinci”DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.
“DaVinciRe”DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd.
“DEI”Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
“ECR”Enhanced Capital Requirement
“ERM”enterprise risk management
“EU”European Union
“Exchange Act”the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
“FAL”a deposit that must be submitted to support the underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s
“FASB”Financial Accounting Standards Board
“FCA”U.K. Financial Conduct Authority
“FCR”financial condition report
“FINMA”Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority
“Fitch”Fitch Ratings Ltd.
“Form 10-K”this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021
“GAAP”generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S.
“IFRS”International Financial Reporting Standards
“IRS”United States Internal Revenue Service
“MIA”Maryland Insurance Administration
“Medici”RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd.
“Moody’s”Moody’s Investors Service
“NAIC”National Association of Insurance Commissioners
“NYDFS”New York State Department of Financial Services
“NYSE”New York Stock Exchange
“OECD”Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
“OFAC”U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
“ORSA”Own Risk and Solvency Assessment
“Other 2021 Catastrophe Events”the hail storm in Europe in late June 2021, the wildfires in California during the third quarter of 2021, the tornadoes in the Central and Midwest U.S. in December 2021, and the Midwest Derecho in December 2021.
“PFIC”passive foreign investment company
“PGGM”PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V.
“Platinum”Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
“PRA”U.K. Prudential Regulatory Authority
“Proxy Statement”Proxy Statement for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 2022
“Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events”Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Sally, the third quarter 2020 wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington, other third quarter catastrophe events including the August 2020 derecho which impacted the U.S. Midwest, Hurricane Isaias, and Typhoon Maysak
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“Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events”Hurricanes Zeta, Delta, Hurricane Eta and wildfires on the West Coast of the United States during the fourth quarter of 2021
“REMS©”Renaissance Exposure Management System
“Renaissance Reinsurance”Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd.
“Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe”Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company    
“Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.”Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc.
“RenaissanceRe CCL”RenaissanceRe Corporate Capital (UK) Limited
“RenaissanceRe Group”RenaissanceRe group of companies
“RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.”RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd.
“RenaissanceRe UK”RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited
“RenaissanceRe”RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
“RFM”RenaissanceRe Fund Management Ltd.
“RREAG, Australia Branch”RenaissanceRe Europe AG, Australia Branch
“RREAG, Bermuda Branch”RenaissanceRe Europe AG, Bermuda Branch
“RREAG, UK Branch”RenaissanceRe Europe AG, UK Branch
“RREAG, US Branch”RenaissanceRe Europe AG, US Branch
“RREAG”RenaissanceRe Europe AG
“RSML”RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Ltd.
“RUM”Renaissance Underwriting Managers, Ltd.
“S&P”Standard and Poor’s Rating Services
“SEC”U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
“Securities Act”Securities Act of 1933, as amended
“SPI”special purpose insurer
“SST”Swiss Solvency Test
“State Farm”State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
“Syndicate 1458”RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458
“TMR”collectively, Tokio Millennium Re AG and certain associated entities and subsidiaries
“Top Layer Re”Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.
“Tower Hill Companies”collectively, our investments in a group of Tower Hill affiliated companies including Bluegrass Insurance Management, LLC, Tower Hill Claims Service, LLC, Tower Hill Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC, Tower Hill Insurance Managers, LLC, Tower Hill Re Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Signature Insurance Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Risk Management LLC and Tomoka Re Holdings, Inc.
“U.K.”United Kingdom
“U.S. persons”a citizen or resident of the United States, a U.S. partnership or corporation, or an estate or trust that is not a foreign estate or trust
“U.S. Treasury”U.S. Department of the Treasury
“U.S.”United States of America
“Upsilon Fund”RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd.
“Upsilon RFO”Upsilon RFO Re Ltd.
“Vermeer”Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.
“VOBA”value of business acquired
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GLOSSARY OF SELECTED INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE TERMS
Accident yearYear of occurrence of a loss. Claim payments and reserves for claims and claim expenses are allocated to the year in which the loss occurred for losses occurring contracts and in the year the loss was reported for claims made contracts.
Acquisition expensesThe aggregate expenses incurred by a company for acquiring new business, including commissions, underwriting expenses, premium taxes and administrative expenses.
Additional case reservesAdditional case reserves represent management’s estimate of reserves for claims and claim expenses that are allocated to specific contracts, less paid and reported losses by the client.
Attachment pointThe dollar amount of loss (per occurrence or in the aggregate, as the case may be) above which excess of loss reinsurance becomes operative.


BordereauBordereauxA report providing premium or loss data with respect to identified specific risks. This report is periodically furnished to a reinsurer by the ceding insurers or reinsurers.
BoundA (re)insurance contract is considered bound, and the (re)insurer responsible for the risks of the contract, when both parties agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the contract.
BrokerAn intermediary who negotiates contracts of insurance or reinsurance, receiving a commission for placement and other services rendered, between (1) a policy holder and a primary insurer, on behalf of the insured party, (2) a primary insurer and reinsurer, on behalf of the primary insurer, or (3) a reinsurer and a retrocessionaire, on behalf of the reinsurer.
CapacityThe percentage of surplus, or the dollar amount of exposure, that an insurer or reinsurer is willing or able to place at risk. Capacity may apply to a single risk, a program, a line of business or an entire book of business. Capacity may be constrained by legal restrictions, corporate restrictions or indirect restrictions.
Case reservesLoss reserves, established with respect to specific, individual reported claims.
Casualty insurance or reinsuranceInsurance or reinsurance that is primarily concerned with the losses caused by injuries to third persons and their property (in other words, persons other than the policyholder) and the legal liability imposed on the insured resulting therefrom. Also referred to as liability insurance.
CatastropheA severe loss, typically involving multiple claimants. Common perils include earthquakes, hurricanes, hailstorms, severe winter weather, floods, fires, tornadoes, typhoons, explosions and other natural or man-made disasters. Catastrophe losses may also arise from acts of war, acts of terrorism and political instability.
Catastrophe excess of loss reinsuranceA form of excess of loss reinsurance that, subject to a specified limit, indemnifies the ceding company for the amount of loss in excess of a specified retention with respect to an accumulation of losses resulting from a “catastrophe.”
Catastrophe-linked securities; cat-linked securitiesCat-linked securities are generally privately placed fixed income securities where all or a portion of the repayment of the principal is linked to catastrophic events. This includes securities where the repayment is linked to the occurrence and/or size of, for example, one or more hurricanes or earthquakes, or insured industry losses associated with these catastrophic events.
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Cede; cedant; ceding companyWhen a party reinsures its liability with another, it “cedes” business and is referred to as the “cedant” or “ceding company.”
ClaimRequest by an insured or reinsured for indemnification by an insurance company or a reinsurance company for losses incurred from an insured peril or event.
Claims made contractsContracts that cover claims for losses occurring during a specified period that are reported during the term of the contract.
Claims and claim expense ratio, netThe ratio of net claims and claim expenses to net premiums earned determined in accordance with either statutory accounting principles or GAAP.


Claim reservesLiabilities established by insurers and reinsurers to reflect the estimated costs of claim payments and the related expenses that the insurer or reinsurer will ultimately be required to pay in respect of insurance or reinsurance policies it has issued. Claims reserves consist of case reserves, established with respect to individual reported claims, additional case reserves and “IBNR” reserves. For reinsurers, loss expense reserves are generally not significant because substantially all of the loss expenses associated with particular claims are incurred by the primary insurer and reported to reinsurers as losses.
Combined ratioThe combined ratio is the sum of the net claims and claim expense ratio and the underwriting expense ratio. A combined ratio below 100% generally indicates profitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. A combined ratio over 100% generally indicates unprofitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income.
DecadalRefers to events occurring over a 10-year period, such as an oscillation whose period is roughly 10 years.
Delegated authorityA contractual arrangement between an insurer or reinsurer and an agent whereby the agent is authorized to bind insurance or reinsurance on behalf of the insurer or reinsurer. The authority is normally limited to a particular class or classes of business and a particular territory. The exercise of the authority to bind insurance or reinsurance is normally subject to underwriting guidelines and other restrictions such as maximum premium income. Under the delegated authority, the agent is responsible for issuing policy documentation, the collection of premium and may also be responsible for the settlement of claims.
Excess and surplus lines reinsuranceAny type of coverage that cannot be placed with an insurer admitted to do business in a certain jurisdiction. Risks placed in excess and surplus lines markets are often substandard in respect to adverse loss experience, unusual, or unable to be placed in conventional markets due to a shortage of capacity.
Excess of loss reinsurance or insuranceReinsurance or insurance that indemnifies the reinsured or insured against all or a specified portion of losses on underlying insurance policies in excess of a specified amount, which is called a “level” or “retention.” Also known as non-proportional reinsurance. Excess of loss reinsurance is written in layers. A reinsurer or group of reinsurers accepts a layer of coverage up to a specified amount. The total coverage purchased by the cedant is referred to as a “program” and will typically be placed with predetermined reinsurers in pre-negotiated layers. Any liability exceeding the outer limit of the program reverts to the ceding company, which also bears the credit risk of a reinsurer’s insolvency.
ExclusionsThose risks, perils, or classes of insurance with respect to which the reinsurer will not pay loss or provide reinsurance, notwithstanding the other terms and conditions of reinsurance.
Expense overrideAn amount paid to a ceding company in addition to the acquisition cost to compensate for overhead expenses.
FrequencyThe number of claims occurring during a given coverage period.
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Funds at Lloyd’sFunds of an approved form that are lodged and held in trust at Lloyd’s as security for a member’s underwriting activities. They comprise the members’ deposit, personal reserve fund and special reserve fund and may be drawn down in the event that the member’s syndicate level premium trust funds are insufficient to cover its liabilities. The amount of the deposit is related to the member’s premium income limit and also the nature of the underwriting account.


Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“GAAP”)Accounting principles as set forth in the statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and related guidance, which are applicable in the circumstances as of the date in question.
Gross premiums writtenTotal premiums for insurance written and assumed reinsurance during a given period.
Incurred but not reported (“IBNR”)reported; IBNRReserves for estimated losses that have been incurred by insureds and reinsureds but not yet reported to the insurer or reinsurer, including unknown future developments on losses that are known to the insurer or reinsurer.
Insurance-linked securitiesFinancial instruments whose values are driven by (re)insurance loss events. Our investments in insurance-linked securities are generally linked to property losses due to natural catastrophes.
International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)Accounting principles, standards and interpretations as set forth in opinions of the International Accounting Standards Board which are applicable in the circumstances as of the date in question.
LayerThe interval between the retention or attachment point and the maximum limit of indemnity for which a reinsurer is responsible.
LineThe amount of excess of loss reinsurance protection provided to an insurer or another reinsurer, often referred to as limit.
Line of business
The general classification of insurance written by insurers and reinsurers, e.g., fire, allied lines, homeowners and surety, among others.
Lloyd’sDepending on the context, this term may refer to (a) the society of individual and corporate underwriting members that insure and reinsure risks as members of one or more syndicates (i.e., Lloyd’s is not an insurance company); (b) the underwriting room in the Lloyd’s building in which managing agents underwrite insurance and reinsurance on behalf of their syndicate members (in this sense Lloyd’s should be understood as a market place); or (c) the Corporation of Lloyd’s which regulates and provides support services to the Lloyd’s market.
Loss; lossesAn occurrence that is the basis for submission and/or payment of a claim. Whether losses are covered, limited or excluded from coverage is dependent on the terms of the policy.
Loss reserveFor an individual loss, an estimate of the amount the insurer expects to pay for the reported claim. For total losses, estimates of expected payments for reported and unreported claims. These may include amounts for claims expenses.
Managing agentAn underwriting agent which has permission from Lloyd’s to manage a syndicate and carry on underwriting and other functions for a member.
Net claims and claim expensesThe expenses of settling claims, net of recoveries, including legal and other fees and the portion of general expenses allocated to claim settlement costs (also known as claim adjustment expenses or loss adjustment expenses) plus losses incurred with respect to net claims.
Net claims and claim expense ratioNet claims and claim expenses incurred expressed as a percentage of net earned premiums.
Net premiums earnedThe portion of net premiums written during or prior to a given period that was actually recognized as income during such period.


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Net premiums writtenGross premiums written for a given period less premiums ceded to reinsurers and retrocessionaires during such period.
Non-proportional reinsuranceSee “Excess of loss.”
PerilsThis term refers to the causes of possible loss in the property field, such as fire, windstorm, collision, hail, etc. In the casualty field, the term “hazard” is more frequently used.
Profit commissionA provision found in some reinsurance agreements that provides for profit sharing. Parties agree to a formula for calculating profit, an allowance for the reinsurer’s expenses, and the cedant’s share of such profit after expenses.
Property insurance or reinsuranceInsurance or reinsurance that provides coverage to a person with an insurable interest in tangible property for that person’s property loss, damage or loss of use.
Property per riskReinsurance on a treaty basis of individual property risks insured by a ceding company.
Proportional reinsurance
A generic term describing all forms of reinsurance in which the reinsurer shares a proportional part of the original premiums and losses of the reinsured. (Also known as pro rata reinsurance, quota share reinsurance or participating reinsurance.) In proportional reinsurance, the reinsurer generally pays the ceding company a ceding commission. The ceding commission generally is based on the ceding company’s cost of acquiring the business being reinsured (including commissions, premium taxes, assessments and miscellaneous administrative expense) and also may include a profit factor. See also “Quota Share Reinsurance”.Reinsurance.”
Quota share reinsurance
A form of proportional reinsurance in which the reinsurer assumes an agreed percentage of each insurance policy being reinsured and shares all premiums and losses accordingly with the reinsured. See also “Proportional Reinsurance”.Reinsurance.”
Reinstatement premiumThe premium charged for the restoration of the reinsurance limit of a catastrophe contract to its full amount after payment by the reinsurer of losses as a result of an occurrence.
ReinsuranceAn arrangement in which an insurance company, the reinsurer, agrees to indemnify another insurance or reinsurance company, the ceding company, against all or a portion of the insurance or reinsurance risks underwritten by the ceding company under one or more policies. Reinsurance can provide a ceding company with several benefits, including a reduction in net liability on insurances and catastrophe protection from large or multiple losses. Reinsurance also provides a ceding company with additional underwriting capacity by permitting it to accept larger risks and write more business than would be possible without an equivalent increase in capital and surplus, and facilitates the maintenance of acceptable financial ratios by the ceding company. Reinsurance does not legally discharge the primary insurer from its liability with respect to its obligations to the insured.
Reinsurance to CloseAlso referred to as a RITC, it is a contract to transfer the responsibility for discharging all the liabilities that attach to one year of account of a syndicate into a later year of account of the same or different syndicate in return for a premium.


RetentionThe amount or portion of risk that an insurer retains for its own account. Losses in excess of the retention level are paid by the reinsurer. In proportional treaties, the retention may be a percentage of the original policy’s limit. In excess of loss business, the retention is a dollar amount of loss, a loss ratio or a percentage.
RetrocedantA reinsurer who cedes all or a portion of its assumed insurance to another reinsurer.
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Retrocessional reinsurance; RetrocessionaireA transaction whereby a reinsurer cedes to another reinsurer, the retrocessionaire, all or part of the reinsurance that the first reinsurer has assumed. Retrocessional reinsurance does not legally discharge the ceding reinsurer from its liability with respect to its obligations to the reinsured. Reinsurance companies cede risks to retrocessionaires for reasons similar to those that cause primary insurers to purchase reinsurance: to reduce net liability on insurances, to protect against catastrophic losses, to stabilize financial ratios and to obtain additional underwriting capacity.
RisksA term used to denote the physical units of property at risk or the object of insurance protection that are not perils or hazards. Also defined as chance of loss or uncertainty of loss.
Risks attaching contractsContracts that cover claims that arise on underlying insurance policies that incept during the term of the reinsurance contract.
Solvency IIA set of regulatory requirements that codify and harmonize the EU insurance and reinsurance regulation. Among other things, these requirements impact the amount of capital that EU insurance and reinsurance companies are required to hold. Solvency II came into effect on January 1, 2016.
Specialty linesLines of insurance and reinsurance that provide coverage for risks that are often unusual or difficult to place and do not fit the underwriting criteria of standard commercial products carriers.
Statutory accounting principlesRecording transactions and preparing financial statements in accordance with the rules and procedures prescribed or permitted by Bermuda, U.S. state insurance regulatory authorities including the NAIC and/or in accordance with Lloyd’s specific principles, all of which generally reflect a liquidating, rather than going concern, concept of accounting.
Stop lossA form of reinsurance under which the reinsurer pays some or all of a cedant’s aggregate retained losses in excess of a predetermined dollar amount or in excess of a percentage of premium.
SubmissionAn unprocessed application for (i) insurance coverage forwarded to a primary insurer by a prospective policyholder or by a broker on behalf of such prospective policyholder, (ii) reinsurance coverage forwarded to a reinsurer by a prospective ceding insurer or by a broker or intermediary on behalf of such prospective ceding insurer or (iii) retrocessional coverage forwarded to a retrocessionaire by a prospective ceding reinsurer or by a broker or intermediary on behalf of such prospective ceding reinsurer.
SyndicateSurplus lines insuranceAny type of coverage that cannot be placed with an insurer admitted to do business in a certain jurisdiction. Risks placed in excess and surplus lines markets are often substandard in respect to adverse loss experience, unusual, or unable to be placed in conventional markets due to a shortage of capacity.
SyndicateA member or group of members underwriting (re)insurance business at Lloyd’s through the agency of a managing agent or substitute agent to which a syndicate number is assigned.
TreatyA reinsurance agreement covering a book or class of business that is automatically accepted on a bulk basis by a reinsurer. A treaty contains common contract terms along with a specific risk definition, data on limit and retention, and provisions for premium and duration.


UnderwritingThe insurer’s or reinsurer’s process of reviewing applications submitted for insurance coverage, deciding whether to accept all or part of the coverage requested and determining the applicable premiums.
Underwriting capacityThe maximum amount that an insurance company can underwrite. The limit is generally determined by a company’s retained earnings and investment capital. Reinsurance serves to increase a company’s underwriting capacity by reducing its exposure from particular risks.
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Underwriting expense ratioThe ratio of the sum of the acquisition expenses and operational expenses to net premiums earned.
Underwriting expensesThe aggregate of policy acquisition costs, including commissions, and the portion of administrative, general and other expenses attributable to underwriting operations.
Unearned premiumThe portion of premiums written representing the unexpired portions of the policies or contracts that the insurer or reinsurer has on its books as of a certain date.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We maintain a website at www.renre.com. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K. We make available, free of charge through our website, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).SEC. We also make available, free of charge from our website, our Audit Committee Charter, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and Code of Ethics. Such information is also available in print for any shareholder who sends a request to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Attn: Office of the Corporate Secretary, P.O. Box HM 2527, Hamilton, HMGX, Bermuda. Reports filed with the SEC may also be viewed or obtained at the SEC Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. Information on the operation of the SEC Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including the Company, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s website is www.sec.gov.
ITEM 1A.    RISK FACTORS
Factors that could have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition are outlined below. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem insignificant may also impair our business or results of operations as they become known or as facts and circumstances change. Any of the risks described below could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K and other documents we file with the SEC include the following:SEC:
Risks Related to Our Companyour (Re)insurance Business
Our exposure to natural and non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances could cause our financial results to vary significantly from one period to the next and couldsignificant variance in, or adversely impact, our financial results.
We have a large overallsubstantial exposure to natural and man-made disasters,non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, tornadoes, hailstorms, drought, pandemics, cyber-risks, political unrest, war, riots and acts of terrorism. Historically, a relatively large percentage of our coverage exposures has been concentrated in natural disasters in the U.S. Southeast or West Coast, but we have significant exposure to large catastrophic events globally. As a result, our operating results have historically been, and we expect will continue to be, significantly affected by lowthe frequency and high severity of loss events.
Claims fromThe occurrence, or nonoccurrence, of catastrophic events, couldthe frequency and severity of which are inherently unpredictable, may cause substantialsignificant volatility in our quarterly and annual financial results and couldmay materially adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. WeIn addition, we believe that certain factors including increases in the value and geographic concentration of insured property, particularly along coastal regions, the increasing risks associated with extreme weather events as a result of changes in climate conditions, and the effects of inflation, may continue to increase the number and severity of claims from catastrophic events in the future. Accordingly, unanticipated events could result in net negative impacts as compared to our competitors. Historically, a relatively large percentage of our coverage exposures have been concentratedfuture, including increases in the U.S. southeast, but due to the expected increase in


severevalue and geographic concentration of insured property, increasing risks associated with extreme weather events there is the potential for significant exposuresbecause of changes in other geographic areas in the future.
Our claimsclimate conditions and claim expense reserves are subject to inherent uncertainties.
Our claims and claim expense reserves reflect our estimates, using actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of our expectations of the ultimate settlement and administration costs of claims incurred.
We use actuarial and computer models (See “Part I, Item 1. Business, Underwriting and Enterprise Risk Management.”), historical reinsurance and insurance industry loss statistics, and management’s experience and judgment to assist in the establishment of appropriate claims and claim expense reserves. Our estimates and judgments are based on numerous factors, and may be revised as additional experience and other data become available and are reviewed, as new or improved methodologies are developed, as loss trends and claims inflation impact future payments, or as current laws or interpretations thereof change.
Due to the many assumptions and estimates involved in establishing reservessea-level rise, and the inherent uncertaintyeffects of modeling techniques, the reserving process is inherently uncertain. It is expected that some of our assumptions or estimates will prove to be inaccurate, and that our actual net claims and claim expenses paid and reported will differ, perhaps materially, from the reserve estimates reflected in our financial statements. Accordingly, we may understate the exposures we are assuming and our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely impacted, perhaps significantly. Conversely, we may prove to be too conservative and contribute to factors which would impede our ability to grow in respect of new markets or perils or in connection with our current portfolio of coverages.
A decline in our financial strength ratings may adversely impact our business, perhaps materially so.
Financial strength ratings are used by ceding companies and reinsurance intermediaries to assess the financial strength and quality of reinsurers and insurers. Rating agencies evaluate us periodically and may downgrade or withdraw their financial strength ratings in the future if we do not continue to meet the criteria of the ratings previously assigned to us. In addition, rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies which could increase the amount of capital required to support the ratings.
A ratings downgrade or other negative ratings action could adversely affect our ability to compete with other reinsurers and insurers, as well as the marketability of our product offerings, our access to and cost of borrowing and our ability to write new business, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations. For example, following a ratings downgrade we might lose customers to more highly rated competitors or retain a lower share of the business of our customers. We believe that the risk of a ratings downgrade has increased recently. S&P affirmed our ratings in 2017, but revised the outlook to negative, based primarily on its view of industry challenges and trends.
In addition, many reinsurance contracts contain provisions permitting cedants to, among other things, cancel coverage pro rata or require the reinsurer to post collateral for all or a portion of its obligations if the reinsurer is downgraded below a certain rating level. It is increasingly common for our reinsurance agreements to contain such terms. Whether a cedant would exercise any of these rights could depend on various factors, such as the reason for and extent of such downgrade, the prevailing market conditions and the pricing and availability of replacement reinsurance coverage. We cannot predict to what extent these contractual rights would be exercised, if at all, or what effect this would have on our financial condition or future operations, but the effect could be material.
For the current ratings of certain of our subsidiaries and joint ventures and additional ratings information, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources, Ratings”.higher-than-expected inflation.
The trend towards increasingly frequent and severe climate events could result in underestimated exposures that have theexacerbate our potential exposure to adversely impact our financial results.losses from natural perils.
Our most severelargest estimated economic exposures arise from our coverages for natural disasters and other catastrophes. An increase inWe believe the trend towards increased severity and frequency of weather relatedweather-related natural disasters and catastrophes whicharises in part from climate change. In addition, we believe is likely to result from changes inthat climate conditions, coupled with currently


projectedchange and shifting demographic trends in catastrophe-exposedcatastrophe exposed regions each contributes to factors which may increaseincreases in the average economic value of
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expected losses, increaselosses. Further, we believe that the number of people exposed per year to natural disasters and in general exacerbate disaster risk, including risks to infrastructure, global supply chains and agricultural production. Accordingly, we expect anrecent increase in claims, especially from properties located in these catastrophe-exposed regions.catastrophic events is indicative of permanent climate change rather than transient climate variability.
A substantial portion of our property coverages may be adversely impacted by climate change. While we have invested heavily to understand the influence of climate change on the weather and its impact on the risks that we cannot assure you that our risk assessments accurately reflect environmental and climate related risks. Wetake, we cannot predict with certainty the frequency or severity of tropical cyclones, wildfires or other catastrophes.natural catastrophes, and our risk assessments may not accurately reflect shifting environmental and climate related risks. Unanticipated environmental incidentsfactors could lead to additional insured losses that exceed our current estimates, resulting in disruptions to or adverse impacts on our business, the market, or our clients. Further, certainsome of our investments, such as catastrophe-linked securities and property catastrophe managed joint ventures or other assets in our investment portfolio,managed funds, could also be adversely impacted by climate change.
RetrocessionalOur claims and claim expense reserves are subject to inherent uncertainties, and if actual claims exceed our reserves, our financial results could be adversely affected.
Our results of operations and financial condition depend upon our ability to accurately assess the potential losses associated with the risks that we insure and reinsure. Our claims and claim expense reserves reflect our estimates of these potential losses. We use actuarial and computer models, historical reinsurance and insurance industry loss statistics, and management’s experience and judgment to assist in the establishment of appropriate claims and claim expense reserves. Ssee “Part I, Item 1. BusinessUnderwriting and Enterprise Risk Management.” Our estimates and judgments may be revised as additional experience and other data become unavailable on acceptable terms,available, as new or may not provideimproved methodologies are developed, as loss trends and claims inflation impact future payments, or as rules and regulations change.
Due to the coverageassumptions and estimates involved in establishing reserves, they are inherently uncertain. As information emerges and losses are paid, we intendedexpect that some of our assumptions or estimates will change, perhaps materially, and that our actual net claims and claim expenses paid and reported will differ, perhaps materially, from the reserve estimates reflected in our financial statements. For example, our significant gross and net reserves associated with the large catastrophe events of the past several years, as well as those associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, remain subject to obtain, orsignificant uncertainty.
If we determine that our claims and claim expense reserves are inadequate, we may not be ablerequired to collect on claimed retrocessional coverage.
As partincrease these reserves at the time of the determination and take income statement charges, reducing our risk management, we buy reinsurance fornet income and available capital. Conversely, if our own account, which is known as “retrocessional reinsurance.” The reinsurance we purchase is generally subject to annual renewal. From time to time, market conditions have limited or prevented insurers and reinsurers from obtaining retrocessional reinsurance. Accordingly, we may not be able to renew our current retrocessional reinsurance arrangements or obtain desired amounts of new or replacement coverage. In addition, even if wereserving estimates are able to obtain such retrocessional reinsurance, we may not be able to negotiate terms that we consider appropriate or acceptable from entities with satisfactory creditworthiness or collect on claimed retrocessional coverage. Thistoo conservative, it could limit the amount of business we are willing to write, or decrease the protection available to us as a result of large loss events.
When we purchase reinsurance or retrocessional reinsurance for our own account, the insolvency of any of our reinsurers, or inability or reluctance of any of our reinsurers to make timely payments to us under the terms of our reinsurance agreements could have a material adverse effect on us. Generally, we believe that the “willingness to pay” of some reinsurers and retrocessionaires is declining, so this risk may be more significant to us at present than at many times in the past. Complex coverage issues or coverage disputes may impede our ability to collect amounts we believe wegrow our business. Our claims reserves are owed.
A large, portion of our reinsurance protection is concentrated withand a relatively small number of reinsurers. The risk of such concentration of retrocessional coverage may be increased by recent and future consolidation within the industry.
Recently enacted U.S. tax reform legislation, as well as possible future tax reform legislation and regulations, could reduce our accesspercentage increase to capital, decrease demand for our products and services, impact our shareholders or investors in our joint ventures or other entities we manage or otherwise adversely affect us.
U.S. tax reform legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Bill”), was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Tax Bill amends a range of U.S. federal tax rules applicable to individuals, businesses and international taxation, including, among other things, by altering the current taxation of insurance premiums ceded from a United States domestic corporation to any non-U.S. affiliate. For example, the Tax Bill includes a new base erosion anti-avoidance tax (the “BEAT”) that would have substantially altered the taxation of affiliate reinsurance between our operating affiliates which are subject to U.S. taxation and our non-U.S. affiliates which are not. We believe those transactions would have become economically unfeasible under the BEAT and terminated them as of the 2017 year end. While these transactions were not significant for us, on an industry-wide basis for specific market participants the impacts could be more material, and it is possible that over time the BEAT may result in increased prices for certain reinsurance or insurance products, which could cause a decrease in demand for these products and services due to limitations on the available resources of our clients or their underlying insureds.
The Tax Bill may also increase the likelihood that we or our non-U.S. subsidiaries or joint ventures managed by us will be deemed a “controlled foreign corporation” (“CFC”) within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code for U.S. federal tax purposes. Specifically, the Tax Bill expands the definition of “U.S. shareholder” for CFC purposes to include U.S. persons who own 10% or more of the value of a foreign corporation’s shares,


rather than only looking to voting power held. As a result, the “voting cut-back” provisions included in our Amended and Restated Bye-laws that limit the voting power of any shareholder to 9.9% of the total voting power of our capital stock will be ineffective in avoiding “U.S. shareholder” status for U.S. persons who own 10% or more of the value of our shares. The Tax Bill also expands certain attribution rules for stock ownership in a way that would cause foreign subsidiaries in a foreign parented group that includes at least one U.S. subsidiary to be treated as CFCs. In the event a corporation is characterized as a CFC, any “U.S. shareholder” of the CFC is required to include its pro rata share of certain insurance and related investment income in income for a taxable year, even if such income is not distributed. In addition, U.S. tax exempt entities subject to the unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”) rules that own 10% or more of the value of our non-U.S. subsidiaries or joint ventures managed by us that are characterized as CFCs may recognize UBTI with respect to such investment.
In addition to changes in the CFC rules, the Tax Bill contains modifications to certain provisions relating to passive foreign investment company (“PFIC”) status that could, for example, discourage U.S. persons from investing in our joint ventures or other entities we manage. The Tax Bill makes it more difficult for a non-U.S. insurance company to avoid PFIC status under an exception for certain non-U.S. insurance companies engaged in the active conduct of an insurance business. The Tax Bill limits this exception to a non-U.S. insurance company that would be taxable as an insurance company if it were a U.S. corporation and that maintains insurance liabilities of more than 25% of such company’s assets for a taxable year (or maintains reserves that at least equal 10% of its assets and it satisfies a facts and circumstances test that requires a showing that the failure to exceed the 25% threshold is due to run-off or rating agency circumstances). While we believe that we should satisfy this reserve test for the foreseeable future, we cannot assure you that this will continue to be the case in future years, and there is a significant risk that joint venture entities managed by us may not satisfy the reserve test.
The IRS has been considering other changes to the PFIC rules for several years. In 2015, the IRS issued proposed regulations intended to clarify the application of this insurance company exception to the classification of a non-U.S. insurer as a PFIC. These proposed regulations provide that a non-U.S. insurer will qualify for the insurance company exception only if, among other things, the non-U.S. insurer’s officers and employees perform its substantial managerial and operational activities. This proposed regulation will not be effective until adopted in final form.
We are unable to predict all of the ultimate impacts of the Tax Bill and other proposed tax reform regulations and legislation on our business and results of operations. It is possible the IRS will construe the intent of the Tax Bill as having been to reduce or eliminate certain perceived tax advantages of companies (including insurance companies) that have legal domiciles outside the U.S., and its interpretation, enforcement actions or regulatory changes could increase the impact of the Tax Bill beyond prevailing current assessments or our own estimates. Further, it is possible that other legislation could be introduced and enacted in the future that would have an adverse impact on us. These events and trends towards more punitive taxation of cross border transactions could in the future materially adversely impact the insurance and reinsurance industry and our own results of operations by increasing taxation of certain activities and structures in our industry. Accordingly, we cannot reliably estimate what the potential impact of any such changes could be to us or our non-U.S. subsidiaries or joint ventures managed by us and our and their respective sources of capital, investors or the market generally, however, it is possible these changes could materially adversely impactaffect our financial condition and results of operations.
Emerging claim and coverage issues, or other litigation, could adversely affect us.
Unanticipated developments in the law as well as changes in social conditions could potentially result in unexpected claims for coverage under our insurance and reinsurance contracts. These developments and changes may adversely affect us, perhaps materially, so. Forby, for example, we could be subject to developments that imposeimposing additional coverage obligations on us beyond our underwriting intent or to increases inincreasing the number or size of claims to which we are subject.
In addition, we We believe that our property results have been adversely impacted over recent periods by increasing fraud and abuses at the primary claims level, fraud and abuses, as well as other forms of social inflation, and that these trends may continue,continue. Assignment of benefits practices, particularly in certain U.S. jurisdictionsFlorida, have resulted in which we focus, including Florida and Texas. For example,increases in Florida, homeowners are increasingly assigning the benefit of their insurance recovery to third parties, typically related to a water loss claim but also with respect to other claims.  This practice is referred to as an ”assignment of benefits”, and is characterized by an inflated size and number of claims increased


incidenceand incidences of litigation, interference in the adjustment of claims, and the assertion of bad faith actions and one-way attorney fees. Assignments of benefits and related insurance fraudwhich may directly affect us potentially materially, through any policypolicies we write in Florida, as well asor by inflating the size of occurrences we cover under our reinsurance treaties and reducing the value of certain investments we have in Florida including both debt and equity investments in domestic reinsurers.
With respect to our casualty and specialty reinsurance operations, theseThese legal and social changes and their impact may not become apparent until some time after their occurrence. For example, we could be deemed liable for losses arising out of a matter, such as the potential for industry losses arising out of a pandemic illness, that we had not anticipated or had attemptedoccurrence, particularly with respect to contractually exclude. Moreover, irrespective of the clarityour casualty and inclusiveness of policy language, we cannot assure you that a court or arbitration panel will enforce policy language or not issue a ruling adverse to us.specialty business. Our exposure to these uncertainties could be exacerbated by thesocial inflation trends, including increased willingnesslitigation, expanded theories of some market participants to dispute insuranceliability and reinsurance contract and policy wording. Alternatively, potential efforts by us to exclude such exposures could, if successful, reduce the market’s acceptance of our related products. higher jury awards.
The full effects of these and other unforeseen emerging claimclaims and coverage issues are extremely harddifficult to predict. As a result, the full extent of our liability under our coverages may not be known for many years after a contract is issued. Furthermore, we expect that our exposure to this uncertainty maywill grow as our “long-tail” casualty businesses grow,business grows, because in these “long-tail” lines claims can typically be made for many years, making them more susceptible to these trends than our traditional catastrophe business,property and specialty businesses, which is typicallyare generally more “short-tail.” While we continually seek to improve the effectiveness of our contracts and claims capabilities, we may fail to mitigate our exposure to these growing uncertainties.
A soft reinsurance underwriting market would adversely affect our business and operating results.
In a soft reinsurance underwriting market, premium rates are stable or falling and coverage is readily available. In a hard reinsurance underwriting market, premium rates are increasing and less coverage is available. Leading global intermediaries and other sources have generally reported that the U.S. reinsurance market reflected a soft underwriting market during the last several years, with growing levels of industry wide capital held. This capital has been supplied principally by traditional market participants and increasingly by alternative capital providers. We believe that the current reinsurance underwriting market is in a prolonged soft market phase, but that it will continue to be cyclical, with hard markets caused by withdrawal or use of excess capital, large or frequent loss events and other factors. However, it is possible that increased access of primary insurers to capital, new technologies and other factors may eliminate or significantly lessen the possibility of any future hard reinsurance underwriting market.
We depend on a few insurance and reinsurance brokers for a preponderance of our revenue,business, and any loss of business provided by them could adversely affect us.
We market our insurance and reinsurance products worldwide exclusively through a limited number of insurance and reinsurance brokers. As our business is heavily reliant on the use of a few brokers,result, the loss of a broker, through a merger, other business combinationacquisition or otherwise, could
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result in the loss of a substantial portion of our business, which would reduce our premium volume and could have a material adverse effect on us. Our ability to market our products could decline as a result of the loss of the business provided by any of these brokers and it is possible that our premiums written would decrease. Further, due to the concentration of our brokers, our brokersthey may have increasingincreased power to dictate the terms and conditions of our arrangements with them, which could have a negative impact on our business.
We are exposed to counterparty credit risk, including with respect to reinsurance brokers, customers and retrocessionaires.
In accordance with industry practice, we pay virtually all amounts owed on claims under our policies to reinsurance brokers, and these brokers, in turn, pay these amounts over to the insurers that have reinsured a portion of their liabilities with us (we refer to these insurers as ceding insurers). Likewise, premiums due to us by ceding insurers are virtually all paid to brokers, who then pass such amounts on to us. In many jurisdictions, we have contractually agreed that if a broker were to fail to make a payment to a ceding insurer, we would remain liable to the ceding insurer for the deficiency. Conversely, in many jurisdictions, when the ceding insurer pays premiums for these policies to reinsurance brokers for payment over to us, these premiums are considered to have been paid by the cedantsThe (re)insurance business is historically cyclical and the ceding insurerpricing and terms for our products may decline, which would affect our profitability and ability to maintain or grow premiums.
The (re)insurance industry has historically been cyclical by product and market. After experiencing a prolonged soft market cycle over the last several years, we believe that the current (re)insurance underwriting market is no longer liable to usin a hard market phase for those amounts, whether or not we have actually receivedmany lines of business, characterized by increasing prices and improving terms and conditions. This shift has likely been caused by recent withdrawals of alternative capital, the premiums. Consequently, in


connection with the settlementnumber of reinsurance balances, we assume a substantial degree of credit risk associated with brokers around the world.
We are also exposed to the credit risk of our customers, who, pursuant to their contracts with us, frequently pay us over time.multiple catastrophic events and continuing prior year adverse development. We cannot assure you that this increase in premium rates will continue, and rates may decrease in the future. If demand for our premiums receivableproducts falls or the supply of competing capacity rises, our prospects for potential growth may be adversely affected. In particular, we might lose existing customers or suffer a decline in business during shifting market cycles, which we might not regain when industry conditions improve.
We believe the hard/soft market cycle dynamic is likely to persist, and that we may return to soft market conditions in the future. Additionally, it is possible that increased access of primary insurers to capital, new technologies and other factors may reduce the duration or eliminate or significantly lessen the impact of any current or future hard reinsurance recoverables, whichunderwriting market. The cumulative impact of these risks could negatively impact our profitability and ability to maintain or grow premiums.
Retrocessional reinsurance may not be collateralized, willavailable to us on acceptable terms or provide the coverage we intended to obtain, or we may not be collected orable to collect on claimed retrocessional coverage.
The retrocessional reinsurance that we will not be requiredpurchase for our own account is generally subject to annual renewal, and market conditions may. Recent large catastrophe events have limited and may continue to limit or prevent us from obtaining desired amounts of new or replacement coverage on favorable terms or from entities with satisfactory creditworthiness. This could limit the amount of business we are willing to write down additionalor decrease the protection available to us following large loss events.
When we purchase reinsurance or retrocessional reinsurance for our own account, complex coverage issues or coverage disputes may impede our ability to collect amounts inwe believe we are owed. We have significant reinsurance recoverable associated with the large catastrophe events of the past several years, and the insolvency of any of our reinsurers, or the inability or reluctance of any of our reinsurers to make timely payments to us under the terms of our reinsurance agreements, could have a material adverse effect on us.
In addition, a large portion of our reinsurance protection is concentrated with a relatively small number of reinsurers, which could increase credit risk and may make it difficult to negotiate favorable terms and conditions. The risk of such concentration of retrocessional coverage may be increased by recent and future periods. Toconsolidation within the industry.
We depend on the policies, procedures and expertise of ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties, who may fail to accurately assess the risks they underwrite, which exposes us to operational and financial risks.
We do not separately underwrite each primary risk assumed under our reinsurance contracts or pursuant to our delegated authority business. Accordingly, we are heavily dependent on the original underwriting decisions made by our ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties, who may not have adequately evaluated the risks to be reinsured. As a result, the premiums they cede to us may not properly compensate us for the risks we assume, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition. In addition, it is possible that our delegated authority counterparties or other counterparties authorized to bind policies on our behalf will fail to comply with regulatory requirements, such as those relating to sanctions, or our own standards regarding underwriting and reputational risk tolerance, which could lead to increased regulatory and operational burden, among other risks. We expect the amount of business we write through delegated authority counterparties to continue to increase, and to the extent we continue to increase the proportional coverages we offer, we will increase our customers or retrocedants become unableaggregate exposure to pay future premiums, we would be required to recognize a downward adjustment to our premiums receivable or reinsurance recoverables, as applicable,risks of this nature.
A decline in our financial statements.strength ratings may adversely impact our business, perhaps materially.
During periodsFinancial strength ratings are used by ceding companies and reinsurance intermediaries to assess the financial strength and quality of economic uncertainty,reinsurers and insurers. Rating agencies evaluate us periodically and may
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downgrade or withdraw their financial strength ratings if we do not continue to meet their criteria. In addition, rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, which could increase the amount of capital required to support our consolidatedratings. In December 2021, S&P announced proposed changes to its rating methodologies. The proposed changes have not been finalized, so the impact, if any, these changes may have on our ratings is unknown.
A ratings downgrade or other negative ratings action could adversely affect our ability to compete with other reinsurers and insurers, the marketability of our product offerings, access to and cost of borrowing, and ability to write new business. We could also breach covenants under, or incur higher borrowing costs on, our credit risk, reflectingfacilities. In addition, if we are downgraded below a certain rating level, nearly all of our counterparty dealingsreinsurance contracts contain provisions permitting cedants to cancel coverage and/or requiring us to post collateral for our obligations.
For the current ratings of certain of our subsidiaries and joint ventures and additional ratings information, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Ratings.”
We operate in a highly competitive environment.
Competition and consolidation in the (re)insurance industry could adversely impact us. We compete with agents, brokers, customers, retrocessionaires,major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and reinsurers, many of which have greater financial, marketing and management resources than we do. In addition, pension funds, endowments, investment banks, investment managers, exchanges, hedge funds and other capital providers, parties associatedmarkets participants have become increasingly active in the reinsurance market, either through the formation of reinsurance companies or the use of other financial products intended to compete with our investment portfolio,traditional reinsurance. We may also face competition from non-traditional competitors, as well as Insurtech start-up companies and others who aim to leverage access to “big data,” artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies to gain a competitive advantage.
We expect competition to continue to increase over time. It is possible that new or alternative capital could cause reductions in prices of our products or reduce the duration or amplitude of attractive portions of the historical market cycles. New entrants or existing competitors, which may increase, perhaps materially so.
Weakness ininclude government sponsored funds or other vehicles, may attempt to replicate all or part of our business model and economic conditions generally or specificallyprovide further competition in the principal markets in which we doparticipate. We will also need to continue to invest significant time and resources in new technologies and new ways to deliver our products and services in order to maintain our competitive position.
Along with increased competition, there has also been significant consolidation in the (re)insurance industry over the last several years, including among our competitors, customers and brokers. These consolidated enterprises may try to use their enhanced market power or better capitalization to negotiate price reductions for our products and services or obtain a larger market share through increased line sizes. If competitive pressures decrease the prices for our products, we would generally expect to reduce our future underwriting activities, resulting in lower premium volume and profitability.
As the insurance industry consolidates, we expect competition for customers to become more intense, and sourcing and properly servicing each customer to become even more important. We could incur greater expenses relating to customer acquisition and retention, further reducing our operating margins. In addition, insurance companies that merge may be able to spread their risks across a consolidated, larger capital base so that they require less reinsurance.
Reinsurance intermediaries may also continue to consolidate, potentially adversely impacting our ability to access business and distribute our products. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business or results of operations.
Large non-recurring contracts and operatingreinstatement premiums may increase the volatility of our financial results.
Challenging economic conditions throughoutOur premiums are prone to significant volatility due to factors including the world could adversely affect our business and financial results. If economic conditions should weaken, the business environment in our principal markets would be adversely affected, which could adversely affect demand for the products sold by us or our customers. In addition, volatility in the U.S. and other securities markets may adversely affect our investment portfolio or the investment resultstiming of our clients, potentially impeding their operations or their capacity to invest in our products. Global financial markets and economic and geopolitical conditions are outside of our control and difficult to predict, being influenced by factors such as national and international political circumstances (including governmental instability, wars, terrorist acts or security operations), interest rates, market volatility, asset or market correlations, equity prices, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws or regulations including as regards taxation, trade barriers, commodity prices, interest rates, and currency exchange rates and controls. In addition, as discussed above, we believe our consolidated credit risk is likely to increase during an economic downturn.
U.S. taxing authorities could contend that one or more of our Bermuda subsidiaries is subject to U.S. corporate income tax, as a result of changes in laws or regulations, or otherwise.
If the IRS were to contend successfully that one or more of our Bermuda subsidiaries is engaged in a trade or business in the U.S., such subsidiary would, to the extent not exempted from tax by the U.S.-Bermuda income tax treaty, be subject to U.S. corporate income tax on the portion of its net income treated as effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business,contract inception, as well as the U.S. corporate branch profits tax. If we were ultimately heldour differentiated strategy and capability that position us to be subject to taxation, our earnings would correspondingly decline.
pursue potentially non-recurring bespoke or large solutions for clients. In addition, benefitsafter a large catastrophic event or circumstance, we may record significant amounts of the U.S.-Bermuda income tax treatyreinstatement premium, which may limit any taxcan cause quarterly, non-recurring fluctuations in both our written and earned premiums in our Property segment.
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Risks Related to income attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by one or more of our Bermuda subsidiaries in the U.S. are only available to a subsidiary if more than 50% of its shares are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by individuals who are Bermuda residents or U.S. citizens or residents. Our Bermuda subsidiaries may not be able to continually satisfy, or establish to the IRS that they satisfy, this beneficial ownership test . Finally, it is unclear whether the U.S.-Bermuda income tax treaty (assuming satisfaction of the beneficial ownership test) applies to income other than premium income, such as investment income.Strategy and Operations
The loss of key senior members of management and the inability to attract and retain qualified personnel could adversely affect us.
Our success depends in substantial part upon our ability to attract and retain our senior officers.officers and to attract and retain additional qualified personnel in the future. The loss of services of members of our senior management team and the uncertain transition of new members of our senior management team may strain our ability to execute our strategic initiatives. The loss of oneinitiatives, or more of our senior officers could adversely impact our business, by, for example, makingmake it more difficult to retain customers, attract or maintain our capital support, or meet other needs of our business, which depend in part on the servicebusiness. This risk may be particularly acute for us relative to some of the departing officer. We may also encounter unforeseen difficulties associated with the transition of membersour competitors because some of our senior management team to new or expanded roles necessary to execute our strategicexecutives work in countries where they are not citizens (such as Bermuda) and tactical plans from time to time.
In addition, ourwork permit and immigration issues could adversely affect the ability to execute our business strategy is dependent on our ability to attract and retain a staff of qualified underwriters and service personnel. The location of our global headquarters in Bermuda may impede our ability to recruit and retain highly skilled employees. Under Bermuda law, non-Bermudians (other than spouses of Bermudians, holders of Permanent Residents’ Certificates and holders of Working


Residents’ Certificates) may not engage in any gainful occupation in Bermuda without a valid government work permit. Some members of our senior management are working in Bermuda under work permits that will expire over the next several years. The Bermuda government could refuse to extend these work permits, and no assurances can be given that any work permit will be issued or if issued, renewed upon the expiration of the relevant term. If any of our senior officers orhire key contributors were not permitted to remain in Bermuda, or if we experienced delays or failures to obtain permits for a number of our professional staff, our operations could be disrupted and our financial performance could be adversely affected as a result.
A decline in our investment performance could reduce our profitability and hinder our ability to pay claims promptly in accordance with our strategy.
We have historically derived a meaningful portion of our income from our invested assets, which are comprised of, among other things, fixed maturity securities, such as bonds, asset-backed securities, mortgage-backed securities, equity securities, and investments in private equity partnerships, bank loan funds and hedge funds. Accordingly, our financial results are subject to a variety of investment risks, including risks relating to general economic conditions, inflation, market volatility, interest rate fluctuations, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and credit and default risk. Additionally, with respect to certain of our investments, we are subject to pre-payment or reinvestment risk.
The market value of our fixed maturity investments is subject to fluctuation depending on changes in various factors, including prevailing interest rates and widening credit spreads. Increases in interest rates could cause the market value of our investment portfolio to decrease, perhaps substantially. Conversely, a decline in interest rates could reduce our investment yield, which would reduce our overall profitability. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions and other factors beyond our control. Any measures we take that are intended to manage the risks of operating in a changing interest rate environment may not effectively mitigate such interest rate sensitivity.
A portion of our investment portfolio is allocated to other classes of investments including equity securities and interests in alternative investment vehicles such as catastrophe bonds, private equity partnerships, senior secured bank loan funds and hedge funds. These other classes of investments are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet at fair value, which is generally established on the basis of the valuation criteria set forth in the governing documents of such investment vehicles. Such valuations may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had ready markets existed for the shares, partnership interests, notes or other securities representing interests in the relevant investment vehicles. We cannot assure you that, if we were forced to sell these assets, we would be able to sell them for the prices at which we have recorded them, and we might be forced to sell them at significantly lower prices. Furthermore, our interests in many of the investment classes described above are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which limit our ability to liquidate these investments in the short term. These classes of investments expose us to market risks including interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, equity price risk and credit risk. The performance of these classes of investments is also dependent on the individual investment managers and the investment strategies. It is possible that the investment managers will leave and/or the investment strategies will become ineffective or that such managers will fail to follow our investment guidelines. Any of the foregoing could result in a material adverse change to our investment performance, and accordingly, adversely affect our financial results.
In addition to the foregoing, we may from time to time re-evaluate our investment approach and guidelines and explore investment opportunities in respect of other asset classes not previously discussed above, including, without limitation, by expanding our relatively small portfolio of direct investments in the equity markets. Any such investments could expose us to systemic and price volatility risk, interest rate risk and other market risks. Any investment in equity securities carries with it inherent volatility. We cannot assure you that such an investment will prove profitable and we could lose the value of our investment. Accordingly, any such investment could impact our financial results, perhaps materially, over both the short and the long term.
We could face losses from terrorism, political unrest and war.
We have exposure to losses resulting from acts of terrorism, political unrest and acts of war. The frequency of these events has increased in recent years and it is difficult to predict the occurrence of these events or to estimate the amount of loss an occurrence will generate. Accordingly, it is possible that actual losses


from such acts will exceed our probable maximum loss estimate and that these acts will have a material adverse effect on us.
We closely monitor the amount and types of coverage we provide for terrorism risk under reinsurance and insurance treaties. If we think we can reasonably evaluate the risk of loss and charge an appropriate premium for such risk we will write some terrorism exposure on a stand-alone basis. We generally seek to exclude terrorism from non-terrorism treaties. If we cannot exclude terrorism, we evaluate the risk of loss and attempt to charge an appropriate premium for such risk. Even in cases where we have deliberately sought to exclude coverage, we may not be able to completely eliminate our exposure to terrorist acts.
The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 was amended and extended by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act of 2005 and amended and extended again by the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (“TRIPRA”). TRIPRA expired on December 31, 2014 and was amended and renewed on January 12, 2015 for a six year period. TRIPRA provides a federal backstop to all U.S. based property and casualty insurers for insurance related losses resulting from any act of terrorism on U.S. soil or against certain U.S. air carriers, vessels or foreign missions. We benefit from TRIPRA as this protection generally inures to our benefit under our reinsurance treaties where terrorism is not excluded.persons.
We are subject to cybersecurity risks and may incur increasing costs in an effort to minimize those risks.
Publicly reported instances of cyber securityCybersecurity threats and incidents have increased overin recent periods,years, and we may be subject to heightened cyber-related risks.risks, in part due to the extended period of remote work arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Our business depends on the proper functioning and availability of our information technology platform, including communications and data processing systems and our proprietary pricing and exposure management system.systems. We are also required to effect electronic transmissions with third parties including brokers, clients, vendors and others with whom we do business, andas well as with our Board of Directors. We believe we have implemented appropriate security measures,cannot guarantee that the controls and procedures to safeguard our information technology systems and to prevent unauthorized access to such systems and any data processedwe or stored in such systems, and we periodically evaluate and test the adequacy of such systems, measures, controls and procedures and perform third-party risk assessments; however, there can be no guarantee that such systems, measures, controls and procedures will be effective, that we will be able to establish secure capabilities with all of third parties or that third parties will have appropriate controls in place to protect the confidentiality ofor recover our information. systems and information will be effective, successful or sufficiently rapid to avoid harm to our business.
Security breaches, including at third parties that have our information, could expose us to a risk of loss or misuse of our information, litigation and potential liability.
In addition, cyber incidents, such as ransomware attacks, that impact the availability, reliability, speed, accuracy or other proper functioning of our systems could have a significant impact on our operations and potentially on ourfinancial results. We protect our information systems with physical and electronic safeguards as well as backup systems considered appropriate by management. However, it is not possible to protect against every potential power loss, telecommunications failure, cybersecurity attack or similar event that may arise. Moreover, the safeguards we use are subject to human implementation and maintenance and to other uncertainties.
We may not have the resources or technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent rapidly evolving types of cyberattacks. A significant cyber incident, including system failure, security breach, disruption by malware or other damage could interrupt or delay our operations, result in a violation of applicable cybersecurity and privacy and other laws, damage our reputation, cause a loss of customers or expose sensitive customer data, or give rise to monetary fines and other penalties, which could be significant. While management is not aware of a cybersecurity incident that has had a material effect on our operations, there can be no assurances that a cybercybersecurity incident that could have a material impact on us will not occur in the future.
Our disaster recovery and business continuity plans involve arrangements with our off-site, secure data centers. We cannot assure you that we will be able to access our systems from these facilities in the event that our primary systems are unavailable due to various scenarios, such as natural disasters or that we have prepared for every conceivable disaster or every scenario which might arise in respect of the disaster for which we have prepared, and cannot assure you our efforts in respect of disaster recovery will succeed, or will be sufficiently rapid to avoid harm to our business.
The cybersecurity regulatory environment is evolving, and it is possiblelikely that the costs to us of and the resources required for complying with new or developing regulatory requirements will increase. For example, the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation imposes pre-breach cybersecurity obligations with whichIn addition, we may be required to comply. It is possible that similar laws and regulations may be enacted in the future in


other jurisdictions. We also operate in a number of jurisdictions with strict data privacy and other related laws, which could be violated in the event of a significant cybersecurity incident or in the event of noncompliance by our personnel. Failure to comply with these obligations can give rise to monetary fines and other penalties, which could be significant.
See “Part I, Item 1. BusinessInformation Technology”Technology and Cybersecurity” for additional information related to information technology and cybersecurity.
We may from time to time modify our business and strategic plan, and these changes could adversely affect us and our financial condition.
We regularly evaluatefrequently monitor and analyze opportunities to acquire or make strategic investments in new or other businesses. The negotiation of potential acquisitions or strategic investments as well as the integration of an acquired business could be unsuccessful, result in a substantial diversion of management resources, or lead to other unanticipated risks or challenges. In addition, while our current business plansstrategy focuses predominantly on writing reinsurance, as we grow our casualty and strategies, which often results in changes to ourspecialty and other property lines of business, plans and initiatives. Given the increasing importance of strategic execution in our industry, we are subject to increasing risks related to our ability to successfully implement our evolving plansincreasingly writing excess and strategies, particularly as the pace of change in our industry continues to increase. Changing plans and strategies requires significant management time and effort, and may divert management’s attention from our core and historically successful operations and competencies. Moreover, modifications we undertake to our operations may not be immediately reflected in our financial statements. Therefore,surplus lines insurance through delegated authority arrangements. risks associated with implementing or changing our business strategies and initiatives, including risks related to developing or enhancing our operations, controls and other infrastructure, may not have an impact on our publicly reported results until many years after implementation. Our failure to carry out our business plans may have an adverse effect on our long-term results of operations and financial condition.
Our current business strategy focuses on writing reinsurance, with limited writing of primary insurance. Certain
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The preparation of our competitors have,consolidated financial statements requires us to make many estimates and judgments.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make many estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including claims and claim expense reserves), shareholders’ equity, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to premiums written and earned, our net claims and claim expenses, investment valuations and income taxes. We base our estimates on historical experience, where possible, and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our judgments and estimates may not reflect, and may deviate materially from, our actual results. For more details on our estimates and judgments, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates.”
We are exposed to risks in connection with consolidationour management of capital on behalf of investors in joint ventures or other entities we manage.
Our operating subsidiaries owe certain legal duties and obligations (including reporting, governance and allocation obligations) to third-party investors and are subject to laws and regulations relating to the insurancemanagement of third-party capital. Complying with these obligations, laws and reinsurance industries, recently increasedregulations requires significant management time and attention. Faulty judgments, simple errors or mistakes, or the amountfailure of primary insurance they are writing, both on an absoluteour personnel to adhere to established policies and relative basis. Thereprocedures could result in our failure to comply with applicable obligations, laws or regulations, which could result in significant liabilities, penalties or other losses to us and seriously harm our business and results of operations.
In addition, our third-party capital providers may, subject to restrictions, redeem their interests in our joint ventures and managed funds or we may be unable to attract and raise additional third-party capital for our existing or potential new joint ventures and managed funds. The loss, or alteration in a negative manner, of any of this capital support could cause us to forego fee income and other income-generating opportunities and could materially impact our financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, we can beprovide no assurance that we will be able to attract and raise additional third-party capital for our business strategyexisting joint ventures and managed funds or for potential new joint ventures and managed funds and therefore we may forego existing and/or potentially attractive
The covenants in our debt agreements limit our financial and operational flexibility, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition.
We have incurred indebtedness and may incur additional indebtedness in the future. Our indebtedness primarily consists of focusingpublicly traded notes, letters of credit and a revolving credit facility. For more details on writing reinsurance, with limited writingour indebtedness, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of primary insurance, will prove prudent as compared toFinancial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Resources.”
The agreements governing our indebtedness contain covenants that limit our ability and the strategiesability of some of our competitors.subsidiaries to make particular types of investments or other restricted payments, sell or place a lien on our or their respective assets, merge or consolidate. Some of these agreements also require us or our subsidiaries to maintain specific financial ratios or contain cross-defaults to our other indebtedness. Under certain circumstances, if we or our subsidiaries fail to comply with these covenants or meet these financial ratios, the noteholders or the lenders could declare a default and demand immediate repayment of all amounts owed to them or, where applicable, cancel their commitments to lend or issue letters of credit or, where the reimbursement obligations are unsecured, require us to pledge collateral or, where the reimbursement obligations are secured, require us to pledge additional or a different type of collateral.
The determination of impairments taken is highly subjective and could materially impact our financial positioncondition or results of operations.
The determination of impairments taken on our investments, investments in other ventures, goodwill and other intangible assets and loans varies by type of asset and is based upon our periodic evaluation and assessment of known and inherent risks associated with the respective asset class. Such evaluations and assessments are revised as conditions change and new information becomes available. Management updates its evaluations regularly and reflects impairments in operations as such evaluations are revised. There can be no assuranceWe cannot assure you that our management haswe have accurately assessed the level of impairments taken in our financial statements. Furthermore, additionalmanagement may determine that impairments may need toare needed in future periods and any such impairment will be takenrecorded in the future,period in which it occurs, which could materially impact our financial positioncondition or results of operations. Historical trends may not be indicative of future impairments.
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Risks Related to the Economic Environment
A decline in our investment performance could reduce our profitability and capital resources.
We have historically derived a meaningful portion of our income from our invested assets, which are principally comprised of fixed maturity securities. Accordingly, our financial results are subject to a variety of investment risks, including risks relating to general economic conditions, inflation, market volatility, interest rate fluctuations, foreign currency risk, liquidity risk and credit and default risk. The volatility in global financial markets resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted, and may continue to impact, the value of our investment portfolio and our strategic investments. Additionally, some of our investments are subject to pre-payment or reinvestment risk. Our investment portfolio also includes securities with a longer duration, which may be more susceptible to risks such as inflation. Changes in various factors, including prevailing interest rates and credit spreads may cause fluctuations in the market value of our fixed maturity investments. Any decline in interest rates or continuation of a low interest rate environment could reduce our investment yield, which would reduce our overall profitability. Conversely, increases in interest rates could cause the market value of our investment portfolio to decrease, which could reduce our capital resources. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary policies, inflation levels, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our control.
A portion of our investment portfolio is allocated to other classes of investments including equity securities, catastrophe bonds, term loans and interests in alternative investment vehicles such as private equity investments, private credit investments, senior secured bank loan funds and hedge funds. For certain investments, the valuation on our consolidated balance sheet may differ significantly from the values that would be used if ready markets existed for the securities representing interests in the relevant investment vehicles. If we were to sell these assets (which may be necessary if we need liquidity to pay claims), it may be at significantly lower prices than we have recorded them. Furthermore, our interests in many of the investment classes described above are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that limit our ability to liquidate these investments in the short term. The performance of these classes of investments is also dependent on individual investment managers and investment strategies. It is possible that these investment managers will leave, the investment strategies will become ineffective or that the managers will fail to follow our investment guidelines. Our investment portfolio may become concentrated in a limited number of issuers or have significant exposure to certain geographic areas or economic sectors. Concentration of investments can increase investment risk and portfolio volatility. Any of the foregoing could result in a decline in our investment performance and capital resources, and accordingly, adversely affect our financial results.
We may be adversely impacted by inflation.
We monitor the risk that theThe principal markets in which we operate could experience increased inflationary conditions,are susceptible to monetary inflation, which would, among other things,could cause loss costs to increase, and impact the performance of our investment portfolio.portfolio, and borrowing costs to increase. We believe the risks of inflation across our key markets have increased. In particular, the steps taken by governments in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the costs of such actions, have led to significant inflation. The impact of inflation on loss costs could be more pronounced for those lines of business that are considered to be long tail in nature, as they require a relatively long period of time to finalize and settle claims. Changes in the level of inflation may also result in an increased level of uncertainty in our estimation of loss reserves, particularly for long tail lines of business. The onset, durationbusiness, and severity of an inflationary period cannot be estimated with precision.
We depend on the policies, procedures and expertise of ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties, who may fail to accurately assess the risks they underwrite, which exposesrequire us to operationalstrengthen reserves, with a corresponding reduction in our net income in the period in which the deficiency is identified. Unanticipated higher inflation could also lead to higher interest rates, which would negatively impact the value of our fixed income securities and financial risks.
Likepotentially other reinsurers, we do not separately evaluate each primary risk assumed under our reinsurance contracts or pursuant to our delegated authority business. Accordingly, we are heavily dependent on the original underwriting decisions made by our ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties and are therefore subject to the risk that our customers may not have adequately evaluated the risks to be reinsured, or that the premiums ceded to us will not adequately compensate us for the risks we assume,


perhaps materially so.investments. To the extent higher inflation could lead to currency fluctuation, we continue to increase the relative amount of proportional coverages we offer, we will increasemay also experience increased volatility on foreign exchange gains and losses in our aggregate exposure to risks of this nature.
Our business is subject to operational risks, including systems or human failures.
We are subject to operational risks including fraud, employee errors, failure to document transactions properly or to obtain proper internal authorization, failure to comply with regulatory requirements or obligations under our agreements, failure of our service providers, such as investment custodians, actuaries, information technology providers, etc., to comply with our service agreements, or information technology failures. Losses from these risks may occur from time to time and may be significant.consolidated financial statements.
We are exposed to riskscounterparty credit risk, which could increase our liabilities and reduce liquidity.
Counterparty credit risk typically increases during periods of economic uncertainty, and we believe our exposure has increased in recent years. In connection with the settlement of reinsurance balances, we assume a substantial degree of credit risk associated with our brokers. In accordance with industry practice, we pay virtually all amounts owed on claims under our policies to reinsurance brokers, who then forward these payments to the ceding insurers that have purchased reinsurance from us. Likewise, premiums due to us by ceding insurers are virtually all paid to brokers, who then pass the amounts to us. Many of our contracts provide that if a broker fails to make a payment to a ceding insurer, we remain liable to the ceding insurer for the deficiency. Conversely, when the ceding insurer pays premiums to brokers for payment to us,
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these premiums are considered to have been received by us upon receipt by the broker and the ceding insurer is no longer liable to us for those amounts, even if we have not received the premiums.
We are also exposed to the credit risk of our customers, who, pursuant to their contracts with us, frequently pay us over time. We may not collect all our premiums receivable from our ceding insurers and reinsurers, and we may not collect all our reinsurance recoverable from our own retrocessionaires. We have significant premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable, and our failure to collect even a small portion of these amounts, or a meaningful delay in the collection of recoverables as to which our own underlying obligations are due, could negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition, perhaps materially.
The continuing COVID-19 pandemic has and may continue to adversely affect our financial performance and ability to conduct operations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had immense impacts on a global scale, including on the insurance and reinsurance industries where it has raised many new questions and challenges for us and our industry. It is difficult to predict all of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the markets in which we participate and our ability to effectively respond to these changing market dynamics.
The pandemic has significantly increased economic uncertainty. To the extent these conditions continue and potentially worsen, particularly with subsequent waves of infection, they could have the following impacts on our business operations and current and future financial performance and could impact us in other ways that we cannot predict:
We have significant exposure to losses stemming from COVID-19 related claims, and we expect losses to emerge over time as the full impact of the pandemic and its effects on the global economy are realized. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic triggers coverage is dependent on specific policy language, terms and exclusions. In addition, legislative, regulatory, judicial or social influences may impose new obligations on insurers in connection with the pandemic that extend coverage beyond the intended contractual obligations or lead to an increase in the frequency or severity of claims beyond expected levels, resulting in the emergence of unexpected or un-modeled insurance or reinsurance losses.
An economic recession or slowdown in economic activity resulting from the pandemic will not only increase the probability of losses, but could also reduce the demand for insurance and reinsurance, which could reduce our management of capital on behalf of investorspremium volume.
Ongoing disruption in joint ventures or other entities we manage.
Our operating subsidiaries owe certain legal dutiesglobal financial markets and obligations (including reporting, governance and allocation obligations) to third party investors and are subject to a variety of increasingly complex laws and regulations relatingeconomic uncertainty due to the managementcontinuing impact of third party capital. Complying with these obligations, laws and regulations requires significant management time and attention. Although we continually monitorCOVID-19 could cause us to incur investment losses, including credit impairments in our compliance policies and procedures, faulty judgments, simple errorsfixed maturity portfolio, or mistakes,decline in interest rates which may reduce our future net investment income. Responses to the pandemic, including by governments, may lead or the failurecontribute to continued high inflation.
Our counterparty credit risk may also increase, as some of our personnelcounterparties may face increased financial difficulties due to adherethe ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on the world economy and financial markets.
From an operational perspective, our employees, directors and agents, as well as the workforces of our brokers, vendors, service providers, retrocessionaires and other counterparties, may be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic or efforts to established policies and procedures, could result in our failure to comply with applicable obligations, laws or regulations, which could result in significant liabilities, penalties or other losses to us and seriously harmmitigate the pandemic. Remote work arrangements affect our business continuity plans, introduce operational risk, including cybersecurity risks, and may adversely affect our ability to manage our business.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could also exacerbate the other risks we face described herein. All of the foregoing events or potential outcomes, including in combination with other risk factors included herein, could cause a material adverse effect on our results of operations.
In addition, in furtherance of our goal of matching well-structured risk with capital whose owners would find the risk-return trade-off attractive, we may invest capital in newoperations for any period, and, complex ventures with which we do not have a significant amount of experience, which may increase our exposure to legal, regulatorydepending on their severity, could also materially and reputational risks.
In addition, our third party capital providers may redeem their interests in our joint ventures, which could materially impact the financial condition of such joint ventures, and could in turn materially impactadversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Certain of our joint venture capital providers provide significant capital investment and other forms of capital support in respect of our joint ventures. The loss, or alternation in a negative manner, of any of this capital support could be detrimental to our financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, we can provide no assurance that we will be able to attract and raise additional third party capital for our existing joint ventures or for potential new joint ventures and therefore we may forego existing and/or potentially attractive fee income and other income generating opportunities.condition.
We may be adversely affected by foreign currency fluctuations.
We routinely transact business in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, our financial reporting currency. Moreover, we maintain a portion of our cash and investments in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.dollar and certain of our subsidiaries have non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. Although we generally seek to hedge significant non-U.S. dollar positions, we may from time to time, experience losses resulting from fluctuations in the values of these foreign currencies, which could cause our consolidated earnings to decrease. In addition, failure to manage our foreign currency exposures could cause our results of operations to be more volatile. Adverse, unforeseen or rapidly shiftingOur
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significant third-party capital management operations may further complicate these foreign currency valuations in our key markets, such as the Eurozone jurisdictions or Japan, may magnify these risks over time.operational needs and risk.
We may require additional capital in the future, which may not be available or may only be available on unfavorable terms.
Our exposure to significant catastrophic events may cause significant volatility in our operating and capital needs. To the extent that our existing capital is insufficient to support our future operating requirements, we may need to raise additional funds through financings or limit our growth. Our operations are subject to significant volatility in capital due to our exposure to potentially significant catastrophic events. Any further equity, debt or debthybrid financings, or capacity needed for letters of credit, if available at all, may be on terms that are unfavorable to us. Our ability to raise such capital successfully would depend upon the facts and circumstances at the time, including our financial position and operating results, market conditions, and applicable legal issues. We are also exposed to the risk that the contingent capital facilities we have in place may not be available as expected.
If we are unable to obtain adequate capital when needed, we may not be able to grow and take advantage of favorable market conditions, or we may be required to reduce the amount of business that we write, impacting our business, results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected.


condition.
In addition, we are exposed to the risk that we may be unable to raise new capital for our managed joint ventures, managed funds and other private alternative investment vehicles, which would reduce our future fee income and market capacity, and thus negatively affect our results of operations and financial condition.
The covenants For example, it is possible that substantial losses ceded to the alternative capital sector over a period of years, and restraints on capital return and maintenance of collateral for prior loss periods by a number of market participants, may contribute to a reduction in our debt agreements limit our financial and operational flexibility, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition.
We have incurred indebtedness, and may incur additional indebtednessinvestor appetite to this product class in the future. Our indebtedness primarily consists of publicly traded notes, letters of creditnear term.
Risks Related to Legal and a revolving credit facility. For more details on our indebtedness, see “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Capital Resources.”
The agreements governing our indebtedness contain covenants that limit our ability and the ability of certain of our subsidiaries to borrow money, make particular types of investments or other restricted payments, sell or place a lien on our or their respective assets, merge or consolidate. Certain of these agreements also require us or our subsidiaries to maintain specific financial ratios. If we or our subsidiaries fail to comply with these covenants or meet these financial ratios, the noteholders or the lenders could declare a default and demand immediate repayment of all amounts owed to them or, where applicable, cancel their commitments to lend or issue letters of credit or, where the reimbursement obligations are secured, require us to pledge additional or a different type of collateral.Regulatory Matters
The regulatory systems under which we operate and potential changes thereto could restrict our ability to operate, increase our costs, or otherwise adversely impact us.
CertainOur operating subsidiaries conduct business globally and are subject to varying degrees of regulation and supervision in multiple jurisdictions. See “Part I, Item 1. Business—Regulation.” These statutes, regulations and policies may, among other things, restrict the ability of our subsidiaries, joint ventures or managed funds to write certain business, make certain investments and distribute funds. We may not be able to comply fully with, or obtain appropriate exemptions from, these statutes and regulations, which could result in restrictions on our ability to do business or undertake activities that are regulated in these jurisdictions, which could subject us to fines and/or penalties. Our current or future business strategy could cause one or more of our currently unregulated subsidiaries to become subject to some form of regulation in the future. Any failure to comply with current or future applicable laws or regulations could result in restrictions on our ability to do business or undertake activities that are regulated in these jurisdictions, which could subject us to fines and other penalties. In addition, changes in the laws or regulations to which our operating subsidiaries are subject or in their interpretation could have an adverse effect on our business.
Several of our operating subsidiaries are not licensed or admitted in any jurisdiction except Bermuda, conduct business only from their principal offices in Bermuda and do not maintain offices in the U.S. The insurance and reinsurance regulatory framework continues to be subject to increased scrutiny in many jurisdictions, including the U.S. and Europe. If our Bermuda insurance or reinsurance operations become subject to the insurance laws of any state in the U.S., jurisdictions in the EU, or elsewhere, we could face challenges to the future operations of these companies.
Moreover, we We could also be put at a competitive disadvantagerequired to allocate considerable time and resources to comply with any new or additional regulatory requirements in any of the future with respect to competitors that are licensed and admitted in U.S. jurisdictions. Among other things, jurisdictions in which we operate, and any such requirements could impact the U.S. do not permitoperations of our insurance companies to take creditand/or non-insurance subsidiaries, result in increased costs for reinsurance obtained from unlicensed or non-admitted insurers on their statutoryus and impact our financial statements unless security is posted. Our contracts generally require us to post a letter of credit or provide other security (e.g., through a multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust). In order to post these letters of credit, issuing banks generally require collateral. It is possible that the EU or other countries might adopt a similar regime in the future, or that U.S. or EU regulations could be altered in a way that treats Bermuda-based companies disparately. condition
It is possible that individual jurisdiction or cross border regulatory developments could adversely differentiate Bermuda, the jurisdiction in which we are subject to group supervision, or could exclude Bermuda-based companies from benefits such as market access, mutual recognition or reciprocal rights made available to other jurisdictions, which could adversely impact us, perhaps significantly.us. Any such development or our inability to post security in the form of letters of credit or trust funds when required, could significantly and negatively affect our operations.
We could be required to allocate considerable timePolitical, regulatory and resources to comply with any new or additional regulatory requirements in any of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including Bermuda, Marylandindustry initiatives by state and the U.K., and any such requirements could impact the operations of our insurance and/or non-insurance subsidiaries, result in increased costs for us and impact our financial condition. In addition, we could be adversely affected if a regulatory authority believed we had failed to comply with applicable law or regulations.
Our current or future business strategy could cause one or more of our currently unregulated subsidiaries to become subject to some form of regulation. Any failure to comply with applicable laws could result in the imposition of significant restrictions on our ability to do business, and could also result in fines and other sanctions, any or all of whichinternational authorities could adversely affect our financial resultsbusiness.
The insurance and operations.reinsurance regulatory framework is subject to heavy scrutiny by the U.S. and individual state governments, as well as a number of international authorities, and we believe it is likely there will be increased regulatory intervention in our industry in the future.
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We could also be adversely affected by proposals or enacted legislation that provide for reinsurance capacity in markets and to consumers that we target, expand the scope of coverage under existing policies for perils such as hurricanes or earthquakes or for a pandemic disease outbreak, mandate the terms of insurance and reinsurance policies, expand the scope of the Federal Insurance Office or establish a new federal insurance regulator or otherwise revise laws, regulations, or contracts under which we operate, which may disproportionately benefit the companies of one country over those of another.
Bermuda is also subject to increasing scrutiny by political bodies outside of Bermuda, including the EU Code of Conduct Group. See “The OECD and the EU may pursue measures that might increase our taxes and reduce our net income and increase our reporting requirements.” Due to this increased legislative and regulatory scrutiny of the reinsurance industry and Bermuda, our cost of compliance with applicable laws may increase, which could result in a decrease to our profitability. Further, as we continue to expand our business operations outside of Bermuda, we are increasingly subject to new and additional regulations, including, for example, laws relating to anti-corruption and anti-bribery.
We face risks related to changes in Bermuda law and regulations, and the political environment in Bermuda.
We are incorporated in Bermuda and many of our operating companies are domiciled in Bermuda. Therefore, our exposure to potential changes in Bermuda law and regulation that may have an adverse


impact on our operations, such as the imposition of tax liability, increased regulatory supervision or changes in regulation is heightened. The Bermuda insurance and reinsurance regulatory framework recently has become subject to increased scrutiny in many jurisdictions, including in the U.S. and in various states within the U.S. We are unable to predict the future impact on our operations of changes in Bermuda laws and regulations to which we are or may become subject.regulation.
In addition, we are subject to changes in the political environment in Bermuda, which could make it difficult to operate in, or attract talent to, Bermuda. For example, Bermuda is a small jurisdiction and may be disadvantaged in participating in global or cross border regulatory matters as compared with larger jurisdictions such as the U.S. or the leading EU and Asian countries. In addition, Bermuda, which is currently an overseas territory of the U.K., may consider changes to its relationship with the U.K. in the future. These changes could adversely affect Bermuda or the international reinsurance market focused there, either of which could adversely impact us commercially.
Our liquidity could be impacted due to regulatory requirements for collateral by non-U.S. insurers.
Many jurisdictions in the U.S. do not permit insurance companies to take credit for reinsurance obtained from unlicensed or non-admitted insurers on their statutory financial statements unless security is posted, the form and quantity of which is also subject to the regulations of those jurisdictions. Our contracts generally require us to post such security via a letter of credit, a trust account, or where applicable utilize a multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust, with the release of such security being controlled by the insurance company and/or a regulator. Because of these requirements, we could be put at a competitive disadvantage relative to certain of our competitors who are licensed and admitted in U.S. jurisdictions. Further, if we are not able to access sufficient unrestricted liquid assets from our other operations in order to operate our business from time to time, our business could be adversely impacted. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Liquidity and Cash Flows—Credit Facilities, Trusts and Other Collateral Arrangements—Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts and Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts” for a discussion of certain of these collateral arrangements.
Regulatory regimes and changes to accounting rules may adversely impact our financial results irrespective of business operations.
Accounting standards and regulatory changes may require modifications to our accounting principles, both prospectively and for prior periods, and such changes could have an adverse impact on our financial results. Required modification of our existing principles, and new disclosure requirements, could have an impact on our results of operations and increase our expenses in order to implement and comply with any new requirements.
Our business is subject to certain laws and regulations relating to sanctions and foreign corrupt practices, the violation of which could adversely affect our operations.
We must comply with all applicable economic sanctions and anti-bribery laws and regulations of the U.S. and other jurisdictions. U.S. laws and regulations that may be applicable to us include economic trade sanctions laws and regulations administered by OFAC as well as certain laws administered by the U.S. Department of State. The sanctions laws and regulations of non-U.S. jurisdictions in which we operate may differ to some degree from those of the U.S. and these differences may additionally expose us to sanctions violations.
In addition, we are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-bribery laws that generally prohibit corrupt payments or improper gifts to non-U.S. governments or officials. It is possible that an employee or intermediary could fail to comply with applicable laws and regulations. In such event, we could
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be exposed to civil penalties, criminal penalties and other sanctions, including fines or other punitive actions. In addition, such violations could damage our business and our reputation. Such criminal or civil sanctions, penalties, other sanctions, and damage to our business and reputation could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Risks Related to Taxation
Our Bermuda subsidiaries may be subject to U.S. corporate income tax.
We conduct a significant amount of business through Bermuda subsidiaries that we believe are not subject to U.S. corporate income tax as they are not engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. Since there is considerable uncertainty, however, as to the activities that constitute being engaged in a trade or business within the U.S., we cannot be certain that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service will not contend successfully that any of our non-U.S. companies is engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. Were this to occur, such company could be subject to U.S. corporate income and additional branch profits taxes on the portion of its earnings effectively connected to such U.S. business. If we or one or more of our Bermuda subsidiaries were ultimately held to be subject to taxation, our earnings would correspondingly decline.
While we have maintained our rigorous tax-related operating protocols during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is possible that ongoing severe travel restrictions may give rise to substantial operating challenges should current conditions persist.
U.S. tax changes could reduce our access to capital, decrease demand for our products, impact our shareholders or investors in our joint ventures or other entities we manage or otherwise adversely affect us.
In 2017, the U.S. adopted tax reform legislation, commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act included a new base erosion anti-avoidance tax that would have substantially altered the taxation of affiliate reinsurance between our operating affiliates which are subject to U.S. taxation and our non-U.S. affiliates which are not. Although base erosion anti-avoidance tax has not significantly impacted us to date as the affiliate reinsurance targeted by the base erosion anti-avoidance tax was not material to our operations, it could limit our ability to execute affiliate reinsurance transactions that would otherwise be undertaken for non-tax business reasons, such as efficient use of capital within our group, in the future and could result in higher prices for the reinsurance products we buy and sell.
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased the likelihood that we or any of our non-U.S. subsidiaries or any entity managed by us will be deemed a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code for U.S. federal tax purposes. Specifically, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act expands the definition of “U.S. shareholder” for “controlled foreign corporation” purposes to include “U.S. persons” who own 10% or more of the value of a foreign corporation’s shares, rather than only looking to voting power held. In the event a corporation is characterized as a “controlled foreign corporation,” any “U.S. shareholder” of the “controlled foreign corporation” is required to include its pro rata share of certain insurance and related investment income in income for a taxable year, even if such income is not distributed.
In addition to changes in the “controlled foreign corporation” rules, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains modifications to certain provisions relating to PFIC status that could, for example, discourage U.S. persons from investing in our joint ventures or other entities we manage. While we believe that we should not be characterized as a PFIC, we cannot assure you that this will continue to be the case in future years. It is also possible that joint venture entities managed by us may be characterized as PFICs, which could make these entities less attractive to investors and reduce our fee income.
It is currently anticipated (though not assured) that we will operate each of our non-U.S. subsidiaries in such a way that gross related person insurance income will constitute less the 20% of the gross insurance income of each of our non-U.S. insurance subsidiaries for any taxable year in the foreseeable future. On January 25, 2022, proposed regulations were published which could, if finalized in their current form, substantially expand the definition of related person insurance income to include insurance income of our non-U.S. subsidiaries related to affiliate reinsurance transactions. These regulations would apply to taxable years beginning after the date the regulations are finalized. Although we cannot predict whether, when or in what form the proposed regulations might be finalized, the proposed regulations, if finalized in their current form, could limit our ability to execute affiliate reinsurance transactions that would otherwise be undertaken for non-tax business reasons in the future and could increase the risk that gross related person insurance income could constitute 20% or more of the gross insurance income of one or more of our non-U.S. insurance subsidiaries in a particular taxable year, which could result in such related person insurance income being taxable to U.S. persons that own our shares.
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Further, the taxation of us or our subsidiaries and our shareholders may be the subject of future tax legislation, which could have a material adverse effect on us or our shareholders.
The OECD and the jurisdictions in which we operate may pursue measures that might increase our taxes and reduce our net income and increase our reporting requirements.
The OECD has published reports and launched a global dialog among member and non-member countries on measures to limit harmful tax competition. These measures are largely directed at counteracting the effects of jurisdictions perceived by the OECD to be tax havens or offering preferential tax regimes. In 2017, the EU initiated similar measures and identified certain jurisdictions, including Bermuda, which it considered had tax systems that facilitated offshore structuring by attracting profits without commensurate economic activity. The EU did temporarily add Bermuda to its “blacklist” of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes between March 2019 and May 2019, when Bermuda adopted economic substance legislation that the EU deemed compliant with its requirements.
In addition, in 2015, the OECD published its final series of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting reports related to its attempt to coordinate multilateral action on international tax rules. The actions recommended changes in the tax law which, if adopted, could subject us to additional taxes and increase the complexity and cost of tax compliance.
Following the recommendations in the final series of these reports, the OECD has continued to consult on and review the tax challenges arising from the digital economy. In May 2019, the OECD published a “Programme of Work,” divided into two pillars, with the goal of tackling the challenges of taxing the digital economy. The OECD then published Blueprints for the two pillars late in 2020 and commenced a public consultation on the proposals.
In 2021, significant steps were taken to develop a plan for implementing a two-pillar solution. In October, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework released a statement agreeing a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digital economy. Pillar One addresses the broader challenge of a digitalized economy and focuses on the allocation of group profits among taxing jurisdictions based on a market-based concept rather than historical “permanent establishment�� concepts. Pillar One includes explicit exclusions for Regulated Financial Services, so is not expected to have a material impact on insurance and reinsurance groups. Pillar Two addresses the remaining Base Erosion and Profit Shifting risk of profit shifting to entities in low tax jurisdictions by introducing a global minimum tax on large groups (groups with consolidated revenues in excess of €750 million), which would require large groups to calculate the effective tax rate of each group company operating in a relevant jurisdiction and, where a group company has an effective tax rate below 15%, pay an additional top-up tax. In December 2021, the OECD issued Pillar Two model rules for domestic implementation of the global minimum tax and shortly thereafter the European Commission proposed a Directive to implement the Pillar Two rules into EU law, which, if unanimously agreed by EU member states, will require EU member states to transpose the rules into their national laws by 31 December 2022 with certain measures initially coming into effect from 1 January 2023. If the countries in which we operate amend their tax laws to fully adopt the Pillar Two framework, there may be an increase in the company’s income taxes.
Further, we could be adversely impacted by other changes in tax laws, tax treaties or tax regulations or the interpretation or enforcement thereof by taxation authorities in the jurisdictions in which we operate, which could materially adversely affect our results of operations.
Risks Related to the Ownership of our Securities
Because we are a holding company, we are dependent on dividends and payments from our subsidiaries.
As a holding company with no direct operations, we rely on our investment income, cash dividends and other permitted payments from our subsidiaries to make principal and interest payments on our debt and to pay dividends to our shareholders. From time to time, we may not have sufficient liquid assets to meet these obligations. Regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends under Bermuda law, Swiss law and various U.S. insurance regulations may limitlaws regulate the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends. If our subsidiaries are restricted from paying dividends to us, we may be unable to pay dividends to our shareholders or to repay our indebtedness.
Acquisitions or strategic investments we have made or may make could turn out to be unsuccessful.
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As part of our strategy, we frequently monitor and analyze opportunities to acquire or make a strategic investment in new or other businesses we believe will not detract from our core operations. The negotiation of potential acquisitions or strategic investments as well as the integration of an acquired business or new personnel, could result in a substantial diversion of management resources.

Future acquisitions could likewise involve numerous additional risks such as potential losses from unanticipated litigation or levels of claims and inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset acquisition costs. As we pursue or consummate a strategic transaction or investment, we may value the acquired or funded company or operations incorrectly, fail to integrate the acquired operations appropriately into our own operations, fail to successfully manage our operations as our product and geographical diversity increases, expend unforeseen costs during the acquisition or integration process, or encounter other unanticipated risks or challenges. If we succeed in consummating a strategic investment, we may fail to value it accurately or divest it or otherwise realize the value which we originally invested or have subsequently reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Any failure by us to effectively limit such risks or implement our acquisitions or strategic investment strategies could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Some aspects of our corporate structure may discourage third partythird-party takeovers and other transactions or prevent the removal of our current board of directors and management.
Some provisions of our Amended and Restated Bye-Lawsbye-laws may discourage third parties from making unsolicited takeover bids or prevent the removal of our current board of directors and management. In particular, our Bye-Lawsbye-laws prohibit transfers of our capital shares if the transfer would result in a person owning or controlling shares that constitute 9.9% or more of any class or series of our shares.shares, unless otherwise waived at the discretion of the Board. In addition, our Bye-Lawsbye-laws reduce the total voting power of any shareholder owning, directly or indirectly, beneficially or otherwise, more than 9.9% of our common shares to not more than 9.9% of the total voting power of our capital stockshares unless otherwise waived at the discretion of the Board. These provisions may have the effect of deterring purchases of large blocks of our common shares or proposals to acquire us, even if our shareholders might deem these purchases or acquisition proposals to be in their best interests.
In addition, our Bye-Lawsbye-laws provide for, among other things:
a classified Board, whose size is generally fixed and whose members may be removed by the shareholders only for cause upon a 66 2/3% vote;


restrictions on the ability of shareholders to nominate persons to serve as directors, submit resolutions to a shareholder vote and requisition special general meetings;
a large number of authorized but unissued shares which may be issued by the Board without further shareholder action; and
a 66 2/3% shareholder vote to amend, repeal or adopt any provision inconsistent with several provisions of the Bye-Laws.bye-laws.
These Bye-Lawbye-law provisions make it more difficult to acquire control of us by means of a tender offer, open market purchase, proxy contest or otherwise and could discourage a prospective acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us. In addition, these Bye-Lawbye-law provisions could prevent the removal of our current Board of Directors and management. To the extent these provisions discourage takeover attempts, they could deprive shareholders of opportunities to realize takeover premiums for their shares or could depress the market price of the shares.
Maryland law also requires prior noticeIn addition, many jurisdictions in which our insurance and Maryland Insurance Administrationreinsurance subsidiaries operate have laws and regulations that require regulatory approval of changesa change in control of a Maryland-domestican insurer or itsan insurer’s holding company. Any purchaser of 10% or more of the outstanding voting securities of an insurance company or its holding company is presumedWhere such laws apply to have acquiredus and our subsidiaries, there can be no effective change in our control unless the presumption is rebutted. Therefore, any investor who intendsperson seeking to acquire 10% or more of our outstanding voting securities would be required to file notices and reportscontrol has filed a statement with the Maryland Insurance Administration beforeregulators and has obtained prior approval for the proposed change from such acquisition.
The PRA and the FCA regulate the acquisition ofregulators. Under these laws, control of RSML, our Lloyd’s managing agent, which is authorized under the FSMA. Any company or individual that, together with its or his associates,typically presumed when a person acquires, directly or indirectly, acquires 10% or more of the shares in a Lloyd’s managing agent or its parent company, or is entitled to exercise or control the exercise of 10% or more of the voting power in such Lloyd’s managing agentof the insurance company or its parent, company, would be considered to have acquired control foralthough this presumption is rebuttable. Therefore, a person may not acquire 10% or more of our common shares without the purposesprior approval of the relevant legislation, as would a person who has significant influence over the management of such Lloyd’s managing agent or its parent company by virtue of its or his shareholding or voting power in either. Lloyd’s approval is also required before any person can acquire control (using the same definition as for the PRA and FCA) of a Lloyd’s managing agent or Lloyd’s corporate member.applicable insurance regulators.
Investors may have difficulty in serving process or enforcing judgments against us in the U.S.
We are a Bermuda company. In addition, certainmany of our officers and directors reside in countries outside the U.S. All or a substantial portion of our assets and the assets of these officers and directors are or may be located outside the U.S. Investors may have difficulty effecting service of process within the U.S. on our directors and officers who reside outside the U.S. or recovering against us or these directors and officers on judgments of U.S. courts based on civil liabilities provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws whether or not we appoint an agent in the U.S. to receive service of process.
Risks Related to Our Industry
The reinsurance and insurance businesses are historically cyclical and the pricing and terms for our products may decline, which would affect our profitability.
The reinsurance and insurance industries have historically been cyclical, characterized by periods of decreasing prices followed by periods of increasing prices. Reinsurers have experienced significant fluctuations in their results of operations due to numerous factors, including the frequency and severity of catastrophic events, perceptions of risk, levels of capacity, general economic conditions and underwriting results of other insurers and reinsurers. All of these factors may contribute to price declines generally in the reinsurance and insurance industries. Following an increase in capital in our industry after the 2005 catastrophe events and the subsequent period of substantial dislocation in the financial markets, the reinsurance and insurance markets have experienced a prolonged period of generally softening markets.
Our catastrophe-exposed lines are affected significantly by volatile and unpredictable developments, including natural and man-made disasters. The occurrence, or nonoccurrence, of catastrophic events, the frequency and severity of which are inherently unpredictable, affects both industry results and consequently prevailing market prices of our products.


We expect premium rates and other terms and conditions of trade to vary in the future. If demand for our products falls or the supply of competing capacity rises, our prospects for potential growth, due in part to our disciplined approach to underwriting, may be adversely affected. In particular, we might lose existing customers or suffer a decline in business, which we might not regain when industry conditions improve.
Recent or future U.S. federal or state legislation may impact the private markets and decrease the demand for our property reinsurance products, which would adversely affect our business and results of operations.
Legislation adversely impacting the private markets could be enacted on a state, regional or federal level. In the past, federal bills have been proposed in Congress which would, if enacted, create a federal reinsurance backstop or guarantee mechanism for catastrophic risks, including those we currently insure and reinsure in the private markets. These measures were not enacted by Congress; however, new bills to create a federal catastrophe reinsurance program to back up state insurance or reinsurance programs, or to establish other similar or analogous funding mechanisms or structures, may be introduced. We believe that such legislation, if enacted, could contribute to growth, inception or alteration of state insurance entities in a manner that would be adverse to us and to market participants more generally. If enacted, bills of this nature would likely further erode the role of private market catastrophe reinsurers and could adversely impact our financial results, perhaps materially. Moreover, we believe that numerous modeled potential catastrophes could exceed the actual or politically acceptable bonded capacity of Citizens and of the FHCF. This could lead either to a severe dislocation or the necessity of federal intervention in the Florida market, either of which would adversely impact the private insurance and reinsurance industry.
In March 2014, Congress passed the “Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014” (the “Grimm-Waters Act”), which we believe has had an adverse impact on near term prospects for increased U.S. private flood insurance demand, the stability of the National Flood Insurance Program (the “NFIP”) and the primary insurers that produce policies for the NFIP or offer private coverages, and it is possible that additional adverse legislation or rulemaking will be enacted at the federal or state level.
In 2007, the state of Florida enacted legislation to expand the FHCF’s provision of below-market rate reinsurance to up to $28.0 billion per season and expanded the ability of Citizens to compete with private insurance companies and other companies that cede business to us, which reduced the role of the private insurance and reinsurance markets in Florida. Because we are one of the largest providers of catastrophe-exposed coverage globally and in Florida, the 2007 bill and the weakened financial position of Florida insurers may have a greater adverse impact on us than it would on other reinsurance market participants. In addition, it is possible that other regulatory or legislative changes that impact Florida could affect our ability to sell certain of our products and have a material adverse effect on our operations. Other states, particularly those with Atlantic or Gulf Coast exposures or seismic exposures (such as California), may enact new or expanded legislation based on the 2007 Florida model or otherwise, that could further diminish aggregate private market demand for our products. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Current Outlook, Legislative and Regulatory Update” for further information.
Consolidation in the (re)insurance industry could adversely impact us.
The (re)insurance industry, including our competitors, customers and insurance and reinsurance brokers, has been consolidating. Should the market continue to consolidate, there can be no assurance we would remain a leading reinsurer. These consolidated client and competitor enterprises may try to use their enhanced market power to negotiate price reductions for our products and services and/or obtain a larger market share through increased line sizes. If competitive pressures reduce our prices, we would generally expect to reduce our future underwriting activities, resulting in reduced premiums and a reduction in expected earnings. As the insurance industry consolidates, competition for customers will become more intense and the importance of sourcing and properly servicing each customer will become greater. We could incur greater expenses relating to customer acquisition and retention, further reducing our operating margins. In addition, insurance companies that merge may be able to spread their risks across a consolidated, larger capital base so that they require less reinsurance. The number of companies offering retrocessional reinsurance may decline. Reinsurance intermediaries could also continue to consolidate, potentially adversely impacting our ability to access business and distribute our products. We could also experience more robust competition from larger, better capitalized competitors. Any of the foregoing could adversely affect our business or our results of operations.


We operate in a highly competitive environment.
The reinsurance industry is highly competitive. We compete, and will continue to compete, with major U.S. and non-U.S. insurers and reinsurers, including other Bermuda-based reinsurers. Many of our competitors have greater financial, marketing and management resources than we do. Historically, periods of increased capacity levels in our industry have led to increased competition and decreased prices for our products.
In recent years, hedge funds, pension funds, endowments, investment banks, investment managers, exchanges and other capital markets participants have been increasingly active in the reinsurance market and markets for related risks, either through the formation of reinsurance companies or the use of other financial products intended to compete with traditional reinsurance. We expect competition from these sources and others to continue to increase over time. It is possible that such new or alternative capital could cause reductions in prices of our products, or reduce the duration or amplitude of attractive portions of the historical market cycles. New entrants or existing competitors may attempt to replicate all or part of our business model and provide further competition in the markets in which we participate. Moreover, government-backed entities increasingly represent competition for the coverages we provide directly or for the business of our customers, reducing the potential amount of third party private protection our clients might need or desire. To the extent that industry pricing of our products does not meet our hurdle rate, we would generally expect to reduce our future underwriting activities, thus resulting in reduced premiums and a reduction in expected earnings. We are unable to predict the extent to which the foregoing or other new, proposed or potential initiatives may affect the demand for our products or the risks for which we seek to provide coverage.
Other political, regulatory and industry initiatives by state and international authorities could adversely affect our business.
The insurance and reinsurance regulatory framework is subject to heavy scrutiny by the U.S. and individual state governments, as well as an increasing number of international authorities, and we believe it is likely there will be increased regulatory intervention in our industry in the future. For example, the U.S. federal government has increased its scrutiny of the insurance regulatory framework in recent years (including as specifically addressed in the Dodd-Frank Act), and some state legislators have considered or enacted laws that will alter and likely increase state regulation of insurance and reinsurance companies and holding companies. Moreover, the NAIC, which is an association of the insurance commissioners of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, and state insurance regulators regularly reexamine existing laws and regulations. We could also be adversely affected by proposals or enacted legislation to expand the scope of coverage under existing policies for perils such as hurricanes or earthquakes or for a pandemic disease outbreak, mandate the terms of insurance and reinsurance policies, expand the scope of the FIO or establish a new federal insurance regulator, revise laws, regulations, or contracts under which we operate, disproportionately benefit the companies of one country over those of another or repeal or diminish the insurance company antitrust exemption from the McCarran Ferguson Act.
Due to this increased legislative and regulatory scrutiny of the reinsurance industry, our cost of compliance with applicable laws may increase, which could result in a decrease to both our profitability and the amount of time that our senior management allocates to running our day-to-day operations.
Further, as we continue to expand our business operations to different regions of the world outside of Bermuda, we are increasingly subject to new and additional regulations with respect to our operations, including, for example, laws relating to anti-corruption and anti-bribery, which have received increased scrutiny in recent years.
Increasing barriers to free trade and the free flow of capital could adversely affect the reinsurance industry and our business.
Recent political initiatives to restrict free trade and close markets, such as Brexit and the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific partnership, could adversely affect the reinsurance industry and our business. The reinsurance industry is disproportionately impacted by restraints on the free flow of capital and risk because the value it provides depends on our ability to globally diversify risk.


Internationally, restrictions on the writing of reinsurance by foreign companies and government intervention in the natural catastrophe market could reduce market opportunities for our customers and adversely impact us.
Internationally, many countries with fast growing economies, such as China and India, continue to impose significant restrictions on the writing of reinsurance by foreign companies. In addition, in the wake of recent large natural catastrophes, a number of proposals have been introduced to alter the financing of natural catastrophes in several of the markets in which we operate. For example, the Thailand government has announced it is studying proposals for a natural catastrophe fund, under which the government would provide coverage for natural disasters in excess of an industry retention and below a certain limit, after which private reinsurers would continue to participate. The government of the Philippines has announced that it is considering similar proposals. Indonesia’s financial services authority has announced a proposal to increase the amount of insurance business placed with domestic reinsurers. A range of proposals from varying stakeholders have been reported to have been made to alter the current regimes for insuring flood risk in the U.K., flood risk in Australia and earthquake risk in New Zealand. If these proposals are enacted and reduce market opportunities for our clients or for the reinsurance industry, we could be adversely impacted. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Current Outlook, Legislative and Regulatory Update” for further information.
The OECD and the EU may pursue measures that might increase our taxes and reduce our net income and increase our reporting requirements.
The OECD has published reports and launched a global dialog among member and non-member countries on measures to limit harmful tax competition. These measures are largely directed at counteracting the effects of jurisdictions perceived by the OECD to be tax havens or offering preferential tax regimes. The OECD has not listed Bermuda as an uncooperative tax haven jurisdiction because Bermuda has committed to eliminating harmful tax practices and to embracing international tax standards for transparency, exchange of information and the elimination of any aspects of the regimes for financial and other services that attract business with no substantial domestic activity. We are not able to predict what changes will arise from the commitment or whether such changes will subject us to additional taxes.
In addition, in 2015, the OECD published its final series of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) reports related to its attempt to coordinate multilateral action on international tax rules. The proposed actions include an examination of the definition of a “permanent establishment” and the rules for attributing profit to a permanent establishment. One of these reports covers “country-by-country” reporting, which calls for the provision, at a country-specific level, of information such as affiliate and non-affiliate revenues, profit or loss before tax, income taxes paid and accrued, capital, number of employees and tangible assets. It is expected that some countries, including some EU countries, would deem a failure to implement country-by-country reporting to be sufficient rationale to place another country on a “black-list”, thus potentially restricting in some way business between the two countries. Bermuda implemented country-by-country reporting in 2016 for 2017 reporting. The implementation and ongoing requirements of country-by-country reporting will require significant management time and resources. Although we believe Bermuda’s implementation of country-by-country reporting has reduced the likelihood that Bermuda would appear on a “black-list”, some uncertainty remains. Any changes in the tax law of an OECD member state in response to the BEPS reports and recommendations could subject us to additional taxes.
The vote by the U.K. to leave the EU could adversely affect our business.
As a result of Brexit, negotiations to determine the terms of the U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU and its future relationship with the EU are ongoing. As a result, we face risks associated with the potential uncertainty and consequences that may follow Brexit, including with respect to volatility in financial markets, exchange rates and interest rates. These uncertainties could increase the volatility of, or reduce, our investment results in particular periods or over time. Brexit could adversely affect European or worldwide political, regulatory, economic or market conditions and could contribute to instability in global political institutions and regulatory agencies. Brexit could also lead to legal uncertainty and differing laws and regulations between the U.K., and the EU, and could impair or adversely affect the ability of the Lloyd’s market, including Syndicate 1458, to transact business in EU countries, particularly in respect of primary or direct insurance business as to which we currently rely on the licensure afforded to syndicates at Lloyd’s for access to EU markets. In addition, these uncertainties could affect the operations, strategic position or results of insurers or reinsurers on whom we ultimately rely to access underlying insured coverages. Any of these potential


effects of Brexit, and others we cannot anticipate, could adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.
Regulatory regimes and changes to accounting rules may adversely impact financial results irrespective of business operations.
Accounting standards and regulatory changes may require modifications to our accounting principles, both prospectively and for prior periods, and such changes could have an adverse impact on our financial results. Required modification of our existing principles, and new disclosure requirements, could have an impact on our results of operations and increase our expenses in order to implement and comply with any new requirements.
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make many estimates and judgments.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make many estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including claims and claim expense reserves), shareholders' equity, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to premiums written and earned, our net claims and claim expenses, investment valuations, income taxes and those estimates used in our risk transfer analysis for reinsurance transactions. We base our estimates on historical experience, where possible, and on various other assumptions we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, which form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our judgments and estimates may not reflect our actual results. We utilize actuarial models as well as historical insurance industry loss development patterns to establish our claims and claim expense reserves. Actual claims and claim expenses paid may deviate, perhaps materially, from the estimates reflected in our financial statements. For more details on our estimates and judgments, see “Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Critical Accounting Estimates.”
ITEM 1B.    UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 2.    PROPERTIES
We lease office space in Bermuda, which houses our headquarters and principal executive offices, and operations for our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. Ouras well as in other locations throughout the U.S. based subsidiaries lease office space in a number of U.S. locations, including New York, New York, Stamford, Connecticut, Chicago, Illinois and Raleigh, North Carolina. We also lease office space in London, England (U.K.), principally for our Lloyd’s underwriting platform, and in Dublin,the U.K., Australia, Ireland, Singapore and Switzerland. While we believe that our current office space is sufficient for us to conduct our operations, we may expand into additional facilities and new locations to accommodate future growth. To date, the cost of acquiring and maintaining our office space has not been material to us as a whole.
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ITEM 3.    LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We and our subsidiaries are subject to lawsuits and regulatory actions in the normal course of business that do not arise from or directly relate to claims on reinsurance treaties or contracts or direct surplus lines insurance policies. In our industry, business litigation may involve allegations of underwriting or claims-handling errors or misconduct, disputesThe information required by this Item relating to the scope of, or compliance with, the terms of delegated underwriting agreements, employment claims, regulatory actions or disputes arising fromlegal proceedings is incorporated herein by reference to information included in “Note 20. Commitments, Contingencies and Other Items” in our business ventures. Our operating subsidiaries are subject to claims litigation involving, among other things, disputed interpretations of policy coverages. Generally, our direct surplus lines insurance operations are subject to greater frequency and diversity of claims and claims-related litigation than our reinsurance operations and, in some jurisdictions, may be subject to direct actions by allegedly injured persons or entities seeking damages from policyholders. These lawsuits involving or arising out of claims on policies issued by our subsidiaries, which are typical“Notes to the insurance industry in general and in the normal course of business, are considered in our loss and loss expense reserves which are discussed in its loss reserves discussion. In addition, we may from time to time engage in litigation or arbitration related to claims for payment in respect of ceded reinsurance, including disputes that challenge our ability to enforce our underwriting intent. SuchConsolidated Financial Statements.”


matters could result, directly or indirectly, in providers of protection not meeting their obligations to us or not doing so on a timely basis. We may also be subject to other disputes from time to time, relating to operational or other matters distinct from insurance or reinsurance claims. Any litigation, arbitration or regulatory process contains an element of uncertainty, and, accordingly, the value of an exposure or a gain contingency related to a dispute is difficult to estimate. Currently, we believe that no individual litigation or arbitration to which we are presently a party is likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, business or operations.
ITEM 4.    MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
ITEM 5.    MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
MARKET INFORMATION AND NUMBER OF HOLDERS
Our common shares are listed on the NYSE under the symbol “RNR.”
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the high and low prices per share of our common shares as reported in composite NYSE trading:
      
  
Price Range
of Common Shares
 
  High Low 
 2017    
 Fourth Quarter$141.77
 $123.86
 
 Third Quarter152.00
 120.55
 
 Second Quarter145.62
 134.08
 
 First Quarter150.74
 134.62
 
 2016    
 Fourth Quarter$137.21
 $117.36
 
 Third Quarter122.97
 114.34
 
 Second Quarter121.38
 107.27
 
 First Quarter120.59
 107.47
 
      
On February 2, 2018, the last reported sale price for our common shares was $129.90 per share and2022, there were 12499 holders of record of our common shares.


PERFORMANCE GRAPH
The following graph compares the cumulative return on our common shares, including reinvestment of our dividends on our common shares, to such return for the S&P 500 Composite Stock Price Index (“S&P 500”) and S&P’s Property-Casualty Industry Group Stock Price Index, (“S&P P&C”), for the five-year period commencing December 31, 20122016 and ending December 31, 2017,2021, assuming $100 was invested on December 31, 2012.2016. Each measurement point on the graph below represents the cumulative shareholder return as measured by the last sale price at the end of each calendar year during the period from January 1, 20132017 through December 31, 2017.2021. As depicted in the graph below, during this period, the cumulative return was (1) 63.3%30.0% on our common shares; (2) 108.1%133.3% for the S&P 500;500 Composite Stock Price Index; and (3) 148.3%83.5% for the S&P P&C.&P’s Property-Casualty Industry Group Stock Price Index.
COMPARISON OF FIVE YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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DIVIDEND POLICY
Since our initial public offering, we have paid dividends on our common shares every quarter and have increased our dividend each year. Our Board of Directors declared regular quarterly dividends to shareholders of $0.32 per common share in 2017 and $0.31 per common share in 2016. On February 8, 2017, RenaissanceRe’s Board of Directors approved an increase in the Company’s quarterly dividend to $0.33 per common share. The declaration and payment of dividends on our common shares are subject to the discretion of the Board and depend on, among other things, our financial condition, general business conditions, legal, contractual and regulatory restrictions regarding the payment of dividends by us and our subsidiaries and other factors which the Board may in the future consider to be relevant.
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The laws of the various jurisdictions in which we and our subsidiaries are organized restrict the ability of RenaissanceRe to pay dividends to its shareholders and of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to RenaissanceRe. Refer to “Part II, Item 1. Business, Regulation”, “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Liquidity and Capital Resources, Financial Condition” and “Note 18. Statutory Requirements in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information.
ISSUER REPURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our share repurchase program may be effected from time to time, depending on market conditions and other factors, through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions. On each of November 10, 2017,11, 2021 and February 4, 2022, our Board of Directors approved a renewal of our authorized share repurchase program to an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. Unless terminated earlier by our Board of Directors, the program will expire when we have repurchased the full value of the shares authorized. The table below details the repurchases that were made under the program during the three months ended December 31, 2017,fourth quarter of 2021, and also includes other shares purchased, which represents common shares surrendered by employees in respect of withholding tax obligations on the vesting of restricted stock or in lieu of cash payments for the exercise price of employee stock options.
stock.
                
  Total shares purchased Other shares purchased 
Shares purchased under
repurchase program
 
Dollar
amount 
still
available
under
repurchase
program
 
 
  
Shares
purchased
 
Average
price per
share
 
Shares
purchased
 
Average
price per
share
 
Shares
purchased
 
Average
price per
share
  
              (in millions) 
 Beginning dollar amount available to be repurchased            $467.3
 
 October 1 - 31, 2017
 $
 
 $
 
 $
 
 
 November 1 - 10, 20171,212
 $139.70
 1,212
 $139.70
 
 $
 
 
 November 10, 2017 - renewal of authorized share repurchase program of $500.0 million            32.7
 
 Dollar amount available to be repurchased            500.0
 
 November 11 - 31, 2017
 $
 
 $
 
 $
 
 
 December 1 - 31, 20178,424
 $125.59
 8,424
 $125.59
 
 $
 
 
 Total9,636
 $127.36
 9,636
 $127.36
 
 $
 $500.0
 
                
Total Shares PurchasedOther Shares PurchasedShares Purchased 
Under Repurchase Program
Dollar
Amount 
Still
Available
Under
Repurchase
Program
  
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price per
Share
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price per
Share
Shares
Purchased
Average
Price per
Share
      (in millions)
Beginning dollar amount available to be repurchased$421.8 
October 1 - 31, 2021684,654 $146.52 145 $141.80 684,509 $146.52 321.5 
November 1 - 10, 2021216,275 $153.52 — $— 216,275 $153.52 288.3 
November 11 - renewal of authorized share repurchase program of $500.0 million500.0 
November 11 - 30, 2021311,066 $160.80 87 $152.55 310,979 $160.80 450.0 
December 1 - 31, 2021876,867 $165.99 12,945 $169.33 863,922 $165.94 306.6 
Total2,088,862 $157.54 13,177 $168.92 2,075,685 $157.47 $306.6 
During 2017,2021, pursuant to our publicly announced share repurchase program, we repurchased an aggregate of 1.36.6 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $188.6 million$1.0 billion and an average price of $142.67$156.78 per common share. At December 31, 2021, $306.6 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program. Subsequent to December 31, 2021 and through the period ended February 2, 2022, we repurchased 462 thousand common shares at an aggregate cost of $76.1 million and an average price of $164.52 per common share. In the future, we may authorize additional purchase activities under the currently authorized share repurchase program, increase the amount authorized under the share repurchase program, or adopt additional trading plans.

Our decision to repurchase common shares will depend on, among other matters, the market price of the common shares and our capital requirements.


ITEM 6.    SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA[Reserved]
The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial data and other financial information at the end of and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2017. The results of Platinum are included in our consolidated financial data from March 2, 2015. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-K.
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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 
 
(in thousands, except share and per share data
and percentages)
          
 Statements of Operations Data:          
 Gross premiums written$2,797,540
 $2,374,576
 $2,011,310
 $1,550,572
 $1,605,412
 
 Net premiums written1,871,325
 1,535,312
 1,416,183
 1,068,236
 1,203,947
 
 Net premiums earned1,717,575
 1,403,430
 1,400,551
 1,062,416
 1,114,626
 
 Net investment income222,209
 181,726
 152,567
 124,316
 208,028
 
 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments135,822
 141,328
 (68,918) 41,433
 35,076
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred1,861,428
 530,831
 448,238
 197,947
 171,287
 
 Acquisition expenses346,892
 289,323
 238,592
 144,476
 125,501
 
 Operational expenses160,778
 197,749
 219,112
 190,639
 191,105
 
 Underwriting (loss) income(651,523) 385,527
 494,609
 529,354
 626,733
 
 Net (loss) income(354,671) 630,048
 542,242
 686,256
 841,768
 
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders(244,770) 480,581
 408,811
 510,337
 665,676
 
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted(6.15) 11.43
 9.28
 12.60
 14.87
 
 Dividends per common share1.28
 1.24
 1.20
 1.16
 1.12
 
 Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted39,854
 41,559
 43,526
 39,968
 44,128
 
 Return on average common equity(5.7)% 11.0% 9.8% 14.9% 20.5% 
 Combined ratio137.9 % 72.5% 64.7% 50.2% 43.8% 
            
 At December 31,2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 
 Balance Sheet Data:          
 Total investments$9,503,439
 $9,316,968
 $8,999,068
 $6,743,750
 $6,821,712
 
 Total assets15,226,131
 12,352,082
 11,555,287
 8,202,307
 8,177,651
 
 Reserve for claims and claim expenses5,080,408
 2,848,294
 2,767,045
 1,412,510
 1,563,730
 
 Unearned premiums1,477,609
 1,231,573
 889,102
 512,386
 477,888
 
 Debt989,623
 948,663
 960,495
 248,279
 247,950
 
 Capital leases26,387
 26,073
 26,463
 26,817
 27,138
 
 Preference shares400,000
 400,000
 400,000
 400,000
 400,000
 
 Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe4,391,375
 4,866,577
 4,732,184
 3,865,715
 3,904,384
 
 Common shares outstanding40,024
 41,187
 43,701
 38,442
 43,646
 
 Book value per common share$99.72
 $108.45
 $99.13
 $90.15
 $80.29
 
 Accumulated dividends18.00
 16.72
 15.48
 14.28
 13.12
 
 Book value per common share plus accumulated dividends$117.72
 $125.17
 $114.61
 $104.43
 $93.41
 
 Change in book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends(6.9)% 10.7% 11.3% 13.7% 19.5% 
            






ITEM 7.    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for 20172021 compared to 20162020 and 20162020 compared to 2015, respectively. The following also includes a discussion of2019, respectively as well as our liquidity and capital resources at December 31, 2017. The results of Platinum are included in our results of operations from March 2, 2015.2021. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this filing. This filing contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from the results described or implied by these forward-looking statements. See “Note on Forward-Looking Statements.”
On March 22, 2019, we acquired TMR, including RREAG, RenaissanceRe UK, and their subsidiaries, and our results of operations and financial condition include TMR from the acquisition date. The three months ended June 30, 2019, was the first full period that reflected the results of TMR on the Company’s results of operations. Subsequently, on August 18, 2020, we sold RenaissanceRe UK to an investment vehicle managed by AXA Liabilities Managers, an affiliate of AXA XL. Refer to “Note 21. Sale of RenaissanceRe UK” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the sale of RenaissanceRe UK. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the acquisition of TMR. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations for 2021 compared to 2020, and 2020 compared to 2019, should be read in this context.
In this Form 10-K, references to “RenaissanceRe” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the parent company) and references to “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. together with its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. Defined terms used throughout this Form 10-K are included in the “Glossary of Defined Terms” at the end of “Part I, Item 1. Business” of this Form 10-K.
All dollar amounts referred to in this Form 10-K are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Due to rounding, numbers presented in the tables included in this Form 10-K may not add up precisely to the totals provided.
INDEX TO MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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OVERVIEW
RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. We provide property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. Established in 1993, we have offices in Bermuda, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.K., and the U.S. To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, branches, joint ventures, managed funds and underwriting platforms around the world. Our operating subsidiaries include Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.,RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe and our Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 1458. We write property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, joint ventures, managed funds and Syndicate 1458 and certain insurance products primarily through Syndicate 1458 and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive distribution network and worldwide licenses, and also writes business through delegated authority arrangements. We also underwrite reinsurance on behalf of joint ventures, including DaVinci, Top Layer Re, Upsilon RFO Fibonacci Re and DaVinci.Vermeer. In addition, through Medici, we invest in various insurance basedinsurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk.
We aspireOur mission is to be the world’s best underwriter by matchingmatch desirable, well-structured risks with efficient sources of capital andto achieve our mission isvision of being the best underwriter. We believe that this will allow us to produce superior returns for our shareholders over the long term.term, and to protect communities and enable prosperity. We seek to accomplish these goals by being a trusted, long-term partner to our customers for assessing and managing risk, delivering responsive and innovative solutions, leveraging our core capabilities of risk assessment and information management, investing in these core capabilities in order to serve our customers across themarket cycles, that have historically characterized our markets and keeping our promises. Our strategy focuses on superior risk selection, superior customer relationships and superior capital management. We provide value to our customers and joint venture and managed fund partners in the form of financial security, innovative products, and responsive service. We are known as a leader in paying valid claims promptly. We principally measure our financial success through long-term growth in tangible book value per common share plus the change in accumulated dividends, which wedividends. We believe this metric is the most appropriate measure of our financial performance, and in respect of which we believe we have delivered superior performance over time. The principal drivers of our profit are underwriting income, investment income, and fee income generated by our third-party capital management business.
Our core products include property, casualty and specialty reinsurance, and certain insurance products principally distributed through intermediaries, with whom we seek to cultivatehave cultivated strong long-term relationships. We believe we have been one of the world’s leading providers of catastrophe reinsurance since our founding. In recent years, through the strategic execution of a number ofseveral initiatives, including organic growth and our acquisition of Platinum on March 2, 2015,acquisitions, we have expanded and diversified our casualty and specialty platform and products, and believe we are a leader in certain casualty and specialty lines of business.
Our current business strategy focuses predominantly on writing reinsurance, although as we grow our casualty and specialty and other property lines of business, we are increasingly writing excess and surplus lines insurance through delegated authority arrangements. We also pursue a number of other opportunities, such as creating and managing our joint ventures and managed funds, executing customized reinsurance transactions to assume or cede risk, and managing certain strategic investments directed at classes of risk other than catastrophe reinsurance. From time to time we consider diversification into new ventures, either through organic growth, the formation of new joint ventures or managed funds, or the acquisition of, or the investment in, other companies or books of business of other companies.
We have determined our business consists of the following reportable segments: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures and managed by our ventures unit,funds, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of our operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures managed by our ventures unit.
To best serve our clients in the places they do business, we have operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and underwriting platforms around the world, including DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance, Top Layer Re, Fibonacci Re and Upsilon RFO in Bermuda, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. in the U.S., and Syndicate 1458 in the U.K. We write property and casualty and specialty reinsurance through our wholly owned operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and Syndicate 1458 and certain insurance products primarily through Syndicate 1458. Although each underwriting platform may write any or all of our classes of business, our Bermuda platform has traditionally written, and continues to write, the preponderance of our property business and our U.S. platform and Syndicate 1458 write a significant portion of our casualty and specialty business. Syndicate 1458 provides us with access to Lloyd’s extensive distribution network and worldwide licenses and also writes business through delegated authority arrangements. managed funds.
The underwriting results of our operating subsidiaries and underwriting platforms are included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segment results as appropriate.


Since aA meaningful portion of the reinsurance and insurance we write provides protection from damages relating to natural and man-made catastrophes, ourcatastrophes. Our results depend to a large extent on the frequency and severity of suchthese catastrophic events, and the coverages we offer to customers that are affected by these events.
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We are exposed to significant losses from these catastrophic events and other exposures we cover.cover, which primarily impact our Property segment, in both the property catastrophe and other property lines of business. Accordingly, we expect a significant degree of volatility in our financial results and our financial results may vary significantly from quarter-to-quarter and from year-to-year, based on the level of insured catastrophic losses occurring around the world. We viewOur Casualty and Specialty business, which represents approximately half of our increased exposure to casualty and specialty lines of business asgross premiums written annually, is an efficient use of capital given these risks arethat is generally less correlated with our property lines ofProperty business. This has allowedIt allows us to bring additional capacity to our clients, across a wider range of product offerings, while continuing to be good stewards of our shareholders’ capital. In the future, our casualty and specialty lines of business may represent a greater proportion of our premiums and claims and claim expenses.
We continually explore appropriate and efficient ways to address the risk needs of our clients and the impact of various regulatory and legislative changes on our operations. We have created, and managed, and continue to manage, multiple capital vehicles across a number ofseveral jurisdictions and may create additional risk bearing vehicles or enter into additional jurisdictions in the future. In addition, our differentiated strategy and capabilities position us to pursue bespoke or large solutions for clients, which may be non-recurring. This, and other factors including the timing of contract inception, could result in significant volatility of premiums in both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. As our product and geographical diversity increases, we may be exposed to new risks, uncertainties and sources of volatility.
Our revenues are principally derived from three sources: (1) net premiums earned from the reinsurance and insurance policies we sell; (2) net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains from the investment of our capital funds and the investment of the cash we receive on the policies which we sell; and (3) fees and other income received from our joint ventures advisory services and various other items.managed funds.
Our expenses primarily consist of: (1) net claims and claim expenses incurred on the policies of reinsurance and insurance we sell; (2) acquisition costs, which typically represent a percentage of the premiums we write; (3) operating expenses, which primarily consist of personnel expenses, rent and other operating expenses; (4) corporate expenses, which include certain executive, legal and consulting expenses, costs for research and development, transaction and integration-related expenses, and other miscellaneous costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company; (5) redeemable noncontrolling interests, which represent the interests of third parties with respect to the net income of DaVinciRe, Medici and Medici;Vermeer; and (6) interest and dividend costsdividends related to our debt and preference shares. We are also subject to taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate. Since the majority of our income is currently earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, the tax impact to our operations has historically been minimal, notwithstanding the impact of the write-down of a portion of our deferred tax asset in the fourth quarter of 2017 associated with the adoption of the Tax Bill.minimal. In the future, our net tax exposure may increase as our operations expand geographically, or as a result of adverse tax developments.
The underwriting results of an insurance or reinsurance company are discussed frequently by reference to its net claims and claim expense ratio, underwriting expense ratio, and combined ratio. The net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by dividing net claims and claim expenses incurred by net premiums earned. The underwriting expense ratio is calculated by dividing underwriting expenses (acquisition expenses and operational expenses) by net premiums earned. The combined ratio is the sum of the net claims and claim expense ratio and the underwriting expense ratio. A combined ratio below 100% indicates profitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. A combined ratio over 100% indicates unprofitable underwriting prior to the consideration of investment income. We also discuss our net claims and claim expense ratio on a current accident year basis and a prior accident years basis. The current accident year net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by taking current accident year net claims and claim expenses incurred, divided by net premiums earned. The prior accident years net claims and claim expense ratio is calculated by taking prior accident years net claims and claim expenses incurred, divided by net premiums earned.

Effects of Inflation

General economic inflation has increased and there is a risk of inflation remaining elevated for an extended period, which could cause claims and claim expenses to increase, impact the performance of our investment portfolio or have other adverse effects. This risk may be exacerbated by the steps taken by governments and central banks throughout the world in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The actual effects of the current and potential future increase in inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until, among other items, claims are ultimately settled. The onset, duration and severity of an inflationary period cannot be estimated with precision. We consider the anticipated effects of inflation on us in our
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catastrophe loss models and on our investment portfolio. Our estimates of the potential effects of inflation are also considered in pricing and in estimating reserves for unpaid claims and claim expenses. The potential exists, after a catastrophe loss, for the development of inflationary pressures in a local economy.
COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the ongoing and rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are continuing to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, operations and financial condition, including our potential loss exposures. It is not yet possible to give an estimate of all of the Company’s potential reinsurance, insurance or investment exposures, or any other effects that the COVID-19 pandemic may have on our results of operations or financial condition. We continue to evaluate industry trends and information received from or reported by clients, brokers, industry actuaries, regulators, courts, and others, and expect historically significant industry losses to emerge over time as the full impact of the pandemic and its effects on the global economy are realized.
SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following tables set forth our selected consolidated financial data and other financial information at the end of and for each of the years in the five-year period ended December 31, 2021. The results of TMR are included in our consolidated financial data from March 22, 2019. The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto and the other information in this “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of this Form 10-K.
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Year ended December 31,20212020201920182017
(in thousands, except share and per share data and percentages)
Statements of Operations Data:
Gross premiums written$7,833,798 $5,806,165 $4,807,750 $3,310,427 $2,797,540 
Net premiums written5,939,375 4,096,333 3,381,493 2,131,902 1,871,325 
Net premiums earned5,194,181 3,952,462 3,338,403 1,976,129 1,717,575 
Net investment income319,479 354,038 424,207 269,965 197,775 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(218,134)820,636 414,109 (183,168)160,256 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred3,876,087 2,924,609 2,097,021 1,120,018 1,861,428 
Acquisition expenses1,214,858 897,677 762,232 432,989 346,892 
Operational expenses212,184 206,687 222,733 178,267 160,778 
Underwriting income (loss)(108,948)(76,511)256,417 244,855 (651,523)
Net income (loss)(103,440)993,058 950,267 268,917 (354,671)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders(73,421)731,482 712,042 197,276 (244,770)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted(1.57)15.31 16.29 4.91 (6.15)
Dividends per common share1.44 1.40 1.36 1.32 1.28 
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted47,171 47,178 43,175 39,755 39,854 
Return on average common equity(1.1)%11.7 %14.1 %4.7 %(5.7)%
Combined ratio102.1 %101.9 %92.3 %87.6 %137.9 %
At December 31,20212020201920182017
Balance Sheet Data:
Total investments$21,442,659 $20,558,176 $17,368,789 $11,885,747 $9,503,439 
Total assets33,959,502 30,820,580 26,330,094 18,676,196 15,226,131 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses13,294,630 10,381,138 9,384,349 6,076,271 5,080,408 
Unearned premiums3,531,213 2,763,599 2,530,975 1,716,021 1,477,609 
Debt1,168,353 1,136,265 1,384,105 991,127 989,623 
Capital leases22,459 22,853 25,072 25,853 26,387 
Preference shares750,000 525,000 650,000 650,000 400,000 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe6,624,281 7,560,248 5,971,367 5,045,080 4,391,375 
Common shares outstanding44,445 50,811 44,148 42,207 40,024 
Book value per common share$132.17 $138.46 $120.53 $104.13 $99.72 
Accumulated dividends23.52 22.08 20.68 19.32 18.00 
Book value per common share plus accumulated dividends$155.69 $160.54 $141.21 $123.45 $117.72 
Change in book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends(3.5)%16.0 %17.1 %5.7 %(6.9)%
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SUMMARY OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Claims and Claim Expense Reserves
General Description
We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. We establish our claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to us by insureds and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid (“case reserves”),reserves, adding estimates for the anticipated cost of claims incurred but not yet reported to us, or incurred but not enough reported to us (collectively referred to as “IBNR”)IBNR and, if deemed necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves which represent our estimates for claims related to specific contracts previously reported to us which we believe may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR. Our reserving committee, which includes members of our senior management, reviews, discusses, and assesses the reasonableness and adequacy of the reserving estimates included in our audited financial statements.
On March 2, 2015 we acquired Platinum and the transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting inIn accordance with FASB ASC Topic Business Combinations. Total, we allocated the total consideration paid was allocatedfor TMR among acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values, including Platinum’svalues. These assets and liabilities include TMR’s claims and claim expense reserves, which totaled $1.4$2.4 billion at March 2, 2015,22, 2019, and consisted of $179.7$783.3 million and $1.2$1.6 billion included in our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, respectively. These claims and claim expense reserves are subject to the reserving methodologies for each respective line of business as described below.
The following table summarizes our claims and claim expense reserves by line of business,segment, allocated between case reserves, additional case reserves and IBNR:
At December 31, 2021Case
Reserves
Additional
Case Reserves
IBNRTotal
(in thousands)    
Property$1,555,210 $1,996,760 $2,825,718 $6,377,688 
Casualty and Specialty1,784,334 128,065 5,004,543 6,916,942 
Total$3,339,544 $2,124,825 $7,830,261 $13,294,630 
At December 31, 2020
(in thousands)
Property$1,127,909 $1,617,003 $1,627,541 $4,372,453 
Casualty and Specialty1,651,150 133,843 4,223,692 6,008,685 
Total$2,779,059 $1,750,846 $5,851,233 $10,381,138 
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 At December 31, 2017
Case
Reserves
 
Additional
Case Reserves
 IBNR Total 
 (in thousands)        
 Property$696,285
 $896,522
 $893,583
 $2,486,390
 
 Casualty and Specialty689,962
 124,923
 1,760,607
 2,575,492
 
 Other6,605
 
 11,921
 18,526
 
 Total$1,392,852
 $1,021,445
 $2,666,111
 $5,080,408
 
          
 At December 31, 2016        
 (in thousands)        
 Property$214,954
 $186,308
 $226,512
 $627,774
 
 Casualty and Specialty591,705
 105,419
 1,498,002
 2,195,126
 
 Other6,935
 
 18,459
 25,394
 
 Total$813,594
 $291,727
 $1,742,973
 $2,848,294
 
          


Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses is summarized as follows:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Net reserves as of January 1$2,568,730
 $2,632,519
 $1,345,816
 
 Net incurred related to:      
 Current year1,902,424
 694,957
 610,685
 
 Prior years(40,996) (164,126) (162,447) 
 Total net incurred1,861,428
 530,831
 448,238
 
 Net paid related to:      
 Current year450,527
 83,015
 95,747
 
 Prior years524,298
 506,279
 425,565
 
 Total net paid974,825
 589,294
 521,312
 
 Amounts acquired (1)
 
 1,394,117
 
 Foreign exchange38,445
 (5,326) (34,340) 
 Net reserves as of December 313,493,778
 2,568,730
 2,632,519
 
 Reinsurance recoverable as of December 311,586,630
 279,564
 134,526
 
 Gross reserves as of December 31$5,080,408
 $2,848,294
 $2,767,045
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, as of beginning of period$7,455,128 $6,593,052 $3,704,050 
Net incurred related to:
Current year4,125,557 3,108,421 2,123,876 
Prior years(249,470)(183,812)(26,855)
Total net incurred3,876,087 2,924,609 2,097,021 
Net paid related to:
Current year574,230 412,172 265,649 
Prior years1,649,872 1,592,456 832,405 
Total net paid2,224,102 2,004,628 1,098,054 
Foreign exchange (1)
(81,152)97,273 31,260 
Amounts disposed (2)
— (155,178)— 
Amounts acquired (3)
— — 1,858,775 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, as of end of period9,025,961 7,455,128 6,593,052 
Reinsurance recoverable as of end of period4,268,669 2,926,010 2,791,297 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses as of end of period$13,294,630 $10,381,138 $9,384,349 
(1)Represents the fair value of Platinum's reserve for claims and claim expenses and reinsurance recoverable acquired at March 2, 2015.
(1)    Reflects the impact of the foreign exchange revaluation of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, denominated in non-U.S. dollars as at the balance sheet date.
(2)    Represents the fair value of RenaissanceRe UK’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, disposed of on August 18, 2020.
(3)    Represents the fair value of TMR’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, acquired at March 22, 2019.
The following table details our prior year development by segment of its liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)(Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development 
 Property$(45,596) $(104,876) $(93,786) 
 Casualty and Specialty6,183
 (58,140) (67,791) 
 Other(1,583) (1,110) (870) 
 Total favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(40,996) $(164,126) $(162,447) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)(Favorable) adverse development(Favorable) adverse development(Favorable) adverse development
Property$(233,373)$(157,049)$(2,973)
Casualty and Specialty(16,097)(26,763)(23,882)
Total favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(249,470)$(183,812)$(26,855)
Our reserving methodology for each line of business uses a loss reserving process that calculates a point estimate for our ultimate settlement and administration costs for claims and claim expenses. We do not calculate a range of estimates and do not discount any of our reserves for claims and claim expenses. We use this point estimate, along with paid claims and case reserves, to record our best estimate of additional case reserves and IBNR in our consolidated financial statements. Under GAAP, we are not permitted to establish estimates for catastrophe claims and claim expense reserves until an event occurs that gives rise to a loss.
Reserving for our reinsurance claims involves other uncertainties, such as the dependence on information from ceding companies, the time lag inherent in reporting information from the primary insurer to us or to our ceding companies, and differingdifferent reserving practices among ceding companies. The information received from ceding companies is typically in the form of bordereaux, broker notifications of loss and/or discussions with ceding companies or their brokers. This information may be received on a monthly, quarterly or transactional basis and normally includes paid claims and estimates of case reserves. We sometimesmay also receive an estimate or provision for IBNR.IBNR from certain ceding companies. This information is often updated and
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adjusted from time to time during the loss settlement period as new data or facts in respect of initial claims, client accounts, industry or event trends may be reported or emerge in addition to changes in applicable statutory and case laws.
Our estimates of losses from large eventslosses are based on factors including currently available information derived from claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses, from


the events, proprietary models, historical reinsurance and insurance loss experience and statistics, management’s experience and judgment to assist the establishment of appropriate claims and claim expense reserves, and the terms and conditions of our contracts. The uncertainty of our estimates for large eventslosses is also impacted by the preliminary nature of the information available, the magnitude and relative infrequency of the events,loss, the expected duration of the respective claims development period, inadequacies in the data provided to the relevant date by industry participants, the potential for further reporting lags or insufficiencies and, in certain cases, the form of the claims and legal issues under the relevant terms of insurance and reinsurance contracts. In addition, a significant portion of the net claims and claim expenses associated with certain large eventslosses can be concentrated with a few large clients and therefore the loss estimates for these eventslosses may vary significantly based on the claims experience of those clients. The contingent nature of business interruption and other exposures will also impact losses in a meaningful way, which we believe may give rise to significant complexity in respect of claims handling, claims adjustment and other coverage issues, over time. Given the magnitude of certain events,losses, there can be meaningful uncertainty regarding total covered losses for the insurance industry and, accordingly, several of the key assumptions underlying our loss estimates. Loss reserve estimation in respect of our retrocessional contracts poses further challenges compared to directly assumed reinsurance. In addition, our actual net losses from these events may increase if our reinsurers or other obligors fail to meet their obligations.
Because of the inherent uncertainties discussed above, we have developed a reserving philosophy which attempts to incorporate prudent assumptions and estimates, and we have generally experienced favorable net development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the last several years. However, there is no assurance that this favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses will occur in future periods.
Our reserving techniques, assumptions and processes differ among our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim ExpensesExpenses” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.
Property Segment
Actual Results vs. Initial Estimates
As discussed above, the key assumption in estimating reserves for our Property segment is our estimate of incurred claims and claim expenses. The table below shows our initial estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses for each accident year and how these initial estimates have developed over time. The initial estimate of accident year incurred claims and claim expenses represents our estimate of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for claims incurred in our Property segment occurring during a particular accident year, and as reported as of December 31 of that year. The re-estimated incurred claims and claim expenses as of December 31 of subsequent years, represent our revised estimates as reported as of those dates. Our most recent estimates as reported at December 31, 20172021 differ from our initial accident year estimates and demonstrate that our initialmost recent estimate of incurred claims and claim expenses are reasonably likely to vary from our most recentinitial estimate, perhaps significantly. Changes in this estimate will be recorded in the period in which they occur. In accident years where our current estimates are lower than our initial estimates, we have experienced favorable development, whilein comparison, for accident years where our current estimates are higher than our original estimates indicateswe have experienced adverse development. The table is presented on a net basis and, therefore, includes the benefit of reinsurance recoverable. In addition, we have included historical incurred claims and claim expenses development information related to Platinum and TMR in the table below. For incurred accident year claims and claim expenses denominated in foreign currency,currencies other than USD, we have used the current year-end
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balance sheet foreign exchange rate for all periods provided, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in foreign currency translation rates from the incurred accident year claims development information included in the table below.


The following table details our Property segment incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, as of December 31, 2017.2021.
                       
   Incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 
 (in thousands) For the year ended December 31, 
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 
 2008 $852,500
 $754,840
 $754,393
 $750,523
 $716,537
 $701,522
 $692,225
 $684,834
 $683,757
 $683,374
 
 2009 
 224,928
 169,191
 149,830
 143,232
 138,899
 139,676
 138,948
 139,167
 138,732
 
 2010 
 
 632,510
 584,878
 550,608
 555,419
 576,079
 580,084
 590,023
 592,679
 
 2011 
 
 
 1,286,890
 1,221,811
 1,170,141
 1,118,651
 1,098,124
 1,066,200
 1,063,035
 
 2012 
 
 
 
 438,548
 345,168
 312,216
 294,400
 276,236
 265,058
 
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 230,355
 200,105
 177,533
 155,384
 143,823
 
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 184,076
 155,335
 147,610
 143,419
 
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 227,093
 196,094
 177,296
 
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 254,595
 256,759
 
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,345,006
 
 Total                   $4,809,181
 
                       
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
2012$560,348 $429,885 $395,605 $375,439 $358,509 $346,756 $338,877 $334,347 $325,042 $322,871 
2013— 318,033 294,315 272,191 250,014 238,734 235,016 235,356 238,404 240,779 
2014— — 302,158 278,813 265,569 260,542 259,379 256,845 250,647 247,708 
2015— — — 372,338 357,065 334,099 323,211 311,964 305,847 295,081 
2016— — — — 455,503 469,120 452,922 434,706 415,572 411,698 
2017— — — — — 1,644,982 1,461,953 1,350,684 1,328,419 1,273,461 
2018— — — — — — 938,309 1,020,102 979,598 857,217 
2019— — — — — — — 992,526 956,445 898,472 
2020— — — — — — — — 1,580,564 1,600,743 
2021— — — — — — — — — 2,370,891 
Total$8,518,921 
Our initial and subsequent estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, are impacted by available information derived from claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses, fromproprietary models, historical reinsurance and insurance loss experience and statistics, management’s experience and judgment to assist the events, proprietary models,establishment of appropriate claims and claim expense reserves, and the terms and conditions of our contracts. As described above, given the complexity in reserving for claims and claims expenses associated with property losses, and catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts in particular, which make up a significant proportion of our Property segment, we have experienced development, both favorable and unfavorable, in any given accident year. For example, incurred claims and claim expenses associated with our 2011 accident year have developed favorably by $223.9 million, which is 17.4% better than our initial estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses for the 2011 accident year estimated as of December 31, 2011. This was largely driven by reductions in estimated ultimate claims and claim expenses associated with a number of large catastrophe events that occurred in 2011, including the Tohoku Earthquake, a number of large tornadoes in the U.S., the Australian Floods, Hurricane Irene and the Thailand Floods. In comparison, while net claims and claim expenses associated with the 20102017 accident year initially developed favorably, it hashave experienced favorable development. This is largely driven by reductions in estimated net ultimate claims and claim expenses associated with the 2017 Large Loss Events. In comparison, net claims and claim expenses associated with 2020 accident year have experienced adverse development in the outer years.development. The adverse development in the outer years was driven by a deteriorationan increase in expected net claims and claim expenses associated with the 2010 New Zealand Earthquake as new and additional claims information was received. The 2010 New Zealand Earthquake has complex issuesreceived associated with establishing estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses, including the magnitude and relative infrequency of the event, the expected duration of the respective claims development period and inadequacies in the data provided by industry participants on the relevant date.2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events.
In accident years with a low level of insured catastrophe losses, our other property lines of business would contribute a greater proportion of our overall incurred claims and claim expenses within our Property segment, compared to years with a high level of insured catastrophe losses. OurWe expect that certain of our other property lines of business will tend to generate less volatility in future accidentcalendar years and, as such, we would expect to see a slower more stable increase or decrease in estimated incurred net claims and claim expenses over time. However, certaintime in such business. Certain of our other property contracts are also exposed to catastrophe events, resulting in increased volatility of incurred claims and claim expenses driven by the occurrence of catastrophe events. In addition, volatility ofin the initial estimate associated with large catastrophe losses and the speed at which we settle claims can vary dramaticallysignificantly based on the type of event. We also anticipate that losses from the COVID-19 pandemic will be highly complex and uncertain, given the unprecedented situation, and will take longer to develop given the nature of the losses, thus potentially adding volatility to our incurred net claims and claim expenses.
Sensitivity Analysis
The table below shows the impact on our gross reserve for claims and claim expenses, net income (loss) and shareholders’ equity as of and for the year ended December 31, 20172021 of a reasonable range of possible outcomes associated with our estimates of gross ultimate losses for claims and claim expenses incurred within our Property segment. The reasonable range of possible outcomes is based on a distribution of
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outcomes of our ultimate incurred claims and claim expenses from catastrophic events.large losses. In addition, we flexadjust the loss ratios and development curves in our other property lines of business in a similar fashion to the


sensitivity analysis performed for our Casualty and Specialty segment, discussed in greater detail below. In general, our reserve for claims and claim expenses for more recent eventslosses are subject to greater uncertainty and, therefore, greater variability and are likely to experience material changes from one period to the next. This is due to the uncertainty aswith respect to the size of the industry losses, from the event, which contracts have been exposed to the catastrophic eventloss and the magnitude of claims incurred by our clients. As our claims age, more information becomes available and we believe our estimates become more certain, although there is no assurance this trend will continue in the future. As a result, the sensitivity analysis below is based on the age of each accident year, our current estimated incurred claims and claim expenses for the catastrophic eventslosses occurring in each accident year, and a reasonable range of possible outcomes of our current estimates of claims and claim expenses by accident year. The impact on net lossincome (loss) and shareholders’ equity assumes no increase or decrease in reinsurance recoveries, loss related premium or profit commission, or redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe.interest.
Property Claims and Claim Expense Reserve Sensitivity Analysis
            
 (in thousands, except percentages)
Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses at
December 31,
2017
 
$ Impact of 
Change Reserve for Claims
and Claim 
Expenses
at December 31,
2017
 
% Impact of 
Change
on Reserve for
Claims
and Claim Expenses
at December 31,
2017
 
% Impact of 
Change on Net Loss for
the Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 
% Impact of 
Change on
Shareholders’
Equity at
December 31, 2017
 
 Higher$2,785,693
 $299,303
 5.9 % 84.4 % (6.8)% 
 Recorded2,486,390
 
  %  %  % 
 Lower2,274,764
 (211,626) (4.2)% (59.7)% 4.8 % 
            
(in thousands, except percentages)Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses at
December 31,
2021
$ Impact of 
Change Reserve for Claims
and Claim 
Expenses
at December 31,
2021
% Impact of 
Change
on Reserve for
Claims
and Claim Expenses
at December 31,
2021
% Impact of 
Change on Net Income (Loss) for
the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
% Impact of 
Change on
Shareholders’
Equity at
December 31, 2021
Higher$7,070,794 $693,106 5.2 %670.1 %(10.5)%
Recorded$6,377,688 $— — %— %— %
Lower$5,892,394 $(485,294)(3.7)%(469.2)%7.3 %
We believe the changes we made to our estimated incurred claims and claim expenses represent a reasonable range of possible outcomes based on our experience to date and our future expectations. While we believe these are a reasonable range of possible outcomes, we do not believe the above sensitivity analysis should be considered an actuarial reserve range. In addition, the sensitivity analysis only reflects a reasonable range of possible outcomes in our underlying assumptions. It is possible that our estimated incurred claims and claim expenses could be significantly higher or lower than the sensitivity analysis described above. For example, we could be liable for events for which we have not estimated claims and claim expenses or for exposures we do not currently believe are covered under our policies. These changes could result in significantly larger changes to our estimated incurred claims and claim expenses, net income and shareholders’ equity than those noted above, and could be recorded across multiple periods. We also caution that the above sensitivity analysis is not used by management in developing our reserve estimates and is also not used by management in managing the business.
Casualty and Specialty Segment
Actual Results vs. Initial Estimates
As discussed above, the key assumption in estimating reserves for our Casualty and Specialty segment is our estimate of incurred claims and claim expenses. Standard actuarial techniques are used to calculate the ultimate claims and claim expensesexpenses. The key assumptions in the determination of ultimate claims and two key assumptionsclaim expenses include the estimated incurred claims and claim expenses ratio and the estimated loss reporting patterns. The table below shows our initial estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses for each accident year and how these initial estimates have developed over time. The initial estimate of accident year incurred claims and claim expenses represents our estimate of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for claims incurred in our Casualty and Specialty segment occurring during a particular accident year, and as reported as of December 31 of that year. The re-estimated incurred claims and claim expenses as of December 31 of subsequent years, represent our revised estimates as reported as of those dates. Our most recent estimates as reported at December 31, 20172021 differ from our initial accident year estimates and demonstratedemonstrates that our initial estimate of incurred claims and claim expenses are reasonably
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likely to vary from our most recent estimate, perhaps significantly. Changes in this estimate will be recorded in the period in which they occur. In accident years where our current estimates are lower than our initial estimates, we have experienced favorable


development while accident years where our current estimates are higher than our original estimates indicatesindicate adverse development. The table is presented on a net basis and, therefore, includes the benefit of reinsurance recoverable. In addition, we have included historical incurred claims and claim expenses development information related to Platinum and TMR in the table below. For incurred accident year claims denominated in foreign currency,currencies other than USD, we have used the current year-end balance sheet foreign exchange rate for all periods provided, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in foreign currency translation rates from the incurred accident year claims development information included in the table below.
The following table details our Casualty and Specialty segment incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, as of December 31, 2017.
2021.
                       
   Incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance 
 (in thousands) For the year ended December 31, 
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 
 2008 $606,936
 $666,976
 $647,574
 $632,855
 $594,409
 $586,726
 $574,106
 $571,349
 $555,648
 $557,742
 
 2009 
 486,114
 476,417
 478,841
 445,904
 424,951
 402,977
 394,649
 389,526
 392,791
 
 2010 
 
 384,412
 390,968
 377,333
 341,729
 320,140
 306,913
 305,178
 301,371
 
 2011 
 
 
 383,832
 382,462
 353,191
 322,719
 315,132
 308,969
 298,395
 
 2012 
 
 
 
 429,127
 428,199
 397,907
 389,384
 379,366
 393,122
 
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 394,726
 364,686
 340,733
 321,910
 307,161
 
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 480,527
 462,282
 458,038
 443,140
 
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 415,884
 435,465
 457,652
 
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 430,365
 434,713
 
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 556,303
 
 Total                   $4,142,390
 
                       
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
(in thousands)For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
2012$578,130 $592,453 $563,062 $551,958 $540,732 $554,391 $568,888 $577,474 $569,186 $570,741 
2013— 594,425 592,861 564,622 540,484 527,719 512,923 490,856 482,099 485,498 
2014— — 700,597 695,827 700,137 681,191 663,280 675,424 646,998 640,914 
2015— — — 767,250 787,882 827,103 807,386 793,509 811,403 816,906 
2016— — — — 962,878 995,833 994,781 986,009 950,960 962,173 
2017— — — — — 1,309,433 1,286,751 1,313,703 1,274,909 1,285,920 
2018— — — — — — 1,260,481 1,322,850 1,318,322 1,331,532 
2019— — — — — — — 1,262,941 1,256,812 1,255,990 
2020— — — — — — — — 1,510,390 1,475,979 
2021— — — — — — — — — 1,709,700 
Total$10,535,353 
As each underwriting year has developed, our estimated expected incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, have changed. As an example, our re-estimated incurred claims and claim expenses decreased for the 20132014 accident year from the initial estimates. This decrease was principally driven by actual reported and paid net claims and claim expenses associated with the 20132014 accident year coming in lessbeing lower than expected, which has resulted in a reduction in our expected ultimate claims and claim expense ratio for this accident year. In comparison, the 20152018 accident year has developed adversely compared to our initial estimates of incurred claims and claim expenses and our current estimates are higher than our initial estimates. The increase in incurred claims and claim expenses for the 20152018 accident year is due to the deterioration of a number of largereported losses generally coming in our general liability line of business.higher than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses.
The reserving methodology for our Casualty and Specialty segment is weighted more heavily to our initial estimate in the early periods immediately following the contracts’ inception through the use of the expected loss ratio method. The expected loss ratio method estimates the incurred losses by multiplying the initial expected loss ratio by the earned premium. Under the expected loss ratio method, no reliance is placed on the development of claims and claim expenses. The determination of when reported losses are sufficient and credible to warrant selection of an ultimate loss ratio different from the initial expected loss ratio also requires judgment. We generally make adjustments for reported loss experience indicating unfavorable variances from the initial expected loss ratio sooner than reported loss experience indicating favorable variances as reporting of losses in excess of expectations tends to have greater credibility than an absence of, or lower than expected level of, reported losses. Over time, as a greater number of claims are reported and the credibility of reported losses improves, actuarial estimates of IBNR are typically based on the Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method is weighted more heavily toplaces weight on claims and claim expenses development experience. If there is adverse development of prior accident years claims and claim expenses, we generally select the Bornheutter-FergusonBornhuetter-Ferguson method to ensure the claim experience is considered in the determination of our estimated claims and claim expenses with the associated business. If we believe we lack the claims experience in the early stages of development of a line of business, we may not select the Bornheutter-FergusonBornhuetter-Ferguson method until such time as we believe there is
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greater credibility in the expected level of reported losses. As prior accident yearsdevelopment experience for claims and claim expenses development experienceon prior accident years becomes credible, the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method is generally selected which places greater weight on this reported experience as it develops. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method


estimates our expected ultimate claims and claim expenses by applying our initial estimated loss ratio to our undeveloped premium, and adding the reported losses to the estimate. The impact of these methodologies can be observed in the table above. For example, the 20112014 accident year has experiencedultimate loss remained relatively consistent for the first two years of development (i.e., the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016), before experiencing favorable development on prior accidentin years net claimsthree and claim expenses for each subsequent calendar year-end. However,four (i.e., the favorable development experienced inyears ended December 31, 2017 and 2018), reflecting the first few years was lower than the favorable development experienced in subsequent calendar years where the reserving methodology used changed totiming of our adoption of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method as the reported experience became more credible.
Sensitivity Analysis
The table below quantifiesshows the impact on our gross reservesCasualty and Specialty segment reserve for claims and claim expenses, net income (loss) and shareholders’ equity as of and for the year ended December 31, 20172021, of a reasonable range of possible outcomes in theassociated with a variety of reasonable actuarial assumptions used to estimatefor our December 31, 2017 claims and claim expense reserves within our Casualty and Specialty segment. The table quantifies a reasonable rangeestimates of possible outcomes in our initial estimated gross ultimate claims and claim expense ratios and estimated loss reporting patterns. The changes to the initial estimated ultimate claims and claim expense ratios represent percentage increases or decreases to our current estimated ultimate claims and claim expense ratios. The change to the reporting patterns represent claims reporting that is both faster and slower than our current estimated claims reporting patterns. The impact on net lossincome (loss) and shareholders’ equity assumes no increase or decrease in reinsurance recoveries, loss related premium or profit commission, or redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe.interest.
Casualty and Specialty Claims and Claim Expense Reserve Sensitivity Analysis
            
 (in thousands,except percentages)
Estimated 
Loss
Reporting 
Pattern
 
$ Impact of 
Change
on Reserves for
Claims and Claim
Expenses at
December 31,
2017
 
% Impact of 
Change
on Reserve for
Claims and Claim
Expenses at
December 31,
2017
 
% Impact of
Change on
Net Loss
for the Year
Ended
December 31,
2017
 
% Impact of
Change on
Shareholders’
Equity at
December 31,
2017
 
 Increase expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%
Slower
reporting
 $335,256
 6.6 % 94.5 % (7.6)% 
 Increase expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%
Expected 
reporting
 176,061
 3.5 % 49.6 % (4.0)% 
 Increase expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%
Faster
reporting
 21,635
 0.4 % 6.1 % (0.5)% 
 Expected claims and claim expense ratio
Slower
reporting
 144,723
 2.8 % 40.8 % (3.3)% 
 Expected claims and claim expense ratio
Expected
reporting
 
  %  %  % 
 Expected claims and claim expense ratio
Faster
reporting
 (140,387) (2.8)% (39.6)% 3.2 % 
 Decrease expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%
Slower
reporting
 (45,810) (0.9)% (12.9)% 1.0 % 
 Decrease expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%
Expected
reporting
 (176,061) (3.5)% (49.6)% 4.0 % 
 Decrease expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%
Faster
reporting
 (302,409) (6.0)% (85.3)% 6.9 % 
            
(in thousands, except percentages)Estimated 
Loss
Reporting 
Pattern
$ Impact of 
Change
on Reserves for
Claims and Claim
Expenses at
December 31,
2021
% Impact of 
Change
on Reserve for
Claims and Claim
Expenses at
December 31,
2021
% Impact of
Change on
Net Income (Loss)
for the Year
Ended
December 31,
2021
% Impact of
Change on
Shareholders’
Equity at
December 31,
2021
Increase expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%Slower
reporting
$1,143,914 8.6 %1,105.9 %(17.3)%
Increase expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%Expected 
reporting
$500,454 3.8 %483.8 %(7.6)%
Increase expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%Faster
reporting
$141,739 1.1 %137.0 %(2.1)%
Expected claims and claim expense ratioSlower
reporting
$584,963 4.4 %565.5 %(8.8)%
Expected claims and claim expense ratioExpected
reporting
$— — %— %— %
Expected claims and claim expense ratioFaster
reporting
$(326,104)(2.5)%(315.3)%4.9 %
Decrease expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%Slower
reporting
$26,013 0.2 %25.1 %(0.4)%
Decrease expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%Expected
reporting
$(500,454)(3.8)%(483.8)%7.6 %
Decrease expected claims and claim expense ratio by 10%Faster
reporting
$(793,948)(6.0)%(767.5)%12.0 %
We believe that ultimate claims and claim expense ratios 10.0 percentage points above or below our estimated assumptions constitute a reasonable range of possible outcomes based on our experience to date and our future expectations. In addition, we believe that the adjustments we made to speed up or slow down our estimated loss reporting patterns represent a reasonable range of possible outcomes. While we believe these are a reasonable range of possible outcomes, we do not believe the above sensitivity analysis should be considered an actuarial reserve range. In addition, the sensitivity analysis only reflects a reasonable range of possible outcomes in our underlying assumptions. It is possible that our initial


estimated claims and claim expense ratios and loss reporting patterns could be significantly different from the sensitivity analysis described above. For example, we could be liable for events that we have not estimated reserves for, or for exposures we do not currently believe are covered under our contracts. These changes could result in significantly larger changes to reserves for claims and claim expenses, net income
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and shareholders’ equity than those noted above, and could be recorded across multiple periods. We also caution that the above sensitivity analysis is not used by management in developing our reserve estimates and is also not used by management in managing the business.
Other
Included in the Other category are the remnants of our former Bermuda-based insurance operations. These operations are in run-off and no new business is being underwritten. Our outstanding claims and claim expense reserves for these operations include insurance policies and proportional reinsurance with respect to risks including: (1) commercial property, which principally included catastrophe-exposed commercial property products; (2) commercial multi-line, which included commercial property and liability coverage, such as general liability, automobile liability and physical damage, building and contents, professional liability and various specialty products; and (3) personal lines property, which principally included homeowners personal lines property coverage and catastrophe exposed personal lines property coverage and totaled $18.5 million at December 31, 2017 (2016 - $25.4 million).
Our reserving techniques and processes for our Casualty and Specialty segment also apply to our Other category. In addition, certain of our coverages may be impacted by natural and man-made catastrophes. We estimate claim reserves for these losses after the event giving rise to these losses occurs, following a process that is similar to that used in our Property segment.
Premiums and Related Expenses
Premiums are recognized as income, net of any applicable reinsurance or retrocessional coverage purchased, over the terms of the related contracts and policies. Premiums written are based on contract and policy terms and include estimates based on information received from both insureds and ceding companies. Unearned premiums represents the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired terms of contracts and policies in force. Amounts are computed by pro rata methods based on statistical data or reports received from ceding companies. Reinstatement premiums are estimated after the occurrence of a significant loss and are recorded in accordance with the contract terms based upon paid losses as well as reported and caseestimated reserves. Reinstatement premiums are earned when written.
Due to the nature of reinsurance, ceding companies routinely report and remit premiums to us subsequent to the contract coverage period. Consequently, premiums written and receivable include amounts reported by the ceding companies, supplemented by our estimates of premiums that are written but not reported. The estimation of written premiums may be affected by early cancellation, election of contract provisions for cut-off and return of unearned premiums or other contract disruptions. The time lag involved in the process of reporting premiums is shorter than the lag in reporting losses. In addition to estimating premiums written, we estimate the earned portion of premiums written which is subject to judgment and uncertainty. Any adjustments to written and earned premiums, and the related losses and acquisition expenses, are accounted for as changes in estimates and are reflected in the results of operations in the period in which they are made. 
Lines of business that are similar in both the nature of their business and estimation process may be grouped for purposes of estimating premiums. Premiums are estimated based on ceding company estimates and our own judgment after considering factors such as: (1) the ceding company'scompany’s historical premium versus projected premium, (2) the ceding company'scompany’s history of providing accurate estimates, (3) anticipated changes in the marketplace and the ceding company'scompany’s competitive position therein, (4) reported premiums to date and (5) the anticipated impact of proposed underwriting changes. Estimates of premiums written and earned are based on the selected ultimate premium estimate, the terms and conditions of the reinsurance contracts and the remaining exposure from the underlying policies. We evaluate the appropriateness of these estimates in light of the actual premium reported by the ceding companies, information obtained during audits and other information received from ceding companies.

We estimate our provision for current expected credit losses by applying specific percentages against each premiums receivable based on the counterparty’s credit ratings. The percentages applied are based on information received from both insureds and ceding companies and are then adjusted by us based on industry knowledge and our judgment and estimates. We then evaluate the overall adequacy of the provision for current expected credit losses based on other qualitative and judgmental factors. At December 31, 2021, the Company’s premiums receivable balance was $3.8 billion (2020 - $2.9 billion). Of the Company’s premiums receivable balance as of December 31, 2021, the majority are receivables from highly rated counterparties. At December 31, 2021, the Company held a provision for current expected credit losses on its premiums receivable of $2.8 million (2020 - $6.0 million).

Reinsurance RecoverablesRecoverable
We enter into retrocessional reinsurance agreements in order to help reduce our exposure to large losses and to help manage our risk portfolio. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claims and claim expense reserves associated with the related assumed reinsurance. For multi-year retrospectively rated contracts, we accrue amounts (either assets or liabilities) that are due to or from our retrocessionaires based on estimated contract experience. If we determine that adjustments to earlier estimates are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are determined.
The estimate of reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable can be more subjective than estimating the underlying claims and claim expense reserves as discussed under the heading “Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” above. In particular, reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable may be affected by deemed inuring reinsurance, industry losses
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reported by various statistical reporting services, and other factors. Reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable on dual trigger reinsurance contracts require us to estimate our ultimate losses applicable to these contracts as well as estimate the ultimate amount of insured industry losses that will be reported by the applicable statistical reporting agency, as per the contract terms. In addition, the level of our additional case reserves and IBNR reserves has a significant impact on reinsurance recoverables.recoverable. These factors can impact the amount and timing of the reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable to be recorded.
The majority of the balance we have accrued as recoverable will not be due for collection until some point in the future. The amounts recoverable that will ultimately be collected are opensubject to uncertainty due to the ultimate ability and willingness of reinsurers to pay our claims at a future point in time, for reasons including insolvency andor elective run-off, contractual dispute and various other reasons. In addition, because the majority of the balances recoverable will not be collected for some time, economic conditions as well as the financial and operational performance of a particular reinsurer may change, and these changes may affect the reinsurer’s willingness and ability to meet their contractual obligations to us. To reflect these uncertainties, we estimate and record a valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses for potential uncollectible reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable which reduces reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable and net income.
We estimate our valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses by applying specific percentages against each reinsurance recoverable based on our counterparty’s credit rating. The percentages applied are based on historical industry default statistics developed by major rating agencies and are then adjusted by us based on industry knowledge and our judgment and estimates. We also apply case-specific valuation allowances against certain recoveries we deem unlikely to be collected in full. We then evaluate the overall adequacy of the valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses based on other qualitative and judgmental factors. At December 31, 2017,2021, our reinsurance recoverable balance was $1.6$4.3 billion (2016(2020 - $279.6 million)$2.9 billion). Of this amount, 54.5%46.9% is fully collateralized by our reinsurers, 44.5%52.1% is recoverable from reinsurers rated A- or higher by major rating agencies and 1.0% is recoverable from reinsurers rated lower than A- by major rating agencies (2016(2020 - 47.3%45.2%, 52.6%53.4% and 0.1%1.4%, respectively). The increase in our reinsurance recoverable balance during 2017 was primarily the result of reinsurance recoverables related to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and the Mexico City Earthquake (the “Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events”), the wildfires in California during the fourth quarter of 2017 (the “Q4 2017 California Wildfires”) and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (“2017 Aggregate Losses”). The reinsurers with the three largest balances accounted for 10.4%19.9%, 7.5%8.4% and 7.3%4.3%, respectively, of our reinsurance recoverable balance at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 27.1%15.3%, 19.9%10.8% and 7.7%6.7%, respectively). The valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses recorded against reinsurance recoverable was $7.0$8.3 million at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $4.2 million)$6.3 million). The three largest company-specific components of the valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses represented 11.1%18.0%, 9.2%13.9% and 8.4%11.2%, respectively, of our total valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 27.1%13.2%, 17.9%13.0% and 5.6%6.7%, respectively).
Fair Value Measurements and Impairments
Fair Value
The use of fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities with resulting unrealized gains or losses is pervasive within our consolidated financial statements. Fair value is defined under accounting guidance currently applicable to us to be the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between open market participants at the measurement date. We


recognize the change in unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in fair value in our consolidated statements of operations.
FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures prescribes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to the respective valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to valuation techniques that use at least one significant input that is unobservable (Level 3).
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and we consider factors specific to the asset or liability.
In order to determine if a market is active or inactive for a security, we consider a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the spread between what a seller is asking for a security and what a buyer is bidding for the same security, the volume of trading activity for the security in question, the price of the
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security compared to its par value (for fixed maturity investments), and other factors that may be indicative of market activity. 
At December 31, 2017,2021, we classified $2.5$169.3 million and $5.5$10.8 million of our other assets and liabilities, respectively, at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs. This represented 0.0%0.5% and 0.1%0.0% of our total assets and liabilities, respectively. Level 3 fair value measurements are based on valuation techniques that use at least one significant input that is unobservable. These measurements are made under circumstances in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. We use valuation models or other pricing techniques that require a variety of inputs including contractual terms, market prices and rates, yield curves, credit curves, measures of volatility, prepayment rates and correlations of such inputs, some of which may be unobservable, to value these Level 3 assets and liabilities. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment.  In making the assessment, we considered factors specific to the asset or liability. In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value of an asset or a liability may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety is classified is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability.
Refer to “Note 6.6. Fair Value MeasurementsMeasurements” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information about fair value measurements.
Impairments
The amount and timing of asset impairment is subject to significant estimation techniques and is a critical accounting estimate for us. The significant impairment reviews we complete are for our goodwill and other intangible assets and equity method investments, as described in more detail below.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill and other intangible assets acquired are initially recorded at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, finite lived other intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful life, subject to impairment, and goodwill and indefinite lived other intangible assets are carried at the lower of cost or fair value, subject to impairment. If goodwill or other intangible assets are impaired, they are written down to their estimated fair values with a corresponding expense reflected in our consolidated statements of operations.
On March 2, 2015 we acquired Platinum and the transaction was accounted under the acquisition method of accounting inIn accordance with FASB ASC TopicBusiness Combinations. TotalCombinations, we allocated the total consideration paid was allocatedfor TMR among acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values. In connection with the acquisition of Platinum, weWe recognized identifiable finite lived intangible assets of $75.2$11.2 million, which are beingwill be amortized over a weighted average period of 810.5 years, identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of $8.4$6.8 million, and certain other adjustments to the fair values of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and shareholders’ equity of PlatinumTMR at March 2, 2015 as summarized in “Note 3. Acquisition of Platinum in our22, 2019, based on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019.


Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements”. Intangible assets with definite lives will be amortized over their estimated useful lives. In addition, we recognized goodwill of $191.7$13.1 million, primarilybased on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, attributable to Platinum’s workforce and synergies expected to result upon the integrationexcess of Platinum into our operations. There were no other adjustments to carried goodwill during the period ended December 31, 2017 reflected on our consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017.purchase price over the fair value of the net assets of TMR. Goodwill resulting from the acquisition of PlatinumTMR will not be amortized but instead will be tested for impairment at least annually, as outlined below (more frequently if certain indicators are present). Goodwill is assigned to the applicable reporting unit of the acquired entities giving rise to the goodwill and other intangible assets.
We assess goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment in the fourth quarter of each year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. For purposes of the annual impairment evaluation, we assess qualitative factors to determine if events or circumstances exist that would lead us to conclude that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If we determine that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then we do not perform a quantitative evaluation. Should we determine that a quantitative analysis is required, we will first determine the fair value of the reporting unit and compare that with the carrying value, including goodwill. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, then goodwill is not considered impaired and no further analysis is required. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, we then proceed to determine the amount of the impairment charge, if any. There are many assumptions and estimates underlying the fair value calculation. Principally, we identify the reporting unit or business entity that the goodwill or other intangible asset is attributed to, and review historical and forecasted operating and financial performance and other underlying factors affecting such analysis, including market conditions. Other assumptions used could produce significantly different results which may result in a change in the value of goodwill or our other intangible assets and a related charge in our consolidated statements of operations. An impairment charge could be recognized in the event of a significant decline in the implied fair value of those operations
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where the goodwill or other intangible assets are applicable. In the event we determine that the value of goodwill has become impaired, an accounting charge will be taken in the fiscal quarter in which such determination is made, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which the impairment charge is recorded.
As a result of the Company’s impairment assessment performed during the fourth quarter of 2021, the Company determined that there was no impairment during 2021, and therefore the Company recorded no intangible asset impairment charge during the year ended December 31, 2021. Refer to “Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the impairment.
As at December 31, 2017,2021, excluding the amounts recorded in investments in other ventures, under the equity method, as noted below, our consolidated balance sheets include $197.6$210.9 million of goodwill (2016(2020 - $197.6$211.0 million) and $32.6 million) and $45.6 million of other intangible assets (2016(2020 - $53.6$38.6 million). Impairment charges related to these balances were $Nil during the year ended December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $Nil, 2015$6.8 million, 2019 - $Nil). In the future, it is possible we will hold more goodwill and intangible assets, which would increase the degree of judgment and uncertainty embedded in our financial statements, and potentially increase the volatility of our reported results.
Deferred Acquisition Costs and Value of Business Acquired
VOBA was initially recorded to reflect the establishment of the value of business acquired asset in connection with the acquisition of TMR, which represents the estimated present value of the expected underwriting profit within the unearned premiums liability, net of reinsurance, less costs to service the related policies and a risk premium. VOBA is derived using, among other things, estimated loss ratios by line of business to calculate the underwriting profit, weighted average cost of capital, risk premium and expected payout patterns. The adjustment for VOBA will be amortized to acquisition expenses over approximately two years, as the contracts for business in-force as of the acquisition date expire.
Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity Method
Investments in which we have significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee are classified as investments in other ventures, under equity method, and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, we record our proportionate share of income or loss from such investments in our results for the period. Any decline in the value of investments in other ventures, under equity method, including goodwill and other intangible assets arising upon acquisition of the investee, considered by management to be other-than-temporary, is reflected in our consolidated statements of operations in the period in which it is determined. As of December 31, 2017,2021, we had $102.0$98.1 million (2016 (2020 - $124.2 million)$98.4 million) in investments in other ventures, under equity method on our consolidated balance sheets, including $7.8$9.9 million of goodwill and $8.9$8.7 million of other intangible assets (2016$7.8(2020 - $10.6 million and $11.9 million)$12.4 million). The carrying value of our investments in other ventures, under equity method, individually or in the aggregate, may, and likely will, differ from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.
In determining whether an equity method investment is impaired, we take into consideration a variety of factors including the operating and financial performance of the investee, the investee’s future business plans and projections, recent transactions and market valuations of publicly traded companies where available, discussions with the investee’s management, and our intent and ability to hold the investment until it recovers in value. Accordingly, we make assumptions and estimates in assessing whether an impairment has occurred and if, in the future, our assumptions and estimates made in assessing the fair


value of these investments change, this could result in a material decrease in the carrying value of these investments. This would cause us to write-down the carrying value of these investments and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period the impairment charge is taken. We do not have any current plans to dispose of these investments, and cannot assure you we will consummate future transactions in which we realize the value at which these holdings are reflected in our financial statements. During the year ended December 31, 2017, weWe have not recorded $Nil (2016 - $Nil, 2015 - $5.6 million) ofany other-than-temporary impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets associated with our investments in other ventures, under the equity method. Refer tomethod in any of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 or 2019. See “Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible AssetsAssets” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information.
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Income Taxes
Income taxes have been provided in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences between the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of our assets and liabilities. Such temporary differences are primarily due to net operating loss carryforwards and GAAP versus tax basis accounting differences relating to unearned premiums, reserves for claims and claim expenses, deferred interest expense, accrued expenses, unearned premiums,finance charges, deferred underwriting results, accrued expenses, investments, deferred acquisition expenses, intangible assets, amortization and depreciation and investments.VOBA. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includesin which the enactment date.change in tax rates is enacted. A valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded if it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the benefits related to deferred tax assets will not be realized.
As a result of the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 pursuant to the Tax Bill, which was enacted on December 22, 2017, the Company recorded a $36.7 million write-down of its deferred tax asset during the fourth quarter of 2017.
At December 31, 2017,2021, our net deferred tax asset (prior to our valuation allowance) and valuation allowance were $86.7$192.4 million (2016(2020 - $98.9$138.0 million) and $30.0$131.5 million (2016(2020 - $18.8$88.7 million), respectively (seerespectively. See “Note 15. TaxationTaxation” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information).information. At each balance sheet date, we assess the need to establish a valuation allowance that reduces the net deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized. The valuation allowance assessment is performed separately in each taxable jurisdiction based on all available information including projections of future GAAP taxable income from each tax-paying component in each tax jurisdiction. Losses incurred within our U.S. tax-paying subsidiaries in the fourth quarter of 2011 were significant enough to result in a cumulative GAAP taxable loss at the U.S. tax-paying subsidiaries for the three year period ended December 31, 2011. We reassess ourThe valuation allowance onrelates to a quarterly basis and commencing withsubstantial portion of our reassessment effective December 31, 2011, we determined that it is more likely than not that we would not be able to recover our U.S. net deferred tax assetassets in most jurisdictions in which we do business. It excludes Bermuda and as a result, recognized a full valuation allowance in the fourth quarter of 2011. We concludedour U.S. operations that a valuation allowance was required from 2011 through the period ended December 31, 2014 based on the relevant evidence during that time period, primarily that we remained in a cumulative GAAP taxable loss position for this period, among other facts. At December 31, 2014, the U.S. valuation allowance was $48.4 million. In the first quarter of 2015, as a result of expected profits in our U.S.-based operations due principallyexisted prior to the acquisition of Platinum, we determined it was more likely than not we would be able to recoverTMR, which only have a substantial portion of the U.S. net deferred tax asset and thus reduced the U.S.small valuation allowance from $48.4 million to $1.0 million. Factors that led to this determination included the combined cumulative GAAP taxable income position of our U.S.-based operations (including the entities acquired) along with the long term expected profits of the combined operations. A valuation allowance continues to be provided against deferredfinite lived tax assets in the majority of our Ireland, U.K., and Singapore operations as these operations have produced historical GAAP taxable losses, among other facts.carryforwards.
We have unrecognized tax benefits of $Nil$Nil as of December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $Nil)$Nil). Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, would be recognized in income tax expense. At December 31, 2017,2021, interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits were $Nil (2016(2020 - $Nil). Income
The following filed income tax returns filed for tax years 2014 through 2016, 2013 through 2016, 2016, and 2013 through 2016, are open for examination bywith the IRS, Irishapplicable tax authorities,authorities: tax years 2018 through 2020 with the IRS; 2017 through 2020 with Ireland; 2019 through 2020 with the U.K. tax authorities,; 2017 through 2020 with Singapore; 2019 and Singapore tax authorities, respectively.2020 with Switzerland; and 2017 through 2020 with Australia. We do not expect the resolution of these open years to have a significant impact on our consolidated statements of operations and financial condition.


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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)  
Statements of Operations Highlights
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Gross premiums written$7,833,798 $5,806,165 $4,807,750 
Net premiums written$5,939,375 $4,096,333 $3,381,493 
Net premiums earned$5,194,181 $3,952,462 $3,338,403 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred3,876,087 2,924,609 2,097,021 
Acquisition expenses1,214,858 897,677 762,232 
Operational expenses212,184 206,687 222,733 
Underwriting income (loss)$(108,948)$(76,511)$256,417 
Net investment income$319,479 $354,038 $424,207 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(218,134)820,636 414,109 
Total investment result$101,345 $1,174,674 $838,316 
Net income (loss)$(103,440)$993,058 $950,267 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(73,421)$731,482 $712,042 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted$(1.57)$15.31 $16.29 
Dividends per common share$1.44 $1.40 $1.36 
Key Ratios
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year79.4 %78.6 %63.6 %
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(4.8)%(4.6)%(0.8)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year74.6 %74.0 %62.8 %
Underwriting expense ratio27.5 %27.9 %29.5 %
Combined ratio102.1 %101.9 %92.3 %
Return on average common equity(1.1)%11.7 %14.1 %
Book Value
At December 31,202120202019
Book value per common share$132.17 $138.46 $120.53 
Accumulated dividends per common share23.52 22.08 20.68 
Book value per common share plus accumulated dividends$155.69 $160.54 $141.21 
Change in book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends(3.5)%16.0 %17.1 %
Balance Sheet Highlights
At December 31,202120202019
Total assets$33,959,502 $30,820,580 $26,330,094 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe$6,624,281 $7,560,248 $5,971,367 
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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages)      
 Statements of operations highlights      
 Gross premiums written$2,797,540
 $2,374,576
 $2,011,310
 
 Net premiums written$1,871,325
 $1,535,312
 $1,416,183
 
 Net premiums earned$1,717,575
 $1,403,430
 $1,400,551
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred1,861,428
 530,831
 448,238
 
 Acquisition expenses346,892
 289,323
 238,592
 
 Operational expenses160,778
 197,749
 219,112
 
 Underwriting (loss) income$(651,523) $385,527
 $494,609
 
    

 

 
 Net investment income$222,209
 $181,726
 $152,567
 
 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments135,822
 141,328
 (68,918) 
 Change in net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale
 (1,870) (1,243) 
 Total investment result$358,031
 $321,184
 $82,406
 
        
 Net (loss) income$(354,671) $630,048
 $542,242
 
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(244,770) $480,581
 $408,811
 
        
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted$(6.15) $11.43
 $9.28
 
 Dividends per common share$1.28
 $1.24
 $1.20
 
        
 Key ratios      
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year110.8 % 49.5 % 43.6 % 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(2.4)% (11.7)% (11.6)% 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year108.4 % 37.8 % 32.0 % 
 Underwriting expense ratio29.5 % 34.7 % 32.7 % 
 Combined ratio137.9 % 72.5 % 64.7 % 
        
 Return on average common equity(5.7)% 11.0 % 9.8 % 
        
 Book valueDecember 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 
 Book value per common share$99.72
 $108.45
 $99.13
 
 Accumulated dividends per common share18.00
 16.72
 15.48
 
 Book value per common share plus accumulated dividends$117.72
 $125.17
 $114.61
 
 Change in book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends(6.9)% 10.7 % 11.3 % 
        
 Balance sheet highlightsDecember 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 December 31,
2015
 
 Total assets$15,226,131
 $12,352,082
 $11,555,287
 
 Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe$4,391,375
 $4,866,577
 $4,732,184
 
        



Results of operationsOperations for 2017 compared2021 Compared to 2016.2020
Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $244.8$73.4 million in 2017,2021, compared to net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $480.6$731.5 million in 2016, 2020, a decrease of $725.4 million.$804.9 million. As a result of our net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders in 2017, our2021, we generated an annualized return on average common equity wasof negative 5.7%1.1% and our book value per common share decreased from $108.45$138.46 at December 31, 20162020 to $99.72$132.17 at December 31, 2017,2021, a 6.9%3.5% decrease, after considering the change in accumulated dividends paid to our common shareholders, and the impact of repurchasing an aggregate of 1.3 million common shares in open market transactions.shareholders.
The most significant eventsitems affecting our financial performance during 2017,2021, on a comparative basis to 2016,2020, include:
Impact of Weather-Related Large Losses and COVID-19 - in 2021, we had a net negative impact on our net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $962.1 million resulting from the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses. This compares to a net negative impact on our net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $493.6 million in 2020 resulting from the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and $286.6 million resulting from losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic;
Underwriting LossResults - Primarily as a result of Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events”), the Q4 2017 California Wildfires and the 2017 Aggregate Losses, we incurred an underwriting loss of $651.5$108.9 million and had a combined ratio of 102.1% in 2021, compared to an underwriting loss of $76.5 million and a combined ratio of 137.9%101.9% in 2017, compared to generating underwriting income of $385.5 million and a combined ratio of 72.5%, respectively, in 2016.2020. Our underwriting loss in 20172021 was comprised of an underwriting loss of $574.9$185.5 million in our Property segment, and anpartially offset by underwriting lossincome of $78.2$76.6 million in our Casualty and Specialty segment.
The Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses resulted In comparison, our underwriting loss in $959.82020 was comprised of $87.5 million of underwriting losses in our Property segment, or 110.5 percentage points on its combined ratio in 2017, and $29.4 million of underwriting lossesloss in our Casualty and Specialty segment, or 3.7 percentage points on its combined ratiopartially offset by underwriting income of $11.0 million in 2017. See below for additional information regardingour Property segment.
Included in our underwriting results in 2021 was the impact of the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses, which resulted in a net negative impact on our underwriting result of $1.4 billion and added 28.5 percentage points to the Q3 2017 Catastrophecombined ratio, primarily in the Property segment. In comparison, our underwriting result in 2020 was principally impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses. Ourthe COVID-19 losses. In 2020, the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting results are discussedresult of $668.5 million and added 17.2 percentage points to the combined ratio, primarily in additional detail belowthe Property segment. The COVID-19 losses incurred in “Underwriting Results2020, which impacted both the Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $351.9 million and added 8.9 percentage points to the combined ratio;
Gross Premiums Written - our gross premiums written increased by Segment”;
Income Tax Expense - we recognized $26.5$2.0 billion, or 34.9%, to $7.8 billion, in 2021, compared to 2020, with an increase of $959.6 million in the Property segment and an increase of $1.1 billion in the Casualty and Specialty segment. The increase was driven by growth from both new and existing business and rate improvements across both segments and a number of our underwriting platforms, and, in our Property segment, reinstatement premiums of $348.0 million associated with 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses, as compared to $79.2 million of income tax expensereinstatement premiums in 2017, compared to $0.3 million in 2016, representing a $26.1 million increase in income tax expense. The increase in income tax expense was principally driven by a write-down of a portion of our deferred tax asset during the fourth quarter of 2017 of $36.7 million as a result of the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 pursuant to the Tax Bill, which was enacted on December 22, 2017. Partially offsetting this income tax expense was an income tax benefit associated with pre-tax GAAP losses in our U.S.-based operations primarily due to underwriting losses2020 associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses in 2017, compared to pre-tax GAAP income in our U.S.-based operations in 2016; partially offset by
Net Loss Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - our net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $132.3$28.0 million in 2017, compared to net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $127.1 million in 2016. The decrease was principally due to significant underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses incurred by DaVinciRe, and a decreaseCOVID-19 losses in our ownership in DaVinciRe to 22.1% at December 31, 2017, compared to 24.0% at December 31, 2016; and
2020;
Investment Results - our total investment result, which includes the sum of net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, was $101.3 million in 2021, compared to $1.2 billion in 2020, a decrease of $1.1 billion. The primary driver of the lower total investment result, for 2021, was the net realized and unrealized losses on our fixed maturity trading portfolio, partially offset by net realized and unrealized gains on our equity investments andtrading portfolio. The higher investment results in 2020 were favorably impacted by the changemarket recovery following the disruption in global financial markets associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and
Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests - our net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale,loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $358.0$63.3 million in 2017,2021, compared to $321.2net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest of $230.7 million in 20162020, an increase of $36.8 million. Our fixed maturity investment portfolio generated higher net investment income during 2017, compared to 2016, principally driven by higher average invested assets andreflecting the impact of interest rate increases during the current year. In addition, the Company’s portfolio of other investments experienced higher returns during 2017, comparedunderwriting losses in DaVinci, lower underwriting income in Vermeer, and a decrease in Medici net income, primarily due to 2016, principally driven by its private equity investments. We also experienced a $24.2 million increase in net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading driven by positive returns in the global equity markets, combined with the strong performance of a number of our equity positions.foreign exchange losses that are attributable to third party investors.
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Results of operationsOperations for 2016 compared2020 Compared to 2015.2019
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders was $480.6$731.5 million in 2016,2020, compared to $408.8$712.0 million in 2015,2019, an increase of $71.8$19.4 million. As a result of our net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders in 2016,2020, we generated an annualized return on average common equity of 11.0%11.7% and our book value per common share increased from $99.13$120.53 at December 31, 20152019 to $108.45$138.46 at December 31, 2016,2020, a 10.7%16.0% increase, after considering the change in accumulated dividends paid to our common shareholders, and the impact of repurchasing an aggregate of 2.7 million common shares in open market transactions.shareholders.
The most significant eventsitems affecting our financial performance during 2016,2020, on a comparative basis to 2015,2019, include:
Impact of Weather-Related Large Loss Events and COVID-19 - in 2020, we had a net negative impact on our net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $493.6 million resulting from the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and $286.6 million resulting from losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This compares to a net negative impact on our net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $348.2 million from the combined impacts of the 2019 Large Loss Events.
Higher Underwriting Results - we incurred an underwriting loss of $76.5 million and had a combined ratio of 101.9% in 2020, compared to underwriting income of $256.4 million and a combined ratio of 92.3% in 2019. Our underwriting loss in 2020 was comprised of an $87.5 million underwriting loss in our Casualty and Specialty segment, offset by underwriting income of $11.2 million in our Property segment. In comparison, underwriting income in 2019 was comprised of $209.3 million of underwriting income in our Property segment and $46.0 million of underwriting income in our Casualty and Specialty segment.
Our underwriting result in 2020 was principally impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and the COVID-19 losses. The 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $668.5 million and added 17.2 percentage points to the combined ratio, primarily in the Property segment. The COVID-19 losses, which impacted both the Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $351.9 million and added 8.9 percentage points to the combined ratio.
Partially offsetting the impact of the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and COVID-19 losses was favorable development on prior accident years of $183.8 million, primarily related to large loss events in 2019, 2018 and 2017, as well as favorable movements in other assumed losses and ceded recoveries. This favorable development reduced the combined ratio by 4.6 percentage points and was principally in the Property segment.
In comparison, our underwriting result in 2019 was principally impacted by the 2019 Large Loss Events, which had a net negative impact on our underwriting result of $418.9 million and added 12.9 percentage points to the combined ratio, principally in the Property segment;
Gross Premiums Written - our gross premiums written increased by $1.0 billion, or 20.8%, to $5.8 billion, in 2020, compared to 2019, with an increase of $568.2 million in the Property segment and an increase of $430.3 million in the Casualty and Specialty segment;
Investment Results - our total investment result, of $321.2 million in 2016, which includes the sum of net investment income net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments, and the change in net unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale, increased $238.8 million from $82.4 million in 2015. Impacting the total investment result in 2016 were: (i) net unrealized gains in our portfolio of fixed maturity investments trading, principally the result of significant credit spread tightening in 2016, compared to marginal credit spread widening during 2015; (ii) net investment income in our portfolio of fixed maturity investments, driven by an increase in average invested assets; and (iii) net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments, trading as a resultwas $1.2 billion in 2020, compared to $838.3 million in 2019, an increase of the strong performance of a number of our equity positions during the year. Partially offsetting these items were$336.4 million. The increase was primarily driven by net realized and unrealized lossesgains on certain investment-related derivatives due to changesinvestments of $820.6 million in the yield curve that occurred during the year; partially offset by
Lower Underwriting Income - we generated underwriting income of $385.5 million and a combined ratio of 72.5% in 2016,2020, compared to $494.6$414.1 million in 2019. The net realized and 64.7%, respectively,unrealized gains on investments in 2015, a decrease of $109.1 million and an increase of 7.8 percentage points, respectively. The increase in the combined ratio in 2016, compared to 2015, was primarily2020 were driven by higher net claimsrealized and claim expensesunrealized gains on the fixed maturity investments portfolio, equity investments trading and an increase in underwriting expenses adding 5.8 and 2.0 percentage points, respectively, to the combined ratio. Included in net claims and claim expenses in 2016 was an aggregate of $122.6 million associated with a wildfire originating near Fort McMurray, Alberta (the “Fort McMurray Wildfire”), a number of weather-related events in Texas (the “2016 Texas Events”) and Hurricane Matthew. The net negative impact of these events on our consolidated underwriting result was $102.9 million, and these events added 7.9 percentage points to our consolidated combined ratio. See below for additional information related to the Fort McMurray Wildfire, the 2016 Texas Events and Hurricane Matthew;
investment-related derivatives;
Higher Income Tax Expense - we recognized $0.3 million of income tax expense in 2016, compared to an income tax benefit of $45.9 million in 2015, representing a $46.2 million change in income tax expense, primarily due to a decrease in our U.S.-based deferred tax asset valuation allowance from $48.5 million to $1.0 million in 2015, as a result of expected profits in our U.S.-based operations due principally to the acquisition of Platinum; and
Higher Net Income Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests- our net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $127.1$230.7 million in 2016,2020, compared to $111.1$201.5 million in 2015, principally2019. The increase was due to an increase in the profitability of DaVinciRe. Our ownership in DaVinciRe was 24.0% at December 31, 2016,improved performance from Medici and Vermeer, compared to 26.3%2019, partially offset by lower underlying performance in DaVinci which was negatively impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and the COVID-19 losses; and

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Common Share Offering - on June 5, 2020, we issued 6,325,000 of our common shares in an underwritten public offering at December 31, 2015.
Acquisitiona public offering price of Platinum
We acquired Platinum on March 2, 2015. Therefore,$166.00 per share. Concurrently with the public offering, we raised $75.0 million through the issuance of 451,807 of our resultscommon shares at a price of operations for 2016 included$166.00 per share to State Farm, one of our existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net proceeds from the results of the legacy business acquired from Platinum for the period January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, while for 2015, the results of operations of Platinumofferings were included for the period March 2, 2015 (the date of acquisition) through December 31, 2015.$1.1 billion.
Net Negative Impact
Net negative impact on underwriting result includes the sum of estimates of(1) net claims and claim expenses incurred, earned reinstatement premiums(2) assumed and ceded reinstatement premiums earned and (3) earned and lost profit commissions. Net negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders is the sum of (1) net negative impact on underwriting result and earned profit commissions and(2) redeemable noncontrolling interest.interest, before consideration of any related income tax benefit (expense). Our estimates of net negative impact are based on a review of our potential exposures, preliminary discussions with certain counterparties and catastropheactuarial modeling techniques. Our


actual net negative impact, from these events, both individually and in the aggregate, willmay vary from these estimates, perhaps materially. Changes in these estimates will be recorded in the period in which they occur.
Meaningful uncertainty remains regarding the estimates and the nature and extent of the losses from the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses remains,catastrophe events, driven by the magnitude and recent occurrencenature of each event, the geographic areas impacted by the events, relatively limited claims data received to date, the contingent nature of business interruption and other exposures, potential uncertainties relating to reinsurance recoveries and other factors inherent in loss estimation, among other things.
2021 Net Negative Impact
The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses on our consolidated financial statements in 2021.
Year ended December 31, 2021Winter Storm UriEuropean FloodsHurricane Ida
Other 2021 Catastrophe Events (1)
Aggregate Losses (2)
Total 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses (3)
(in thousands)
Net claims and claims expenses incurred$(358,937)$(360,644)$(741,285)$(85,941)$(161,093)$(1,707,900)
Assumed reinstatement premiums earned86,626 90,346 156,061 9,939 6,140 349,112 
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned(11,045)(16,372)(27,467)— — (54,884)
Earned (lost) profit commissions773 8,084 — 1,645 — 10,502 
Net negative impact on underwriting result(282,583)(278,586)(612,691)(74,357)(154,953)(1,403,170)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe91,966 84,082 179,403 15,660 37,175 408,286 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer10,000 — 21,403 1,422 — 32,825 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest101,966 84,082 200,806 17,082 37,175 441,111 
Net negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(180,617)$(194,504)$(411,885)$(57,275)$(117,778)$(962,059)
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The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses on our segment underwriting results and consolidated combined ratio in 2021.
Year ended December 31, 2021Winter Storm UriEuropean FloodsHurricane Ida
Other 2021 Catastrophe Events (1)
Aggregate Losses (2)
Total 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses (3)
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result$(275,566)$(276,317)$(596,271)$(74,357)$(154,953)$(1,377,464)
Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result(7,017)(2,269)(16,420)— — (25,706)
Net negative impact on underwriting result$(282,583)$(278,586)$(612,691)$(74,357)$(154,953)$(1,403,170)
Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio5.5 5.4 12.0 1.4 3.0 28.5 
(1)“Other 2021 Catastrophe Events” includes the hail storm in Europe in late June 2021, the wildfires in California during the third quarter of 2021, the tornadoes in the Central and Midwest U.S. in December 2021, and the Midwest Derecho in December 2021.
(2)“Aggregate Losses” includes loss estimates associated with certain aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2021 as a result of weather-related catastrophe events.
(3)“2021 Weather-Related Large Losses” includes Winter Storm Uri, the European Floods, Hurricane Ida, Other 2021 Catastrophe Events and Aggregate Losses.
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2020 Net Negative Impact
The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events on our consolidated financial statements in 2020.
Year ended December 31, 2020
Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events (1)
Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events (2)
2020 Aggregate Losses (3)
Total 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events (4)
(in thousands)
Net claims and claims expenses incurred$(456,425)$(129,394)$(153,757)$(739,576)
Assumed reinstatement premiums earned68,094 6,323 4,997 79,414 
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned(4,019)(1,678)— (5,697)
Earned (lost) profit commissions837 2,774 (6,270)(2,659)
Net negative impact on underwriting result(391,513)(121,975)(155,030)(668,518)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest92,823 36,811 45,270 174,904 
Net negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(298,690)$(85,164)$(109,760)$(493,614)
The financial data in the table below provides additional information detailing the net negative impact of the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events on our segment underwriting results and consolidated combined ratio in 2020.
Year ended December 31, 2020
Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events (1)
Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events (2)
2020 Aggregate Losses (3)
Total 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events (4)
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result$(378,674)$(118,150)$(155,030)$(651,854)
Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result(12,839)(3,825)— (16,664)
Net negative impact on underwriting result$(391,513)$(121,975)$(155,030)$(668,518)
Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio10.0 3.1 3.9 17.2 
(1)“Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events” includes Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Sally, the third quarter 2020 wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington, other third quarter catastrophe events including the August 2020 derecho which impacted the U.S. Midwest, Hurricane Isaias, and Typhoon Maysak.
(2) “Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events” includes Hurricanes Zeta, Delta, Hurricane Eta and wildfires on the West Coast of the United States during the fourth quarter of 2020.
(3) “2020 Aggregate Losses” includes loss estimates associated with aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2020 primarily as a result of losses associated with the Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events and Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events.
(4) “2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events” includes the Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events, Q4 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events and the aggregate losses in 2020 described in footnote (3).
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COVID-19 Losses
In addition, seismic events generally have longer development periods than windstorm events,2020, losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a net negative impact on net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders of $286.6 million, which may be amplifiedreflects a net negative impact on underwriting result of $351.9 million, offset by redeemable noncontrolling interest of $65.4 million. The net negative impact on underwriting result had a 8.9 percentage point impact on the consolidated combined ratio, and is comprised of net claims and claims expenses incurred of $385.6 million, offset by net reinstatement premiums earned and earned profit commissions of $33.6 million. The net negative impact on underwriting result was $235.0 million in certain instances by dynamicsthe Property Segment, principally representing the cost of claims incurred but not yet reported with respect to exposures such as business interruption coverage, and $117.0 million for the riskCasualty and Specialty segment, primarily representing the cost of geological liquefactionclaims incurred but not yet reported, with respect to exposures such as event contingency and the potential for uncertainty in claims adjudication.event-based casualty covers.
2019 Net Negative Impact
The financial data below provides additional details regarding the net negative impact of the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Lossescertain events on our consolidated financial statementsresults of operations in 2017.
2019.
          
 Year ended December 31, 2017Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events Q4 2017 California Wildfires 2017 Aggregate Losses Total 
 (in thousands, except percentages)        
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred$(820,608) $(167,749) $(177,938) $(1,166,295) 
 Reinstatement premiums earned166,609
 12,065
 1,500
 180,174
 
 Ceded reinstatement premiums earned(34,455) (565) 
 (35,020) 
 Earned profit commissions22,378
 1,865
 7,701
 31,944
 
 Net negative impact on underwriting result(666,076) (154,384) (168,737) (989,197) 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe161,735
 50,367
 56,850
 268,952
 
 Net negative impact$(504,341) $(104,017) $(111,887) $(720,245) 
 Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio38.8
 8.8
 9.8
 59.4
 
          
 Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result$(636,641) $(154,384) $(168,737) $(959,762) 
 Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result(29,435) 
 
 (29,435) 
 Net negative impact on underwriting result$(666,076) $(154,384) $(168,737) $(989,197) 
          
Year ended December 31, 2019Typhoon HagibisQ3 2019 Catastrophe Events2019 Aggregate LossesTotal 2019 Large Loss Events
(in thousands)
Net claims and claims expenses incurred$(199,305)$(187,188)$(97,591)$(484,084)
Assumed reinstatement premiums earned28,829 24,596 183 53,608 
Ceded reinstatement premiums earned(219)(574)— (793)
Earned (lost) profit commissions7,509 3,100 1,740 12,349 
Net negative impact on underwriting result(163,186)(160,066)(95,668)(418,920)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe35,078 22,677 12,932 70,687 
Net negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(128,108)$(137,389)$(82,736)$(348,233)
The financial data below provides additional details regardinginformation detailing the net negative impact of the Fort McMurray Wildfire, the 2016 Texas Eventscertain events on our segment underwriting results and Hurricane Matthewconsolidated combined ratio in 2016.2019.
Year ended December 31, 2019Typhoon HagibisQ3 2019 Catastrophe Events2019 Aggregate LossesTotal 2019 Large Loss Events
(in thousands, except percentages)
Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result$(161,654)$(157,064)$(95,668)$(414,386)
Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result(1,532)(3,002)— (4,534)
Net negative impact on underwriting result$(163,186)$(160,066)$(95,668)$(418,920)
Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio5.0 4.9 2.8 12.9 





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 Year ended December 31, 2016Fort McMurray Wildfire 2016 Texas Events Hurricane Matthew Total 
 (in thousands, except percentages)        
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred$(23,961) $(38,502) $(60,117) $(122,580) 
 Assumed reinstatement premiums earned5,143
 6,891
 9,945
 21,979
 
 Lost profit commissions(330) (1,172) (824) (2,326) 
 Net negative impact on underwriting result(19,148) (32,783) (50,996) (102,927) 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe3,404
 5,675
 6,519
 15,598
 
 Net negative impact$(15,744) $(27,108) $(44,477) $(87,329) 
 Percentage point impact on consolidated combined ratio1.4
 2.5
 3.8
 7.9
 
          
 Net negative impact on Property segment underwriting result$(18,956) $(32,783) $(49,271) $(101,010) 
 Net negative impact on Casualty and Specialty segment underwriting result(192) 
 (1,725) (1,917) 
 Net negative impact on underwriting result$(19,148) $(32,783) $(50,996) $(102,927) 
          



Underwriting Results by Segment
Property Segment
Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Property segment:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands, except percentages)      
 Gross premiums written$1,440,437
 $1,111,263
 $1,072,159
 
 Net premiums written$978,014
 $725,321
 $726,145
 
 Net premiums earned$931,070
 $720,951
 $805,985
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred1,297,985
 151,545
 128,290
 
 Acquisition expenses113,816
 97,594
 94,249
 
 Operational expenses94,194
 108,642
 118,666
 
 Underwriting (loss) income$(574,925) $363,170
 $464,780
 
        
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$1,343,581
 $256,421
 $222,076
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(45,596) (104,876) (93,786) 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$1,297,985
 $151,545
 $128,290
 
        
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year144.3 % 35.6 % 27.6 % 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(4.9)% (14.6)% (11.7)% 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year139.4 % 21.0 % 15.9 % 
 Underwriting expense ratio22.3 % 28.6 % 26.4 % 
 Combined ratio161.7 % 49.6 % 42.3 % 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands, except percentages)   
Gross premiums written$3,958,724 $2,999,142 $2,430,985 
Net premiums written$2,868,002 $2,037,200 $1,654,259 
Net premiums earned$2,608,298 $1,936,215 $1,627,494 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred2,163,016 1,435,947 965,384 
Acquisition expenses487,178 353,700 313,554 
Operational expenses143,608 135,547 138,187 
Underwriting income (loss)$(185,504)$11,021 $210,369 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$2,396,389 $1,592,996 $968,357 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(233,373)(157,049)(2,973)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$2,163,016 $1,435,947 $965,384 
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year91.9 %82.3 %59.5 %
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(9.0)%(8.1)%(0.2)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year82.9 %74.2 %59.3 %
Underwriting expense ratio24.2 %25.2 %27.8 %
Combined ratio107.1 %99.4 %87.1 %
Property Gross Premiums Written
In 2017,2021, our Property segment gross premiums written increased by $329.2$959.6 million, or 29.6%32.0%, to $1,440.4 million,$4.0 billion, compared to $1,111.3 million$3.0 billion in 2016. Included in gross premiums written in the Property segment in 2017 were $175.1 million of reinstatement premiums written primarily associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events and Q4 2017 California Wildfires, compared to 2016 which included $21.4 million of reinstatement premiums written associated with the Fort McMurray Wildfire, 2016 Texas Events and Hurricane Matthew.2020.
Gross premiums written in the catastrophe class of business were $1,104.4 million$2.2 billion in 2017,2021, an increase of $220.1$349.0 million, or 24.9%18.5%, compared to 2016. Included2020. The increase in gross premiums written in the catastrophe class of business in 2017 were $172.4included $339.7 million of reinstatement premiums written primarily associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events and Q4 2017 California Wildfires,2021 Weather-Related Large Losses, compared to 2016 which included $21.4 million of reinstatement premiums writtenof $77.0 million associated with the Fort McMurray Wildfire, 2016 Texas2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and Hurricane Matthew. Overall, market conditions remained challenging during 2017$25.9 million associated with COVID-19 losses in the catastrophe class of business. However, we were able to increase our2020. The growth in 2021 was also driven by an improved rate environment, increased shares on existing deals, participation on a select number of transactions we believe have comparably attractive risk-return attributesin new deals and enter into certain new contracts following the occurrence of the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, while continuing to exerciseopportunities across underwriting discipline given prevailing market terms and conditions. Certain of these contracts are for partial periods of an original exposure period.platforms.
Gross premiums written in the other property class of business were $336.0 million$1.7 billion in 2017,2021, an increase of $109.1$610.6 million, or 48.1%54.9%, compared to 2016.2020. The increase in gross premiums written in the other property class of business werewas primarily driven by rate improvements which contributed to growth in large part by proportionalnew and delegated authorityexisting business where we were able to increase our participation on a select number of transactionswritten in the current and enter into certain new transactions we believe have comparably attractive risk-return attributes.


prior periods across underwriting platforms. This included growth in catastrophe exposed U.S. property excess and surplus lines.
In 2016,2020, our Property segment gross premiums written increased by $39.1$568.2 million, or 3.6%23.4%, to $1,111.3 million,$3.0 billion, compared to $1,072.2 million$2.4 billion in 2015. Market conditions remained challenging during 2016, resulting in decreased gross2019.
Gross premiums written on certain programs and transactions. However, wein our catastrophe class of business were able$1.9 billion in 2020, an increase of $291.3 million, or 18.3%, compared to 2019. The increase our participation on a select number of transactions we believe had comparably attractive risk-return attributes, while continuing to exercise underwriting discipline given prevailing market terms and conditions. Included in gross premiums written in our catastrophe class of business in 2020 was primarily driven by expanded participation on existing transactions, certain new transactions, rate improvements and business acquired as a result of the acquisition of TMR.
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Gross premiums written in our other property class of business were $1.1 billion in 2020, an increase of $276.8 million, or 33.1%, compared to 2019. The increase in gross premiums written in our other property class of business was primarily driven by growth from existing relationships, new opportunities across a number of our underwriting platforms, and business acquired as a result of the acquisition of TMR.
As our other property class of business has become a larger percentage of our Property segment in 2016 was $21.4 milliongross premiums written, the amount of reinstatement premiums associated with the Fort McMurray Wildfire, the 2016 Texas Eventsproportional business has increased. Proportional business typically has a higher expense ratio and Hurricane Matthew.combined ratio than traditional excess of loss reinsurance.
Our Property segment gross premiums written continue to be characterized by a large percentage of U.S. and Caribbean premium, as we have found business derived from exposures in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world to be, in general, less attractive on a risk-adjusted basis during recent periods. A significant amount of our U.S. and Caribbean premium provides coverage against windstorms, notably U.S. Atlantic windstorms, as well as earthquakes and other natural and man-made catastrophes.
Property Ceded Premiums Written
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Ceded premiums written - Property$462,423
 $385,942
 $346,014
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)
Ceded premiums written - Property$1,090,722 $961,942 $776,726 
Ceded premiums written in our Property segment increased 13.4%, to $1.1 billion, in 2021, compared to $961.9 million in 2020. The increase in ceded premiums written was primarily driven by higher gross premiums written in 2021, which were ceded to Upsilon RFO, and ceded reinstatement premiums earned of $54.7 million associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses.
Ceded premiums written in our Property segment increased $76.5$185.2 million, to $462.4$961.9 million, in 2017,2020, compared to $385.9$776.7 million in 2016,2019. The increase in ceded premiums written was principally due to certain of the gross premiums written in the catastrophe class of business noted above being ceded to third-party investors in our managed vehicles, primarily reflecting increasedUpsilon RFO, as well as an overall increase in ceded purchases of retrocessional reinsurance as part of the management of our risk portfolio and $32.8 million of ceded reinstatement premiums written associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events and Q4 2017 California Wildfires.
Ceded premiums written in our Property segment increased $39.9 million to $385.9 million in 2016, compared to $346.0 million in 2015, primarily reflecting increased purchases of retrocessional reinsurance as part of our management of our risk portfolio.Company’s gross-to-net strategy.
Due to the potential volatility of the reinsurance contracts which we sell, we purchase reinsurance to reduce our exposure to large losses and to help manage our risk portfolio. To the extent that appropriately priced coverage is available, we anticipate continued use of retrocessional reinsurance to reduce the impact of large losses on our financial results and to manage our portfolio of risk; however, the buying of ceded reinsurance in our Property segment is based on market opportunities and is not based on placing a specific reinsurance program each year. In addition, in future periods, we may utilize the growing market for insurance-linked securities to expand our purchases of retrocessional reinsurance if we find the pricing and terms of such coverages attractive.
Property Underwriting Results
Our Property segment incurred an underwriting loss of $574.9$185.5 million in 2017,2021, compared to generating underwriting income of $363.2$11.0 million in 2016,2020, a decrease of $938.1$196.5 million. In 2017,2021, our Property segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 139.4%82.9%, an underwriting expense ratio of 22.3%24.2% and a combined ratio of 161.7%107.1%, compared to 21.0%74.2%, 28.6%25.2% and 49.6%99.4%, respectively, in 2016.2020.
Principally impacting ourthe Property segment underwriting result and combined ratio in 20172021 were the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate2021 Weather-Related Large Losses, which resulted in ana net negative impact on the Property segment underwriting lossresult of $959.8 million$1.4 billion and added 110.558.6 percentage points to the combined ratio. In comparison, 2020 was impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events, which resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $651.9 million and added 35.0 percentage points to the combined ratio, and COVID-19 losses, which resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $235.0 million and added 12.3 percentage points to the combined ratio.
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The net claims and claim expense ratio for prior accident years reflected net favorable development of 15.3% for the catastrophe class of business and 2.4% for the other property class of business, primarily related to weather-related large losses in the 2017 to 2019 accident years. The underwriting expense ratio decreased 1.0 percentage point, principally driven by improved operating leverage, through higher net premiums earned, including $293.3 million of net reinstatement premiums earned associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses.
Our Property segment generated underwriting income of $11.0 million in 2020, compared to $209.3 million in 2019, a decrease of $198.1 million. In 2020, our Property segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 74.2%, an underwriting expense ratio of 25.2% and a combined ratio of 99.4%, compared to 59.3%, 27.8% and 87.1%, respectively, in 2019.
Principally impacting the Property segment underwriting result and combined ratio in 20162020 were impacted by the 2016 Texas2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events, the Fort McMurray Wildfire and Hurricane Matthew, which resulted in $101.0a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $651.9 million of underwriting losses and added 17.935.0 percentage points to our Property segmentthe combined ratio, and COVID-19 losses, which resulted in a net negative impact on the underwriting result of $235.0 million and added 12.3 percentage points to the combined ratio. Partially offsetting the impact of the Q3 2017 Catastrophe2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate LossesCOVID-19 losses was a 6.3 percentage point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio, from 28.6% in 2016 to 22.3% in 2017, driven in part by a decrease in operating expenses reflecting lower compensation expenses, combined with an increase in net premiums earned driven in large part by the reinstatement premiums written noted above.
Our Property segment experienced favorable development on prior accident years of $157.3 million, primarily related to large loss events in 2019, 2018 and 2017, as well as favorable movements in other assumed losses and ceded recoveries. This favorable development reduced the Property segment combined ratio by 8.1 percentage points. In comparison, 2019 was principally impacted by the 2019 Large Loss Events, which resulted in a net claimsnegative impact on the Property segment underwriting result of $414.4 million and claim expensesa corresponding increase in the Property segment combined ratio of $45.6 million, or 4.926.7 percentage points, in 2017, comparedpoints.
Refer to $104.9 million, or 14.6


percentage points, in 2016. See “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates, Estimates—Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” and “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim ExpensesExpenses” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional discussion of our reserving techniques and prior year development of net claims and claim expenses.
Our Property segment generated underwriting income of $363.2 million in 2016, compared to $464.8 million in 2015, a decrease of $101.6 million. In 2016, our Property segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 21.0%, an underwriting expense ratio of 28.6% and a combined ratio of 49.6%, compared to 15.9%, 26.4% and 42.3%, respectively, in 2015.
The $101.6 million decrease in underwriting income in the Property segment in 2016, compared to 2015, was primarily driven by an $85.0 million decrease in net premiums earned and a $23.3 million increase in net claims and claim expenses. The $85.0 million decrease in net premiums earned was driven by an increase in purchases of retrocessional reinsurance described above.
Included in net claims and claim expenses in the Property segment in 2016 was an aggregate of $120.1 million associated with the Fort McMurray Wildfire, the 2016 Texas Events and Hurricane Matthew. The net negative impact of these events on the Property segment underwriting result was $101.0 million, and these events added 17.9 percentage points to the Property segment combined ratio.
Our Property segment experienced favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $104.9 million, or 14.6 percentage points, in 2016, compared to $93.8 million, or 11.7 percentage points, in 2015. See “Part II, Item 7. Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates, Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” and “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional discussion of our reserving techniques and prior year development of net claims and claim expenses.
Property Profit Commissions and Fees
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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Profit commissions and fees$88,789
 $68,346
 $61,923
 
 Decrease in underwriting expense ratio9.5% 9.5% 7.7% 
 Net impact of profit commissions and fees$69,364
 $112,227
 $106,722
 
        

We have entered into various joint ventures and specialized quota share retrocession agreements pursuant to which we cede a portion of our property book of business and earn profit commissions, as applicable, and fee income. We record these profit commissions and fees as reductions in acquisition and operating expenses, respectively, and, accordingly, these profit commissions and fees have reduced our underwriting expense ratios.
In addition, we are entitled to certain fee income and profit commissions from DaVinci. Since the results of DaVinci and its parent, DaVinciRe, are consolidated in our results of operations, the majority of these fees and profit commissions are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements and are principally reflected in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe. The net impact of all fees and profit commissions related to these joint ventures and specialized quota share cessions within our Property segment was $69.4 million in 2017, compared to $112.2 million in 2016. Included in profit commissions and fees and net impact of profit commissions and fees in 2017 was a true-up of profit commissions associated with DaVinci reflecting the impact of the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses on the year-to-date results of operations of DaVinci. This was partially offset by the reversal of profit commissions previously booked on various quota share retrocession agreements, also as a result of the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses. The true-up of profit commissions associated with DaVinci was reflected in acquisition expenses, and was offset in net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statement of operations, resulting in no net earnings impact to us from these transactions.


Casualty and Specialty Segment
Below is a summary of the underwriting results and ratios for our Casualty and Specialty segment:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands, except percentages)      
 Gross premiums written$1,357,110
 $1,263,313
 $939,241
 
 Net premiums written$893,307
 $809,848
 $690,086
 
 Net premiums earned$786,501
 $682,337
 $594,614
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred565,026
 380,396
 320,818
 
 Acquisition expenses233,077
 191,729
 144,095
 
 Operational expenses66,548
 88,984
 100,180
 
 Underwriting (loss) income$(78,150) $21,228
 $29,521
 
        
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$558,843
 $438,536
 $388,609
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years6,183
 (58,140) (67,791) 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$565,026
 $380,396
 $320,818
 
        
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year71.1% 64.3 % 65.4 % 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years0.7% (8.6)% (11.4)% 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year71.8% 55.7 % 54.0 % 
 Underwriting expense ratio38.1% 41.2 % 41.0 % 
 Combined ratio109.9% 96.9 % 95.0 % 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands, except percentages)   
Gross premiums written$3,875,074 $2,807,023 $2,376,765 
Net premiums written$3,071,373 $2,059,133 $1,727,234 
Net premiums earned$2,585,883 $2,016,247 $1,710,909 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred1,713,071 1,488,662 1,131,637 
Acquisition expenses727,680 543,977 448,678 
Operational expenses68,576 71,140 84,546 
Underwriting income (loss)$76,556 $(87,532)$46,048 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$1,729,168 $1,515,425 $1,155,519 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(16,097)(26,763)(23,882)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$1,713,071 $1,488,662 $1,131,637 
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year66.9 %75.2 %67.5 %
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(0.7)%(1.4)%(1.4)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year66.2 %73.8 %66.1 %
Underwriting expense ratio30.8 %30.5 %31.2 %
Combined ratio97.0 %104.3 %97.3 %
Casualty and Specialty Gross Premiums Written
In 2017,2021, our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written increased $93.8 million,by $1.1 billion, or 7.4%38.0%, to $1,357.1 million,$3.9 billion, compared to $1,263.3 million$2.8 billion in 2016.2020. The $93.8 million increase was principallyprimarily due to selective growth from new and existing business opportunities written in the current and private placements within certain of our casualty linesprior periods across various classes of business partially offset by a decrease in financial lines of business primarily as a result of a large, in-force multi-year mortgage reinsurance contract written in 2016, that did not reoccur in 2017. Financial lines of business, and more specifically, mortgage reinsurance, are prone to significant gross premiums written volatility and can be influenced by a small number of relatively large transactions.within the segment, combined with rate improvements.
In 2016,2020, our Casualty and Specialty segment gross premiums written increased $324.1by $430.3 million, or 34.5%18.1%, to $1,263.3 million,$2.8 billion, compared to $939.2 million$2.4 billion in 2015, principally driven by select organic2019. The increase was due to growth primarily related to mortgage reinsurancefrom new and existing business opportunities reflectedwritten in our financial lines of business. In addition, our casualtythe current period and specialty linesprior periods across various classes of business were impacted in 2016 bywithin the segment, and business acquired in connection with ourthe acquisition of Platinum for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, compared to 2015, which included gross premiums written from Platinum for the period from March 2, 2015 (the date of acquisition) through December 31, 2015.TMR.
Our relative mix of business between proportional business and excess of loss business has fluctuated in the past and will likely varycontinue to do so in the future. Proportional business typically has relatively higher premiums per unit of expected underwriting income, together with a higher combinedexpense ratio than traditional excess of loss reinsurance. In addition, proportional coverageand tends to be exposed to relatively more attritional and frequent losses, while being subject to less expected severity. Moreover, market conditions for our Casualty and Specialty segment have been impacted by a trend towards increased ceding commissions on our assumed proportional reinsurance.severity as compared to traditional excess of loss business.


Casualty and Specialty Ceded Premiums Written
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Ceded premiums written - Casualty and Specialty$463,803
 $453,465
 $249,155
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)
Ceded premiums written - Casualty and Specialty$803,701 $747,890 $649,531 
Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment increased $10.3by 7.5%, to $803.7 million, in 2021, compared to $747.9 million in 2020, primarily driven by the increase in gross premiums written subject to our retrocessional quota share reinsurance programs.
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Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment increased by $98.4 million, to $463.8$747.9 million, in 2017,2020, compared to $453.5$649.5 million in 2016,2019, primarily as a result ofresulting from increased gross premiums written subject to our retrocessional quota share reinsurance programs utilized as part of the management of our risk portfolio.
Ceded premiums written in our Casualty and Specialty segment increased $204.3 million to $453.5 million in 2016, compared to $249.2 million in 2015, primarily reflecting increased purchases of retrocessional reinsurance as part of our management of our risk portfolio.programs.
As in our Property segment, the buying of ceded reinsurance in our Casualty and Specialty segment is based on market opportunities and is not based on placing a specific reinsurance program each year.
Casualty and Specialty Underwriting Results
Our Casualty and Specialty segment incurredgenerated underwriting income of $76.6 million in 2021, compared to an underwriting loss of $78.2$87.5 million in 2017, compared to underwriting income of $21.2 million in 2016.2020. In 2017,2021, our Casualty and Specialty segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 66.2%, an underwriting expense ratio of 30.8% and a combined ratio of 109.9%97.0%, compared to 96.9%73.8%, 30.5% and 104.3%, respectively, in 2016.2020. The increaseunderwriting loss in 2020 was principally driven by net claims and claim expenses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic of $122.1 million, which added 6.1 percentage points to the net claims and claim expense ratio during 2020.
The decrease in the Casualty and Specialty segment’ssegment combined ratio in 2021 was principally driven by a 16.1decrease of 7.6 percentage point increasepoints in the net claims and claim expense ratio, from 55.7% in 2016 to 71.8% in 2017. Offsetting the increase in the net claims and claim expenses ratio was a 3.1 percentage point decrease in the underwriting expense ratio, from 41.2% in 2016 to 38.1% in 2017, driven in part by a decrease in operating expenses reflecting lower compensation expenses, combined with an increase in net premiums earned as we selectively grew the business.
Currentcurrent accident year net claims and claim expenses in the Casualty and Specialty segment were primarilylosses, as compared to 2020 which was impacted by net claims and claim expenses fromlosses associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, combined with higher attritional net claims and claim expenses.
OurCOVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, our Casualty and Specialty segment experienced adversenet favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $6.2$16.1 million, or 0.7 percentage points, during 20172021. The net favorable development during 2021 was driven by reported losses generally coming in lower than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses. See “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses.
The underwriting expense ratio in 2021 was comparable to 2020 and included an increase in the net acquisition expense ratio, principally due to the effects of purchase accounting amortization related to the acquisition of TMR, which improved the ratio in 2020, largely offset by a decrease in the operating expense ratio due to continued improvement in operating leverage.
Our Casualty and Specialty segment incurred an underwriting loss of $87.5 million in 2020, compared to underwriting income of $46.0 million in 2019. The underwriting loss in 2020 was driven by the COVID-19 losses. In 2020, our Casualty and Specialty segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 73.8%, an underwriting expense ratio of 30.5% and a combined ratio of 104.3%, compared to 66.1%, 31.2% and 97.3%, respectively, in 2019.
The increase in the combined ratio in 2020 was principally driven by net claims and claim expenses associated with the COVID-19 losses of $122.1 million, which added 6.1 percentage points to the net claims and claim expense ratio during 2020.
Our Casualty and Specialty segment experienced net favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $58.1$26.8 million, or 8.61.4 percentage points, during 2020, compared to $23.9 million, or 1.4 percentage points, respectively, in 2016. See2019. The net favorable development during 2020 and 2019 was principally driven by reported losses coming in lower than expected.
Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Estimates, Estimates—Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” and “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim ExpensesExpenses” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional discussion of our reserving techniques and prior year development of net claims and claim expenses.
Our Casualty
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Fee Income
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)
Management Fee Income
Joint ventures$43,074 $45,499 $42,546 
Structured reinsurance products34,639 34,951 35,238 
Managed funds31,358 31,026 18,636 
Total management fee income$109,071 $111,476 $96,420 
Performance Fee Income
Joint ventures$14,235 $10,167 $9,660 
Structured reinsurance products4,917 7,525 7,693 
Managed funds280 15,994 420 
Total performance fee income$19,432 $33,686 $17,773 
Total fee income$128,503 $145,162 $114,193 
The table above shows total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities, including various joint ventures, managed funds and Specialty segment generated underwritingcertain structured retrocession agreements to which we are a party. Performance fees are based on the performance of the individual vehicles or products, and may be zero or negative in a particular period if, for example, large losses occur, which can potentially result in no performance fees or the reversal of previously accrued performance fees. Joint ventures include DaVinciRe, Top Layer Re, Vermeer and certain entities investing in Langhorne Holdings LLC. Managed funds include Upsilon Fund and Medici. Structured reinsurance products and other includes certain reinsurance contracts and certain other vehicles through which we transfer risk to capital.
In 2021, total fee income of $21.2earned through third-party capital management activities decreased $16.7 million, to $128.5 million, as compared to $145.2 million in 2016,2020, primarily driven by lower performance fee income due to the impact of the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses on our joint ventures and managed funds, partially offset by higher favorable development on prior year losses in DaVinci.
In 2020, total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities increased $31.0 million, to $145.2 million, compared to $29.5$114.2 million in 2015. In 2016, our Casualty and Specialty segment generated a net claims and claim expense ratio of 55.7%,2019, driven by an underwriting expense ratio of 41.2% and a combined ratio of 96.9%, compared to 54.0%, 41.0% and 95.0%, respectively, in 2015.
Impacting our Casualty and Specialty segment combined ratio in 2016 was a 1.7 percentage point increase in the net claims and claim expense, comparedperformance fee income due to 2015, principally driven by a decrease in favorable development on prior accident years, net claimswhich benefited certain of the Company’s managed funds, and claiman increase in management fee income due to an increase in the dollar value of third-party capital being managed by the Company.
The fees earned through our third-party capital management activities are principally recorded through redeemable noncontrolling interest, or as an increase to underwriting income (reduction to underwriting loss), through a decrease in operating expenses of $9.7 million. The favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claimor acquisition expenses, of $58.1 millionas detailed in 2016 was principally driven by actual reported losses coming in better than expected and $5.5the table below.
Twelve months ended December 31202120202019
(in thousands)
Underwriting income (loss) - fee income on third-party capital management activities(1)
$67,287 $87,764 $60,046 
Equity in earnings of other ventures50 70 105 
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest61,166 57,328 54,042 
Total fee income$128,503 $145,162 $114,193 
(1)Reflects total fee income earned through third-party capital management activities recorded through underwriting income (loss) as a decrease (increase) to operating expenses or acquisition expenses.

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In addition to the $128.5 million of favorable development associated with actuarial assumption changes. See “Part II, Item 7. Summaryfee income earned through our third-party capital management activities described above, we earned $73.4 million of Critical Accounting Estimates, Claims and Claim Expense Reserves” and “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses inadditional fees on other underwriting-related activities, primarily related to expense overrides paid to us by our Notesreinsurers. These additional fees on other underwriting-related activities are recorded as a reduction to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional discussion of our reserving techniques and prior year development of net claims and claim expenses.


Casualty and Specialty Profit Commissions and Fees
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands, except percentages)      
 Profit commissions and fees$26,439
 $31,950
 $8,726
 
 Decrease in underwriting expense ratio3.4% 4.7% 1.5% 
        
We have various specialized quota share retrocession agreements in place pursuant to which we cede a portion of our casualty and specialty book of business and earn profit commissions, as applicable, and fee income. We record these profit commissions and fees as reductions in acquisition and operating expenses respectively, and, accordingly, these profit commissions andor acquisition expenses, as applicable. The total fees have reduced ourrecorded through underwriting expense ratios.income (loss) are detailed in the table below.
Twelve months ended December 31202120202019
(in thousands)
Underwriting income (loss) - fee income on third-party capital management activities$67,287 $87,764 $60,046 
Underwriting income (loss) - additional fees on other underwriting-related activities73,418 59,080 47,828 
Total fees recorded through underwriting income (loss)140,705 146,844 107,874 
Impact of Total fees recorded through underwriting income (loss) on the combined ratio2.7 %3.7 %3.2 %
Net Investment Income
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Fixed maturity investments$179,624
 $160,661
 $134,800
 
 Short term investments11,082
 5,127
 1,227
 
 Equity investments trading3,628
 4,235
 8,346
 
 Other investments      
 Private equity investments33,999
 6,155
 9,455
 
 Other8,067
 20,181
 12,472
 
 Cash and cash equivalents1,196
 788
 467
 
  237,596
 197,147
 166,767
 
 Investment expenses(15,387) (15,421) (14,200) 
 Net investment income$222,209
 $181,726
 $152,567
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Fixed maturity investments$234,911 $278,215 $318,503 
Short term investments2,333 20,799 56,264 
Equity investments trading9,017 6,404 4,808 
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds64,860 54,784 46,154 
Other28,811 9,417 8,447 
Cash and cash equivalents297 2,974 7,676 
 340,229 372,593 441,852 
Investment expenses(20,750)(18,555)(17,645)
Net investment income$319,479 $354,038 $424,207 
Net investment income was $222.2$319.5 million in 2017,2021, compared to $181.7$354.0 million in 2016, an increase2020, a decrease of $40.5$34.6 million. Impacting our net investment income for 20172021 were improvedlower returns in our portfoliofixed maturity and short term investment portfolios, primarily as a result of private equitygeneral decline in credit spreads and an increased allocation to lower yielding short term and U.S. treasury investments and higher net investment income in our portfolio offrom other fixed maturity investments primarily driven by higher average invested assets, partially offset by lower unrealized gains in our other investment portfolio, specifically our catastrophe bond portfolio, which was impacted by a number of large catastrophe events occurring in 2017.as compared to 2020.
Net investment income was $181.7$354.0 million in 2016,2020, compared to $152.6$424.2 million in 2015, an increase2019, a decrease of $29.2$70.2 million. Impacting our net investment income for 20162020 was higher net investment income in our portfolio of fixed maturity investments primarily driven by higher average invested assets and improvedlower returns in our portfoliofixed maturity and short term investments, primarily as a result of otherlower yields on these investments principally driven by our catastrophe bond portfolio,following the decline in interest rates in early 2020, partially offset by a decrease in dividend income fromhigher returns on our equity investment portfolio,catastrophe bonds due to lower average invested assets.growth in the portfolio.
Low interest rates in previous periods have lowered the yields at which we invest our assets relative to historical levels. More recently however, increases in interest rates could have a longer-term positive impact on our future investment income when compared to prior periods.
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Our private equity and other investment portfolios are accounted for at fair value with the change in fair value recorded in net investment income, which included net unrealized gains of $24.7 million, $11.5 million and $10.4 million in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.


Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Gross realized gains$49,121
 $72,739
 $50,488
 
 Gross realized losses(38,832) (38,315) (53,630) 
 Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments10,289
 34,424
 (3,142) 
 Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading8,479
 26,954
 (64,908) 
 Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments-related derivatives(2,490) (15,414) 5,443
 
 Net realized gains on equity investments trading80,027
 14,190
 16,348
 
 Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading39,517
 81,174
 (22,659) 
 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments$135,822
 $141,328
 $(68,918) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Gross realized gains$177,314 $323,425 $133,409 
Gross realized losses(97,726)(46,524)(43,149)
Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments79,588 276,901 90,260 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading(389,376)216,859 170,183 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments-related derivatives (1)
(12,237)68,608 58,891 
Net realized gains (losses) on equity investments trading335,491 3,532 31,062 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading(285,882)262,064 64,087 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other investments - catastrophe bonds(35,033)(7,031)(9,392)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other investments - other89,315 (297)9,018 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments$(218,134)$820,636 $414,109 
(1)Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives includes fixed maturity investments related derivatives (interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and total return swaps), and equity investments related derivatives (equity futures). See “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” in our “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information.
Our investment portfolio strategy seeks to preserve capital and provide us with a high level of liquidity. A large majority of our investments are invested in the fixed income markets and, therefore, our realized and unrealized holding gains and losses on investments are highly correlated to fluctuations in interest rates. Therefore, as interest rates decline, we will tend to have realized and unrealized gains from our investment portfolio, and as interest rates rise, we will tend to have realized and unrealized losses from our investment portfolio.
Net realized and unrealized gainslosses on investments were $135.8$218.1 million in 2017,2021, compared to $141.3net realized and unrealized gains of $820.6 million in 2016,2020, a decrease of $5.5 million. Included in$1.0 billion. Principally impacting our net realized and unrealized gainslosses on investments in 2021 were:
net realized and unrealized losses on our fixed maturity investments trading of $309.8 million compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $493.8 million in 2020, a decrease of $803.5 million, principally driven by increasing yields on U.S. treasuries during 2021;
net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading of $119.5$49.6 million compared to $265.6 million in 2017,2020, a decrease of $216.0 million. The net realized and unrealized gains in 2021 were primarily driven by net realized and unrealized gains on our equity investments, which was in line with the performance of the wider equity markets. This was partially offset by net realized and unrealized losses from our investment in Trupanion, Inc. In 2020, the net realized and unrealized gains were principally driven by net unrealized gains of $226.6 million on our strategic investment in Trupanion, Inc.
net realized and unrealized gains on our other investments of $89.3 million compared to $95.4net realized and unrealized losses of $0.3 million in 2016,2020, an improvement of $24.2$89.6 million, principally driven by positive returnsfair value appreciation of the underlying investments, which favorably impacted our fund investments portfolio; and
net realized and unrealized losses on investments-related derivatives of $12.2 million compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $68.6 million in the global equity markets, combined with the strong performance2020, a decrease of a number$80.8 million, principally driven by net realized and unrealized gains on our interest rate futures in 2020, which were favorably impacted by declining interest rates.
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Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $820.6 million in 2020, compared to net realized and unrealized gains of $414.1 million in 2019, an increase of $406.5 million. Principally impacting our equity positionsnet realized and unrealized gains on investments in 2017;
2020 were:
net realized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments trading of $18.8$493.8 million in 2017, compared to $61.4 million in 2016. The $42.6 million decrease was principally the result of lower unrealized gains driven by an upward shift of the front end of the yield curve in 2017, compared to 2016 which experienced a more modest upward shift in the yield curve; and
net realized and unrealized losses on certain investments-related derivatives of $2.5 million in 2017, compared to losses of $15.4 million in 2016, an improvement of $12.9 million, primarily due to the yield curve movements noted above.
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments were $141.3 million in 2016,2020, compared to net realized and unrealized losses on investmentsgains of $68.9$260.4 million in 2015,2019, an increase of $210.2 million. Impacting our net$233.3 million, principally higher as a result of realized and unrealized gains generated on investments were:the sale of fixed maturity investments;
net realized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments tradinginvestment-related derivatives of $61.4$68.6 million in 2016,2020, compared to lossesgains of $68.1$58.9 million in 2015, which was positively impacted2019, an increase of $9.7 million, principally driven by a significant credit spread tightening during 2016, partially offset by $15.4 millionhigher net realized and unrealized lossesgains on certain investments-related derivatives primarily driven by changes in the yield curve that occurredinterest rate futures during 2016;2020, compared to 2019; and
net realized and unrealized gains on equity investments trading of $95.4$265.6 million in 2016,2020, compared to net realized and unrealized losses of $6.3$95.1 million in 2015,2019, an improvement of $101.7$170.4 million, principally driven by net unrealized gains of $226.6 million on the strong performance of a number of our larger equity positionsCompany’s strategic investment in 2016.Trupanion Inc.


Net Foreign Exchange Gains (Losses)
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Total foreign exchange gains (losses)$10,628
 $(13,788) $(3,051) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Total foreign exchange gains (losses)$(41,006)$27,773 $(2,938)
In 2021, net foreign exchange losses were $41.0 million compared to a $27.8 million net foreign exchange gain in 2020. The net foreign exchange loss was primarily driven by losses attributable to third party investors in Medici which are allocated through noncontrolling interest and miscellaneous foreign exchange losses generated by our underwriting activities.
In 2020, net foreign exchange gains were $27.8 million compared to net foreign exchange losses of $2.9 million in 2019. The net foreign exchange gains were primarily driven by gains attributable to third-party investors in Medici, miscellaneous foreign exchange gains generated by our underwriting activities, and foreign exchange gains attributable to our operations with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies.
Our functional currency is the U.S. dollar. We routinely write a portion of our business in currencies other than U.S. dollars and invest a portion of our cash and investment portfolio is currencies other thanin those currencies. In addition, and in connection with the U.S. dollar.acquisition of TMR, we acquired certain entities with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. As a result, we may experience foreign exchange gains and losses in our consolidated financial statements. All changes in exchange rates, are recognized in our consolidated statements of operations. We are primarily impacted by the foreign currency risk exposures associated with our underwriting operations and our investment portfolio, and may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities.
Refer to “Part II, Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” for additional information related to our exposure to foreign currency risk and “Note 19. Derivative InstrumentsInstruments” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to foreign currency forward and option contracts we have entered into.






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Equity in Earnings of Other Ventures
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Top Layer Re$9,851
 $(8,576) $8,026
 
 Tower Hill Companies(1,647) 10,379
 13,116
 
 Other(174) (840) (661) 
 Total equity in earnings of other ventures$8,030
 $963
 $20,481
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)  
Top Layer Re$8,286 $9,595 $8,801 
Tower Hill Companies(2,073)3,104 10,337 
Other6,096 4,495 4,086 
Total equity in earnings of other ventures$12,309 $17,194 $23,224 
Equity in earnings of other ventures primarily represents our pro-rata share of the net income from our investments in the Tower Hill Companies, Top Layer Re, and the Tower Hill Companies,our equity investments in a select group of insurance and exceptinsurance-related companies, which are included in Other. Except for Top Layer Re, which is recorded on a current quarter basis, equity in earnings of other ventures is recorded one quarter in arrears. The carrying value of these investments on our consolidated balance sheets, individually or in the aggregate, may differ from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.
EquityEarnings from our investments in earnings of other ventures was $8.0$12.3 million in 2017, compared to $1.0 million in 2016, an increase of $7.1 million. The increase in equity in earnings of other ventures was driven in part by Top Layer Re, which returned to profitability in 2017 following the activity of 2016 as described below. Partially offsetting the equity in earnings from Top Layer Re was equity in losses of the Tower Hill Companies of $1.6 million in 2017,2021, compared to earnings of $10.4$17.2 million in 2016,2020, a decrease of $12.0$4.9 million, principally due to losses associated with certain catastrophe events occurring in 2017 impacting thedriven by reduced profitability of our equity investments in the Tower Hill Companies.group of companies, primarily as a result of underwriting losses during 2021.
Equity in earnings of other ventures was $1.0$17.2 million in 2016,2020, compared to $20.5$23.2 million in 2015, with the2019, a decrease of $6.0 million, principally driven by lowerreduced profitability in the Tower Hill Companies, partially offset by improved profitability in Top Layer Re and our equity investments within the Tower Hill Companies. Impacting equity in earnings of other ventures during 2016 was a $8.6 million loss related to our 50% ownership in Top Layer Re. During 2016, Top Layer Re reduced its estimated ultimate claim and claim expenses and related reinsurance recoverable associated with the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake to $Nil as a result of favorable loss emergence, resulting in an increase in underwriting income for Top Layer Re for 2016. However, the increase in underwriting income was more than offset by the reversal of an unrealized foreign exchange gain related to the reserve for claims and claim expenses, which were denominated in Japanese Yen. While Top Layer Re had fully hedged its net economic exposure to Japanese Yen associated with this loss since inception, because the hedged net liability went to $Nil, Top Layer Re recorded an unrealized foreign exchange loss for the year. If the reserve for net claims and claim expenses had been paid in full, rather than being reduced to $Nil, there would have been no financial statement impact to Top Layer Re.category.


Other Income
(Loss)
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits$8,655
 $14,246
 $12,534
 
 Other760
 (68) 938
 
 Total other income$9,415
 $14,178
 $13,472
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits$5,905 $(1,177)$4,473 
Other4,975 1,390 476 
Total other income (loss)$10,880 $213 $4,949 
In 2017,2021, we generated other income of $9.4$10.9 million, compared to $14.2$0.2 million in 2016, a decrease2020, an increase of $4.8$10.7 million, driven by a reduction ingain on the sale of a portion of our strategic investments recorded under the equity method and lower losses from assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits.at fair value during 2021.
In 2016,2020, we generated other income of $14.2$0.2 million, compared to other income of $13.5$4.9 million in 2015, with the increase2019, a decrease of $4.7 million, driven by losses on our assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts accounted for as derivatives and deposits.
Corporate Expenses
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Total corporate expenses$18,572
 $37,402
 $76,514
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Total corporate expenses$41,152 $96,970 $94,122 
Corporate expenses include certain executive, director, legal and consulting expenses, costs for research and development, impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets, and other miscellaneous costs, including those associated with operating as a publicly traded company. In 2020 and 2019, corporate expenses also included costs incurred in connection with the acquisition of TMR. From time to time, we may revise the allocation of certain expenses between corporate and operating expenses to better reflect the characteristic of the underlying expense.
Corporate expenses decreased $18.8 million, to $18.6 million, in 2017, compared to $37.4 million in 2016, primarily reflecting $15.4 million of expenses related to executive departures recorded in 2016 that did not reoccur in 2017.
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Corporate expenses decreased $39.1$55.8 million to $37.4$41.2 million, in 2016,2021, compared to $76.5$97.0 million in 2015,2020. The decrease of $55.8 million was primarily reflectingdue to higher non-recurring expenses in 2020 resulting from the loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK, executive compensation charges and certain integration and compensation related costs associated with the acquisition of TMR.
Corporate expenses increased $2.8 million to $97.0 million, in 2020, compared to $94.1 million in 2019. Corporate expenses for 2020 included a decrease to $2.1loss of $30.2 million on the sale of RenaissanceRe UK on August 18, 2020, including related transaction and other expenses, and $8.5 million of certain expenses associated with senior management departures during the year. In comparison, corporate expenses in 2019 included $49.7 million of corporate expenses associated with the acquisition and integration of Platinum incurred during 2016, compared to $53.5 million in 2015, and a $5.6 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2015 associated with the impairment of the goodwill and other intangible assets of an investment in other ventures, recorded under the equity method. No such impairments were recorded during the fourth quarter of 2016. Partially offsetting these items was $15.4 million of expenses related to executive departures recorded in 2016.TMR.


Interest Expense and Preferred Share Dividends
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Interest expense      
 $250.0 million Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017$7,813
 $18,750
 $15,625
 
 $250.0 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 202014,375
 14,375
 14,375
 
 $300.0 million 3.700% Senior Notes due 202511,100
 11,100
 8,586
 
 $300.0 million 3.450% Senior Notes due 20275,482
 
 
 
 $150.0 million 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)7,125
 7,125
 4,774
 
 Other(1,702) (9,206) (7,090) 
 Total interest expense44,193
 42,144
 36,270
 
 Preferred share dividends      
 $125.0 million 6.08% Series C Preference Shares7,600
 7,600
 7,600
 
 $275.0 million 5.375% Series E Preference Shares14,781
 14,781
 14,781
 
 Total preferred share dividends22,381
 22,381
 22,381
 
 Total interest expense and preferred share dividends$66,574
 $64,525
 $58,651
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Interest Expense
$250.0 million 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020$— $2,995 $14,375 
$300.0 million 3.700% Senior Notes due 202511,100 11,100 11,100 
$300.0 million 3.450% Senior Notes due 202710,350 10,350 10,350 
$400.0 million 3.600% Senior Notes due 202914,400 14,400 10,720 
$150.0 million 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)7,125 7,125 7,125 
Other4,561 4,483 4,694 
Total interest expense47,536 50,453 58,364 
Preferred Share Dividends
$125.0 million 6.08% Series C Preference Shares— 1,767 7,600 
$275.0 million 5.375% Series E Preference Shares9,033 14,781 14,781 
$250.0 million 5.750% Series F Preference Shares14,375 14,375 14,375 
$500.0 million 4.20% Series G Preference Shares9,858 — — 
Total preferred share dividends33,266 30,923 36,756 
Total interest expense and preferred share dividends$80,802 $81,376 $95,120 
Interest expense increased $2.0decreased $2.9 million to $44.2$47.5 million in 2017,2021, compared to $42.1$50.5 million in 2016, primarily driven by:
additional interest expense due to the June 29, 2017 issuance of $300.0 million of 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027, resulting in seven months of interest expense in 2017, compared to none in 2016; partially offset by
lower interest expense due to the June 1, 2017 repayment in full at maturity of $250.0 million of Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017 assumed in connection with the acquisition of Platinum, resulting in five months of interest expense incurred during 2017, compared to a full year of interest expense incurred in 2016; and
lower amortization of net fair value adjustments of $5.4 million, included in the other category in the table above, which reduced our interest expense and were recognized in connection with the acquisition of Platinum and its $250.0 million Series B 7.50% Notes due June 1, 2017. See “Note 3. Acquisition of Platinum in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the acquisition of Platinum and the related fair value adjustments.2020.
Interest expense increased $5.9decreased $7.9 million to $42.1$50.5 million in 2016,2020, compared to $36.3$58.4 million in 2015,2019, primarily driven by:
a full yearby the maturity of interest expense on the $250 million of Series B 7.50%our 5.75% Senior Notes due 2017 assumed in connection with the acquisition of Platinum on March 2, 2015, $300 million of our 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on March 24, 2015 and $150 million of DaVinciRe’s 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 issued on May 4, 2015; partially offset by2020.
amortization of net fair value adjustments of $12.8 million, included in the other category in the table above, which reduced our interest expense and were recognized in connection with the acquisition of Platinum and its $250.0 million Series B 7.50% Notes due June 1, 2017. See “Note 3. Acquisition of Platinum in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to the acquisition of Platinum and the related fair value adjustments.
Preferred share dividends were flat at $22.4increased $2.3 million to $33.3 million in each2021, compared to $30.9 million in 2020, primarily driven by the issuance of 2017, 20164.20% Series G Preference Shares in July, 2021, partially offset by the redemption in full of the $275.0 million 5.375% Series E Preference Shares in August, 2021 and 2015.the redemption in full of 6.08% Series C Preference Shares in 2020.

Preferred share dividends decreased $5.8 million to $30.9 million in 2020, compared to $36.8 million in 2019, primarily driven by the redemption in full of the $125 million outstanding principal amount of 6.08% Series C Preference Shares in March, resulting in only three months of dividends compared to 12 months in the prior period.

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Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Income tax (expense) benefit$(26,487) $(340) $45,866
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Income tax (expense) benefit$10,668 $(2,862)$(17,215)
We are subject to income taxes in certain jurisdictions in which we operate; however, since the majority of our income is currently earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, the tax impact to our operations has historically been minimal.
In 2017,2021, we recognized an income tax benefit of $10.7 million, compared to an income tax expense of $2.9 million in 2020. The income tax benefit in 2021 was principally driven by unrealized investment portfolio losses in our taxable jurisdictions, while the income tax expense in the prior comparative period was principally driven by unrealized investment gains in our U.S. based operations.
In 2020, we recognized an income tax expense of $26.5$2.9 million, compared to $0.3$17.2 million in 2016, principally driven by a $36.7 million increase2019. The reduction in income tax expense due to the write-down of a portion of our deferred tax asset during 2017, as a result of the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate pursuant to the Tax Bill, which was enacted on December 22, 2017. Partially offsetting this income tax expense was an income tax benefit associated with pre-tax GAAP lossesprincipally driven by lower underwriting performance, partially offset by higher investment gains, primarily in our U.S.-based operations primarily due to underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses in 2017, compared to pre-tax GAAP income in our U.S.-based operations in 2016.
During 2016, we recognized an income tax expense of $0.3 million, compared to an income tax benefit of $45.9 million in 2015, primarily the result of a reduction in our U.S. valuation allowance from $48.5 million to $1.0 million in the first quarter of 2015 as a result of expected profits in our U.S.-based operations due principally to the acquisition of Platinum.operations.
At December 31, 2017,2021, our U.S. tax-paying subsidiaries had a net deferred tax asset (after valuation allowance) of $55.9totaled $60.9 million. Our operations in Ireland, the U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and Singaporethe U.S. operations of TMR have historically produced GAAP taxable losses and we currently do not believe it is more likely than not that we will be able to recover the predominant amount of our net deferred tax assets in these jurisdictions. Our valuation allowance totaled $30.0$131.5 million and $18.8$88.7 million at December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, respectively.
Our effective income tax rate, which we calculate as income tax (expense) benefit divided by income or loss before taxes, may fluctuate significantly from period to period depending on the geographic distribution of pre-tax income or loss in any given period between different jurisdictions with comparatively higher tax rates and those with comparatively lower tax rates. The geographic distribution of pre-tax income or loss can vary significantly between periods due to, but not limited to, the following factors: the business mix of net premiums written and earned; the size and nature of net claims and claim expenses incurred; the amount and geographic location of operating expenses, net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments; outstanding debt and related interest expense; and the amount of specific adjustments to determine the income tax basis in each of our operating jurisdictions. In addition, a significant portion of our gross and net premiums are currently written and earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, including the majority of our catastrophe business, which can result in significant volatility to our pre-tax (loss) income or loss in any given period. We expect our consolidated effective tax rate to increase in the future, as our global operations outside of Bermuda expand, including in connection with the acquisition of Platinum.expand. In addition, it is possible we could be adversely affected by changes in tax laws, regulation, or enforcement, any of which could increase our effective tax rate more rapidly or steeply than we currently anticipate.
Generally, the preponderance of our revenue and pre-tax income or loss is generated by our domestic (i.e., Bermuda) operations, in the form of underwriting income or loss and net investment income or loss, rather than our foreign operations. However, the geographic distribution of pre-tax income or loss can vary significantly between periods for a variety of reasons, including the business mix of net premiums written and earned, the size and nature of net claims and claim expenses incurred, the amount and geographic location of operating expenses, net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and the amount of specific adjustments to determine the income tax basis in each of our operating jurisdictions. Pre-tax income for our domestic operations was higher compared to our foreign operations for the years ended December 31, 20162021, 2020 and 20152019 primarily as a result of the more volatile catastrophe business underwritten in our Bermuda operations during these periods being relatively freeincurring a comparatively lower level of catastrophe losses and thus generating higher levels of net underwriting income than our foreign operations, which underwrite primarily less volatile business with higher attritional net claims and claim expenses and as a result produce lower levels of net underwriting income in benign loss years. For 2017,

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our domestic operations generated an underwriting loss due to the significant catastrophe loss activity during the year and the underwriting loss in our domestic operations was significantly greater than the underwriting loss that was generated by our foreign operations.
Net Loss (Income)Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests$132,282
 $(127,086) $(111,050) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe$(102,932)$113,671 $127,084 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici1,492 55,970 25,759 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer38,155 61,012 48,626 
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests$(63,285)$230,653 $201,469 
Our net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $132.3$63.3 million in 2017, compared to net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of $127.1$230.7 million in 2016. The $259.4 million2020. This change was principally due tofrom 2020 reflects the impact of higher underwriting losses associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses incurred by DaVinciRein DaVinci, lower underwriting income in Vermeer, and a decrease in our ownership of DaVinciReMedici net income, primarily due to 22.1% at December 31, 2017, comparedforeign exchange losses that are attributable to 24.0% at December 31, 2016.third party investors.
Our net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was $127.1$230.7 million in 2016,2020, compared to $111.1$201.5 million in 2015.2019, a change of $29.2 million. The $16.0 million increase in net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests was principally due to an increase in the profitability of DaVinciRedriven by improved performance from Medici and a decrease in our ownership of DaVinciRe to 24.0% at December 31, 2016,Vermeer, compared to 26.3% at December 31, 2015.2019, partially offset by lower underlying performance in DaVinci which was negatively impacted by the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and the COVID-19 losses.
We expect our noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciReRefer to fluctuate over time. See “Note 10. Noncontrolling Interests” and “Note 23. Subsequent Events” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding DaVinciRe.our redeemable noncontrolling interests.
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Financial Condition
RenaissanceRe isAs a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, RenaissanceRe has limited operations of its own. Its assets consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries and wecash and securities in amounts which fluctuate over time. We therefore rely on dividends and distributions (and other statutorily permissible payments) from our subsidiaries, and investment income and fee income to makemeet our liquidity requirements, which primarily include making principal and interest payments on our debt and to make dividend payments to our preference and common shareholders.
The payment of dividends by our subsidiaries is, under certain circumstances, limited by the applicable laws and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate including among others, Bermuda, the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland. For example,In addition, insurance laws require our insurance subsidiaries to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity. We believe that each of our insurance subsidiaries and branches exceeded the minimum solvency, capital and surplus requirements in their applicable jurisdictions at December 31, 2021. Certain of our subsidiaries and branches are required to file FCRs, with their regulators, which provide details on solvency and financial performance. Where required, these FCRs will be posted on our website. The regulations governing the ability of usour and our principal operating subsidiariessubsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends and to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity and requirements to file FCRs are discussed in detail in “Part I, Item 1. BusinessRegulation” and “Note 18. Statutory Requirements in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information with respect to our statutory requirements.
In the aggregate, our principal operating subsidiaries have historically produced sufficient cash flows to meet their expected claims payments and operational expenses and to provide dividend payments to us. Our subsidiaries also maintain a concentration of investments in high quality liquid securities, which management believes will provide additional liquidity for extraordinary claims payments should the need arise. See “Capital Resources” section below. However, as previously discussed, in 2017 we experienced a net negative impact of $720.2 million from the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses. As we would expect following events of this magnitude, it was necessary for RenaissanceRe to contribute capital to certain of its principal operating subsidiaries to ensure they were able to maintain levels of capital adequacy and liquidity in compliance with various laws and regulations, support rating agency capital requirements, pay valid claims quickly and be adequately capitalized to pursue business opportunities as they arise. Net capital contributions by RenaissanceRe to our principal operating subsidiaries, net of dividends and return of capital received by RenaissanceRe from our principal operating subsidiaries, were $242.3 million during 2017. We believe RenaissanceRe and our principal operating subsidiaries continue to be adequately capitalized following the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses and these capital contributions. In comparison, during 2016, dividends and return of capital by our principal operating subsidiaries to RenaissanceRe, net of capital contributions by RenaissanceRe to our principal operating subsidiaries, were $341.7 million.


Group Supervision
The BMA is our group supervisor. Under the Insurance Act, we are required to maintain capital at a level equal to our ECR, which is established by reference to the BSCR model. The BSCR is a mathematical model designed to give the BMA robust methods for determining an insurer’s capital adequacy. Underlying the BSCR is the belief that all insurers should operate on an ongoing basis with a view to maintaining their capital at a prudent level in excess of the minimum solvency margin otherwise prescribed under the Insurance Act. We are currently completing our 2017 group BSCR, which must be filed with the BMA on or before May 31, 2018, and at this time, we believe we will exceed the target level of required economic statutory capital. Our 2016 group BSCR exceeded the target level of required statutory capital.
Class 3A, 3B and 4 insurers and insurance groups are also required to prepare and publish an FCR, which was introduced to the regulatory regime in 2016 as part of the measures undertaken to achieve Solvency II equivalence. The FCR provides, among other things, details of measures governing the business operations, corporate governance framework and solvency and financial performance of the insurer orinsurance group. We received approval from the BMA to file a consolidated group FCR, inclusive of our Bermuda-domiciled insurance subsidiaries and Top Layer Re. Our most recent FCR was filed with the BMA in advance of the June 30, 2017 deadline, and is available on our website.
Bermuda Subsidiaries
Bermuda regulations require BMA approval for any reduction of capital in excess of 15% of statutory capital, as defined in the Insurance Act. The Insurance Act also requires the Bermuda insurance subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity. At December 31, 2017, the statutory capital and surplus of our Bermuda insurance subsidiaries exceeded the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law.
Effective October 1, 2016, each of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda merged into Renaissance Reinsurance, with Renaissance Reinsurance being the sole surviving entity. As part of the merger, Renaissance Reinsurance applied for, and effective November 18, 2016 received, approval from the BMA to reduce its statutory capital by $500.0 million through a return of capital to RenaissanceRe. The return of capital was completed prior to December 31, 2016.
Under the Insurance Act, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. is defined as a Class 3B insurer, and Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci are classified as Class 4 insurers, and must each maintain capital at a level equal to an ECR which is established by reference to the BSCR model. The 2017 BSCR for Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and DaVinci must be filed with the BMA before April 30, 2018; at this time, we believe each company will exceed the minimum amount required to be maintained under Bermuda law. In addition, audited annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP for each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and DaVinci are filed prior to April 30 of each year with the BMA and are available free of charge on the BMA’s website.
U.K. Subsidiaries
Underwriting capacity, or stamp capacity, of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit, which are referred to as Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”). The amount of FAL is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirement as calculated through its internal model. In addition, if the FAL are not sufficient to cover all losses, the Lloyd’s Central Fund provides an additional level of security for policyholders.
At December 31, 2017, the FAL required to support the underwriting activities at Lloyd’s through Syndicate 1458 was £405.8 million (December 31, 2016 - £351.7 million). Actual FAL posted for Syndicate 1458 at December 31, 2017 by RenaissanceRe CCL was £389.8 million, supported by a $180.0 million letter of credit and a $347.3 million deposit of cash and fixed maturity securities. See “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities”Requirements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to this facility.Statements.”
U.S. Subsidiaries
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is domiciled in Maryland, which has adopted the NAIC's model law that uses a risk-based capital ("RBC") model to monitor and regulate the solvency of licensed life, health, and


property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies. The RBC calculation is used to measure an insurer's capital adequacy with respect to the risk characteristics of the insurer's premiums written and net claims and claim expenses, rate of growth and quality of assets, among other measures. At December 31, 2017, we believe the statutory capital and surplus of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. exceeded the minimum capital adequacy level required to be maintained under U.S. law.
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is subject to certain restrictions on its ability to pay dividends pursuant to Maryland law, including making appropriate filings with and obtaining certain approvals from its regulator. During 2018, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. has an ordinary dividend capacity of $24.1 million (2017 - $25.4 million).
Top Layer Re
Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.
Liquidity and Cash Flows
Holding Company Liquidity
As a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, RenaissanceRe has limited operations of its own and its assets consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries, and, to a degree, cash and securities in amounts which fluctuate over time. Accordingly, RenaissanceRe’s future cash flows largely depend on the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible payments from our subsidiaries. As discussed above, the ability to pay such dividends is limited by the applicable laws and regulations in the various jurisdictions in which our subsidiaries operate.
RenaissanceRe’s principal uses of liquidity are: (1) common share related transactions including dividend payments to our common shareholders and common share repurchases, (2) preference share related transactions including dividend payments to our preference shareholders and preference share redemptions, (3) interest and principal payments on debt, (4) capital investments in our subsidiaries, (5) acquisition of new or existing companies or businesses such as our acquisition of Platinum and (6) certain corporate and operating expenses.
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We attempt to structure our organization in a way that facilitates efficient capital movements between RenaissanceRe and our operating subsidiaries and to ensure that adequate liquidity is available when required, giving consideration to applicable laws and regulations, and the domiciliary location of sources of liquidity and related obligations. For example, our internal investment structures and cash pooling arrangements among the Company and certain of our subsidiaries help to efficiently facilitate capital and liquidity movements.
In the aggregate, our principal operating subsidiaries have historically produced sufficient cash flows to meet their expected claims payments and operational expenses and to provide dividend payments to us. In addition, our subsidiaries maintain a concentration of investments in high quality liquid securities, which management believes will provide additional liquidity for extraordinary claims payments should the need arise. However, in some circumstances, RenaissanceRe may determine it is necessary or advisable to contribute capital to our subsidiaries, or may be contractually required to contribute capital to our joint ventures or managed funds. For example, during 2019, RenaissanceRe contributed capital to RenaissanceRe Specialty Holdings (UK) Limited to fund the acquisition of TMR and made a capital contribution to Renaissance Reinsurance to increase its shareholders’ equity to support growth in premiums, and in 2020, RenaissanceRe contributed capital to RREAG to support growth in premiums. In addition, from time to time we invest in new managed joint ventures or managed funds, increase our investments in certain of our managed joint ventures or managed funds and contribute cash to investment subsidiaries. In certain instances, we are required to make capital contributions to our subsidiaries, for example, Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.
Sources of Liquidity
Historically, cash receipts from operations, consisting primarily of premiums, investment income and investmentfee income, have provided sufficient funds to pay the losses and operating expenses ofincurred by our subsidiaries and to fund dividends and distributions to RenaissanceRe. Other potential sources of liquidity include borrowings under our credit facilities and issuances of securities. For example, in July 2021, we raised $488.7 million of net proceeds in an underwritten public offering of Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th interest in a share of 4.20% Series G Preference Shares.
The premiums received by our operating subsidiaries are generally received months or even years before losses are paid under the policies related to such premiums. Premiums and acquisition expenses generally are received within the first two years of inception of a contract, while operating expenses are generally paid within a year of being incurred. It generally takes much longer for net claims and claims expenses incurred to be reported and ultimately settled, requiring the establishment of reserves for claims and claim expenses.expenses and losses recoverable. Therefore, the amount of net claims paid in any one year is not necessarily related to the amount of net claims and claims expenses incurred in that year, as reported in the consolidated statement of operations.
While we expect that our liquidity needs will continue to be met by our cash receipts from operations, as a result of the combination of current market conditions, lower than usualrelatively low investment yields, and the nature of our business where a large portion of the coverages we provide can produce losses of high severity and low frequency, future cash flows from operating activities cannot be accurately predicted and may fluctuate significantly between individual quarters and years. In addition, due to the magnitude and complexity of certain large loss events, meaningful uncertainty remains regarding losses from these events and our actual ultimate net losses from these events may vary materially from preliminary estimates, which would impact our cash flows from operations.


Our “shelf” registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act allows for the public offering of various types of securities, including common shares, preference shares and debt securities, and thuswhich provides a source of liquidity. Because we are a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined by the rules promulgated under the Securities Act, we are also eligible to file additional automatically effective registration statements on Form S-3 in the future for the potential offering and sale of an unlimited amount ofadditional debt and equity securities.
In addition, we
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Credit Facilities, Trusts and Other Collateral Arrangements
We also maintain various other arrangements that allow us to access liquidity and satisfy collateral requirements, including revolving credit facilities, letter of credit facilities, whichand regulatory trusts, as well as other types of trust and collateral arrangements. Regulatory and other requirements to post collateral to support our reinsurance obligations could impact our liquidity. For example, many jurisdictions in the U.S. do not permit insurance companies to take credit for reinsurance obtained from unlicensed or non-admitted insurers on their statutory financial statements unless security is posted, so our contracts generally require us to post a letter of credit or provide liquidity. other security (e.g., through a multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust). In addition, if we were to fail to comply with certain covenants in our debt agreements, we may have to pledge additional collateral.
Letter of Credit and Revolving Credit Facilities
We and certain of our subsidiaries, joint ventures, and managed funds maintain secured and unsecured revolving credit facilities and letter of credit facilities that provide liquidity and allow us to satisfy certain collateral requirements. The outstanding amounts drawn under each of our significant credit facilities are set forth below:
At December 31, 2021Issued or Drawn
(in thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility (1)
$— 
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
30,000 
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities
Secured410,440 
Unsecured369,324 
Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility275,000 
$1,084,764 
(1)     At December 31, 2021, no amounts were issued or drawn under this facility.
(2)    RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements. The drawn amount of the Medici revolving credit facility is included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets under debt.
Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion“Note 9. Debt and AnalysisCredit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our significant debt and credit facilities.
Funds at Lloyd’s
As a member of Lloyd’s, the underwriting capacity, or stamp capacity, of Syndicate 1458 must be supported by providing a deposit, the FAL, in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit. At December 31, 2021, the FAL required to support the underwriting activities at Lloyd’s through Syndicate 1458 was £756.0 million (2020 - £696.2 million). Actual FAL posted for Syndicate 1458 at December 31, 2021 by RenaissanceRe CCL was $983.4 million (2020 - $874.2 million), supported by a $275.0 million letter of credit and a $708.4 million deposit of cash and fixed maturity securities (2020 - $225.0 million and $649.2 million, respectively). Refer to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial ConditionStatements” for additional information related to this letter of credit facility.
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Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts and ResultsMulti-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts
Certain of Operations, Liquidityour insurance subsidiaries use multi-beneficiary reinsurance trusts and Capital Resources, Capital Resources” for detailsmulti-beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trusts to collateralize reinsurance liabilities. As of December 31, 2021, all of these facilities.trusts were funded in accordance with the relevant regulatory thresholds. However, Renaissance Reinsurance maintains a significant surplus in the amount of approximately $660 million, which is the subject of a withdrawal request that is under review by the NYDFS. Refer to “Note 18. Statutory Requirements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information on our multi-beneficiary reinsurance trusts and multi-beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trusts.
Contractual Obligations
In assessing our liquidity requirements and cash needs, we also consider contractual obligations to which we are a party. In certain circumstances, our contractual obligations may be accelerated due to defaults under the agreements governing those obligations (including pursuant to cross-default provisions in such agreements) or in connection with certain changes in control of the Company, for example. In addition, in certain circumstances, in the event of a default these obligations may bear an increased interest rate or be subject to penalties.
The table below shows certain of our current and long-term contractual obligations:
At December 31, 2021TotalLess Than 1 
Year
1-3 Years3-5 YearsMore Than 5
Years
(in thousands)     
Long term debt obligations (1)
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029$504,942 $14,400 $28,800 $28,800 $432,942 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027356,911 10,350 20,700 20,700 305,161 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025336,067 11,100 22,200 302,767 — 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)173,737 7,125 14,250 152,362 — 
Total long term debt obligations1,371,657 42,975 85,950 504,629 738,103 
Investment commitments (2)
1,411,306 1,411,306 — — — 
Operating lease obligations54,870 8,515 13,626 11,586 21,143 
Capital lease obligations18,112 2,661 5,322 5,322 4,807 
Payable for investments purchased1,170,568 1,170,568 — — — 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (3)
13,294,630 3,988,389 4,254,281 2,127,141 2,924,819 
Total contractual obligations$17,321,143 $6,624,414 $4,359,179 $2,648,678 $3,688,872 
(1)Includes contractual interest payments.
(2)The investment commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date and we have therefore included them in the less than one year category.
(3)The amount and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities are highly uncertain. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves.
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Cash Flows
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (in thousands)      
 Net cash provided by operating activities$1,045,787
 $484,772
 $424,985
 
 Net cash used in investing activities(142,434) (164,532) (339,039) 
 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities28,860
 (401,331) (93,913) 
 Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash8,222
 (4,637) (10,732) 
 Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents940,435
 (85,728) (18,699) 
 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period421,157
 506,885
 525,584
 
 Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$1,361,592
 $421,157
 $506,885
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$1,234,815 $1,992,735 $2,137,195 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(816,296)(2,304,689)(2,988,644)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(302,461)665,214 1,120,117 
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash6,148 4,485 2,478 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents122,206 357,745 271,146 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period1,736,813 1,379,068 1,107,922 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$1,859,019 $1,736,813 $1,379,068 
20172021
During 2017,2021, our cash and cash equivalents increased $940.4by $122.2 million, to $1,361.6 million$1.9 billion at December 31, 2017,2021, compared to $421.2 million$1.7 billion at December 31, 2016.2020.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 20172021 were $1.0$1.2 billion, compared to cash$2.0 billion during 2020. Cash flows provided by operating activities of $484.8 million during 2016. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 20172021 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net loss of $354.7$103.4 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in our reserve for claims and claim expenses of $2.2$2.9 billion as a result ofprimarily resulting from net claims and claimsclaim expenses incurredassociated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;
an increase in unearned premiums of $3.4 billion, partially offset by claims payments$767.6 million due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $1.2 billion, each largely$372.6 million principally driven by the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfiresissuance of non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance and 2017 Aggregate Losses;
included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares; partially offset by
a correspondingan increase in reinsurance recoverable of $1.3 billion in our reinsurance recoverable givendue to the increase in net claims and claim expenses noted above and recoverables associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;
an increase in premiums receivable of $886.9 million due to the timing of receipts and 2017 Aggregate Losses;
increase in our gross premiums written;
an increase of $215.6 million in our deferred acquisition costs due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;
an increase of $31.1 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to an increase in ceded premiums written; and
a decrease in other operating cash flows of $538.1$437.2 million primarily reflecting $602.4 million of subscriptions received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 2018,2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2017.2020. During 2021, in connection with the issuance of the non-voting preference shares of Upsilon RFO, other liabilities were reduced by the subscriptions received in advance, and reinsurance balances payable were increased by an offsetting amount, with corresponding impacts to other operating cash flows and the change in reinsurance balances payable, as noted above, on our consolidated statements of cash flows for 2021. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” for additional information relatedin our “Notes to Upsilon RFO and “Note 23. Subsequent Events”the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares.
Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2021, our cash flows used in investing activities were $816.3 million, principally reflecting net purchases of other investments of $617.8 million, short term investments of $252.8 million and fixed maturity investments trading of $136.8 million, partially offset by cash flow from net
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sales of and equity investments trading of $206.6 million. The net purchases of other investments, was primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds and fund investments, whereas the net purchases of short term investments and fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as described above.
Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in 2021 were $302.5 million, and were principally the result of:
the repurchase of 6.6 million of our common shares subsequentin open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share;
the redemption of all 11 million of our outstanding 5.375% Series E Preference Shares on August 11, 2021 for $275.0 million;
dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $67.8 million and $32.9 million, respectively; and partially offset by
net inflows of $488.7 million associated with the issuance of 20 million of Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares), net of expenses;
net inflows of $594.3 million primarily related to net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions in DaVinci, Medici and Vermeer; and
net inflows of $30.0 million from the drawdown of the Medici Revolving Credit Facility. See “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the revolving credit facility available to Medici.
2020
During 2020, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $357.7 million, to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2017;
2020, compared to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2019.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were $2.0 billion, compared to $2.1 billion during 2019. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net income of $993.1 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in reserve for claims and claim expenses of $1.2 billion primarily, the result of claims and claim expenses associated with the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by a reduction in net claims and claim expenses of $155.2 million due to the sale of RenaissanceRe UK and favorable development on prior accident years net claim and claim expenses of $183.8 million;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $662.3 million principally driven by the issuance of non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance and included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;
an increase in unearned premiums of $246.0$232.9 million due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments; partially offset by
net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $820.6 million principally driven by netrealized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments portfolio, equity investments trading and investment-related derivatives;
an increase in premiums receivable of $293.6 million due to the timing of renewalsreceipts and a $315.1 millionincrease in our gross premiums written;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable duerecoverable of $138.4 million principally related to the timingincrease in claims and claim expenses noted above;
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an increase of payments of our premiums ceded;
decreases in premiums receivable and deferred acquisition costs of $317.3 million and $91.2 million, respectively, due to the timing of payments of our gross premiums written and amortization of of deferred acquisition costs, respectively; and
an decrease of $92.3$55.8 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to the timing of payments and increase in ceded premiums written associated renewalswritten; and
an increase in 2017.
other operating cash flows of $178.3 million primarily reflecting subscriptions received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;


Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2017,2020, our cash flows used in investing activities were $142.4 million,$2.3 billion, principally reflecting net purchases of fixed maturity investments trading, short term investments and other investments of $602.9$1.6 billion, $581.5 million, partially offsetand $216.8 million, respectively. The net purchase of fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as described above, and the issuance of RenaissanceRe common shares during the second quarter of 2020, whereas the net salespurchase of short term investments and equitywas primarily associated with capital received from investors in Upsilon RFO during 2020.The net purchase of other investments tradingduring 2020 was primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds. Partially offsetting these net outflows from investing activities were net proceeds of $364.0$136.7 million and $115.8 million, respectively.from the sale of RenaissanceRe UK during the third quarter of 2020.
Cash flows provided by financing activities. Our cash flows provided by financing activities in 20172020 were $28.9$665.2 million, and were principally the result of:
the issuance of 6,325,000 of our common shares in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $166.00 per share, combined with an additional $75.0 million raised through the issuance of 451,807 of our common shares at a price of $166.00 per share to State Farm, one of our existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net proceeds from the offerings were $1.1 billion;
net inflows of $295.9 million associated with the issuance of $300.0 million of our 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, net of underwriting discount;
net inflows of $260.5$119.1 million related to net capital contributions from third-party shareholders, principallyredeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions in DaVinciRe, Medici and Medici;Vermeer; partially offset by
the repayment in full at maturity of the aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, plus applicable accrued interest, of our Series B 7.50%5.75% Senior Notes due 2017 assumed in connection with 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. and RenaissanceRe Finance;
the acquisitionredemption of Platinumall 5 million of our outstanding Series C 6.08% Preference Shares on March 26, 2020 for $125.0 million plus accrued and originally issued by Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.;unpaid dividends thereon;
the settlementrepurchase of $188.6 million406 thousand of common share repurchases; and
dividends paid on our common and preferred shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $51.4$62.6 million and $22.4 million, respectively.an average price of $154.36 per common share; and
2016
During 2016, our cash and cash equivalents decreased $85.7 million, to $421.2 million at December 31, 2016, compared to $506.9 million at December 31, 2015.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2016 were $469.8 million, compared to $414.7 million during the year ended December 31, 2015. Cash flows provided by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2016 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net income of $630.0 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in unearned premiums of $342.5 million due to an increase in our gross premiums written; and
a $150.0 million increase in reinsurance balances payable due to the increase in gross premiums ceded and the timing of our payments of gross premiums ceded;
a decrease in our reserve for claims and claim expenses of $81.2 million as a result of claims payments of $623.8 million, partially offset by claims and claims expenses incurred of $710.7 million;
a $210.6 million decrease in prepaid reinsurance premiums due to the timing of our payments of gross premiums ceded;
an increase in premiums receivable and deferred acquisition costs of $209.3 million and $135.9 million, respectively, due to the increase in our gross premiums written; and
a $145.0 million increase in reinsurance recoverable.
Cash flows used in investing activities. During the year ended December 31, 2016, our cash flows used in investing activities were $164.5 million, principally reflecting net purchases of fixed maturity investments of $162.5 million, short term investments of $118.6 million and other investments of $68.6 million; partially offset by net sales of equity investments trading of $184.8 million.
Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in the year ended December 31, 2016 were $386.4 million, and were principally the result of net outflows related to the settlement of $309.4 million of common share repurchases, $51.6 million and $22.4 million of dividends paid on our common and preference shares respectively,of $68.5 million and net outflows of $3.0$30.9 million, related to a net return of capital to third party shareholders, principally in DaVinciRe and Medici.

respectively.

Capital Resources
We monitor our capital adequacy on a regular basis and seek to adjust our capital according to the needs of our business. In particular, we require capital sufficient to meet or exceed the capital adequacy ratios established by rating agencies for maintenance of appropriate financial strength ratings, the capital adequacy tests performed by regulatory authorities and the capital requirements under our credit facilities. From time to time, rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, which could increase the amount of capital required to support our ratings. We may seek to raise additional capital or return capital to our shareholders through common share repurchases and cash dividends (or a combination of such methods). In the normal course of our operations, we may from time to time evaluate additional share or debt issuances given prevailing market conditions and capital management strategies, including for our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and joint ventures.managed funds. In addition, as noted above, we enter into agreements with financial institutions to obtain letter of credit facilities for the benefit of our operating subsidiaries and certain of our joint ventures and managed funds in their reinsurance and insurance business.


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Our total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and total debt iswas as follows:
        
  At December 31, 2017 At December 31, 2016 Change 
 (in thousands)      
 Common shareholders’ equity$3,991,375
 $4,466,577
 $(475,202) 
 Preference shares400,000
 400,000
 
 
 Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe4,391,375
 4,866,577
 (475,202) 
 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027295,303
 
 295,303
 
 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025297,318
 296,948
 370
 
 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020249,272
 248,941
 331
 
 Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017
 255,352
 (255,352) 
 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)147,730
 147,422
 308
 
 RenaissanceRe revolving credit facility – unborrowed250,000
 250,000
 
 
 Total debt1,239,623
 1,198,663
 40,960
 
 Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and debt$5,630,998
 $6,065,240
 $(434,242) 
        
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands)  
Common shareholders’ equity$5,874,281 $7,035,248 $(1,160,967)
Preference shares750,000 525,000 225,000 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe6,624,281 7,560,248 (935,967)
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029393,305 392,391 914 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027297,281 296,787 494 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025298,798 298,428 370 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)
148,969 148,659 310 
Total senior notes1,138,353 1,136,265 2,088 
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
30,000 — 30,000 
Total debt$1,168,353 $1,136,265 $32,088 
(1)
(1)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.
During 2017, our total shareholders’ equity attributable to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.
(2)RenaissanceRe and debt decreased by $434.2 million, to $5.6 billion.owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements.
Our shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe decreased $475.2 million$0.9 billion during 20172021 principally as a result of:
our comprehensive loss attributable to RenaissanceRe of $223.3 million;
ourthe repurchase of 1.36.6 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $188.6 million,$1.0 billion and an average price of $142.67$156.78 per common share;
the redemption of all Series E 5.375% Preference Shares for $275.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;
our comprehensive loss attributable to RenaissanceRe of $38.4 million; and
$51.467.8 million and $22.4$33.3 million of dividends on our common and preference shares, respectively.
respectively; and partially offset by
During 2017,raising $500.0 million in gross proceeds in July 2021 through the issuance of 20,000,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares.
Our debt increased $32.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 principally as a result of $30.0 million that was drawn under the Medici Revolving Credit Facility.
For additional information related to the terms of our debt increased $41.0 million primarily driven by the June 29, 2017 issuance of $300.0 million of our 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, partially offset by the June 1, 2017 repayment in full at maturity of $250.0 million of our Series B 7.50% Senior Notes assumed in connection with the acquisition of Platinum and originally issued by Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.



Credit Facilities
The outstanding amounts drawn under each of our significant credit facilities, is set forth below:
    
 At December 31, 2017Issued or Drawn 
 (in thousands)  
 RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility$
 
 Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo106,794
 
 Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with NAB3,785
 
 Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe197,278
 
 Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility180,000
 
 Total credit facilities in U.S. dollars$487,857
 
    
 Specialty Risks FAL Facility10,000
 
 Total credit facilities in British Pounds£10,000
 
    
Refer tosee “Note 9. Debt and Credit FacilitiesFacilities” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our debt and credit facilities andStatements.” See “Note 12. Shareholders’ EquityEquity” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our common and preference shares.
Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts and Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts
Refer to “Note 18. Statutory Requirements in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our multi-beneficiary reinsurance trusts and multi-beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trust.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – DaVinciRe
Refer to “Note 10. Noncontrolling Interests in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe.
Ratings
Financial strength ratings are an important factor in respect of the competitive position of reinsurance and insurance companies. We have received high claims-paying and financial strength ratings from A.M. Best, S&P, Moody’s and Fitch. These ratings represent independent opinions of an insurer’s financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet policyholder obligations, and are not an evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of our securities. Rating organizations continually review the financial positions of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and ratings may be revised or revoked by the agencies which issue them.


Presented below are the ratings of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and the ERM rating of RenaissanceRe as of February 2, 2018.
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A.M. BestS&PMoody’sFitch
Renaissance Reinsurance (1)A+AA-A1A+
DaVinci (1)AAA-A3
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. (1)AAA-
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. (1)AAA-
Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe (1)A+AA-
Top Layer Re (1)A+AA
Syndicate 1458
Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating (2)AA+AA-
RenaissanceRe (3)Very Strong

(1)The A.M. Best, S&P, Moody's and Fitch ratings for these companies set forth in the table above reflect the insurer's financial strength rating and in addition, the S&P ratings also reflect the insurer's issuer credit rating.
(2)The A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch ratings for the Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represent its financial strength rating.
(3)The S&P rating for RenaissanceRe represents rating on its Enterprise Risk Management practices.
A.M. Best. On August 19, 2016, A.M. Best affirmed the financial strength rating of “A” (Excellent) of DaVinci Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and Renaissance Specialty U.S. and “A+” (Superior) of Top Layer Re, with an outlook of stable. On April 16, 2015, A.M. Best removed from under review with negative implications and affirmed the financial strength rating of “A+” (Superior) for each of Renaissance Reinsurance and Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, with an outlook of negative and affirmed the issuer credit rating of “a-” (Excellent) and all debt ratings of RenaissanceRe. “A+” is the second highest designation of A.M. Best’s sixteen rating levels. “A+” rated insurance companies are defined as “Superior” companies and are considered by A.M. Best to have a very strong ability to meet their obligations to policyholders. “A” is the third highest designation assigned by A.M. Best, representing A.M. Best’s opinion that the insurer has an “Excellent” ability to meet its ongoing obligations to policyholders.
S&P. On October 30, 2017, S&P affirmed the financial strength ratings of “AA-“ for Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. The outlook for these ratings is negative. The negative outlook primarily reflects industry related challenges from secular trends faced by us. On October 12, 2015, S&P affirmed Top Layer Re’s financial strength rating and issuer credit rating of “AA”. The outlook for this rating is stable.The “AA” range (“AA+”, “AA”, “AA-”) is the second highest rating assigned by S&P and indicates that S&P believes the insurers have very strong capacity to meet their financial commitments, differing only slightly from those rated higher. The “A” range (“A+”,”A”, “A-“), which is the third highest rating assigned by S&P, indicates that S&P believes the insurers have strong capacity to meet their respective financial commitments but they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects or changes in circumstances and economic conditions than insurers rated higher. S&P assigns an issuer credit rating to an entity which is an opinion on the creditworthiness of the obligor with respect to a specific financial obligation.
In addition, S&P assesses companies’ ERM practices, which is an opinion on the many critical dimensions of risk management that determine overall creditworthiness. RenaissanceRe has been assigned an ERM rating of “Very Strong”, which is the highest rating assigned by S&P, and indicates that S&P believes RenaissanceRe has extremely strong capabilities to consistently identify, measure, and manage risk exposures and losses within RenaissanceRe’s predetermined tolerance guidelines. On December 2, 2016, S&P affirmed the ERM rating of RenaissanceRe of “Very Strong”.


Moody’s. Moody’s Insurance Financial Strength Ratings represent its opinions of the ability of insurance companies to pay punctually policyholder claims and obligations and senior unsecured debt instruments. On November 25, 2015, Moody’s affirmed its ratings of “A1” for RenaissanceRe and ”A3” for DaVinci and changed its outlook to stable, from negative. The stable outlook reflected Moody’s more positive view of the acquisition of Platinum, although concerns linger about reinsurance sector fundamentals. Moody’s believes that insurance companies rated “A1” and “A3” offer good financial security.
Fitch. Fitch’s issuer financial strength ratings provide an assessment of the financial strength of an insurance organization. On February 27, 2017, Fitch affirmed its rating of Renaissance Reinsurance at “A+”. The outlook is stable for this rating. Fitch believes that insurance companies rated “A+” have “Strong” capacity to meet policyholders and contract obligations on a timely basis with a low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments. Insurers rated “AA-“ by Fitch are believed to have a very low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments and very strong capital to meet policyholder obligations.
Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating
A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch have each assigned an financial strength rating to the Lloyd’s overall market. The financial risks to policy holders of syndicates within the Lloyd’s market are partially mutualized through the Lloyd’s Central Fund, to which all underwriting members contribute. Because of the presence of the Lloyd’s Central Fund, and the current legal and regulatory structure of the Lloyd’s market, financial strength ratings on individual syndicates would not be particularly meaningful and in any event would not be lower than the financial strength rating of the Lloyd’s overall market.
Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. We establish ourOur actual net claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to us by insuredsexpenses paid will differ, perhaps materially, from the estimates reflected in our financial statements, which may adversely impact our financial condition, liquidity and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid (“case reserves”), adding the costs for additional case reserves (“additional case reserves”) which represent our estimates for claims related to specific contracts previously reported to us which we believe may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, and adding estimates for the anticipated cost of IBNR.capital resources.
Our reserving techniques, assumptions and processes differ among our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim ExpensesExpenses” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsSummary of Critical Accounting EstimatesClaims and Claim Expense Reserves” for more information on the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, our current estimates versus our initial estimates of our claims reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.



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Investments
The table below shows our invested assets:
            
 At December 31,2017 2016 Change 
 (in thousands, except percentages)          
 U.S. treasuries$3,168,763
 33.3% $2,617,894
 28.1% $550,869
 
 Agencies47,646
 0.5% 90,972
 1.0% (43,326) 
 Municipal509,802
 5.4% 519,069
 5.6% (9,267) 
 Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)287,660
 3.0% 333,224
 3.6% (45,564) 
 Non-U.S. government-backed corporate163,651
 1.7% 133,300
 1.4% 30,351
 
 Corporate2,063,459
 21.7% 1,877,243
 20.2% 186,216
 
 Agency mortgage-backed500,456
 5.3% 462,493
 5.0% 37,963
 
 Non-agency mortgage-backed300,331
 3.1% 258,944
 2.7% 41,387
 
 Commercial mortgage-backed202,062
 2.1% 409,747
 4.4% (207,685) 
 Asset-backed182,725
 2.0% 188,358
 2.0% (5,633) 
 Total fixed maturity investments, at fair value7,426,555
 78.1% 6,891,244
 74.0% 535,311
 
 Short term investments, at fair value991,863
 10.4% 1,368,379
 14.7% (376,516) 
 Equity investments trading, at fair value388,254
 4.1% 383,313
 4.1% 4,941
 
 Other investments, at fair value594,793
 6.3% 549,805
 5.9% 44,988
 
 Total managed investment portfolio9,401,465
 98.9% 9,192,741
 98.7% 208,724
 
 Investments in other ventures, under equity method101,974
 1.1% 124,227
 1.3% (22,253) 
 Total investments$9,503,439
 100.0% $9,316,968
 100.0% $186,471
 
            
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands, except percentages)    
U.S. treasuries$6,247,779 29.1 %$4,960,409 24.1 %$1,287,370 
Agencies361,684 1.7 %368,032 1.8 %(6,348)
Non-U.S. government549,613 2.6 %491,531 2.4 %58,082 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate474,848 2.2 %338,014 1.6 %136,834 
Corporate3,214,438 15.0 %4,261,025 20.7 %(1,046,587)
Agency mortgage-backed721,955 3.4 %1,113,792 5.4 %(391,837)
Non-agency mortgage-backed233,346 1.1 %291,444 1.4 %(58,098)
Commercial mortgage-backed634,925 3.0 %791,272 3.8 %(156,347)
Asset-backed1,068,543 5.0 %890,984 4.3 %177,559 
Total fixed maturity investments, at fair value13,507,131 63.1 %13,506,503 65.5 %628 
Short term investments, at fair value5,298,385 24.7 %4,993,735 24.3 %304,650 
Equity investments trading, at fair value546,016 2.5 %702,617 3.4 %(156,601)
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 5.1 %881,290 4.3 %222,744 
Direct private equity investments88,373 0.4 %79,807 0.4 %8,566 
Fund investments725,802 3.4 %295,851 1.4 %429,951 
Term loans74,850 0.3 %— — %74,850 
Total other investments, at fair value1,993,059 9.2 %1,256,948 6.2 %736,111 
Total managed investment portfolio19,351,532 90.3 %19,202,855 93.2 %148,677 
Investments in other ventures, under equity method98,068 0.5 %98,373 0.6 %(305)
Total investments$21,442,659 90.8 %$20,558,176 93.8 %$884,483 
At December 31, 2017, we held investments totaling $9.5 billion, comparedWe structure our investment portfolio to $9.3 billion at December 31, 2016. Our investment guidelines stressemphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified across market liquidity,sectors, and diversification of risk.to generate relatively attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our investments are subject to market-wide risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in particular securities. In addition to the information presented above and below, refer to “Note 5. Investments and Note 6. Fair Value Measurements in our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” forFor additional information regarding our investments and the fair value measurement of our investments respectively.refer to “Note 5. Investments” and “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.”
As the reinsurance coverages we sell include substantial protection for damages resulting from natural and man-made catastrophes, as well as for potentially large casualty and specialty exposures, we expect from time to time to become liable for substantial claim payments on short notice. Accordingly, our investment portfolio as a whole is structured to seek to preserve capital and provide a high level of liquidity, which means that the large majority of our investment portfolio consists ofinvestments are highly rated fixed income securities, including U.S. treasuries, agencies, municipals, highly rated sovereign and supranational securities, high-grade corporate securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. We also have an allocation to publicly traded equities reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as equity investments trading and an allocation to other investments (including catastrophe bonds, direct private equity partnerships, senior secured bank loan funds, hedge fundsinvestments, fund investments and other investments). At December 31, 2017, our portfolio of equity investments trading totaled $388.3 million, or 4.1%, of our total investments (2016 - $383.3 million or 4.1%). Our portfolio of other investments totaled $594.8 million, or 6.3%, of our total investments (2016 - $549.8 million or 5.9%)term loans).

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The following table summarizes the composition of our investment portfolio, including the amortized cost, and fair value, of our investment portfoliocredit ratings and theeffective yields.
        Credit Rating (1)
December 31, 2021Amortized
Cost
Fair Value% of Total
Investment
Portfolio
Weighted Average Yield to MaturityAAAAAABBBNon-
Investment
Grade
Not Rated
(in thousands, except percentages)
Short term investments$5,298,385 $5,298,385 24.7 %0.1 %$5,261,431 $21,682 $13,431 $203 $177 $1,461 
 100.0 %99.3 %0.4 %0.3 % % % %
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries6,302,313 6,247,779 29.1 %1.1 %— 6,247,779 — — — — 
Agencies364,429 361,684 1.7 %1.2 %56,067 305,617 — — — — 
Non-U.S. government552,935 549,613 2.6 %1.2 %286,810 202,067 45,192 14,257 1,287 — 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate476,200 474,848 2.2 %1.4 %168,177 272,297 24,480 3,702 6,192 — 
Corporate3,202,614 3,214,438 15.0 %2.8 %31,603 113,253 979,752 996,288 1,053,867 39,675 
Agency mortgage-backed721,711 721,955 3.4 %1.9 %— 721,955 — — — — 
Non-agency mortgage-backed232,144 233,346 1.1 %3.2 %51,279 11,749 1,810 5,751 110,459 52,298 
Commercial mortgage-backed631,016 634,925 3.0 %1.9 %492,903 113,736 4,191 15,835 2,514 5,746 
Asset-backed1,069,217 1,068,543 5.0 %1.8 %770,492 166,595 59,346 37,270 22,935 11,905 
Total fixed maturity investments13,552,579 13,507,131 63.1 %1.7 %1,857,331 8,155,048 1,114,771 1,073,103 1,197,254 109,624 
100.0 %13.8 %60.3 %8.3 %7.9 %8.9 %0.8 %
Equity investments trading546,016 2.5 %     546,016 
100.0 % % % % % %100.0 %
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 5.1 %— — — — 1,104,034 — 
Direct private equity investments88,373 0.4 %— — — — — 88,373 
Total fund investments725,802 3.4 %— — — — — 725,802 
Term loans74,850 0.3 %— — 74,850 — — — 
Total other investments1,993,059 9.2 %  74,850  1,104,034 814,175 
100.0 % % %3.8 % %55.4 %40.9 %
Investments in other ventures98,068 0.5 %     98,068 
100.0 % % % % % %100.0 %
Total investment portfolio$21,442,659 100.0 %$7,118,762 $8,176,730 $1,203,052 $1,073,306 $2,301,465 $1,569,344 
  100.0 %  33.3 %38.1 %5.6 %5.0 %10.7 %7.3 %
(1)     The credit ratings asincluded in this table are those assigned by S&P, or Moody’s and/or other rating agencies when&P. When ratings provided by S&P ratings were not available, ratings from other nationally recognized rating agencies were used. We have grouped short term investments with an A-1+ and the respective effective yield.A-1 short term issue credit rating as AAA, short term investments with an A-2 short term issue credit rating as AA and short term investments with an A-3 short term issue credit rating as A.

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            Credit Rating (1) 
 December 31, 2017Amortized
Cost
 Fair Value % of Total
Investment
Portfolio
 Weighted Average Effective Yield AAA AA A BBB Non-
Investment
Grade
 Not Rated 
 (in thousands, except percentages)                    
 Short term investments$991,863
 $991,863
 10.4% 1.4% $959,836
 $28,927
 $1,397
 $506
 $
 $1,197
 
    100.0%     96.8% 2.9% 0.1% 0.1% % 0.1% 
 Fixed maturity investments                    
 U.S. treasuries3,195,767
 3,168,763
 33.3% 1.9% 
 3,168,763
 
 
 
 
 
 Agencies48,151
 47,646
 0.5% 2.1% 
 47,646
 
 
 
 
 
 Municipal506,486
 509,802
 5.4% 2.2% 99,978
 245,250
 125,630
 38,944
 
 
 
 Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)287,641
 287,660
 3.0% 2.0% 208,289
 52,316
 26,348
 707
 
 
 
 Non-U.S. government-backed corporate164,312
 163,651
 1.7% 2.3% 41,346
 89,901
 28,940
 1,484
 1,980
 
 
 Corporate2,057,219
 2,063,459
 21.7% 3.8% 59,272
 163,006
 624,074
 464,626
 723,167
 29,314
 
 Agency mortgage-backed507,250
 500,456
 5.3% 3.0% 
 500,456
 
 
 
 
 
 Non-agency mortgage-backed283,303
 300,331
 3.1% 3.7% 13,045
 12,295
 6,286
 14,528
 235,732
 18,445
 
 Commercial mortgage-backed202,452
 202,062
 2.1% 2.9% 163,687
 37,812
 231
 332
 
 
 
 Asset-backed182,289
 182,725
 2.0% 2.8% 154,205
 24,096
 2,444
 1,980
 
 
 
 Total fixed maturity investments7,434,870
 7,426,555
 78.1% 2.7% 739,822
 4,341,541
 813,953
 522,601
 960,879
 47,759
 
    100.0%     10.0% 58.5% 11.0% 7.0% 12.9% 0.6% 
 Equity investments trading  388,254
 4.1%   
 
 
 
 
 388,254
 
    100.0%     % % % % % 100.0% 
 Other investments                    
 Catastrophe bonds  380,475
 4.0%   
 
 
 
 380,475
 
 
 Private equity partnerships  196,220
 2.1%   
 
 
 
 
 196,220
 
 Senior secured bank loan funds  17,574
 0.2%   
 
 
 
 
 17,574
 
 Hedge funds  524
 %   
 
 
 
 
 524
 
 Total other investments  594,793
 6.3%   
 
 
 
 380,475
 214,318
 
    100.0%     % % % % 64.0% 36.0% 
 Investments in other ventures  101,974
 1.1%   
 
 
 
 
 101,974
 
    100.0%     % % % % % 100.0% 
 Total investment portfolio  $9,503,439
 100.0%   $1,699,658
 $4,370,468
 $815,350
 $523,107
 $1,341,354
 $753,502
 
   
 100.0%  
  
 17.9% 46.0% 8.6% 5.5% 14.1% 7.9% 
                      

(1)The credit ratings included in this table are those assigned by S&P.  When ratings provided by S&P were not available, ratings from other nationally recognized rating agencies were used. The Company has grouped short term investments with an A-1+ and A-1 short term issue credit rating as AAA, short term investments with an A-2 short term issue credit rating as AA and short term investments with an A-3 short term issue credit rating as A.
Fixed Maturity InvestmentsContractual Obligations
In assessing our liquidity requirements and Short Term Investmentscash needs, we also consider contractual obligations to which we are a party. In certain circumstances, our contractual obligations may be accelerated due to defaults under the agreements governing those obligations (including pursuant to cross-default provisions in such agreements) or in connection with certain changes in control of the Company, for example. In addition, in certain circumstances, in the event of a default these obligations may bear an increased interest rate or be subject to penalties.
At The table below shows certain of our current and long-term contractual obligations:
At December 31, 2021TotalLess Than 1 
Year
1-3 Years3-5 YearsMore Than 5
Years
(in thousands)     
Long term debt obligations (1)
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029$504,942 $14,400 $28,800 $28,800 $432,942 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027356,911 10,350 20,700 20,700 305,161 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025336,067 11,100 22,200 302,767 — 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)173,737 7,125 14,250 152,362 — 
Total long term debt obligations1,371,657 42,975 85,950 504,629 738,103 
Investment commitments (2)
1,411,306 1,411,306 — — — 
Operating lease obligations54,870 8,515 13,626 11,586 21,143 
Capital lease obligations18,112 2,661 5,322 5,322 4,807 
Payable for investments purchased1,170,568 1,170,568 — — — 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (3)
13,294,630 3,988,389 4,254,281 2,127,141 2,924,819 
Total contractual obligations$17,321,143 $6,624,414 $4,359,179 $2,648,678 $3,688,872 
(1)Includes contractual interest payments.
(2)The investment commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date and we have therefore included them in the less than one year category.
(3)The amount and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities are highly uncertain. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves.
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Cash Flows
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$1,234,815 $1,992,735 $2,137,195 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(816,296)(2,304,689)(2,988,644)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(302,461)665,214 1,120,117 
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash6,148 4,485 2,478 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents122,206 357,745 271,146 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period1,736,813 1,379,068 1,107,922 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$1,859,019 $1,736,813 $1,379,068 
2021
During 2021, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $122.2 million, to $1.9 billion at December 31, 2017, our fixed maturity investments and short term investment portfolio had a dollar-weighted average credit quality rating of AA- (2016 – AA) and a weighted average effective yield of 2.5% (2016 – 2.1%). At 2021, compared to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2017,2020.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2021 were $1.2 billion, compared to $2.0 billion during 2020. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2021 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our non-investment gradenet loss of $103.4 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in reserve for claims and not rated fixed maturity investments totaled $1.0claim expenses of $2.9 billion or 13.5% of our fixed maturity investments (2016 - $867.2 million or 12.6%, respectively). In addition, within our other investments category we have funds that invest in non-investment grade and not rated fixed income securities and non-investment grade cat-linked securities. At December 31, 2017,


the funds that invest in non-investment grade and not rated fixed income securities and non-investment grade cat-linked securities totaled $398.0 million (2016 – $357.2 million).
At December 31, 2017, we had $991.9 million of short term investments (2016$1.4 billion). Short term investments are managed as part of our investment portfolio and have a maturity of one year or less when purchased. Short term investments are carried at fair value. The decrease in our short term investments during 2017 was principally driven by the primarily resulting from net payment of claims and claim expenses associated with the Q3 2017 Catastrophe Events, Q4 2017 California Wildfires and 2017 Aggregate Losses.2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;
The durationan increase in unearned premiums of our fixed maturity investments and short term investments at December 31, 2017 was 2.5 years (2016 – 2.4 years). From time to time, we may reevaluate the duration of our portfolio in light of the duration of our liabilities and market conditions.
The value of our fixed maturity investments will fluctuate with changes in the interest rate environment and when changes occur in the overall investment market and in overall economic conditions. Additionally, our differing asset classes expose us to other risks which could cause a reduction in the value of our investments. Examples of some of these risks include:
Changes in the overall interest rate environment can expose us to “prepayment risk” on our mortgage-backed investments. When interest rates decline, consumers will generally make prepayments on their mortgages and, as a result, our investments in mortgage-backed securities will be repaid to us more quickly than we might have originally anticipated. When we receive these prepayments, our opportunities to reinvest these proceeds back into the investment markets will likely be at reduced interest rates. Conversely, when interest rates increase, consumers will generally make fewer prepayments on their mortgages and, as a result, our investments in mortgage-backed securities will be repaid to us less quickly than we might have originally anticipated. This will increase the duration of our portfolio, which is disadvantageous to us in a rising interest rate environment.
Our investments in certain tax-exempt municipal fixed income securities are subject$767.6 million due to the risk thatgrowth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $372.6 million principally driven by the U.S. Government could limit or materially alter the current tax exemption on these securitiesissuance of non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance and future new issuances. While the potential reduction or loss of such tax exemption would likely lead to increased yields on newly issued municipal fixed income securities in the long term, we would also expect to see a decrease in the fair value of our municipal fixed income securities portfolio in the short term.
Our investments in mortgage-backed securities are also subject to default risk. This risk is due in part to defaults on the underlying securitized mortgages, which would decrease the fair value of the investment and be disadvantageous to us. Similar risks apply to other asset-backed securities in which we may invest from time to time.
Our investments in debt securities of other corporations are exposed to losses from insolvencies of these corporations, and our investment portfolio can also deteriorate based on reduced credit quality of these corporations. We are also exposed to the impact of widening credit spreads even if specific securities are not downgraded.
Our investments in asset-backed securities are subject to prepayment risks, as noted above, and to the structural risks of these securities. The structural risks primarily emanate from the priority of each security in the issuer’s overall capital structure. We are also exposed to the impact of widening credit spreads.
Within our other investments category, we have funds that invest in non-investment grade fixed income securities as well as securities denominated in foreign currencies. These investments expose us to losses from insolvencies and other credit-related issues and also to widening of credit spreads. We are also exposed to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates that may result in realized losses to us if our exposures are not hedged or if our hedging strategies are not effective.


The following table summarizes the composition of the fair value of the fixed maturity investments and short term investments of our top ten corporate issuers.
        
 At December 31, 2017      
 (in thousands)  
 IssuerTotal 
Short term
investments
 
Fixed  maturity
investments
 
 Goldman Sachs Group Inc.$43,870
 $
 $43,870
 
 JP Morgan Chase & Co.35,359
 
 35,359
 
 Morgan Stanley34,820
 
 34,820
 
 Bank of America Corp.31,445
 
 31,445
 
 Wells Fargo & Co.27,715
 
 27,715
 
 HSBC Holdings PLC24,312
 
 24,312
 
 Citigroup Inc.22,070
 
 22,070
 
 UBS Group AG21,529
 
 21,529
 
 The Bank of Nova Scotia18,281
 
 18,281
 
 Fifth Third Bancorp17,709
 
 17,709
 
 Total (1)$277,110
 $
 $277,110
 
        
(1)Excludes non-U.S. government-backed corporate fixed maturity investments, reverse repurchase agreements and commercial paper, at fair value.
Equity Investments Trading
The following table summarizes the fair value of equity investments trading:
        
 At December 31,2017 2016 Change 
 (in thousands)      
 Financials$253,543
 $275,065
 $(21,522) 
 Communications and technology49,526
 36,770
 12,756
 
 Industrial, utilities and energy34,325
 30,303
 4,022
 
 Consumer24,779
 20,501
 4,278
 
 Healthcare21,364
 17,245
 4,119
 
 Basic materials4,717
 3,429
 1,288
 
 Total$388,254
 $383,313
 $4,941
 
        
We have a diversified public equity securities mandate with a third party investment manager which currently comprises a portion of our investments included in equity investments trading. It is possible our equity allocation will increase in the future, and it could, from time to time, have a material effect on our financial results for the reasonably foreseeable future.


Other Investments
The table below shows our portfolio of other investments:
        
 At December 31,2017 2016 Change 
 (in thousands)      
 Catastrophe bonds$380,475
 $335,209
 $45,266
 
 Private equity partnerships196,220
 191,061
 5,159
 
 Senior secured bank loan funds17,574
 22,040
 (4,466) 
 Hedge funds524
 1,495
 (971) 
 Total other investments$594,793
 $549,805
 $44,988
 
        
We account for our other investments at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments. The fair value of certain of our fund investments, which principally include private equity funds, senior secured bank loan funds and hedge funds, is recordedreinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet in other investments, and is generally established on the basis of the net valuation criteria established by the managers of such investments, if applicable. The net valuation criteria established by the managers of such investments is established in accordance with the governing documents of such investments. Many of our fund investments are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which are determined by the governing documents and limit our ability to liquidate these investments in the short term.
Some of our fund managers and fund administrators are unable to provide final fund valuations as of our current reporting date. We typically experience a reporting lag to receive a final net asset value report of one month for our hedge funds and senior secured bank loan funds and three months for private equity funds, although we have occasionally experienced delays of up to six months at year end, as the private equity funds typically complete their year-end audits before releasing their final net asset value statements.
In circumstances where there is a reporting lag between the current period end reporting date and the reporting date of the latest fund valuation, we estimate the fair value of these funds by starting with the prior month or quarter-end fund valuations, adjusting these valuations for actual capital calls, redemptions or distributions, and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and then estimating the return for the current period. In circumstances in which we estimate the return for the current period, all information available to us is utilized. This principally includes using preliminary estimates reported to us by our fund managers, obtaining the valuation of underlying portfolio investments where such underlying investments are publicly traded and therefore have a readily observable price, using information that is available to us with respect to the underlying investments, reviewing various indices for similar investments or asset classes, and estimating returns based on the results of similar types of investments for which we have obtained reported results, or other valuation methods, where possible. Actual final fund valuations may differ, perhaps materially so, from our estimates and these differences are recorded in our consolidated statement of operations in the period in which they are reported to us, as a change in estimate. Included in net investment income for 2017 is income of $1.9 million (2016 - loss of $3.4 million) representing the change in estimate during the period related to the difference between our estimated net investment income due to the lag in reporting discussed above and the actual amount as reported in the final net asset values provided by our fund managers.
Our estimate of the fair value of catastrophe bonds is based on quoted market prices, or when such prices are not available, by reference to broker or underwriter bid indications. Refer tosheet. See “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements”11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regardingrelated to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares; partially offset by
an increase in reinsurance recoverable of $1.3 billion due to the fair valueincrease in net claims and claim expenses and recoverables associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;
an increase in premiums receivable of measurement$886.9 million due to the timing of receipts and increase in our gross premiums written;
an increase of $215.6 million in our deferred acquisition costs due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;
an increase of $31.1 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to an increase in ceded premiums written; and
a decrease in other operating cash flows of $437.2 million primarily reflecting subscriptions received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. During 2021, in connection with the issuance of the non-voting preference shares of Upsilon RFO, other liabilities were reduced by the subscriptions received in advance, and reinsurance balances payable were increased by an offsetting amount, with corresponding impacts to other operating cash flows and the change in reinsurance balances payable, as noted above, on our consolidated statements of cash flows for 2021. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares.
Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2021, our cash flows used in investing activities were $816.3 million, principally reflecting net purchases of other investments of $617.8 million, short term investments of $252.8 million and fixed maturity investments trading of $136.8 million, partially offset by cash flow from net
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sales of and equity investments trading of $206.6 million. The net purchases of other investments, was primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds and fund investments, whereas the net purchases of short term investments and fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as described above.
Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in 2021 were $302.5 million, and were principally the result of:
the repurchase of 6.6 million of our investments.common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share;
We have committed capitalthe redemption of all 11 million of our outstanding 5.375% Series E Preference Shares on August 11, 2021 for $275.0 million;
dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $67.8 million and $32.9 million, respectively; and partially offset by
net inflows of $488.7 million associated with the issuance of 20 million of Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares), net of expenses;
net inflows of $594.3 million primarily related to privatenet third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions in DaVinci, Medici and Vermeer; and
net inflows of $30.0 million from the drawdown of the Medici Revolving Credit Facility. See “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the revolving credit facility available to Medici.
2020
During 2020, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $357.7 million, to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2020, compared to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2019.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were $2.0 billion, compared to $2.1 billion during 2019. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net income of $993.1 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in reserve for claims and claim expenses of $1.2 billion primarily, the result of claims and claim expenses associated with the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by a reduction in net claims and claim expenses of $155.2 million due to the sale of RenaissanceRe UK and favorable development on prior accident years net claim and claim expenses of $183.8 million;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $662.3 million principally driven by the issuance of non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance and included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;
an increase in unearned premiums of $232.9 million due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments; partially offset by
net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $820.6 million principally driven by netrealized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments portfolio, equity partnershipsinvestments trading and investment-related derivatives;
an increase in premiums receivable of $293.6 million due to the timing of receipts and increase in our gross premiums written;
an increase in reinsurance recoverable of $138.4 million principally related to the increase in claims and claim expenses noted above;
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an increase of $55.8 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to the timing of payments and increase in ceded premiums written; and
an increase in other operating cash flows of $178.3 million primarily reflecting subscriptions received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;
Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2020, our cash flows used in investing activities were $2.3 billion, principally reflecting net purchases of fixed maturity investments trading, short term investments and other investments of $1.0$1.6 billion,, $581.5 million, and $216.8 million, respectively. The net purchase of fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as described above, and the issuance of RenaissanceRe common shares during the second quarter of 2020, whereas the net purchase of short term investments was primarily associated with capital received from investors in Upsilon RFO during 2020.The net purchase of other investments during 2020 was primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds. Partially offsetting these net outflows from investing activities were net proceeds of $136.7 million from the sale of RenaissanceRe UK during the third quarter of 2020.
Cash flows provided by financing activities. Our cash flows provided by financing activities in 2020 were $665.2 million, and were principally the result of:
the issuance of 6,325,000 of our common shares in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $166.00 per share, combined with an additional $75.0 million raised through the issuance of 451,807 of our common shares at a price of $166.00 per share to State Farm, one of our existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net proceeds from the offerings were $1.1 billion;
net inflows of $119.1 million related to net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions in DaVinciRe, Medici and Vermeer; partially offset by
the repayment in full at maturity of the aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, plus applicable accrued interest, of our 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. and RenaissanceRe Finance;
the redemption of all 5 million of our outstanding Series C 6.08% Preference Shares on March 26, 2020 for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;
the repurchase of 406 thousand of our common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $62.6 million and an average price of $154.36 per common share; and
dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $68.5 million and $30.9 million, respectively.
Capital Resources
We monitor our capital adequacy on a regular basis and seek to adjust our capital according to the needs of our business. In particular, we require capital sufficient to meet or exceed the capital adequacy ratios established by rating agencies for maintenance of appropriate financial strength ratings, the capital adequacy tests performed by regulatory authorities and the capital requirements under our credit facilities. From time to time, rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, which $585.2 million has been contributed at December 31, 2017. Our remaining commitmentscould increase the amount of capital required to these investments at December 31, 2017 totaled $429.9 millionsupport our ratings. We may seek to raise additional capital or return capital to our shareholders through common share repurchases and cash dividends (or a combination of such methods). In the future,normal course of our operations, we may from time to time evaluate additional share or debt issuances given prevailing market conditions and capital management strategies, including for our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds. In addition, as noted above, we enter into agreements with financial institutions to obtain letter of credit facilities for the benefit of our operating subsidiaries and certain of our joint ventures and managed funds in their reinsurance and insurance business.


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Our total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and total debt was as follows:
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands)  
Common shareholders’ equity$5,874,281 $7,035,248 $(1,160,967)
Preference shares750,000 525,000 225,000 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe6,624,281 7,560,248 (935,967)
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029393,305 392,391 914 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027297,281 296,787 494 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025298,798 298,428 370 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)
148,969 148,659 310 
Total senior notes1,138,353 1,136,265 2,088 
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
30,000 — 30,000 
Total debt$1,168,353 $1,136,265 $32,088 
(1)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.
(2)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements.
Our shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe decreased $0.9 billion during 2021 principally as a result of:
the repurchase of 6.6 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share;
the redemption of all Series E 5.375% Preference Shares for $275.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;
our comprehensive loss attributable to RenaissanceRe of $38.4 million; and
$67.8 million and $33.3 million of dividends on our common and preference shares, respectively; and partially offset by
raising $500.0 million in gross proceeds in July 2021 through the issuance of 20,000,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares.
Our debt increased $32.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 principally as a result of $30.0 million that was drawn under the Medici Revolving Credit Facility.
For additional commitmentsinformation related to the terms of our debt and significant credit facilities, see “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in respectour “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” See “Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our common and preference shares.

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Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of private equity partnerships or individual portfolio company investment opportunities.

claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. Our actual net claims and claim expenses paid will differ, perhaps materially, from the estimates reflected in our financial statements, which may adversely impact our financial condition, liquidity and capital resources.

Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsSummary of Critical Accounting EstimatesClaims and Claim Expense Reserves” for more information on the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, our current estimates versus our initial estimates of our claims reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.

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Investments in Other Ventures, under Equity Method
The table below shows our invested assets:
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands, except percentages)    
U.S. treasuries$6,247,779 29.1 %$4,960,409 24.1 %$1,287,370 
Agencies361,684 1.7 %368,032 1.8 %(6,348)
Non-U.S. government549,613 2.6 %491,531 2.4 %58,082 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate474,848 2.2 %338,014 1.6 %136,834 
Corporate3,214,438 15.0 %4,261,025 20.7 %(1,046,587)
Agency mortgage-backed721,955 3.4 %1,113,792 5.4 %(391,837)
Non-agency mortgage-backed233,346 1.1 %291,444 1.4 %(58,098)
Commercial mortgage-backed634,925 3.0 %791,272 3.8 %(156,347)
Asset-backed1,068,543 5.0 %890,984 4.3 %177,559 
Total fixed maturity investments, at fair value13,507,131 63.1 %13,506,503 65.5 %628 
Short term investments, at fair value5,298,385 24.7 %4,993,735 24.3 %304,650 
Equity investments trading, at fair value546,016 2.5 %702,617 3.4 %(156,601)
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 5.1 %881,290 4.3 %222,744 
Direct private equity investments88,373 0.4 %79,807 0.4 %8,566 
Fund investments725,802 3.4 %295,851 1.4 %429,951 
Term loans74,850 0.3 %— — %74,850 
Total other investments, at fair value1,993,059 9.2 %1,256,948 6.2 %736,111 
Total managed investment portfolio19,351,532 90.3 %19,202,855 93.2 %148,677 
Investments in other ventures, under equity method98,068 0.5 %98,373 0.6 %(305)
Total investments$21,442,659 90.8 %$20,558,176 93.8 %$884,483 
We structure our investment portfolio to emphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified across market sectors, and to generate relatively attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our investments are subject to market-wide risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in other ventures, under equity method:
              
 At December 31,2017 2016 
 (in thousands, except percentages)Investment Ownership % Carrying  Value Investment Ownership % Carrying  Value 
 THIG$50,000
 25.0% $20,856
 $50,000
 25.0% $19,286
 
 Tower Hill10,000
 33.3% 14,917
 10,000
 32.3% 21,590
 
 Tower Hill Re4,250
 25.0% 
 4,250
 25.0% 2,903
 
 Tower Hill Signature500
 25.0% 6,394
 500
 25.0% 9,085
 
 Total Tower Hill Companies64,750
   42,167
 64,750
   52,864
 
 Top Layer Re65,375
 50.0% 50,211
 65,375
 50.0% 60,360
 
 Other13,650
 40.4% 9,596
 23,923
 41.8% 11,003
 
 Total investments in other ventures, under equity method$143,775
   $101,974
 $154,048
   $124,227
 
              
Except for Top Layer Re,particular securities. For additional information regarding our investments and the equity in earnings of the Tower Hill Companies and our other category of investments in other ventures are reported one quarter in arrears. The carryingfair value measurement of our investments refer to “Note 5. Investments” and “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.”
As the reinsurance coverages we sell include substantial protection for damages resulting from natural and man-made catastrophes, as well as for potentially large casualty and specialty exposures, we expect from time to time to become liable for substantial claim payments on short notice. Accordingly, our investment portfolio as a whole is structured to seek to preserve capital and provide a high level of liquidity, which means that the large majority of our investments are highly rated fixed income securities, including U.S. treasuries, agencies, highly rated sovereign and supranational securities, high-grade corporate securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. We also have an allocation to publicly traded equities reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as equity investments trading and an allocation to other ventures, underinvestments (including catastrophe bonds, direct private equity method, individually or in the aggregate may,investments, fund investments and likely will, differ from the realized value we may ultimately attain, perhaps significantly so.term loans).
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Effects of Inflation


The potential exists, after a catastrophe loss, forfollowing table summarizes the development of inflationary pressures in a local economy. The anticipated effects on us are considered in our catastrophe loss models. Our estimates of the potential effects of inflation are also considered in pricing and in estimating reserves for unpaid claims and claim expenses. In addition, it is possible that the risk of general economic inflation has increased which could, among other things, cause claims and claim expenses to increase and also impact the performancecomposition of our investment portfolio.portfolio, including the amortized cost, fair value, credit ratings and effective yields.
        Credit Rating (1)
December 31, 2021Amortized
Cost
Fair Value% of Total
Investment
Portfolio
Weighted Average Yield to MaturityAAAAAABBBNon-
Investment
Grade
Not Rated
(in thousands, except percentages)
Short term investments$5,298,385 $5,298,385 24.7 %0.1 %$5,261,431 $21,682 $13,431 $203 $177 $1,461 
 100.0 %99.3 %0.4 %0.3 % % % %
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries6,302,313 6,247,779 29.1 %1.1 %— 6,247,779 — — — — 
Agencies364,429 361,684 1.7 %1.2 %56,067 305,617 — — — — 
Non-U.S. government552,935 549,613 2.6 %1.2 %286,810 202,067 45,192 14,257 1,287 — 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate476,200 474,848 2.2 %1.4 %168,177 272,297 24,480 3,702 6,192 — 
Corporate3,202,614 3,214,438 15.0 %2.8 %31,603 113,253 979,752 996,288 1,053,867 39,675 
Agency mortgage-backed721,711 721,955 3.4 %1.9 %— 721,955 — — — — 
Non-agency mortgage-backed232,144 233,346 1.1 %3.2 %51,279 11,749 1,810 5,751 110,459 52,298 
Commercial mortgage-backed631,016 634,925 3.0 %1.9 %492,903 113,736 4,191 15,835 2,514 5,746 
Asset-backed1,069,217 1,068,543 5.0 %1.8 %770,492 166,595 59,346 37,270 22,935 11,905 
Total fixed maturity investments13,552,579 13,507,131 63.1 %1.7 %1,857,331 8,155,048 1,114,771 1,073,103 1,197,254 109,624 
100.0 %13.8 %60.3 %8.3 %7.9 %8.9 %0.8 %
Equity investments trading546,016 2.5 %     546,016 
100.0 % % % % % %100.0 %
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 5.1 %— — — — 1,104,034 — 
Direct private equity investments88,373 0.4 %— — — — — 88,373 
Total fund investments725,802 3.4 %— — — — — 725,802 
Term loans74,850 0.3 %— — 74,850 — — — 
Total other investments1,993,059 9.2 %  74,850  1,104,034 814,175 
100.0 % % %3.8 % %55.4 %40.9 %
Investments in other ventures98,068 0.5 %     98,068 
100.0 % % % % % %100.0 %
Total investment portfolio$21,442,659 100.0 %$7,118,762 $8,176,730 $1,203,052 $1,073,306 $2,301,465 $1,569,344 
  100.0 %  33.3 %38.1 %5.6 %5.0 %10.7 %7.3 %
(1)     The actual effects ofcredit ratings included in this potential increase in inflation on our results cannot be accurately known until, amongtable are those assigned by S&P. When ratings provided by S&P were not available, ratings from other items, claims are ultimately settled. The onset, durationnationally recognized rating agencies were used. We have grouped short term investments with an A-1+ and severity ofA-1 short term issue credit rating as AAA, short term investments with an inflationary period cannot be estimatedA-2 short term issue credit rating as AA and short term investments with precision.an A-3 short term issue credit rating as A.
Off-Balance Sheet and Special Purpose Entity Arrangements
At December 31, 2017, we had not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
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Contractual Obligations
In the normal course ofassessing our business,liquidity requirements and cash needs, we also consider contractual obligations to which we are a party to a variety of contractual obligations and these are considered by us when assessing our liquidity requirements.party. In certain circumstances, our contractual obligations may be accelerated due to defaults under the agreements governing those obligations (including pursuant to cross-default provisions in such agreements) or in connection with certain changes in control of the Company, for example. In addition, in certain circumstances, in the event of a default these obligations may bear an increased interest rate or be subject to penalties.
The table below shows certain of our current and long-term contractual obligations:
At December 31, 2021TotalLess Than 1 
Year
1-3 Years3-5 YearsMore Than 5
Years
(in thousands)     
Long term debt obligations (1)
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029$504,942 $14,400 $28,800 $28,800 $432,942 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027356,911 10,350 20,700 20,700 305,161 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025336,067 11,100 22,200 302,767 — 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)173,737 7,125 14,250 152,362 — 
Total long term debt obligations1,371,657 42,975 85,950 504,629 738,103 
Investment commitments (2)
1,411,306 1,411,306 — — — 
Operating lease obligations54,870 8,515 13,626 11,586 21,143 
Capital lease obligations18,112 2,661 5,322 5,322 4,807 
Payable for investments purchased1,170,568 1,170,568 — — — 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (3)
13,294,630 3,988,389 4,254,281 2,127,141 2,924,819 
Total contractual obligations$17,321,143 $6,624,414 $4,359,179 $2,648,678 $3,688,872 
(1)Includes contractual interest payments.
(2)The investment commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date and we have therefore included them in the less than one year category.
(3)The amount and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities are highly uncertain. Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves.
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 At December 31, 2017Total 
Less than 1 
year
 1-3 years 3-5 years 
More than 5
years
 
 (in thousands)          
 Long term debt obligations (1)          
 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027$398,315
 $10,350
 $20,700
 $20,700
 $346,565
 
 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025380,464
 11,100
 22,200
 22,200
 324,964
 
 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020281,668
 14,375
 267,293
 
 
 
 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe)202,839
 7,125
 14,250
 14,250
 167,214
 
 Total long term debt obligations1,263,286
 42,950
 324,443
 57,150
 838,743
 
 Private equity and investment commitments (2)429,933
 429,933
 
 
 
 
 Operating lease obligations30,805
 7,604
 12,186
 9,174
 1,841
 
 Capital lease obligations32,109
 3,150
 6,667
 6,672
 15,620
 
 Payable for investments purchased208,749
 208,749
 
 
 
 
 Reserve for claims and claim expenses (3)5,080,408
 1,275,182
 1,834,027
 843,347
 1,127,852
 
 Total contractual obligations$7,045,290
 $1,967,568
 $2,177,323
 $916,343
 $1,984,056
 
            
Cash Flows
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(in thousands)   
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$1,234,815 $1,992,735 $2,137,195 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(816,296)(2,304,689)(2,988,644)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(302,461)665,214 1,120,117 
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash6,148 4,485 2,478 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents122,206 357,745 271,146 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period1,736,813 1,379,068 1,107,922 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$1,859,019 $1,736,813 $1,379,068 
2021
During 2021, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $122.2 million, to $1.9 billion at December 31, 2021, compared to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2020.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2021 were $1.2 billion, compared to $2.0 billion during 2020. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2021 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net loss of $103.4 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in reserve for claims and claim expenses of $2.9 billion primarily resulting from net claims and claim expenses associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;
an increase in unearned premiums of $767.6 million due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $372.6 million principally driven by the issuance of non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance and included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares; partially offset by
an increase in reinsurance recoverable of $1.3 billion due to the increase in net claims and claim expenses and recoverables associated with the 2021 Weather-Related Large Losses;
an increase in premiums receivable of $886.9 million due to the timing of receipts and increase in our gross premiums written;
an increase of $215.6 million in our deferred acquisition costs due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments;
an increase of $31.1 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to an increase in ceded premiums written; and
a decrease in other operating cash flows of $437.2 million primarily reflecting subscriptions received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. During 2021, in connection with the issuance of the non-voting preference shares of Upsilon RFO, other liabilities were reduced by the subscriptions received in advance, and reinsurance balances payable were increased by an offsetting amount, with corresponding impacts to other operating cash flows and the change in reinsurance balances payable, as noted above, on our consolidated statements of cash flows for 2021. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares.
Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2021, our cash flows used in investing activities were $816.3 million, principally reflecting net purchases of other investments of $617.8 million, short term investments of $252.8 million and fixed maturity investments trading of $136.8 million, partially offset by cash flow from net
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sales of and equity investments trading of $206.6 million. The net purchases of other investments, was primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds and fund investments, whereas the net purchases of short term investments and fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as described above.
Cash flows used in financing activities. Our cash flows used in financing activities in 2021 were $302.5 million, and were principally the result of:
the repurchase of 6.6 million of our common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share;
the redemption of all 11 million of our outstanding 5.375% Series E Preference Shares on August 11, 2021 for $275.0 million;
dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $67.8 million and $32.9 million, respectively; and partially offset by
net inflows of $488.7 million associated with the issuance of 20 million of Depositary Shares (each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares), net of expenses;
net inflows of $594.3 million primarily related to net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions in DaVinci, Medici and Vermeer; and
net inflows of $30.0 million from the drawdown of the Medici Revolving Credit Facility. See “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to the revolving credit facility available to Medici.
2020
During 2020, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $357.7 million, to $1.7 billion at December 31, 2020, compared to $1.4 billion at December 31, 2019.
Cash flows provided by operating activities. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were $2.0 billion, compared to $2.1 billion during 2019. Cash flows provided by operating activities during 2020 were primarily the result of certain adjustments to reconcile our net income of $993.1 million to net cash provided by operating activities, including:
an increase in reserve for claims and claim expenses of $1.2 billion primarily, the result of claims and claim expenses associated with the 2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events and losses related to the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by a reduction in net claims and claim expenses of $155.2 million due to the sale of RenaissanceRe UK and favorable development on prior accident years net claim and claim expenses of $183.8 million;
an increase in reinsurance balances payable of $662.3 million principally driven by the issuance of non-voting preference shares to investors in Upsilon RFO, which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance and included in reinsurance balances payable on our consolidated balance sheet. Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;
an increase in unearned premiums of $232.9 million due to the growth in gross premiums written across both our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments; partially offset by
net realized and unrealized gains on investments of $820.6 million principally driven by netrealized and unrealized gains on our fixed maturity investments portfolio, equity investments trading and investment-related derivatives;
an increase in premiums receivable of $293.6 million due to the timing of receipts and increase in our gross premiums written;
an increase in reinsurance recoverable of $138.4 million principally related to the increase in claims and claim expenses noted above;
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an increase of $55.8 million in our prepaid reinsurance premiums due to the timing of payments and increase in ceded premiums written; and
an increase in other operating cash flows of $178.3 million primarily reflecting subscriptions received in advance of the issuance of Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares effective January 1, 2021, which were recorded in other liabilities at December 31, 2020. Refer to “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares;
Cash flows used in investing activities. During 2020, our cash flows used in investing activities were $2.3 billion, principally reflecting net purchases of fixed maturity investments trading, short term investments and other investments of $1.6 billion, $581.5 million, and $216.8 million, respectively. The net purchase of fixed maturity investments trading was primarily funded by cash flows provided by operating activities, as described above, and the issuance of RenaissanceRe common shares during the second quarter of 2020, whereas the net purchase of short term investments was primarily associated with capital received from investors in Upsilon RFO during 2020.The net purchase of other investments during 2020 was primarily driven by an increased allocation to catastrophe bonds. Partially offsetting these net outflows from investing activities were net proceeds of $136.7 million from the sale of RenaissanceRe UK during the third quarter of 2020.
Cash flows provided by financing activities. Our cash flows provided by financing activities in 2020 were $665.2 million, and were principally the result of:
the issuance of 6,325,000 of our common shares in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $166.00 per share, combined with an additional $75.0 million raised through the issuance of 451,807 of our common shares at a price of $166.00 per share to State Farm, one of our existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net proceeds from the offerings were $1.1 billion;
net inflows of $119.1 million related to net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions in DaVinciRe, Medici and Vermeer; partially offset by
the repayment in full at maturity of the aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, plus applicable accrued interest, of our 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. and RenaissanceRe Finance;
the redemption of all 5 million of our outstanding Series C 6.08% Preference Shares on March 26, 2020 for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;
the repurchase of 406 thousand of our common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $62.6 million and an average price of $154.36 per common share; and
dividends paid on our common and preference shares of $68.5 million and $30.9 million, respectively.
Capital Resources
We monitor our capital adequacy on a regular basis and seek to adjust our capital according to the needs of our business. In particular, we require capital sufficient to meet or exceed the capital adequacy ratios established by rating agencies for maintenance of appropriate financial strength ratings, the capital adequacy tests performed by regulatory authorities and the capital requirements under our credit facilities. From time to time, rating agencies may make changes in their capital models and rating methodologies, which could increase the amount of capital required to support our ratings. We may seek to raise additional capital or return capital to our shareholders through common share repurchases and cash dividends (or a combination of such methods). In the normal course of our operations, we may from time to time evaluate additional share or debt issuances given prevailing market conditions and capital management strategies, including for our operating subsidiaries, joint ventures and managed funds. In addition, as noted above, we enter into agreements with financial institutions to obtain letter of credit facilities for the benefit of our operating subsidiaries and certain of our joint ventures and managed funds in their reinsurance and insurance business.


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Our total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe and total debt was as follows:
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands)  
Common shareholders’ equity$5,874,281 $7,035,248 $(1,160,967)
Preference shares750,000 525,000 225,000 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe6,624,281 7,560,248 (935,967)
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029393,305 392,391 914 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027297,281 296,787 494 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025298,798 298,428 370 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)
148,969 148,659 310 
Total senior notes1,138,353 1,136,265 2,088 
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
30,000 — 30,000 
Total debt$1,168,353 $1,136,265 $32,088 
(1)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.
(2)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements.
Our shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe decreased $0.9 billion during 2021 principally as a result of:
the repurchase of 6.6 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share;
the redemption of all Series E 5.375% Preference Shares for $275.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon;
our comprehensive loss attributable to RenaissanceRe of $38.4 million; and
$67.8 million and $33.3 million of dividends on our common and preference shares, respectively; and partially offset by
raising $500.0 million in gross proceeds in July 2021 through the issuance of 20,000,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a share of our 4.20% Series G Preference Shares.
Our debt increased $32.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2021 principally as a result of $30.0 million that was drawn under the Medici Revolving Credit Facility.
For additional information related to the terms of our debt and significant credit facilities, see “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.” See “Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to our common and preference shares.

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Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
We believe the most significant accounting judgment made by management is our estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts we sell. Our actual net claims and claim expenses paid will differ, perhaps materially, from the estimates reflected in our financial statements, which may adversely impact our financial condition, liquidity and capital resources.
Refer to “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for more information on the risks we insure and reinsure, the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, prior year development of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, analysis of our incurred and paid claims development and claims duration information for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments. In addition, refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsSummary of Critical Accounting EstimatesClaims and Claim Expense Reserves” for more information on the reserving techniques, assumptions and processes we follow to estimate our claims and claim expense reserves, our current estimates versus our initial estimates of our claims reserves, and sensitivity analysis for each of our Property and Casualty and Specialty segments.

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Investments
The table below shows our invested assets:
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands, except percentages)    
U.S. treasuries$6,247,779 29.1 %$4,960,409 24.1 %$1,287,370 
Agencies361,684 1.7 %368,032 1.8 %(6,348)
Non-U.S. government549,613 2.6 %491,531 2.4 %58,082 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate474,848 2.2 %338,014 1.6 %136,834 
Corporate3,214,438 15.0 %4,261,025 20.7 %(1,046,587)
Agency mortgage-backed721,955 3.4 %1,113,792 5.4 %(391,837)
Non-agency mortgage-backed233,346 1.1 %291,444 1.4 %(58,098)
Commercial mortgage-backed634,925 3.0 %791,272 3.8 %(156,347)
Asset-backed1,068,543 5.0 %890,984 4.3 %177,559 
Total fixed maturity investments, at fair value13,507,131 63.1 %13,506,503 65.5 %628 
Short term investments, at fair value5,298,385 24.7 %4,993,735 24.3 %304,650 
Equity investments trading, at fair value546,016 2.5 %702,617 3.4 %(156,601)
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 5.1 %881,290 4.3 %222,744 
Direct private equity investments88,373 0.4 %79,807 0.4 %8,566 
Fund investments725,802 3.4 %295,851 1.4 %429,951 
Term loans74,850 0.3 %— — %74,850 
Total other investments, at fair value1,993,059 9.2 %1,256,948 6.2 %736,111 
Total managed investment portfolio19,351,532 90.3 %19,202,855 93.2 %148,677 
Investments in other ventures, under equity method98,068 0.5 %98,373 0.6 %(305)
Total investments$21,442,659 90.8 %$20,558,176 93.8 %$884,483 
We structure our investment portfolio to emphasize the preservation of capital and the availability of liquidity to meet our claims obligations, to be well diversified across market sectors, and to generate relatively attractive returns on a risk-adjusted basis over time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our investments are subject to market-wide risks and fluctuations, as well as to risks inherent in particular securities. For additional information regarding our investments and the fair value measurement of our investments refer to “Note 5. Investments” and “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.”
As the reinsurance coverages we sell include substantial protection for damages resulting from natural and man-made catastrophes, as well as for potentially large casualty and specialty exposures, we expect from time to time to become liable for substantial claim payments on short notice. Accordingly, our investment portfolio as a whole is structured to seek to preserve capital and provide a high level of liquidity, which means that the large majority of our investments are highly rated fixed income securities, including U.S. treasuries, agencies, highly rated sovereign and supranational securities, high-grade corporate securities and mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. We also have an allocation to publicly traded equities reflected on our consolidated balance sheet as equity investments trading and an allocation to other investments (including catastrophe bonds, direct private equity investments, fund investments and term loans).
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The following table summarizes the composition of our investment portfolio, including the amortized cost, fair value, credit ratings and effective yields.
        Credit Rating (1)
December 31, 2021Amortized
Cost
Fair Value% of Total
Investment
Portfolio
Weighted Average Yield to MaturityAAAAAABBBNon-
Investment
Grade
Not Rated
(in thousands, except percentages)
Short term investments$5,298,385 $5,298,385 24.7 %0.1 %$5,261,431 $21,682 $13,431 $203 $177 $1,461 
 100.0 %99.3 %0.4 %0.3 % % % %
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries6,302,313 6,247,779 29.1 %1.1 %— 6,247,779 — — — — 
Agencies364,429 361,684 1.7 %1.2 %56,067 305,617 — — — — 
Non-U.S. government552,935 549,613 2.6 %1.2 %286,810 202,067 45,192 14,257 1,287 — 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate476,200 474,848 2.2 %1.4 %168,177 272,297 24,480 3,702 6,192 — 
Corporate3,202,614 3,214,438 15.0 %2.8 %31,603 113,253 979,752 996,288 1,053,867 39,675 
Agency mortgage-backed721,711 721,955 3.4 %1.9 %— 721,955 — — — — 
Non-agency mortgage-backed232,144 233,346 1.1 %3.2 %51,279 11,749 1,810 5,751 110,459 52,298 
Commercial mortgage-backed631,016 634,925 3.0 %1.9 %492,903 113,736 4,191 15,835 2,514 5,746 
Asset-backed1,069,217 1,068,543 5.0 %1.8 %770,492 166,595 59,346 37,270 22,935 11,905 
Total fixed maturity investments13,552,579 13,507,131 63.1 %1.7 %1,857,331 8,155,048 1,114,771 1,073,103 1,197,254 109,624 
100.0 %13.8 %60.3 %8.3 %7.9 %8.9 %0.8 %
Equity investments trading546,016 2.5 %     546,016 
100.0 % % % % % %100.0 %
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 5.1 %— — — — 1,104,034 — 
Direct private equity investments88,373 0.4 %— — — — — 88,373 
Total fund investments725,802 3.4 %— — — — — 725,802 
Term loans74,850 0.3 %— — 74,850 — — — 
Total other investments1,993,059 9.2 %  74,850  1,104,034 814,175 
100.0 % % %3.8 % %55.4 %40.9 %
Investments in other ventures98,068 0.5 %     98,068 
100.0 % % % % % %100.0 %
Total investment portfolio$21,442,659 100.0 %$7,118,762 $8,176,730 $1,203,052 $1,073,306 $2,301,465 $1,569,344 
  100.0 %  33.3 %38.1 %5.6 %5.0 %10.7 %7.3 %
(1)     The credit ratings included in this table are those assigned by S&P. When ratings provided by S&P were not available, ratings from other nationally recognized rating agencies were used. We have grouped short term investments with an A-1+ and A-1 short term issue credit rating as AAA, short term investments with an A-2 short term issue credit rating as AA and short term investments with an A-3 short term issue credit rating as A.

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Fixed Maturity Investments and Short Term Investments
At December 31, 2021, our fixed maturity investments and short term investment portfolio had a weighted average credit quality rating of AA (2020 – AAA) and a weighted average effective yield of 1.2% (2020 – 0.9%). At December 31, 2021, our non-investment grade and not rated fixed maturity investments totaled $1.3 billion or 9.7% of our fixed maturity investments (2020 - $1.4 billion or 10.0%, respectively). In addition, within our other investments category we have funds that invest in non-investment grade and not rated fixed income securities and non-investment grade cat-linked securities. At December 31, 2021, the funds that invest in non-investment grade and not rated fixed income securities and non-investment grade cat-linked securities totaled $1.8 billion (2020 – $911.4 million).
At December 31, 2021, we had $5.3 billion of short term investments (2020 – $5.0 billion). Short term investments are managed as part of our investment portfolio and have a maturity of one year or less when purchased. Short term investments are carried at fair value. The increase in our allocation to short term investments at December 31, 2021, compared to December 31, 2020, is principally driven by the additional invested assets in certain of our managed joint ventures and managed funds that limit investment allocation to shorter term securities.
The duration of our fixed maturity investments and short term investments at December 31, 2021 was 3.0 years (2020 - 2.9 years). From time to time, we may reevaluate the duration of our portfolio in light of the duration of our liabilities and market conditions.
The value of our fixed maturity investments will fluctuate with changes in the interest rate environment and when changes occur in economic conditions or the investment markets. Additionally, our differing asset classes expose us to other risks which could cause a reduction in the value of our investments.
Equity Investments Trading
The following table summarizes the fair value of equity investments trading:
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands)
Financials$146,615 $452,765 $(306,150)
Communications and technology82,444 119,592 (37,148)
Consumer51,083 44,477 6,606 
Industrial, utilities and energy26,645 43,380 (16,735)
Healthcare28,796 35,140 (6,344)
Basic materials5,092 7,263 (2,171)
Equity exchange traded funds114,919 — 114,919 
Fixed income exchange traded funds90,422 — 90,422 
Total equity investments trading$546,016 $702,617 $(156,601)
A portion of our investments included in equity investments trading is managed pursuant to diversified public equity securities mandates with third-party investment managers. In addition, our equity investments trading include more concentrated public equity positions that we invest in through our strategic investment portfolio. These investments are subject to a variety of risks including: company performance, the availability of strategic investment opportunities, and macro-economic, industry, and systemic risks of the equity markets overall. Consequently, the carrying value of our investment portfolio will vary over time as the value or size of our portfolio of strategic investments in marketable equity securities fluctuates. The change in fair value of equity investments trading from 2020 to 2021 was impacted by the partial sale of our strategic investment in Trupanion. It is possible we will increase our equity allocation in the future, and it could, from time to time, have a material effect on our financial results.
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Other Investments
The table below shows our portfolio of other investments:
At December 31,20212020Change
(in thousands)  
Catastrophe bonds$1,104,034 $881,290 $222,744 
Direct private equity investments88,373 79,807 8,566 
Fund investments725,802 295,851 429,951 
Term loans74,850 — 74,850 
Total other investments$1,993,059 $1,256,948 $736,111 
We account for our other investments at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments. The fair value of our fund investments, which include private equity funds, private credit funds and hedge funds, is recorded on our consolidated balance sheet in other investments, and is generally established on the basis of the net asset value per share (or its equivalent), determined by the managers of these investments in accordance with the applicable governing documents. Many of our fund investments are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which limit our ability to liquidate these investments in the short term.
Some of our fund managers and fund administrators are unable to provide final fund valuations as of our current reporting date. We typically experience a reporting lag to receive a final net asset value report of one month for our hedge funds and certain private credit funds and three months for private equity funds and private credit funds, although we have occasionally experienced delays of up to six months at year end. In circumstances where there is a reporting lag, we estimate the fair value of these funds by starting with the prior month or quarter-end fund valuation, adjusting for actual capital calls, redemptions or distributions, and the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and then estimating the return for the current period using all information available to us. This principally includes using preliminary estimates reported to us by our fund managers, estimating returns based on the performance of broad market indices, or other valuation methods. Actual final fund valuations may differ, perhaps materially, from our estimates and these differences are recorded as a change in estimate in our consolidated statement of operations in the period in which they are reported to us. Included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments for 2021 is income of $7.0 million (2020 - a loss of $2.4 million) representing the change in estimate during the period related to the difference between our estimated net realized and unrealized gains (losses) due to the lag in reporting discussed above and the actual amount as reported in the final net asset values provided by our fund managers.
Our estimate of the fair value of catastrophe bonds is based on quoted market prices or, when such prices are not available, by reference to broker or underwriter bid indications. Refer to “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” in our “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information regarding the fair value measurement of our investments.
We have committed capital to direct equity investments, fund investments, term loans, and investments in other ventures of $2.7 billion, of which $1.3 billion has been contributed at December 31, 2021. Our remaining commitments to these investments at December 31, 2021 totaled $1.4 billion. In the future, we may enter into additional commitments in respect of these investments or individual portfolio company investment opportunities.
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Investments in Other Ventures, under Equity Method
The table below shows our investments in other ventures, under equity method:
At December 31,20212020
(in thousands, except percentages)InvestmentOwnership %Carrying  ValueInvestmentOwnership %Carrying  Value
Tower Hill Companies$78,698 2.0% - 25.0%$25,575 $64,750 2.0% - 25.0%$30,470 
Top Layer Re65,375 50.0 %25,903 65,375 50.0 %26,958 
Other46,698 22.4 %46,590 42,652 25.0 %40,945 
Total investments in other ventures, under equity method$190,771 $98,068 $172,777 $98,373 
The equity in earnings of the Tower Hill Companies and investments in other ventures are reported one quarter in arrears and Top Layer is reported on a current quarter basis. The realized value we ultimately attain for our investments in other ventures, under equity method will likely differ from the carrying value, perhaps materially.
Ratings
Financial strength ratings are important to the competitive position of reinsurance and insurance companies. We have received high long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings and scores from A.M. Best, S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, as applicable. These ratings represent independent opinions of an insurer’s financial strength, operating performance and ability to meet policyholder obligations, and are not an evaluation directed toward the protection of investors or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any of our securities. Rating organizations continually review the financial positions of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and ratings may be revised or revoked by the agencies which issue them. Additionally, rating organizations may change their rating methodology, which could have a material impact on our financial strength ratings.
The ratings of our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures and the ERM score of RenaissanceRe as of February 2, 2022 are presented below.
(1)Includes contractual interest payments.
(2)The private equity and investment commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date and we have therefore included them in the less than one year category.A.M. Best (1)S&P (2)Moody's (3)Fitch (4)
(3)BecauseRenaissance Reinsurance Ltd.A+A+A1A+
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd.AA+A3
Renaissance Reinsurance of the nature of the coverages we provide, the amountEurope Unlimited CompanyA+A+
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc.A+A+
RenaissanceRe Europe AGA+A+
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd.A+A+
Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd.A+AA
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.A
RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458
Lloyd's Overall Market RatingAA+AA-
RenaissanceRe ERM ScoreVery StrongVery Strong
(1)    The A.M. Best ratings for our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures represent the insurer’s financial strength rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating. RenaissanceRe has been assigned a “Very Strong” ERM score by A.M. Best.
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(2)    The S&P ratings for our principal operating subsidiaries and joint ventures represent the insurer’s financial strength rating and the issuer’s long-term issuer credit rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating. RenaissanceRe has been assigned a “Very Strong” ERM score by S&P.
(3)    The Moody’s ratings represent the insurer’s financial strength rating.
(4)    The Fitch rating for Renaissance Reinsurance represents the insurer’s financial strength rating. The Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating represents Syndicate 1458’s financial strength rating.
A.M. Best
The outlook for all of our A.M. Best ratings is stable. “A+” is the second highest designation of A.M. Best’s rating levels. “A+” rated insurance companies are defined as “Superior” companies and are considered by A.M. Best to have a very strong ability to meet their obligations to policyholders. “A” is the third highest designation assigned by A.M. Best, representing A.M. Best’s opinion that the insurer has an “Excellent” ability to meet its ongoing obligations to policyholders.
S&P
The outlook for all of our S&P ratings is stable. The “A” range (“A+,” “A,” “A-”), which is the third highest rating assigned by S&P, indicates that S&P believes the insurers have strong capacity to meet their respective financial commitments but they are somewhat more susceptible to adverse effects or changes in circumstances and economic conditions than insurers rated higher.
Moody’s
The outlook for all of our Moody’s ratings is stable. Moody’s Insurance Financial Strength Ratings represent its opinions of the ability of insurance companies to pay punctually policyholder claims and obligations and senior unsecured debt instruments. Moody’s believes that insurance companies rated “A1” and “A3” offer good financial security.
Fitch
The outlook for all of our Fitch ratings is stable. Fitch believes that insurance companies rated “A+” have “Strong” capacity to meet policyholders and contract obligations on a timely basis with a low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments. Insurers rated “AA-"”by Fitch are believed to have a very low expectation of ceased or interrupted payments and very strong capital to meet policyholder obligations.
Lloyd’s Overall Market Rating
A.M. Best, S&P and Fitch have each assigned a financial strength rating to the Lloyd’s overall market. The financial risks to policy holders of syndicates within the Lloyd’s market are partially mutualized through the Lloyd’s Central Fund, to which all underwriting members contribute. Because of the presence of the Lloyd’s Central Fund, and the current legal and regulatory structure of the Lloyd’s market, financial strength ratings on individual syndicates would not be particularly meaningful and in any event would not be lower than the financial strength rating of the Lloyd’s overall market.

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SUPPLEMENTAL GUARANTOR FINANCIAL INFORMATION
RenaissanceRe Finance, a 100% owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is the issuer of certain 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027, each of which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe. The guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of RenaissanceRe and rank equally in right of payment with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of RenaissanceRe which may be outstanding from time to time. Each series of notes contain various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated subsidiaries. For additional information related to the terms of our outstanding debt securities, see “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” included herein.
The following tables present supplemental summarized financial information for RenaissanceRe and RenaissanceRe Finance, collectively the “Obligor Group.” Intercompany transactions among the members of the Obligor Group have been eliminated. The financial information of non-obligor subsidiaries has been excluded from the summarized financial information. Significant intercompany transactions and receivable/payable balances between the Obligor Group and non-obligor subsidiaries are presented separately in the summarized financial information:
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Summarized Balance Sheets
(in thousands)December 31, 2021
Assets
Receivables due from non-obligor subsidiaries$9,550 
Other current assets106,482 
Total current assets$116,032 
Goodwill and timing of the cash flows associated with our policy liabilities will fluctuate, perhaps significantly, and therefore are highly uncertain. We have based our estimates of future claim payments on available relevant sources of loss and allocated loss adjustment expense development data and benchmark industry payment patterns. These benchmarks are revised periodically as new trends emerge. We believe that it is likely that this benchmark data will not be predictive of our future claim payments and that material fluctuations can occurother intangibles$108,261 
Loan receivable from non-obligor subsidiaries840,298 
Other noncurrent assets1,866,059 
Total noncurrent assets$2,814,618 
Liabilities
Payables due to the nature of the losses which we insure and the coverages which we provide.non-obligor subsidiaries$160,703 
Other current liabilities28,680 
Total current liabilities$189,383 
Loan payable to non-obligor subsidiaries$201,380 
Other noncurrent liabilities1,088,288 
Total noncurrent liabilities$1,289,668 


Summarized Statement of Operations

(in thousands)Year ended December 31, 2021
Revenues
 Intercompany revenue with non-obligor subsidiaries$100,933 
 Other revenue245 
Total revenues101,178 
Expenses
 Intercompany expense with non-obligor subsidiaries38,960 
 Other expense67,493 
Total expenses106,453 
Income tax benefit (expense)(44)
Net income (loss)(5,319)
Dividends on RenaissanceRe preference shares(33,266)
Net income (loss) attributable to Obligor Group$(38,585)
CURRENT OUTLOOK
Property ExposedReinsurance Market Trends and Developments
We have built a global, multi-line, specialist company that allows us to write more business with more customers in more locations around the world. In 2017,2021, we continued our growth with existing and new customers across our segments and broadened our access to risk, writing more lines of business on more
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platforms. We also continued to diversify our sources of capital through various owned and managed balance sheets as well as the equity, debt and insurance-linked securities markets. This has afforded us significant flexibility to react when the world changes. We believe that the trusted relationships we have developed have provided us an incumbency position, contributing to our significant growth in attractive business in 2021. Despite our recent growth, we reduced our growth rate at the recent January 1st renewals, electing to focus more on optimizing our portfolio and increasing its efficiency and profitability. As always, we were a consistent partner, offering capacity across the risk spectrum.
Recent Industry Trends
In 2021, the insurance industry experienced its fifth consecutive year of elevated catastrophe losses. We saw a market trend shift away from property catastrophe risk due to the effects of climate change, social and reinsurance markets were impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irmamonetary inflation, as well as a lack of confidence in catastrophe modeling. Despite these challenges, we believe that our expertise and Mariaexperience allow us to determine that we are being paid adequately to assume risk, which we are uniquely positioned to understand due to our strong underwriting bench (which has been through multiple market cycles), as well as our integrated system, and the Mexico City Earthquakeour team of scientists, engineers, and risk modelers at RenaissanceRe Sciences. We believe that market conditions have created significant opportunities to source attractive risk in the third quarterlines of 2017business that we write, and additional events, most notablythat such opportunities will result in superior returns for our shareholders.
Social inflation continues to be a risk, and we expect it to be an ongoing trend. Over the devastating wildfires in many areascourse of the state of California, in the fourth quarter of 2017. Modeling firms, analysts and other industry observers have estimated that, in the aggregate, the impact of these events to the industry could approach or potentially exceed $100 billion. Given the nature and breadth of these events, losses have affected an unusually large number of regions, and, accordingly, insureds, reinsurance lines and reinsurers.
Partly as a result of these events, industry conditions improved broadly in respect of the January 2018 renewal season, facilitating growth in existing operations and presenting opportunities to deploy additional third party capital. Generally, loss affected programs and lines2021, we also saw the most marked improvementrapid increase of monetary inflation. This is particularly impactful to our industry, as it drives rebuilding costs, such as increases in wages and commodity prices. We consider the anticipated effects of inflation on us in our catastrophe loss models and on our investment portfolio.
In the current market, we believe that we are uniquely positioned to write a variety of risks, leveraging the enhancements we made over the last several years to our risk and capital management technology and underwriting expertise to cover additional lines of business. In particular, we have invested heavily to understand the influence of climate change on the weather and its impact on the risks that we take. We plan to continue to seek to take advantage of additional opportunities throughout the year and believe that strategic decisions that we have made in prior periods have laid the foundation for these initiatives. We believe that our clients value our ability to be a long-term partner that brings access to multiple forms of capital and innovative, large-scale solutions.
January 1st Renewals
Property. The January 1 renewal is the largest renewal period for our Property segment. We had several goals we wanted to achieve, including seeking rate increases, improving terms and conditions, but other property-exposed coverages also exhibited beneficial changes. However, market-wideadjusting for our increased view of risk, and decreasing our exposure to aggregate deals; and we were pleased with the results and the portfolio we built. We believe that we saw improved market conditions, and across markets we pushed hard for higher rates, while remaining disciplined when rate increases were not sufficient. We used the options we have developed, such as steep or as broad as those experienced in renewals following most of the


previous years with catastrophic losses of this scale,our third-party capital vehicles, to provide flexibility and rate increases on the whole were lower than expectations reflected in market publications issued early in the renewal season. In addition, we cannot know with certainty how long these positive developments may be sustained, or the degree to which we will continue to benefit from them.
Moreover, we continue to expect that reinsurance demand for many coverages and solutions will continue to lag the pace of growth in available capital. While we believe we are well positioned to benefit from these developments as shown, for example, in our efforts to optimize our gross-to-net portfolio,strategy, as evidenced by the growth in DaVinci and the increased percentage of property catastrophe business that we allocated to it. A significant amount of the growth in our Property segment over the last few years has been in the other property class of business, due largely to the substantial rate increases in the U.S. property excess and surplus market. As we expected, there was significant dislocation in the property retrocession markets at January 1, and we expect these trends to continue in 2022.
Casualty and Specialty. The January 1 renewal is also important for our Casualty and Specialty segment. Casualty and Specialty business has become increasingly desirable due to a combination of robust multi-year rate increases, as well as recent favorable plan performance. We continued growthto see underlying rate increases across multiple lines of business and geographies within our Casualty and Specialty segment, and we expanded participation on multiple casualty and specialty lines. We believe that our book of business is continuing to reflect the rate improvements that we have seen over the past several years. We think that our prior work building strong relationships with key customers allowed us to gain superior access to desirable business.
General Economic Conditions
We actively managed our capital supplyin 2021 and expect to continue to do so in 2022. We believe that our shares have been trading at attractive levels, which provides us with additional options to manage excess capital. If this trend continues, we expect to utilize our strong capital position to continue to return excess capital to shareholders. When possible, our preference is to deploy any excess capital into profitable business opportunities before returning excess capital to shareholders.
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Overall, 2021 was a challenging year for third-party capital, but our ability to raise funds is a testament to the deep experience of our Capital Partners team and the relationships that they have built over the 20 years in this area.
We believe the stresses in the global economy will continue and that these conditions may result in increased market volatility. A period of low interest rates may affect our ability to derive investment income from our investments. As interest rates begin to rise from historic lows, we expect that we will see an increase in net investment income from our investment portfolio. The effects of these interest rate trends on our reinsurance and insurance business could be magnified for longer-tail business lines that are more inflation sensitive, particularly in our Casualty and Specialty segment, and in our other property class of business within our Property segment. Notwithstanding the many uncertainties and challenges that lie ahead, we believe that our track record of responding to industry events, differentiated risk management and client-service capabilities, and access to diverse sources of both traditional market participants,capital and increasingly alternative capital providers,risk position us favorably in the current environment.
We continue to closely monitor recent tax reform proposals and announcements. Tax law changes globally, and in the jurisdictions where we operate, could increase tax burdens on companies operating in such jurisdictions, or operating multilaterally, or which transact in or with respect to such jurisdictions. At this time, the practical details of how the OECD’s framework for instituting a global minimum corporate tax would be implemented are not clear, so we cannot anticipate or estimate the cost to us of this or any other such future initiative. However, we believe that the flexible global operating model that we have utilized will continue to impactprove resilient.
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has had immense impacts on a global scale, including on the (re)insurance industries where it has raised many new questions and challenges for us and our industry. While we believe that we can continue to execute on our strategic plan and compete for, and meet, the demand for the protection that we provide, it is difficult to predict all of the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the markets in which we participate. Furthermore, cedants in many of the key markets we serve are large and increasingly sophisticated. They may be able to manage large retentions, access risk transfer capital in expanding forms, and may seek to focus their reinsurance relationships on a core group of well-capitalized, highly-rated reinsurers who can provide a complete product suite as well as value-added service. While we believe we are well positioned to compete for business we find attractive, these dynamics may limit the degree to which the market sustains favorable improvements in the near term or continue to introduce or exacerbate long-term challenges in our markets.
Casualty and Specialty Exposed Market Developments
The markets in which our Casualty and Specialty segment operate generally experienced favorable rate trends and stable terms and conditions in and around the January 2018 renewal season. While favorable conditions were most observable in respect of accounts exhibiting elevated loss emergence or underlying rate deterioration, we estimate that the favorable market trend extended more broadly. We continue to expect casualty insurance and reinsurance capacity to remain generally abundant during 2018, but believe casualty and specialty market trends and industry loss events in recent periods contributed to the discipline impacting certain programs and lines. Overall, we continue to estimate that the market will be characterized by ample capacity. In the near term, we anticipate that terms and conditions in respect of loss-affected lines of business should continue to improve and that other areas of the casualty and specialty market may also maintain less pronounced but positive adjustments. Moreover, we continue to believe that pockets of casualty and specialty lines may provide attractive opportunities for stronger or well-positioned reinsurers and that we are well positioned to compete for business that we find attractive given our strong ratings, expanded product offerings, and increased U.S. market presence.
However, specific renewal terms vary widely by insured accountparticipate and our ability to shape our portfolioeffectively respond to improve its risk and return characteristics as estimated by us is subject to a range of competitive and commercial factors. We cannot assure you that these positive dynamics will be sustained, or that we will participate fully in improving terms. We intend to seek to maintain strong underwriting discipline and, in light of prevailingchanging market conditions, cannot provide assurance that we will succeed in growing or maintaining our current combined in-force book of business.dynamics.
General Economic Conditions
Underlying economic conditions in several of the key markets we serve were generally stable in 2017, with our core markets, including the U.S., experiencing moderate economic growth and increases in prevailing interest rates. This economic growth contributes positively to demand for our coverages and services, particularly in jurisdictions with high insurance penetration and the potential for risk concentration.
We continue to believe that meaningful risk remains for uncertainty, economic weakness or adverse disruptions in general economic and financial market conditions. Moreover, any future economic growth may be at a comparatively suppressed rate for a relatively extended period of time. Declining or weak economic conditions could reduce demand for the products sold by us or our customers, impact the risk-adjusted attractiveness and absolute returns and yields of our investment portfolio, or weaken our overall ability to write business at risk-adequate rates. In addition, persistent low levels of economic activity could adversely impact other areas of our financial performance, by contributing to unforeseen premium adjustments, mid-term policy cancellations or commutations or asset devaluation, among other things. Our specialty and casualty reinsurance and Lloyd’s portfolios in particular could be exposed to risks arising from economic weakness or dislocations, including with respect to a potential increase of claims in directors and officers, errors and omissions, surety, casualty clash and other lines of business. In addition, we believe our consolidated credit risk, reflecting our counterparty dealings with customers, agents, brokers,


retrocessionaires, capital providers and parties associated with our investment portfolio, among others, is likely to be higher during a period of economic weakness. Any of the foregoing or other outcomes of a period of economic weakness could adversely impact our financial position or results of operations.
The sustained environment of low interest rates in recent years lowered the yields at which we invest our assets relative to longer-term historical levels. More recently, we have seen increases in interest rates, and as we invest cash from new premiums written or reinvest the proceeds of invested assets that mature or that we choose to sell, the yield on our portfolio may be favorably impacted by the increasing interest rate environment. However, such an increase in prevailing interest rates could contribute to higher realized and unrealized losses associated with our currently invested assets in the near term. While it is possible yields will improve in future periods, we are unable to predict with certainty when conditions will substantially improve, or the pace of any such improvement.
We continue to monitor the risk that our principal markets will experience increased inflationary conditions, which would cause costs related to our claims and claim expenses to increase and impact the performance of our investment portfolio, among other things. The onset, duration and severity of an inflationary period cannot be estimated with precision.
Legislative and Regulatory Update
The Tax Bill was signed into law on December 22, 2017. As described inSee “Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” for additional information on factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the Tax Bill amends a range of U.S. federal tax rules applicable to individuals, businesses and international taxation, including, among other things, altering the current taxation of insurance premiums ceded from a United States domestic corporation to any non-U.S. affiliate. The Tax Bill and future regulatory actions pertaining to it could adversely impact the insurance and reinsurance industry and our own results of operations by increasing taxation of certain activities and structuresforward-looking statements contained in our industry. We are unable to predict all of the ultimate impacts of the Tax Billthis Form 10-K and other proposed tax reform regulations and legislation on our business and results of operations. Whiledocuments we currently estimate thatfile with the near term economic impact of the Tax Bill to us will be minimal, uncertainty regarding the impact of the Tax Bill remains, as a result of factors including future regulatory and rulemaking processes, the prospects of additional corrective or supplemental legislation, potential trade or other litigation and other factors. Further, it is possible that other legislation could be introduced and enacted in the future that would have an adverse impact on us.SEC.
In prior Congressional sessions, Congress has considered a range of potential legislation which would, if enacted, provide for matters such as the creation of (i) a federal reinsurance catastrophe fund; (ii) a federal consortium to facilitate qualifying state residual markets and catastrophe funds in securing reinsurance; and (iii) a federal bond guarantee program for state catastrophe funds in qualifying state residual markets. In April 2016, H.R.4947, the Natural Disaster Reinsurance Act of 2016, which would create a federal reinsurance program to cover any losses insured or reinsured by eligible state programs arising from natural catastrophes, including losses from floods, earthquakes, tropical storms, tornadoes, volcanic eruption and winter storms, was introduced. If enacted, this bill, or legislation similar to any of these proposals, would, we believe, likely contribute to the growth of state entities offering below-market priced insurance and reinsurance in a manner adverse to us and market participants more generally. Such legislation could also encourage cessation, or even reversal, of reforms and stabilization initiatives that have been enacted in the state of Florida and other catastrophe-exposed states in recent years. While we believe such legislation will continue to be vigorously opposed, if adopted these bills would likely diminish the role of private market catastrophe reinsurers and could adversely impact our financial results, perhaps materially.
In June 2012, Congress passed the Biggert-Waters Bill, which provided for a five-year renewal of the National Flood Insurance Program (the “NFIP”) and, among other things, authorized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) to carry out initiatives to determine the capacity of private insurers, reinsurers, and financial markets to assume a greater portion of the flood risk exposure in the U.S., and to assess the capacity of the private reinsurance market to assume some of the program’s risk. In January 2017, FEMA announced that, acting under authority contemplated by the Biggert-Waters Bill, it had secured reinsurance protection for the NFIP for the 2017 year indemnifying FEMA for flood claims on an occurrence basis; the layer is structured to cover 26% of losses between $4 billion and $8 billion. In January 2018, FEMA announced that it renewed and expanded its reinsurance program which for the 2018 coverage year protects for 18.6% of NFIP losses between $4 billion and $6 billion, and 54.3% of losses


between $6 billion and $8 billion. It is possible this program will continue in future periods and may encourage other U.S. federal programs to explore private market risk transfer initiatives; however, we cannot assure you that any such developments will in fact occur, or that if they do transpire we will succeed in participating.
On January 22, 2018, the statutory authorization for the operation and continuation of the NFIP was extended to February 8, 2018. Legislative language under consideration in the House of Representatives would clarify that flood insurance provided by private firms satisfies the requirement that homeowners maintain flood coverage on mortgaged properties that are backed by a federal guarantee and located in a flood zone. Draft language also would direct FEMA to consider policy holders who discontinue an NFIP policy and then later return to the NFIP as having continuous coverage if they can demonstrate that a flood insurance policy from a private firm was maintained throughout the interim period. If ultimately approved by the full Congress, we believe that such legislation could incrementally contribute to the growth of private residential flood opportunities and the financial stabilization of the NFIP. However, reauthorization of the NFIP remains subject to meaningful uncertainty; and whether a successful reauthorization would continue market-enhancing reforms is significantly uncertain. We cannot assure you that such legislation will indeed be enacted or that the private market for residential flood protection will be enhanced if it is.
In recent years, market conditions for insurance in the state of Florida have been significantly impacted by the increasingly prevalent utilization of a practice referred to as “assignment of benefits,” or “AOB”. An AOB is an instrument executed by a primary policyholder that is deemed to permit certain third parties, such as water extraction companies, roofers, or plumbers, to “stand in the shoes” of the insured and seek direct payments from the policyholder’s insurance company. According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (the “OIR”), while there were 405 AOB lawsuits across Florida in 2006, that number rose to 28,200 in 2016. Moreover, according to the OIR, claims with an AOB have a much higher degree of severity than claims without one. For example, in 2018 the OIR estimated that between 2015 and 2017, the frequency of water claims rose by 44% and the severity of water claims rose by 18%. As a result, we believe that usage of AOBs is contributing significantly to loss trends in Florida and is having an impact on the profitability and financial condition of certain of the state’s domestic property insurance companies. While both private companies and the OIR are exploring non-statutory means to mitigate these issues, legislative reforms proposed over the last several years have not been enacted. A continuation of these trends could weaken or potentially impair primary insurance companies, reduce demand for reinsurance and discourage the strengthening of the private insurance market that we believe had otherwise been evident in Florida. Such trends would adversely impact the Florida market and many of the companies we seek to serve.
ITEM 7A.    QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The following risk management discussion and the estimated amounts generated from sensitivities presented are forward-looking statements of market risk assuming certain market conditions occur. Actual results in the future may differ materially from these estimated results due to, among other things, actual developments in the global financial markets and changes in the composition of our investment portfolio, derivatives and product offerings. The results of analysis used by us to assess and mitigate risk should not be considered projections of future events or losses. SeeRefer to “Note On Forward-Looking Statements” for additional discussion regarding forward-looking statements included herein.
We are principally exposed to four types of market risk: interest rate risk; foreign currency risk; credit risk; and equity price risk. Our policies to address these risks in 20172021 were not materially different than those used in 2016.2020.
The ongoing and rapidly evolving nature of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to a longer or more severe recession, which may increase the probability of credit losses in our investment portfolio. Volatility in global financial markets, together with low or negative interest rates, reduced liquidity and a slowdown in global economic conditions may adversely affect our investment portfolio. Additionally, we are exposed to counterparty credit risk, including with respect to reinsurance brokers, customers and retrocessionaires, which may materially increase to the extent the COVID-19 pandemic affects our ability to collect premiums receivable or reinsurance recoverable.
Our investment guidelines permit, subject to approval, investments in derivative instruments such as futures, options, foreign currency forward contracts options,and swap agreements, and other derivative contracts which may be used to assume riskrisks or for hedging purposes. Refer to “Note 19.19. Derivative InstrumentsInstruments” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to derivatives we have entered into.
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Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the price sensitivity of a security to changes in interest rates. Our investment portfolio includes fixed maturity investments and short term investments, whoseas well as private credit funds and term loans which primarily invest in debt instruments. The fair values of these investments will fluctuate with


changes in interest rates. Our liabilities are accrued at a static rate in accordance with GAAP. However, we consider our liabilities, namely our net claims and claims expenses, to have an economic exposure to inflation and interest rate risk. As a result, we are exposed to interest rate risk with respect to our overall net economic asset position, and more generally from an accounting standpoint, since the assets are carried at fair value, while liabilities are accrued at a static rate.value.
We may utilize derivative instruments, for example via an interest rate overlay strategy, for example,strategies, to manage or optimize our duration and treasury curve exposures. In addition, we attempt to maintain adequate liquidity in our fixed maturity investments portfolio to fund operations, pay reinsurance and insurance liabilities and claims and provide funding for unexpected events.
The following tables summarize the aggregate hypothetical increase (decrease) in fair value of our fixed maturity investment and short term investments, private credit funds and term loans from an immediate parallel shift in the treasury yield curve, assuming credit spreads remain constant, reflecting the use of an immediate time horizon since this presents the worst-case scenario, in our fixed maturity investment and short term investments portfolio for the years indicated:
            
  Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points 
 At December 31, 2017-100 -50 Base 50 100 
 (in thousands, except percentages)          
 Fair value of fixed maturity and short term investments$8,630,509
 $8,524,138
 $8,418,418
 $8,313,350
 $8,208,934
 
 Net increase (decrease) in fair value$212,091
 $105,720
 $
 $(105,068) $(209,484) 
 Percentage change in fair value2.5% 1.3% % (1.2)% (2.5)% 
            
scenario:
            
  Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points 
 At December 31, 2016-100 -50 Base 50 100 
 (in thousands, except percentages)          
 Fair value of fixed maturity and short term investments$8,468,836
 $8,363,659
 $8,259,623
 $8,156,725
 $8,054,968
 
 Net increase (decrease) in fair value$209,213
 $104,036
 $
 $(102,898) $(204,655) 
 Percentage change in fair value2.5% 1.3% % (1.2)% (2.5)% 
            
Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points
At December 31, 2021-100-50Base50100
(in thousands, except percentages)
Fair value of fixed maturity and short term investments$18,805,516 
Fair value of private credit funds473,112 
Fair value of term loans74,850 
Total fair value$19,848,073 $19,600,750 $19,353,478 $19,106,257 $18,859,086 
Net increase (decrease) in fair value$494,595 $247,272 $— $(247,221)$(494,392)
Percentage change in fair value2.6 %1.3 %— %(1.3)%(2.6)%
Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points
At December 31, 2020-100-50Base50100
(in thousands, except percentages)
Fair value of fixed maturity and short term investments$18,500,238 
Fair value of private credit funds$144,556 
Fair value of term loans$— 
Total fair value$19,168,368 $18,904,916 $18,644,794 $18,387,651 $18,132,236 
Net increase (decrease) in fair value$523,574 $260,122 $— $(257,143)$(512,558)
Percentage change in fair value2.8 %1.4 %— %(1.4)%(2.7)%
As noted above, we use derivative instruments, namelyprimarily interest rate futures and interest rate swaps, within our portfolio of fixed maturity investments to manage our exposure to interest rate risk, which can include increasing or decreasing our exposure to this risk. At December 31, 2017,2021, we had $1.5$2.2 billion of notional long positions and $801.1 million$0.5 billion of notional short positions of primarily Eurodollar, and U.S. Treasury and non-U.S. dollar futures contracts (2016(2020 - $1.2$2.0 billion and $727.9 million,$1.0 billion, respectively). During 2017,At December 31, 2021, we entered intohad $Nil of notional interest rate swaps and at December 31, 2017, we had $40.3 million of notionalswap positions paying a fixed rate and $Nil receiving a fixed rate denominated in U.S. dollars.dollar
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swap contracts (2020 - $Nil and $23.5 million, respectively). Refer to “Note 19.19. Derivative InstrumentsInstruments” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to interest rate futures and swaps entered into by us.
At December 31, 2017,2021, the aggregate hypothetical impact of an immediate upward parallel shift in the treasury yield curve of 100 basis points would be a decrease in the market value of our net position in interest rate futures of approximately $11.6 million and a decrease in the market value of our net position in interest rate swaps of approximately $1.3$43.9 million. Conversely, at December 31, 2017,2021, the aggregate hypothetical impact of an immediate downward parallel shift in the treasury yield curve of 100 basis points would be an increase in the market value of our net position in interest rate futures of approximately $13.8 million and an increase in the market value of our net position in interest rate swaps of approximately $1.2


$42.3 million. The foregoing reflects the use of an immediate time horizon, since this presents the worst-case scenario. Credit spreads are assumed to remain constant in these hypothetical examples.
Foreign Currency Risk
Our functional currency for consolidated reporting purposes is the U.S. dollar. We routinely write a portion of our business in currencies other than U.S. dollars and invest a portion of our cash and investment portfolio in those currencies. In addition, certain of our entities have non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. As a result, we may from time to time, experience foreign exchange gains and losses in our consolidated financial statements. All changes in exchange rates, with the exception of non-monetary assets and liabilities, are recognized in our consolidated statements of operations. We are primarily impacted by the foreign currency risk exposures noted below, and may, from time to time, enter into foreign currency forward and option contracts to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities. Refer to “Note 19.19. Derivative InstrumentsInstruments” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to foreign currency forward and option contracts we have entered into. We may determine to not match a portion of our projected liabilities in foreign currencies with investments in the same currencies, which would increase our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and increase the volatility of our results of operations.
Underwriting Operations
Our foreign currency policy with regard to our underwriting operations is generally to holdenter into foreign currency assets, including cash, investmentsforward and receivablesoption contracts for notional values that approximate the foreign currency liabilities, including claims and claim expense reserves and reinsurance balances payable. When necessary, we maypayable, net of any cash, investments and receivables held in the respective foreign currency. Our use of foreign currency forward and option contracts is intended to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities associated with our underwriting operations. We may determine not to match a portion of our projected underwriting related assets or liabilities with underlying foreign currency exposure with investments in the same currencies, which would increase our exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and potentially increase the impact and volatility of foreign exchange gains and losses on our results of operations.
Investment Portfolio
Our investment operations areportfolio is exposed to currency fluctuations through our investments in non-U.S. dollar fixed maturity investments, short term investments and other investments. To economically hedge our exposure to currency fluctuations from these investments, we have enteredmay enter into foreign currency forward contracts. In certain instances, we may assume foreign exchange risk as part of our investment strategy. Unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses arising from non-U.S. dollar investments classified as available for sale are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. Realized and unrealized foreign exchange gains or losses from the sale of our non-U.S. dollar fixed maturity investments trading and other investments, and foreign exchange gains or losses associated with our hedging of these non-U.S. dollar investments are recorded in net foreign exchange (losses) gains (losses) in our consolidated statements of operations. In the future, we may choose to increase our exposure to non-U.S. dollar investments.

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The following tables summarize the principal currencies creating foreign exchange risk for us and our net foreign currency exposures and the impact of a hypothetical 10% change in our net foreign currency exposure, keeping all other variables constant, as of the dates indicated:
                  
 At December 31, 2017AUD CAD EUR GBP JPY NZD Other Total 
 (in thousands, except for percentages)                
 Net assets denominated in foreign currencies$(5,519) $50,546
 $(62,778) $(61,928) $(16,762) $(24,114) $(8,266) $(128,821) 
 Net foreign currency derivatives notional amounts(1,577) (32,792) 94,981
 75,226
 24,468
 22,749
 (382) 182,673
 
 Total net foreign currency exposure$(7,096) $17,754
 $32,203
 $13,298
 $7,706
 $(1,365) $(8,648) $53,852
 
 Net foreign currency exposure as a percentage of total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe(0.2)% 0.4% 0.7% 0.3% 0.2%  % (0.2)% 1.2% 
 Impact of a hypothetical 10% change in total net foreign currency exposure$710
 $(1,775) $(3,220) $(1,330) $(771) $137
 $865
 $(5,385) 
                  
At December 31, 2021AUDCADEURGBPJPYNZDOtherTotal
(in thousands, except for percentages)  
Net assets (liabilities) denominated in foreign currencies$92,683 $59,000 $(372,987)$(322,628)$4,053 $(20,167)$(74,000)$(634,046)
Net foreign currency derivatives notional amounts(108,168)(58,725)369,335 327,339 (313)19,760 56,052 605,280 
Total net foreign currency exposure$(15,485)$275 $(3,652)$4,711 $3,740 $(407)$(17,948)$(28,766)
Net foreign currency exposure as a percentage of total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe(0.2)%— %(0.1)%0.1 %0.1 %— %(0.3)%(0.4)%
Impact of a hypothetical 10% change in total net foreign currency exposure$1,549 $(28)$365 $(471)$(374)$41 $1,795 $2,877 
                  
 At December 31, 2016AUD CAD EUR GBP JPY NZD Other Total 
 (in thousands, except for percentages)                
 Net assets denominated in foreign currencies$1,049
 $42,164
 $(39,844) $18,424
 $(14,248) $(23,723) $(6,989) $(23,167) 
 Net foreign currency derivatives notional amounts(465) (34,877) 67,662
 (16,636) 26,200
 22,668
 (2,232) 62,320
 
 Total net foreign currency exposure$584
 $7,287
 $27,818
 $1,788
 $11,952
 $(1,055)
$(9,221)
$39,153
 
 Net foreign currency exposure as a percentage of total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe% 0.1% 0.6% % 0.2% % (0.2)% 0.8% 
 Impact of a hypothetical 10% change in total net foreign currency exposure$(58) $(729) $(2,782) $(179) $(1,195) $106
 $922
 $(3,915) 
                  
At December 31, 2020AUDCADEURGBPJPYNZDOtherTotal
(in thousands, except for percentages)  
Net (liabilities) assets denominated in foreign currencies$103,401 $34,294 $(4,254)$(322,565)$(28,649)$(62,892)$(28,707)$(309,372)
Net foreign currency derivatives notional amounts(61,228)(35,024)(103,426)312,790 86,314 66,649 36,217 302,292 
Total net foreign currency exposure$42,173 $(730)$(107,680)$(9,775)$57,665 $3,757 $7,510 $(7,080)
Net foreign currency exposure as a percentage of total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe0.6 %— %(1.4)%(0.1)%0.8 %— %0.1 %(0.1)%
Impact of a hypothetical 10% change in total net foreign currency exposure$(4,217)$73 $10,768 $978 $(5,767)$(376)$(751)$708 
Credit Risk
Credit risk relates to the uncertainty of a counterparty’s ability to make timely payments in accordance with contractual terms of the instrument or contract.contract and market risk associated with changes in credit spreads. We are primarily exposed to direct credit risk within our portfolios of fixed maturity and short term
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investments, and through customers and reinsurers in the form of premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables,recoverable, respectively, as discussed below. 
Fixed Maturity Investments, and Short Term Investments, Private Credit Funds and Term Loans
Credit risk related to our fixed maturity investments and short term investments, as well as our private credit funds and term loans which primarily invest in debt instruments, is the exposure to adverse changes in the creditworthiness of individual investment holdings, issuers, groups of issuers, industries and countries. We manage credit risk in our fixed maturity investments and short term investments through the credit research performed primarily by theour investment management service providers and our evaluation of these investment managers adherence to investment mandates provided to them. The management of


credit risk in the investment portfolio is integrated in our credit risk management governance framework and the management of credit exposures and concentrations within the investment portfolio are carried out in accordance with our risk policies, limits and risk concentrations as overseen by the Investment and Risk Management Committee of our Board of Directors. In the investment portfolio, we review on a regular basis our asset concentration, credit quality and adherence to credit limit guidelines. In addition, we limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution and, except for the securities of the U.S. Government and U.S. Government related entities, and money market securities, none of our fixed-maturity and short-term investments exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2021.

At December 31, 2017,2021, our fixed maturity investments and short term investment portfolio had a dollar-weighted average credit quality rating of AA- (2016AA (2020 - AA)AAA). In addition, we limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution and, except for U.S. Government securities, none of our investments exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2017.
The following table summarizes the ratings of our fixed maturity investments and short term investments and term loans (using ratings assigned by S&P or Moody’s and/or other rating agencies when S&P ratings were not available) as a percentage of total fixed maturity investments and short termof those investments as of the dates indicated:
      
 At December 31,2017 2016 
      
 AAA20.2% 29.0% 
 AA51.9% 45.8% 
 A9.7% 7.8% 
 BBB6.2% 6.9% 
 Non-investment grade11.4% 10.1% 
 Not rated0.6% 0.4% 
 Total100.0% 100.0% 
      
At December 31,20212020
AAA37.7 %36.9 %
AA43.3 %39.5 %
A6.4 %8.0 %
BBB5.7 %8.3 %
Non-investment grade6.3 %6.8 %
Not rated0.6 %0.5 %
Total100.0 %100.0 %
Private credit funds are not included in the table above. Our investments in private credit funds include limited partnership or similar interests that invest in certain private credit asset classes, including senior secured bank loan funds, U.S. direct lending, secondaries, mezzanine investments and distressed securities.
We consider the impact of credit spread movements on the fair value of our fixed maturity and short term investments portfolio.portfolio, private credit funds and term loans. As credit spreads widen, the fair value of our fixed maturity, and short term investments, private credit funds and term loans decreases, and vice versa.
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The following tables summarize the aggregate hypothetical increase (decrease) in fair value in our fixed maturity investments and short term investments, private credit funds and term loans, from an immediate parallel shift in credit spreads, assuming the treasury yield curve remains constant, reflecting the use of an immediate time horizon since this presents the worst-case scenario, in our fixed maturity investments and short term investments portfolio for the years indicated:
scenario:
            
  Credit Spread Shift in Basis Points 
 At December 31, 2017-100 -50 Base 50 100 
 (in thousands, except percentages)          
 Fair value of fixed income and short term investments$8,511,410
 $8,476,539
 $8,418,418
 $8,344,261
 $8,270,104
 
 Net increase (decrease) in fair value$92,992
 $58,121
 $
 $(74,157) $(148,314) 
 Percentage change in fair value1.1% 0.7% % (0.9)% (1.8)% 
            
Credit Spread Shift in Basis Points
At December 31, 2021-100-50Base50100
(in thousands, except percentages)
Fair value of fixed income and short term investments$18,805,516 
Fair value of private credit$473,112 
Fair value of term loans$74,850 
Total fair value$19,546,182 $19,467,319 $19,353,478 $19,206,525 $19,059,573 
Net increase (decrease) in fair value$192,704 $113,841 $— $(146,953)$(293,905)
Percentage change in fair value1.0 %0.6 %— %(0.8)%(1.5)%

Credit Spread Shift in Basis Points
At December 31, 2020-100-50Base50100
(in thousands, except percentages)
Fair value of fixed income and short term investments$18,500,238 
Fair value of private credit$144,556 
Fair value of term loans$— 
Total fair value$18,900,852 $18,803,290 $18,644,794 $18,456,750 $18,269,003 
Net increase (decrease) in fair value$256,058 $158,496 $— $(188,044)$(375,791)
Percentage change in fair value1.4 %0.9 %— %(1.0)%(2.0)%

            
  Credit Spread Shift in Basis Points 
 At December 31, 2016-100 -50 Base 50 100 
 (in thousands, except percentages)          
 Fair value of fixed income and short term investments$8,415,929
 $8,337,776
 $8,259,623
 $8,181,470
 $8,103,317
 
 Net increase (decrease) in fair value$156,306
 $78,153
 $
 $(78,153) $(156,306) 
 Percentage change in fair value1.9% 0.9% % (0.9)% (1.9)% 
            
We also employ credit derivatives in our investment portfolio to either assume credit risk or hedge our credit exposure. At December 31, 2017,2021, we had outstanding credit derivatives of $1.0 million$Nil in notional long positions to hedge credit risk and $18.8$218.5 million in notional short positions to assume credit risk, denominated in U.S. dollars (2016(2020 - $Nil$Nil and $75.2$96.8 million,, respectively). Refer to “Note 19.19. Derivative InstrumentsInstruments” in our Notes“Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information related to credit derivatives entered into by us. The aggregate hypothetical market value impact from an immediate upward shift in credit spreads of 100 basis points would cause a decrease in the market value of our net position in these derivatives of approximately $0.8$9.1 million at December 31, 2017.2021. Conversely, the aggregate hypothetical market value impact from an immediate downward shift in credit spreads of 100 basis points would cause an increase in the market value of our net position in these derivatives of approximately $0.6$9.1 million at December 31, 2017.2021. For an immediate downward shift in credit spreads, we do not allow credit spreads to go negative in calculating the impact. The foregoing reflects the use of an immediate time horizon, since this presents the worst-case scenario.
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Premiums Receivable and Reinsurance Recoverable
Premiums receivable from ceding companies and reinsurance recoverable from our reinsurers are subject to credit risk. To mitigate credit risk related to reinsurance premiums receivable, we have established standards for ceding companies and, in most cases, have a contractual right of offset allowing us to settle claims net of any reinsurance premiums receivable. We also have reinsurance recoverable amounts from our reinsurers. To mitigate credit risk related to our reinsurance recoverable amounts, we consider the financial strength of our reinsurers when determining whether to purchase coverage from them. We generally obtain reinsurance coverage from companies rated “A-“ or better by S&P unless the obligations are collateralized. We routinely monitor the financial performance and rating status of all material reinsurers. Refer to “Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsSummary of Critical Accounting EstimatesReinsurance Recoverables”Recoverable” for additional information with respect to reinsurance recoverable.


Equity Price Risk
Equity price risk is the potential loss arising from changes in the market value of equities.equity investments. As detailed in the table below, we are directly exposed to this risk through our investment in equity investments trading, including certain positions in our strategic investment portfolio, which are traded on nationally recognized stock exchanges; and indirectly exposed to this risk through other investments such as our investments in: (1)direct private equity partnershipsinvestments, private equity funds and hedge fund, whose exit strategies and market values often depend on the wider equity markets; (2) certainmarkets. We may, from time to time, use equity derivatives in our investment portfolio to either assume equity risk or hedge funds that have net longour equity positions; and (3) other ventures, under equity method.exposure. The following table summarizes a hypothetical 10% increase andor decline in the carryingmarket value of our equity investments trading, direct private equity partnerships,investments, private equity funds and hedge funds, and investments in other ventures, under equity method, holding all other factors constant, at the dates indicated:
      
 At December 31,2017 2016 
 (in thousands, except for percentages)    
 Equity investments trading, at fair value$388,254
 $383,313
 
 Private equity investments, at fair value196,220
 191,061
 
 Investments in other ventures, under equity method101,974
 124,227
 
 Hedge funds, at fair value524
 1,495
 
 Total carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk$686,972
 $700,096
 
      
 Impact of a hypothetical 10% increase in the carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk$68,697
 $70,010
 
 Impact of a hypothetical 10% decrease in the carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk$(68,697) $(70,010) 
      
At December 31,20212020
(in thousands, except for percentages)  
Equity investments trading, at fair value$546,016 $702,617 
Direct private equity investments88,373 79,807 
Private equity funds, at fair value241,297 140,743 
Hedge funds, at fair value11,394 10,553 
Total carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk$887,080 $933,720 
Impact of a hypothetical 10% increase in the carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk$88,708 $93,372 
Impact of a hypothetical 10% decrease in the carrying value of investments exposed to equity price risk$(88,708)$(93,372)
ITEM 8.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Reference is made to Item 15 of this Report for the Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe and the Notes thereto, as well as the Schedules to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, our management, including our
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, at December 31, 2017,2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act, of 1934, as amended. Our internal control over financial reporting was designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and to reflect management’s judgments and estimates concerning effects of events and transactions that are accounted for or disclosed.


Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and the dispositions of our assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any controls. Our Board of Directors and management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. Controls, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the controls are met. Further, we believe that the design of controls must reflect appropriate resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in controls, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within RenaissanceRe have been detected.
Management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, assessed our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172021 using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, management concluded that RenaissanceRe’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017.2021.
Ernst & Young Ltd., the independent registered public accountants who audited our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K, audited our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20172021 and their attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting appears below.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2017,2021, which were identified in connection with our evaluation required pursuant to Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Opinion on Internal Control overOver Financial Reporting
We have audited RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries’subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiariessubsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017,2021, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiariessubsidiaries as of December 31, 20172021 and 2016, and2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss) income,, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2021, and the related notes of the Companyand schedules and our reportreports dated February 8, 20184, 2022 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd.
Hamilton, Bermuda
February 8, 2018


ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this Item relating to our directors, executive officers and corporate governance is incorporated herein by reference to information found in our Proxy Statement for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 14, 2018 (our “Proxy Statement”). We intend to file our Proxy Statement no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics within the meaning of Item 406 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act that applies to all of our directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics is available free of charge on our website www.renre.com. We will also provide a printed version of the Code of Ethics to any shareholder who requests it. We intend to disclose any amendments to our Code of Ethics by posting such information on our website. Any waivers of our Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and other persons who perform similar functions will be disclosed on our website or by filing a Form 8-K, as required.
ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item relating to executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item relating to certain relationships and related transactions and director independence is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item relating to principal accountant fees and services is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
PART IV
ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial Statements
The Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and related Notes thereto are listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and are filed as part of this Form 10-K.        
Financial Statement Schedules
The Schedules to the Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. are listed in the accompanying Index to Schedules to Consolidated Financial Statements and are filed as a part of this Form 10-K.


Exhibit Index
Exhibit
NumberDescription
2.1
3.1Memorandum of Association. (1)
3.2
3.3
3.4Specimen Common Share certificate. (1)
4.1
4.2
4.2(a)
4.3
4.3(a)
4.3(b)
4.3(c)
4.3(d)
4.4
4.4(a)
4.4(b)
4.4(c)
4.4(d)
4.4(e)
4.5


4.5(a)
4.5(b)
4.6
4.6(a)
4.6(b)
10.1*
10.2*
10.3*
10.4*
10.5*
10.6*
10.7*
10.8*
10.8(a)*
10.8(b)*
10.8(c)*
10.8(d)*
10.9
10.9(a)
10.10*
10.10(a)*
10.11*
10.11(a)*
10.11(b)*
10.11(c)*
10.11(d)*
10.11(e)*


10.11(f)*
10.11(g)*
10.11(h)*
10.11(i)*
10.11(j)*
10.11(k)*
10.12*
10.12(a)*
10.13*
10.13(a)*
10.13(b)*
10.13(d)*
10.14*
10.15*
10.16*
10.17*
10.18
10.18(a)
10.18(b)
10.19
10.20
10.20(a)


10.20(b)
10.21
10.21(a)
10.22
10.22(a)
10.23
10.23(a)
10.23(b)
10.23(c)
10.23(d)
10.23(e)
10.23(f)
10.23(g)
10.23(h)
10.23(i)


10.24
10.24(a)
10.24(b)
10.25
10.25(a)
10.25(b)
10.25(c)
10.25(d)
10.25(e)
10.26
10.27
21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2


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*Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
**Applicable to Stephen H. Weinstein and Ian D. Branagan.
***Applicable to Ross A. Curtis and Robert Qutub.
(1)Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Registration No. 33-70008) which was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 1995.
(2)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, filed with the SEC on August 14, 2002.
(3)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1998, filed with the SEC on May 14, 1998.
(4)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2004.
(5)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 28, 2013.
(6)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 18, 2010.
(7)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on January 24, 2011.
(8)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 1, 2009.
(9)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 23, 2010.
(10)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 4, 2013.
(11)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013, filed with the SEC on November 6, 2013.
(12)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013.
(13)Amendment No. 4 to the RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2001 Stock Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Appendix B to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2010. The RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. 2010 Performance-Based Equity Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference to Appendix A to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 8, 2010.
(14)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2010.
(15)Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-90758) dated June 19, 2002.
(16)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on May 2, 2007.
(17)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 13, 2010.
(18)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2010.
(19)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2004.


(20)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2012.
(21)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2003 (SEC File Number 001-14428).
(22)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 30, 2014.
(23)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 26, 2014.
(24)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 20, 2015.
(25)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2015.
(26)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 6, 2015.
(27)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on March 25, 2015.
(28)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015.
(29)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on July 8, 2015.
(30)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 25, 2015.
(31)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 31, 2015.
(32)Incorporated by reference from Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 27, 2005.
(33)Incorporated by reference from Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on November 3, 2005.
(34)Incorporated by reference from Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 10, 2014.
(35)Incorporated by reference from Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 3, 2013.
(36)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 19, 2016.
(37)Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 1, 2016.
(38)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on July 27, 2016.
(39)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on November 2, 2016.
(40)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 10, 2016.
(41)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 18, 2016.
(42)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 5, 2017.
(43)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2017.
(44)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 26, 2017.


(45)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2017.
(46)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2017.
(47)Incorporated by reference to RenaissanceRe Holding Ltd.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 3, 2018.
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
Not applicable.


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:February 8, 2018RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
/s/ Kevin J. O’Donnell
Kevin J. O’Donnell
Chief Executive Officer and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Kevin J. O’DonnellChief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)February 8, 2018
Kevin J. O’Donnell
/s/ Robert QutubExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)February 8, 2018
Robert Qutub
/s/ James C. FraserSenior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)February 8, 2018
James C. Fraser
/s/ James L. GibbonsNon-Executive Chair of the Board of DirectorsFebruary 8, 2018
James L. Gibbons
/s/ David C. BushnellDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
David C. Bushnell
/s/ Brian G. J. GrayDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Brian G. J. Gray
/s/ Jean D. HamiltonDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Jean D. Hamilton
/s/ Duncan P. HennesDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Duncan P. Hennes
/s/ Henry Klehm, IIIDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Henry Klehm, III
/s/ Valerie RahmaniDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Valerie Rahmani

/s/ Carol P. SandersDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Carol P. Sanders
/s/ Anthony M. SantomeroDirectorFebruary 8, 2018
Anthony M. Santomero
Director
Edward J. Zore


INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive (loss) income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework), and our report dated February 8, 2018, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd.
Hamilton, Bermuda
February 4, 2022
116


ITEM 9B.    OTHER INFORMATION
None.
117


ITEM 9C.    DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
None.
PART III
ITEM 10.    DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The information required by this Item relating to our directors, executive officers and corporate governance is incorporated herein by reference to information found in our Proxy Statement for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 2022. We intend to file our Proxy Statement no later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year.
We have adopted a Code of Ethics within the meaning of Item 406 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act that applies to all of our directors and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller and other persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics is available free of charge on our website www.renre.com. We will also provide a printed version of the Code of Ethics to any shareholder who requests it. We intend to disclose any amendments to our Code of Ethics by posting such information on our website. Any waivers of our Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller and other persons who perform similar functions will be disclosed on our website or by filing a Form 8-K, as required.
ITEM 11.    EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information required by this Item relating to executive compensation is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 12.    SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The information required by this Item relating to security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management and securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 13.    CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information required by this Item relating to certain relationships and related transactions and director independence is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
ITEM 14.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information required by this Item relating to principal accountant fees and services is incorporated herein by reference to information included in our Proxy Statement.
PART IV
ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Financial Statements
The Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and related Notes thereto are listed in the accompanying Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and are filed as part of this Form 10-K.        
Financial Statement Schedules
The Schedules to the Consolidated Financial Statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. are listed in the accompanying Index to Schedules to Consolidated Financial Statements and are filed as a part of this Form 10-K.
118


Exhibit Index

Exhibit NumberDescription
3.1Memorandum of Association, incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Registration No. 33-70008) which was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 1995. (P)
3.2
3.3
3.4Specimen Common Share certificate, incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Registration No. 33-70008) which was declared effective by the SEC on July 26, 1995. (P)
4.1
4.1(a)
4.1(b)
4.1(c)
4.2
4.2(a)
4.2(b)
4.2(c)
4.3
4.3(a)
119


4.3(b)
4.4
4.4(a)
4.4(b)
4.4(c)
4.5
4.5(a)
4.6
10.1*
10.2*
10.3*
10.4*
120


10.5*
10.6*
10.7*
10.7(a)*
10.7(b)*
10.7(c)*
10.7(d)*
10.8
10.8(a)
10.9*
10.9(a)*
10.10*
10.11*
121


10.12*
10.13
10.13(a)
10.14
10.14(a)
10.14(b)
10.14(c)
10.14(d)
10.14(e)
122


10.14(f)
10.14(g)
10.14(h)
10.14(i)
10.14(j)
10.14(k)
10.14(l)
10.14(m)
123


10.14(n)
10.14(o)
10.15
10.15(a)
10.15(b)
10.16
10.16(a)
10.16(b)
124


10.17
10.17(a)
10.17(b)
10.18
10.19
10.20+
10.21+
10.22
21.1
22.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2

125


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*    Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
**    Applicable to Stephen H. Weinstein and Ian D. Branagan.
***    Applicable to Ross A. Curtis and Robert Qutub.
+    Certain schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
Not applicable.
126


SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date:February 4, 2022RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
/s/ Kevin J. O’Donnell
Kevin J. O’Donnell
Chief Executive Officer and President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ Kevin J. O’DonnellChief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer)February 4, 2022
Kevin J. O’Donnell
/s/ Robert QutubExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)February 4, 2022
Robert Qutub
/s/ James C. FraserSenior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)February 4, 2022
James C. Fraser
/s/ James L. GibbonsNon-Executive Chair of the Board of DirectorsFebruary 4, 2022
James L. Gibbons
/s/ David C. BushnellDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
David C. Bushnell
/s/ Brian G. J. GrayDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Brian G. J. Gray
/s/ Jean D. HamiltonDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Jean D. Hamilton
/s/ Duncan P. HennesDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Duncan P. Hennes
/s/ Henry Klehm, IIIDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Henry Klehm, III
/s/ Valerie RahmaniDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Valerie Rahmani
/s/ Carol P. SandersDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Carol P. Sanders
/s/ Anthony M. SantomeroDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Anthony M. Santomero
/s/ Cynthia TrudellDirectorFebruary 4, 2022
Cynthia Trudell
127


INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


F-1


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report dated February 4, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company'sCompany’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the account or disclosures to which it relates.









F-2


Valuation of Reserve for Incurred But Not Reported Claim Reserves
Description of the MatterAt December 31, 2021, the liability for incurred but not reported (IBNR) claim reserves, including additional case reserves (ACR) (collectively referred to as IBNR claim reserves) represented $9,955 million of the total $13,295 million of reserves for claims and claim expenses. The IBNR claim reserves for the property segment was $4,823 million and for the casualty and specialty segment was $5,132 million. As disclosed in Notes 2 and 8 of the consolidated financial statements, reserves for claims and claim expenses represent estimates that are established by management based on actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts the Company sells for both their casualty and specialty segment and their property segment.
There is significant uncertainty inherent in estimating IBNR claim reserves. In determining management’s estimate of the IBNR claim reserves for the casualty and specialty segment, management’s analysis includes consideration of loss development patterns; historical ultimate loss ratios; and the presence of individual large losses. In particular, the estimate is sensitive to the selection and weighting of actuarial methods, expected trends in claim severity and frequency, the time lag inherent in reporting information and industry or event trends. In determining management’s estimate of the ultimate loss settlement costs which is used to determine the IBNR claim reserves for the property segment, which generally involve catastrophic events, management’s analysis includes available information derived from claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses from the events, proprietary models, and the terms and conditions of the Company’s contracts. In particular, the estimate is sensitive to the preliminary nature of the information available, the magnitude and relative infrequency of the events, the expected duration of the respective claims development period, inadequacies in the data provided to the relevant date by industry participants and the potential for further reporting lags or insufficiencies, and in certain large events, significant uncertainty as to the form of the claims and legal issues under the relevant terms of insurance and reinsurance contracts.
Auditing management’s estimate for IBNR claim reserves was complex and required the involvement of our actuarial specialists due to the high degree of subjectivity inherent in management’s methods and assumptions used in the calculations which have a significant effect on the valuation of the reserves.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our AuditWe obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the relevant controls over the estimation process for IBNR claim reserves. This included, among others, evaluating management’s review controls over the actuarial methods selected to determine the estimate and the assumptions and methods used for the Company’s determination of their recorded estimate.
To test the IBNR claim reserves that are included in claims and claim expense reserves, our audit procedures included, among others, utilizing the assistance of actuarial specialists. Our actuarial specialists evaluated the selection of standard reserving methods applied, considering the methods used in prior periods and those applied in the broader insurance industry. To evaluate the significant assumptions used by management in the reserving methods for the casualty and specialty segment, we compared the significant assumptions, including loss development patterns, ultimate loss ratios, and the impact of individual large losses, to company experience and current industry benchmarks. To evaluate the significant assumptions used by management in their actuarial methods in the property segment we compared the significant assumptions, including the severity of industry losses by event and development patterns, to current industry benchmarks such as incurred to ultimate loss ratios and industry loss levels. In addition, for casualty, specialty and property claims and claims expense reserves, we developed a range of reasonable reserve estimates including performing independent projections for a significant portion of the Company’s classes of business and compared the range of reserve estimates to the Company’s recorded claims and claim expense reserves.

/s/ Ernst��Ernst & Young Ltd.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1993.
Hamilton, Bermuda
February 8, 2018

4, 2022



F-3


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
At December 31, 20172021 and 20162020
(in thousands of United States Dollars, except share and per share amounts)
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Assets
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $13,552,579 at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $13,155,035) (Notes 5 and 6)$13,507,131 $13,506,503 
Short term investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)5,298,385 4,993,735 
Equity investments trading, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)546,016 702,617 
Other investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)1,993,059 1,256,948 
Investments in other ventures, under equity method (Note 5)98,068 98,373 
Total investments21,442,659 20,558,176 
Cash and cash equivalents1,859,019 1,736,813 
Premiums receivable (Note 7)3,781,542 2,894,631 
Prepaid reinsurance premiums (Note 7)854,722 823,582 
Reinsurance recoverable (Notes 7 and 8)4,268,669 2,926,010 
Accrued investment income55,740 66,743 
Deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired849,160 633,521 
Receivable for investments sold380,442 568,293 
Other assets224,053 363,170 
Goodwill and other intangible assets (Note 4)243,496 249,641 
Total assets$33,959,502 $30,820,580 
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (Note 8)$13,294,630 $10,381,138 
Unearned premiums3,531,213 2,763,599 
Debt (Note 9)1,168,353 1,136,265 
Reinsurance balances payable3,860,963 3,488,352 
Payable for investments purchased1,170,568 1,132,538 
Other liabilities755,441 970,121 
Total liabilities23,781,168 19,872,013 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)00
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)3,554,053 3,388,319 
Shareholders’ Equity (Note 12)
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 30,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 11,010,000)750,000 525,000 
Common shares: $1.00 par value – 44,444,831 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 50,810,618)44,445 50,811 
Additional paid-in capital608,121 1,623,206 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(10,909)(12,642)
Retained earnings5,232,624 5,373,873 
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe6,624,281 7,560,248 
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity$33,959,502 $30,820,580 

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements


F-4


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019
(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts)
202120202019
Revenues
Gross premiums written (Note 7)$7,833,798 $5,806,165 $4,807,750 
Net premiums written (Note 7)$5,939,375 $4,096,333 $3,381,493 
Increase in unearned premiums(745,194)(143,871)(43,090)
Net premiums earned (Note 7)5,194,181 3,952,462 3,338,403 
Net investment income (Note 5)319,479 354,038 424,207 
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)(41,006)27,773 (2,938)
Equity in earnings of other ventures (Note 5)12,309 17,194 23,224 
Other income10,880 213 4,949 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (Note 5)(218,134)820,636 414,109 
Total revenues5,277,709 5,172,316 4,201,954 
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred (Notes 7 and 8)3,876,087 2,924,609 2,097,021 
Acquisition expenses1,214,858 897,677 762,232 
Operational expenses212,184 206,687 222,733 
Corporate expenses41,152 96,970 94,122 
Interest expense (Note 9)47,536 50,453 58,364 
Total expenses5,391,817 4,176,396 3,234,472 
Income (loss) before taxes(114,108)995,920 967,482 
Income tax benefit (expense) (Note 15)10,668 (2,862)(17,215)
Net income (loss)(103,440)993,058 950,267 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)63,285 (230,653)(201,469)
Net income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe(40,155)762,405 748,798 
Dividends on preference shares (Note 12)(33,266)(30,923)(36,756)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(73,421)$731,482 $712,042 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic (Note 13)$(1.57)$15.34 $16.32 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted (Note 13)$(1.57)$15.31 $16.29 
 December 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
Assets   
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $7,434,870 at December 31, 2017 (2016 - $6,920,690) (Notes 5 and 6)$7,426,555
 $6,891,244
Short term investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)991,863
 1,368,379
Equity investments trading, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)388,254
 383,313
Other investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)594,793
 549,805
Investments in other ventures, under equity method (Note 5)101,974
 124,227
Total investments9,503,439
 9,316,968
Cash and cash equivalents1,361,592
 421,157
Premiums receivable1,304,622
 987,323
Prepaid reinsurance premiums (Note 7)533,546
 441,260
Reinsurance recoverable (Notes 7 and 8)1,586,630
 279,564
Accrued investment income42,235
 38,076
Deferred acquisition costs426,551
 335,325
Receivable for investments sold103,145
 105,841
Other assets121,226
 175,382
Goodwill and other intangible assets (Note 4)243,145
 251,186
Total assets$15,226,131
 $12,352,082
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity   
Liabilities   
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (Note 8)$5,080,408
 $2,848,294
Unearned premiums1,477,609
 1,231,573
Debt (Note 9)989,623
 948,663
Reinsurance balances payable989,090
 673,983
Payable for investments purchased208,749
 305,714
Other liabilities792,771
 301,684
Total liabilities9,538,250
 6,309,911
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)1,296,506
 1,175,594
Shareholders’ Equity (Note 12)
   
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 16,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 (2016 – 16,000,000)400,000
 400,000
Common shares: $1.00 par value – 40,023,789 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 (2016 – 41,187,413)40,024
 41,187
Additional paid-in capital37,355
 216,558
Accumulated other comprehensive income224
 1,133
Retained earnings3,913,772
 4,207,699
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe4,391,375
 4,866,577
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity$15,226,131
 $12,352,082










See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements




RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and SubsidiariesF-5
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, and 2015
(in thousands of United States Dollars, except per share amounts)
 2017 2016 2015
Revenues     
Gross premiums written$2,797,540
 $2,374,576
 $2,011,310
Net premiums written (Note 7)$1,871,325
 $1,535,312
 $1,416,183
Increase in unearned premiums(153,750) (131,882) (15,632)
Net premiums earned (Note 7)1,717,575
 1,403,430
 1,400,551
Net investment income (Note 5)222,209
 181,726
 152,567
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)10,628
 (13,788) (3,051)
Equity in earnings of other ventures (Note 5)8,030
 963
 20,481
Other income9,415
 14,178
 13,472
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments (Note 5)135,822
 141,328
 (68,918)
Total revenues2,103,679
 1,727,837
 1,515,102
Expenses     
Net claims and claim expenses incurred (Notes 7 and 8)1,861,428
 530,831
 448,238
Acquisition expenses346,892
 289,323
 238,592
Operational expenses160,778
 197,749
 219,112
Corporate expenses18,572
 37,402
 76,514
Interest expense (Note 9)44,193
 42,144
 36,270
Total expenses2,431,863
 1,097,449
 1,018,726
(Loss) income before taxes(328,184) 630,388
 496,376
Income tax (expense) benefit (Note 15)(26,487) (340) 45,866
Net (loss) income(354,671) 630,048
 542,242
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)132,282
 (127,086) (111,050)
Net (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe(222,389) 502,962
 431,192
Dividends on preference shares (Note 12)(22,381) (22,381) (22,381)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(244,770) $480,581
 $408,811
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic (Note 13)$(6.15) $11.50
 $9.36
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted (Note 13)$(6.15) $11.43
 $9.28
Dividends per common share (Note 12)$1.28
 $1.24
 $1.20
















See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Income
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 20152019
(in thousands of United States Dollars)
202120202019
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)$(103,440)$993,058 $950,267 
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax(2,492)606 2,173 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax4,225 (11,309)(2,679)
Comprehensive income (loss)(101,707)982,355 949,761 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests63,285 (230,653)(201,469)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests63,285 (230,653)(201,469)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe$(38,422)$751,702 $748,292 
 2017 2016 2015
Comprehensive (loss) income     
Net (loss) income$(354,671) $630,048
 $542,242
Change in net unrealized gains on investments(909) (975) (1,308)
Comprehensive (loss) income(355,580) 629,073
 540,934
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests132,282
 (127,086) (111,050)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests132,282
 (127,086) (111,050)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe$(223,298) $501,987
 $429,884
Disclosure regarding net unrealized gains     
Total net realized and unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments$(909) $403
 $(982)
Net realized gains on fixed maturity investments available for sale
 (1,378) (326)
Change in net unrealized gains on investments$(909) $(975) $(1,308)























































See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements




F-6


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 20152019
(in thousands of United States Dollars)
2017 2016 2015202120202019
Preference shares     Preference shares
Balance – January 1$400,000
 $400,000
 $400,000
Balance – January 1$525,000 $650,000 $650,000 
Issuance of shares (Note 12)Issuance of shares (Note 12)500,000 — — 
Repurchase of shares (Note 12)Repurchase of shares (Note 12)(275,000)(125,000)— 
Balance – December 31400,000
 400,000
 400,000
Balance – December 31750,000 525,000 650,000 
Common shares     Common shares
Balance – January 141,187
 43,701
 38,442
Balance – January 150,811 44,148 42,207 
Issuance of shares
 
 7,435
Repurchase of shares(1,322) (2,741) (2,473)
Issuance of shares (Note 12)Issuance of shares (Note 12)— 6,777 1,739 
Repurchase of shares (Note 12)Repurchase of shares (Note 12)(6,579)(406)— 
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards (Notes 12 and 17)159
 227
 297
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards (Notes 12 and 17)213 292 202 
Balance – December 3140,024
 41,187
 43,701
Balance – December 3144,445 50,811 44,148 
Additional paid-in capital     Additional paid-in capital
Balance – January 1216,558
 507,674
 
Balance – January 11,623,206 568,277 296,099 
Issuance of shares
 
 754,384
Repurchase of shares(187,269) (306,693) (257,401)
Issuance of shares (Note 12)Issuance of shares (Note 12)— 1,088,730 248,259 
Repurchase of shares (Note 12)Repurchase of shares (Note 12)(1,024,751)(62,215)— 
Offering expenses (Note 12)Offering expenses (Note 12)(11,347)— — 
Change in redeemable noncontrolling interest119
 (1,655) (762)Change in redeemable noncontrolling interest(6,994)(334)(342)
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards (Notes 12 and 17)7,947
 17,232
 11,453
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards (Notes 12 and 17)28,007 28,748 24,261 
Balance – December 3137,355
 216,558
 507,674
Balance – December 31608,121 1,623,206 568,277 
Accumulated other comprehensive income     
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance – January 11,133
 2,108
 3,416
Balance – January 1(12,642)(1,939)(1,433)
Change in net unrealized gains on investments(909) (975) (1,308)
Change in net unrealized gains (loss) on investments, net of taxChange in net unrealized gains (loss) on investments, net of tax(2,492)606 2,173 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxForeign currency translation adjustments, net of tax4,225 (11,309)(2,679)
Balance – December 31224
 1,133
 2,108
Balance – December 31(10,909)(12,642)(1,939)
Retained earnings     Retained earnings
Balance – January 14,207,699
 3,778,701
 3,423,857
Balance – January 15,373,873 4,710,881 4,058,207 
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-09 (Note 2)2,213
 
 
Net (loss) income(354,671) 630,048
 542,242
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)132,282
 (127,086) (111,050)
Dividends on common shares(51,370) (51,583) (53,967)
Dividends on preference shares(22,381) (22,381) (22,381)
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)(103,440)993,058 950,267 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)63,285 (230,653)(201,469)
Dividends on common shares (Note 12)Dividends on common shares (Note 12)(67,828)(68,490)(59,368)
Dividends on preference shares (Note 12)Dividends on preference shares (Note 12)(33,266)(30,923)(36,756)
Balance – December 313,913,772
 4,207,699
 3,778,701
Balance – December 315,232,624 5,373,873 4,710,881 
Total shareholders’ equity$4,391,375
 $4,866,577
 $4,732,184
Total shareholders’ equity$6,624,281 $7,560,248 $5,971,367 














See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements




F-7


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 20152019
(in thousands of United States Dollars)
2017 2016 2015202120202019
Cash flows provided by operating activities     
Net (loss) income$(354,671) $630,048
 $542,242
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities     
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activitiesCash flows provided by (used in) operating activities
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$(103,440)$993,058 $950,267 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activitiesAdjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Amortization, accretion and depreciation31,242
 29,304
 18,179
Amortization, accretion and depreciation(20,989)16,652 (58,964)
Equity in undistributed losses (earnings) of other ventures6,295
 5,504
 (10,087)
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of other venturesEquity in undistributed (earnings) losses of other ventures13,200 1,561 (762)
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments(135,822) (141,328) 68,918
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments205,897 (820,636)(414,109)
Net unrealized (gains) losses included in net investment income(24,737) (11,542) 13,549
Net unrealized losses included in other income
 
 426
Loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UKLoss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK— 30,242 — 
Change in:     Change in:
Premiums receivable(317,299) (209,314) (105,281)Premiums receivable(886,911)(293,581)(424,973)
Prepaid reinsurance premiums(92,286) (210,589) (128,410)Prepaid reinsurance premiums(31,140)(55,801)(11,798)
Reinsurance recoverable(1,307,066) (145,038) (64,104)Reinsurance recoverable(1,342,659)(138,361)129,665 
Deferred acquisition costs(91,226) (135,945) (89,241)Deferred acquisition costs(215,639)30,442 118,676 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses2,232,114
 81,249
 (43,310)Reserve for claims and claim expenses2,913,492 1,155,615 900,562 
Unearned premiums246,036
 342,471
 144,040
Unearned premiums767,614 232,949 51,343 
Reinsurance balances payable315,107
 150,009
 64,924
Reinsurance balances payable372,611 662,281 658,532 
Other538,100
 99,943
 13,140
Other(437,221)178,314 238,756 
Net cash provided by operating activities1,045,787
 484,772
 424,985
Cash flows used in investing activities     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) operating activities1,234,815 1,992,735 2,137,195 
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activitiesCash flows provided by (used in) investing activities
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading9,490,669
 8,102,514
 9,481,742
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading15,543,565 15,186,952 17,313,940 
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(10,093,532) (8,282,720) (9,683,068)Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(15,680,351)(16,836,538)(17,919,343)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale
 17,692
 8,688
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading115,837
 184,788
 (147,558)Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading206,595 829 (7,841)
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments364,011
 (118,617) 669,116
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments(252,833)(581,473)(1,900,741)
Net (purchases) sales of other investments(19,419) (68,589) 15,843
Net purchases of investments in other ventures
 
 (10,150)
Net sales of other assets
 400
 4,500
Net purchase of Platinum
 
 (678,152)
Net cash used in investing activities(142,434) (164,532) (339,039)
Net sales (purchases) of other investmentsNet sales (purchases) of other investments(617,782)(216,760)(202,878)
Net sales (purchases) of investments in other venturesNet sales (purchases) of investments in other ventures(23,835)(3,698)(2,717)
Return of investment from investment in other venturesReturn of investment from investment in other ventures8,345 9,255 11,250 
Net sales (purchases) of other assetsNet sales (purchases) of other assets— — (4,108)
Net proceeds from sale of RenaissanceRe UKNet proceeds from sale of RenaissanceRe UK— 136,744 — 
Net purchase of TMRNet purchase of TMR— — (276,206)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) investing activities(816,296)(2,304,689)(2,988,644)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities     Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(51,370) (51,583) (53,967)Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(67,828)(68,490)(59,368)
Dividends paid – preference shares(22,381) (22,381) (22,381)Dividends paid – preference shares(32,889)(30,923)(36,756)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(188,591) (309,434) (259,874)RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(1,027,505)(62,621)— 
Issuance of debt295,866
 
 445,589
RenaissanceRe common share issuanceRenaissanceRe common share issuance— 1,095,507 — 
Issuance of debt, net of expensesIssuance of debt, net of expenses— — 396,411 
Repayment of debt(250,000) 
 
Repayment of debt— (250,000)— 
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions260,475
 (2,990) (193,032)
Drawdown of Medici Revolving Credit FacilityDrawdown of Medici Revolving Credit Facility30,000 — — 
Redemption of preference sharesRedemption of preference shares(275,000)(125,000)— 
Issuance of preference shares, net of expensesIssuance of preference shares, net of expenses488,653 — — 
Net third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactionsNet third-party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions594,279 119,071 827,083 
Taxes paid on withholding shares(15,139) (14,943) (10,248)Taxes paid on withholding shares(12,171)(12,330)(7,253)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities28,860
 (401,331) (93,913)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(302,461)665,214 1,120,117 
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash8,222
 (4,637) (10,732)Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash6,148 4,485 2,478 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents940,435
 (85,728) (18,699)Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents122,206 357,745 271,146 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year421,157
 506,885
 525,584
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year1,736,813 1,379,068 1,107,922 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$1,361,592
 $421,157
 $506,885
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$1,859,019 $1,736,813 $1,379,068 
     
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information     Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes paid (refunded)$343
 $(1,118) $10,300
Income taxes paid (refunded)$(4,261)$5,668 $9,749 
Interest paid$44,171
 $53,977
 $40,755
Interest paid$21,172 $48,805 $53,220 
See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements




F-8


RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 20172021
(unless otherwise noted, amounts in tables expressed in thousands of United States (“U.S.”) dollars, except per share amounts and percentages)
NOTE 1.ORGANIZATION
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe” or the “Company”) was formed under the laws of Bermuda on June 7, 1993. Together with its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and DaVinciRe (as defined below), which are collectively referred to herein asmanaged funds, the “Company”, RenaissanceReCompany provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to its customers.
On March 2, 2015, RenaissanceRe completed its acquisition of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum”). As a result of the acquisition, Platinum and its subsidiaries became wholly owned subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe, including Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc., formerly known as Platinum Underwriters Reinsurance, Inc. ("Renaissance Reinsurance U.S."). The Company accounted for the acquisition of Platinum under the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic Business Combinations and the Company's consolidated results of operations include those of Platinum from March 2, 2015. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Platinum” for more information.
Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd. (“Renaissance Reinsurance”), a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurance company, is the Company’s principal reinsurance subsidiary and provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers on a worldwide basis. Effective October 1, 2016, each of Renaissance Reinsurance Specialty Risks Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks”) and Platinum Underwriters Bermuda, Ltd. (“Platinum Bermuda”) merged into Renaissance Reinsurance, with Renaissance Reinsurance being the sole surviving entity.
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. Inc. (“Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.”) is a reinsurance company domiciled in the state of Maryland that
provides property, and casualty and specialty reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers, primarily in the Americas.
RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC, a specialty reinsurance agency domiciled in the state of Connecticut, provides specialty treaty reinsurance solutions on both a quota share and excess of loss basis; and writes business on behalf of RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.”), a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer, which operates subject to U.S. federal income tax, and RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458 (“Syndicate 1458”).
Syndicate 1458 is the Company’s Lloyd’s syndicate. RenaissanceRe Corporate Capital (UK) Limited (“RenaissanceRe CCL”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is Syndicate 1458’s sole corporate member andmember. RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Ltd. (“RSML”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, is the managing agent for Syndicate 1458.
The Company also managesRenaissanceRe Europe AG (“RREAG”), a Swiss-domiciled reinsurance company, which has branches in Australia, Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S., provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance coverages to insurers and reinsurers on a worldwide basis.
RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. Ltd. (“RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.”), a Bermuda-domiciled insurer, which operates subject to U.S. federal income tax.
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. (“DaVinci”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. (“DaVinciRe”), is a managed joint venture formed by the Company to principally write property catastrophe reinsurance and certain casualty and specialty reinsurance lines of business written on behalf of joint ventures, which principally include a global basis.
Top Layer Reinsurance Ltd. (“Top Layer Re”), recorded under the equity method of accounting, and DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. (“DaVinci”). Because is a managed joint venture formed by the Company ownsto write high excess non-U.S. property catastrophe reinsurance.
RenaissanceRe Underwriting Managers U.S. LLC, is licensed as a noncontrolling equity interest in, but controls a majority of the outstanding voting power of DaVinci’s parent, DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. (“DaVinciRe”), the results of DaVinci and DaVinciRe are consolidatedreinsurance intermediary broker in the Company’s financial statementsState of Connecticut and all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe represents the interestsunderwrites specialty treaty reinsurance solutions on both a quota share and excess of external parties with respect to the net income and shareholders’ equityloss basis on behalf of DaVinciRe. affiliates.
Renaissance Underwriting Managers, Ltd. (“RUM”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, acts as exclusive underwriting manager for thesecertain of our joint ventures or managed funds in return for fee-based income and profit participation.
RenaissanceRe Fund Management Ltd. (“RFM”) is a wholly-owned Bermuda exempted company and acts as the exclusive investment fund manager for several of the Company’s joint ventures or managed funds, in return for a management fee, a performance fee, or both. RFM is registered as an Exempt Reporting Adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission and serves as the investment adviser to third-party investors in the various private investment partnerships and insurance-related investment products offered by the Company.
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. (“Medici”) is an exempted fund,company, incorporated under the lawsin Bermuda and registered as an institutional fund. Medici invests, primarily on behalf of Bermuda. Medici’s objective is to seek to invest substantially all of its assetsthird-party investors, in various insurance based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. Third party investors have subscribed for a portion of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici.


Because the Company owns a noncontrolling equity interest in, but controls a majority of the outstanding voting power of Medici’s parent, RenaissanceRe Fund Holdings Ltd. (“Fund Holdings”), the results of Medici and Fund Holdings are consolidated in the Company’s financial statements and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici represents the interests of external parties with respect to the net income and shareholders’ equity of Medici.
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company formed and launched a managed joint venture, Upsilon RFO Re Ltd., formerly known as Upsilon Reinsurance II Ltd. (“Upsilon RFO”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a Bermuda domiciled special purposesegregated accounts company and as a collateralized insurer, (“SPI”),is a managed fund


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formed by the Company principally to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate and per-occurrence primary and retrocessional property catastrophe excess of loss market. Upsilon RFO is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. As a result, Upsilon RFO is consolidated by the Company and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated.
Effective November 13, 2014, the Company incorporated RenaissanceRe Upsilon Fund Ltd. (“Upsilon Fund”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a segregated accounts company. Upsiloncompany and a Class A Professional Fund, was formed to provideprovides a fund structure through which third partythird-party investors can invest in reinsurance risk managed by the Company. As
Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd. (“Vermeer”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a segregated accounts company, Upsilon Fund is permitted to establish segregated accounts to investClass 3B insurer, provides capacity focused on risk remote layers in and hold identified pools of assets and liabilities. Each pool of assets and liabilities in each segregated account is structured to be ring-fenced from any claims from the creditors of Upsilon Fund’s general account and from the creditors of other segregated accounts within Upsilon Fund. Third party investors purchase redeemable, non-voting preference shares linked to specific segregated accounts of Upsilon Fund and own 100% of these shares. Upsilon Fund is an investment company and is considered a VIE.U.S. property catastrophe market. The Company is not consideredmaintains a majority voting control of Vermeer, while Stichting Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (“PFZW”), a pension fund represented by PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V., a Dutch pension fund manager, retains economic benefits.
Mona Lisa Re Ltd. (“Mona Lisa Re”), a Bermuda domiciled SPI, provides reinsurance capacity to subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe, namely Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, through reinsurance agreements which are collateralized and funded by Mona Lisa Re through the primary beneficiaryissuance of Upsilon Fund and, as a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position and resultsone or more series of operations of Upsilon Fund.principal-at-risk variable rate notes.
Effective November 7, 2016, Fibonacci Reinsurance Ltd. ("(“Fibonacci Re"Re”), an exempted company incorporated in Bermuda and registered as a Bermuda-domiciled SPI, was formed to providespecial purpose insurer (“SPI”), provides collateralized capacity to Renaissance Reinsurance and its affiliates.Fibonacci Re raisedraises capital from third partythird-party investors and the Company, via private placements of participating notes which are listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange. Fibonacci Re is considered a VIE. The Company is not considered the primary beneficiary of Fibonacci Re and, as a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position and results of operations of Fibonacci Re.
Effective December 22, 2017, theThe Company and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated closedare engaged in an initiative (“Langhorne”) to source third partythird-party capital to support reinsurers targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks. Langhorne Holdings LLC (“Langhorne Holdings”) is a company that ownswas incorporated to own and managesmanage certain reinsurance entities within Langhorne. Langhorne Partners LLC (“Langhorne Partners”) is the general partner for Langhorne and the entity which manages the third-parties investing in Langhorne Holdings.
Following the acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re AG and certain associated entities and subsidiaries (collectively, “TMR”) on March 22, 2019, the Company managed Shima Reinsurance Ltd. (“Shima Re”), Norwood Re Ltd. (“Norwood Re”) and Blizzard Re Ltd. (“Blizzard,” together with Shima Re and Norwood Re, the “TMR managed third-party capital vehicles”), which provided third-party investors investing into Langhorne Holdings.with access to reinsurance risk. The TMR managed third-party capital vehicles no longer write new business. The Company concluded that Langhorne Holdings meets the definition of a VIE. The Company is not the primary beneficiary of Langhorne Holdingsceased providing management services to Blizzard effective November 1, 2020, and as a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Langhorne Holdings. The Company concluded that Langhorne Partners was not a VIE. The Company will account for its investments in Langhorne Holdingsto Shima Re and Langhorne Partners under the equity method of accounting, one quarter in arrears.Norwood Re effective December 1, 2020.
NOTE 2.SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated from these statements.
Certain comparative information has been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.


USE OF ESTIMATES IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported and disclosed amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. The major estimates reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, the reserve for claims and claim expenses; reinsurance recoverables,recoverable and premiums receivable, including allowancesprovisions for reinsurance recoverables deemed uncollectible;recoverable and premiums receivable to reflect expected credit losses; estimates of written and earned premiums; fair value, including the fair value of investments, financial instruments and derivatives; impairment charges; deferred acquisition costs, and the Company’s deferred tax valuation allowance.


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PREMIUMS AND RELATED EXPENSES
Premiums are recognized as income, net of any applicable reinsurance or retrocessional coverage purchased, over the terms of the related contracts and policies. Premiums written are based on contract and policy terms and include estimates based on information received from both insureds and ceding companies. Subsequent differences arising on such estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined. Unearned premiums represent the portion of premiums written that relate to the unexpired terms of contracts and policies in force. Amounts are computed by pro rata methods based on statistical data or reports received from ceding companies. Reinstatement premiums are estimated after the occurrence of a significant loss and are recorded in accordance with the contract terms based upon paid losses and case reserves. Reinstatement premiums are earned when written.
Acquisition costs are incurred when a contract or policy is issued and only the costs directly related to the successful acquisition of new and renewal contract or policies are deferred and amortized over the same period in which the related premiums are earned. Acquisition costs consist principally of commissions, brokerage and premium tax expenses. Certain of our assumed contracts contain profit sharing provisions or adjustable commissions that are estimated based on the expected loss and loss adjustment expense on those contracts. Acquisition costs include accruals for such estimates of commissions and are shown net of commissions and profit commissions earned on ceded reinsurance, and consist principally of commissions, brokerage and premium tax expenses incurred at the time a contract or policy is issued.reinsurance. Deferred policy acquisition costs are limited to their estimated realizable value based on the related unearned premiums. Anticipated claims and claim expenses, based on historical and current experience, and anticipated investment income related to those premiums are considered in determining the recoverability of deferred acquisition costs.
CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES
The reserve for claims and claim expenses includes estimates for unpaid claims and claim expenses on reported losses as well as an estimate of losses incurred but not reported. The reserve is based on individual claims, case reserves and other reserve estimates reported by insureds and ceding companies as well as management estimates of ultimate losses. Inherent in the estimates of ultimate losses are expected trends in claim severity and frequency and other factors which could vary significantly as claims are settled. Also, during the past few years, the Company has increased its casualty and specialty reinsurance businesses, but does not have the benefit of a significant amount of its own historical experience in certain of thesecasualty and specialty and insurance lines of business. Accordingly, the reserving for incurred losses in these lines of business could be subject to greater variability.
Ultimate losses may vary materially from the amounts provided in the consolidated financial statements. These estimates are reviewed regularly and, as experience develops and new information becomes known, the reserves are adjusted as necessary. Such adjustments, if any, are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations in the period in which they become known and are accounted for as changes in estimates.
REINSURANCE
Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are estimated in a manner consistent with the claim liability associated with the reinsured policies. For multi-year retrospectively rated contracts, the Company accrues amounts (either assets or liabilities) that are due to or from assuming companies based on estimated contract experience. If the Company determines that adjustments to earlier estimates are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are determined. Reinsurance recoverablesrecoverable on dual trigger reinsurance contracts require the Company to estimate its ultimate losses applicable to these contracts as well as estimate the ultimate amount of insured industry losses that will be reported by the


applicable statistical reporting agency, as per the contract terms. Amounts recoverable from reinsurers are recorded net of a valuation allowanceprovision for estimated uncollectible recoveries.current expected credit losses to reflect expected credit losses.
Assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts that lack a significant transfer of risk are treated as deposits.
Certain assumed and ceded reinsurance contracts that do not meet all of the criteria to be accounted for as reinsurance in accordance with FASB ASCFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic Financial Services - Insurance have been accounted for at fair value under the fair value option in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments.


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INVESTMENTS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Fixed Maturity Investments
Investments in fixed maturities are classified as trading or available for sale and are reported at fair value. Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date with balances pending settlement reflected in the balance sheet as a receivable for investments sold or a payable for investments purchased. Net investment income includes interest and dividend income together with amortization of market premiums and discounts and is net of investment management and custody fees. The amortization of premium and accretion of discount for fixed maturity securities is computed using the effective yield method. For mortgage-backed securities and other holdings for which there is prepayment risk, prepayment assumptions are evaluated quarterly and revised as necessary. Any adjustments required due to the change in effective yields and maturities are recognized on a prospective basis through yield adjustments. Fair values of investments are based on quoted market prices, or when such prices are not available, by reference to broker or underwriter bid indications and/or internal pricing valuation techniques. The net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on fixed maturity investments trading is included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of operations. The net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on fixed maturity investments available for sale is included in accumulated other comprehensive income. Realized gains or losses on the sale of investments are determined on the basis of the first in first out cost method and, for fixed maturity investments available for sale, include adjustments to the cost basis of investments for declines in value that are considered to be other-than-temporary.method.
Short Term Investments
Short term investments, which are managed as part of the Company’s investment portfolio and have a maturity of one year or less when purchased, are carried at fair value. The net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on short term investments is included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of operations.
Equity Investments, Classified as Trading
Equity investments are accounted for at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments. Fair values are primarily priced by pricing services, reflecting the closing price quoted for the final trading day of the period. Net investment income includes dividend income and the net realized and unrealized appreciation or depreciation on equity investments is included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments in the consolidated statements of operations.
Other Investments
The Company accounts for its other investments at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments with interest and dividend income income distributions and realizedincluded in net investment income. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on other investments are included in net investment income.realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments. The fair value of certain of the Company’s fund investments, which principally include private equity funds, senior secured bank loanprivate credit funds and hedge funds, is recorded on its balance sheet in other investments, and is generally established on the basis of the net valuation criteriaasset value (“NAV”) per share (or its equivalent) established by the managers of such fund investments, if applicable. The net valuation criteriaasset value established by the managers of such fund investments is establisheddetermined in accordance with the governing documents of such fund investments. The Company applies the practical expedient provided by the FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments relating to investments in certain entities that calculate NAV per share (or its equivalent) and therefore measure the fair value of the fund investments based on that NAV per share, or its equivalent. Fund investments are recorded on the consolidated balance sheet in other investments. Fund investments which are valued using NAV per share as a practical expedient are not categorized within the fair value hierarchy.
Certain of the Company’s fund managers, fund administrators, or both, are unable to provide final fund valuations as of the Company’s current reporting date. The typical reporting lag experienced by the Company to receive a final net asset value report is one month for hedge funds and senior secured bank loancertain private credit funds and three months for private equity funds although, inand private credit funds. In the past, in respect of certain of the Company’s private equity funds, the Company has, on occasion, experienced delays of up to


six months at year end, as the private equity funds typically complete their respective year-end audits before releasing their final net asset value statements.
In circumstances where there is a reporting lag between the current period end reporting date and the reporting date of the latest fund valuation, the Company estimates the fair value of these funds by starting with the prior month or quarter-end fund valuations, adjusting these valuations for actual capital calls,


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redemptions or distributions, as well as the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates, and then estimating the return for the current period. In circumstances in which the Company estimates the return for the current period, all information available to the Company is utilized. This principally includes using preliminary estimates reported to the Company by its fund managers, obtaining the valuation of underlying portfolio investments where such underlying investments are publicly traded and therefore have a readily observable price, using information that is available to the Company with respect to the underlying investments, reviewing various indices for similar investments or asset classes, as well as estimating returns based on the resultsperformance of similar types of investments for which the Company has obtained reported results,broad market indices or other valuation methods, where possible.necessary. Actual final fund valuations may differ, perhaps materially so, from the Company’s estimates and these differences are recorded in the Company’s statement of operations in the period in which they are reported to the Company as a change in estimate.
The Company’s other investments also include investments in catastrophe bonds, direct private equity investments and term loans which are recorded at fair value and thevalue. The fair value of catastrophe bonds is based on broker or underwriter bid indications. The fair value of direct private equity investments is based on the use of internal valuation models and the fair value of term loans are based on discounted cash flow valuation model.
Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity Method
Investments in which the Company has significant influence over the operating and financial policies of the investee are classified as investments in other ventures, under equity method, and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the Company records its proportionate share of income or loss from such investments in its results for the period. If the Company’s proportionate share of loss from such investment is in excess of the carrying value of such investment, the company discontinues applying the equity method when the carrying value of the investment is reduced to zero, unless the Company has committed to provide further financial support to the investee. If the investee subsequently reports net income, the Company resumes applying the equity method only after its proportionate share of net income equals the proportionate share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended. Any decline in value of investments in other ventures, under equity method considered by management to be other-than-temporary is charged to income in the period in which it is determined.
Cash and Cash EquivalentsCASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
Cash equivalents include money market instruments with a maturity of ninety days or less when purchased.
STOCK INCENTIVE COMPENSATION
The Company is authorized to issue restricted stock awards and units, performance shares, stock options and other equity-based awards to its employees and directors. The fair value of the compensation cost is measured at the grant date and expensed over the period for which the employee or director is required to provide services in exchange for the award.
In addition, the Company is authorized to issue cash settled restricted stock units (“CSRSU”) to its employees. The fair value of CSRSUs is determined using the fair market value of RenaissanceRe common shares at the end of each reporting period and is expensed over the period for which the employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award. The fair value of these awards is recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as a liability as it is expensed and until the point payment is made to the employee.
The Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur rather than estimating service-based forfeitures over the requisite service period.
DERIVATIVES
TheFrom time to time, the Company enters into derivative instruments such as futures, options, swaps, forward contracts and other derivative contracts in orderprimarily to manage its foreign currency exposure, obtain exposure to a particular financial market, for yield enhancement, or for trading and speculation.to assume risk. The Company accounts for its derivatives in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Derivatives and Hedging, which requires all derivatives to be recorded at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet as either assets or liabilities, depending on their rights or obligations, with changes in fair value reflected in current earnings. TheCommencing in 2019, the Company does not currently applyelected to adopt hedge accounting.accounting for certain of its derivative instruments used as hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation, as discussed below. The fair value


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quoted prices or broker quotes, where available, or in the absence of quoted prices or broker quotes, the use of industry or internal valuation models.
FAIR VALUEHedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation
Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments used to hedge the net investment in a foreign operation, to the extent effective as a hedge, are recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax. Cumulative changes in fair value recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reclassified into earnings upon the sale, or complete or substantially complete liquidation, of the foreign operation. Any hedge ineffectiveness is recorded immediately in current period earnings as net foreign exchange gains (losses).
Hedge Documentation and Effectiveness Testing
To qualify for hedge accounting treatment, a derivative must be highly effective in mitigating the designated changes in value or cash flow of the hedged item. At the inception of a hedge, the Company formally documents relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking each hedge transaction. The documentation process includes linking derivatives that are designated as net investment hedges to specific assets or liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company accountsalso formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the net investment in a foreign operation. The Company will discontinue hedge accounting prospectively if it determines that the derivative is no longer highly effective in offsetting changes in the net investment in a foreign operation, the derivative is no longer designated as a hedging instrument, or the derivative expires or is sold, terminated or exercised. If hedge accounting is discontinued, the derivative continues to be carried at fair value on the consolidated balance sheet with changes in its fair value recognized in current period earnings through net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments.
FAIR VALUE OPTION
The Company has elected to account for certain of its assets and liabilities at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The Company recognizes the change in unrealized gains and losses arising from changes in fair value in its statements of operations, with the exception of changes in unrealized gains and losses on its fixed maturity investments available for sale, which are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in shareholders’ equity.operations.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Business Combinations, and goodwill and other intangible assets that arise from business combinations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Intangibles – Goodwill and Other. A purchase price that is in excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired arising from a business combination is recorded as goodwill, and is not amortized. Other intangible assets with a finite life are amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset. Other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life are not amortized.
Goodwill and other indefinite life intangible assets are tested for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Finite life intangible assets are reviewed for indicators of impairment on an annual basis or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, and tested for impairment if appropriate. For purposes of the annual impairment evaluation, goodwill is assigned to the applicable reporting unit of the acquired entities giving rise to the goodwill. Goodwill and other intangible assets recorded in connection with investments accounted for under the equity method, are recorded as “Investments in other ventures, under equity method” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The Company has established the beginningthird and fourth quarters of the fourth quarteryear as the dateperiod for performing its annual impairment tests. Upon further assessment, the Company may determine to perform additional impairment testing later in the year if it is deemed necessary. The Company has elected to use the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative goodwill impairment test. Under this option, the Company wouldis not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the Company determines, based on its qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If goodwill or other intangible assets are impaired,


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they are written down to their estimated fair value with a corresponding expense reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.
The Company initially recorded VOBA to reflect the establishment of the value of business acquired asset, which represents the estimated present value of the expected underwriting profit within the unearned premiums liability, net of reinsurance, less costs to service the related policies and a risk premium. VOBA is derived using, among other things, estimated loss ratios by line of business to calculate the underwriting profit, weighted average cost of capital, risk premium and expected payout patterns. The adjustment for VOBA was amortized to acquisition expenses over approximately two years, as the contracts for business in-force as of the acquisition date expired.
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
The Company accounts for redeemable noncontrolling interests in the mezzanine section of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet in accordance with United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) guidance which is applicable to SEC registrants. The share classes related to the redeemable noncontrolling interest portion of the issuer are accounted for in accordance with SEC guidance, which requires that shares not required to be accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and having redemption features that are not solely within the control of the issuer, to be classified outside of permanent equity in the mezzanine section of the balance sheet. Because the share classes related to the redeemable noncontrolling interest portion of the issuer are not considered liabilities in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and have redemption features that are not solely within the control of the issuer, the redeemable noncontrolling interests are presented in the mezzanine section on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet in accordance with the SEC guidance noted above. The SEC guidance does not impact the accounting for redeemable noncontrolling interest on the consolidated statements of operations; therefore, the provisions of FASB ASC Topic Consolidation with respect to the consolidated statements of operations still apply, and net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests is presented separately in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.


VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
The Company accounts for VIEsvariable interest entities (“VIEs”) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Consolidation, which requires the consolidation of all VIEs by the primary beneficiary, that being the investor that has the power to direct the activities of the VIE and that will absorb a portion of the VIE’s expected losses or residual returns that could potentially be significant to the VIE. For VIEsWhen the Company determines it has a variable interest in a VIE, it determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of athat VIE by performing an analysis that principally considers: (i) the VIE’s purpose and design, including the risks the VIE was designed to create and pass through to its variable interest holders; (ii) the VIE’s capital structure; (iii) the terms between the VIE and its variable interest holders and other parties involved with the VIE; (iv) which variable interest holders have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance; (v) which variable interest holders have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE; and (vi) related party relationships. The Company reassesses its initial determination of whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE upon changes in facts and circumstances that could potentially alter the Company’s assessment.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
The Company calculates earnings per share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share are based on weighted average common shares and exclude any dilutive effects of options and restricted stock. Diluted earnings per share assumes the exercise of all dilutive stock options and restricted stock grants.
The two-class method is used to determine earnings per share based on dividends declared on common shares and participating securities (i.e., distributed earnings) and participation rights of participating securities in any undistributed earnings. Each unvested restricted share granted by the Company to its employees is considered a participating security and the Company uses the two-class method to calculate its net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic and diluted.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries in which those monetary assets and liabilities reside are revalued into such subsidiary’s functional currency at the prevailing exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and


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expenses denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries, are valued at the exchange rate on the date on which the underlying revenue or expense transaction occurred. The net effect of these revaluation adjustments are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations as part of net foreign exchange gains (losses).
The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. RevenuesCertain of the Company’s subsidiaries have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar are translated into the Company’s U.S. dollar reporting currency at prevailing balance sheet-date exchange rates, while revenue and expenses denominated inof such foreign currenciesoperations are revaluedtranslated into the Company’s U.S. dollar functional currency at the prevailing exchange rate at the transaction date. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured atmonthly average exchange rates induring the year. The net effect at the balance sheet date, which may result in the recognition of exchangethese translation adjustments, as well as any gains or losses on intercompany balances for which aresettlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future, net of applicable deferred income taxes, is included in the determination of net income.Company’s consolidated balance sheet as currency translation adjustments and reflected within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
TAXATION
Income taxes have been provided for in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences between the amounts recorded in the consolidated financial statements and the tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. Such temporary differences are primarily due to net operating loss and interest expense carryforwards and GAAP versus tax basis accounting differences relating to interest expense, underwriting results, accrued expenses and investments. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded if it is more likely than not that all, or some portion, of the benefits related to net deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Uncertain tax positions are also accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Income Taxes. Uncertain tax positions must meet a more likely than not recognition threshold to be recognized.
RECENTLY ADOPTED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Improvements to Employee Share-Based PaymentSimplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes
In March 2016,December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2016-09”2019-12”). Among other things, ASU 2016-09 was issued to simplify several aspects of2019-12 eliminates certain exceptions for recognizing deferred taxes for investments, performing intraperiod tax allocation and calculating income taxes in interim periods. ASU 2019-12 also clarifies the accounting for share-based payment transactions includingthat result in a step-up in the income tax consequences, treatmentbasis of forfeitures, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and the classification of taxes paid on the statements of cash flows.goodwill. ASU 2016-09 became effective for the Company in annual and interim periods beginning after


December 15, 2016. The cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-09 was a $2.2 million increase to opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2017.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 provides comprehensive guidance on the recognition of revenue from customers arising from the transfer of goods and services. The core principle of the guidance2019-12 is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 also provides guidance on accounting for certain contract costs and will also require new disclosures. ASU 2014-09 was to be effective for public business entities in annualfor fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016, however in July 2015,2020. Accordingly, the FASB decided to defer by one year theCompany adopted ASU 2019-12 effective dates of ASU 2014-09, and as a result, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for public business entities in annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. ASU 2014-09 notably excludes the accounting for insurance contracts, leases, financial instruments and guarantees. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, with its implementation efforts primarily focused on other income on its consolidated statements of operations.January 1, 2021. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 is2019-12 did not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.

Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under previous guidance. ASU 2016-02 is effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.
Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in the consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income, simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, eliminates the requirement to disclose the methods and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value for financial instruments measured at amortized cost, requires the use of the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, requires separate presentation in other comprehensive income of the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the organization has elected to measure the liabilities in accordance with the fair value option, requires the separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements and clarifies that the reporting organization should evaluate the need for a valuation allowance on a deferred tax asset related to available for sale securities in combination with the organization’s other deferred tax assets. ASU 2016-01 is effective for public business entities in annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Earlier adoption is generally not permitted, except for certain specific provisions of ASU 2016-01. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.
Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). ASU 2016-13 modifies the recognition of credit losses by replacing the incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration


of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is applicable to financial assets such as loans, debt securities, trade receivables, off-balance sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and other financial assets that have the contractual right to receive cash. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events, including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectibilitycollectability of the reported amount. The Company'sCompany’s invested assets are measured at fair value through net income, and therefore those invested assets wouldwere not be impacted by the adoption of ASU 2016-13. The Company has other financial assets, such as premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverables,recoverable, that could bewere not materially impacted by the adoption of ASU 2016-13. ASU 2016-13 isbecame effective for public business entities that are SEC filers for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Accordingly, the Company adopted ASU 2016-13 effective January 1, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impactadoption of this guidance; however, it isASU 2016-13 did not expected to have


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a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.position, and as a result, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2020.

Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement
Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
In August 2016,2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The ASU 2018-13 modifies the disclosure requirements of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 clarifiesfair value measurements as part of the classificationdisclosure framework project with the objective to improve the effectiveness of receipts and paymentsdisclosures in the statementnotes to the financial statements. ASU 2018-13 allows for removal of cash flows.the amount and reasons for transfer between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; the policy for transfers between levels; and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2016-15 provides guidance related to (1) settlement and payment of zero coupon debt instruments, (2) contingent consideration, (3) proceeds from settlement of insurance claims, (4) proceeds from settlement of corporate and bank owned life insurance policies, (5) distributions from equity method investees, (6) cash receipts from beneficial interests obtained by a transferor, and (7) general guidelines for cash receipts and payments that have more than one aspect of classification. ASU 2016-15 is2018-13 became effective for public businessall entities for annual periodsfiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018,2019 and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoptionthose fiscal years. Accordingly, the Company adopted ASU 2018-13 effective January 1, 2020. Since ASU 2018-13 is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however,disclosure-related only, it isdid not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.

Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (“ASU 2016-16”). ASU 2016-16 requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfers occur; this is a change from current guidance which prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes until the underlying assets have been sold to outside entities. ASU 2016-16 is effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance; however, it is not expected to have a materialan impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.
Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“(“ASU 2017-04”). Among other things, ASU 2017-04 requires the following: (1) the elimination of step two of the goodwill impairment test; entities will no longer utilize the implied fair value of their assets and liabilities for purposes of testing goodwill for impairment, (2) the quantitative portion of the goodwill impairment test will be performed by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount; an impairment charge is to be recognized for the excess of carrying amount over fair value, but only to the extent of the amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit, and (3) foreign currency translation adjustments are not to be allocated to a reporting unit from an entity’s accumulated other comprehensive income;income (loss); the reporting unit’s carrying amount should include only the currently translated balances of the assets and liabilities assigned to the reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 isbecame effective for public business entities that are SEC filers for annual periods, or any interim goodwill impairment tests in annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates afterAccordingly, the Company adopted ASU 2017-04 effective January 1, 2017.2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impactadoption of this guidance; however, it isASU 2017-04 did not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.


Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases and subsequently issued a number of other ASUs to amend the guidance, each ultimately reflected in FASB ASC Topic Leases. FASB ASC Topic Leases requires, among other items, lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under the previous guidance. FASB ASC Topic Leases became effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company has adopted FASB ASC Topic Leases through the application of the modified retrospective transition approach. In addition, the Company employed certain practical expedients permitted under the guidance and utilized its incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments, not yet paid. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position. The Company determined there was no material impact and as a result, there was no cumulative effect adjustment to opening retained earnings as of January 1, 2019.
Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory
In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory (“ASU 2016-16”). ASU 2016-16 requires entities to recognize the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory when the transfers occur; this is a change from current guidance which prohibits the recognition of current and deferred income taxes until the underlying assets have been sold to outside entities. ASU 2016-16 became effective for public business entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and financial position.



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NOTE 3. ACQUISITION OF PLATINUMTOKIO MILLENNIUM RE
Overview
On March 2, 2015, RenaissanceRe acquired 100% of the outstanding common shares of Platinum for $76 per Platinum common share, or aggregate consideration of $1.93 billion. In connection with an intercompany restructuring, effective July 1, 2015, Platinum was merged with RenaissanceRe, with RenaissanceRe continuing as the surviving company.
Prior to the closing of the acquisition of Platinum, Platinum was a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and headquartered in Bermuda. Platinum, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provided property and casualty reinsurance coverage through reinsurance brokers to insurers and select reinsurers on a worldwide basis. The Company believes the acquisition of Platinum has benefited the combined companies’ clients through an expanded product offering and enhanced broker relationships and it has also accelerated the growth of the Company’s U.S. specialty and casualty reinsurance platform.
The aggregate consideration for the transaction consistedacquisition of the issuanceTMR, which closed on March 22, 2019, was $1.6 billion, consisting of 7.435 millioncash, RenaissanceRe common shares valuedand a special dividend from TMR, as described in more detail below. The aggregate consideration paid at $761.8 million (basedclosing for the acquisition of TMR was based on the share price asclosing tangible book value of March 2, 2015) and $1.16 billion of cash. The cash consideration was partially funded throughTMR, subject to a pre-closing dividend from Platinum of $10.00 per share, or $253.2 million (the “Special Dividend”), RenaissanceRe available funds of $604.4 million and a short term bridge loan of $300.0 million. On March 24, 2015, RenaissanceRe Finance Inc. (“RenaissanceRe Finance”), a wholly owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe, issued $300.0 million of its 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025 (together with cash on hand) to replacepost-closing adjustment under the short term bridge loan used to fund partterms of the cash consideration. ReferStock Purchase Agreement by and among the Company, Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co. Ltd. (“Tokio”) and, with respect to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” for additional information related to the 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025.certain sections only, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. entered into on October 30, 2018. The parties determined that no closing adjustment was required.
In connection with the closing of the TMR Stock Purchase, Tokio, RREAG and RenaissanceRe (UK) Limited (formerly known as Tokio Millennium Re (UK) Limited) (“RenaissanceRe UK”) entered into a reserve development agreement whereby RREAG and RenaissanceRe UK agreed to cede to Tokio, and Tokio agreed to indemnify and reimburse RREAG and RenaissanceRe UK for, substantially all of RREAG and RenaissanceRe UK’s adverse development on stated reserves at time of the closing, including unearned premium reserves, subject to certain terms and conditions. The reserve development agreement provides the Company with indemnification on stated reserves, including unearned premium reserves, for RREAG and RenaissanceRe UK, on a whole-account basis, and takes into consideration adverse performance across the Company’s reportable segments. To the extent the combined performance of acquired reserves for claims and claim expenses or unearned premiums is worse than expected on an aggregate basis across reportable segments, the Company is indemnified under the terms of the reserve development agreement and would expect to collect under the reserve development agreement.
At closing, RREAG and Tokio entered into a retrocessional agreement pursuant to which RREAG ceded to Tokio all of its liabilities arising from certain stop loss reinsurance contracts RREAG entered into with third-party capital partners which were either in force as of the closing date or which incept prior to December 31, 2021.
The Company recorded $9.1 million of corporate expenses associated with the acquisition of Platinum, RenaissanceRe incurredTMR during 2020 (2019 - $49.7 million). Included in these expenses are compensation, transaction integration and compensation related expenses totaling $0.3 million during 2017 (2016 - $2.1 million, 2015 - $53.5 million). These expenses have all been reported as a component of corporate expenses.


integration-related costs.
Purchase Price
The Company'sCompany’s total purchase price for Platinum at March 2, 2015TMR was calculated as follows:
Special Dividend
Special Dividend paid to common shareholders of Tokio and holders of Tokio equity awards$500,000 
RenaissanceRe Common Shares
Common shares issued by RenaissanceRe to Tokio1,739,071 
Common share price of RenaissanceRe (1)$143.75 
Market value of RenaissanceRe common shares issued by RenaissanceRe to Tokio249,998 
Cash Consideration
Cash consideration paid by RenaissanceRe as acquisition consideration813,595 
Total purchase price1,563,593 
Less: Special Dividend paid to Tokio(500,000)
Net purchase price$1,063,593 
(1)     RenaissanceRe common share price was based on the 30-day trailing volume weighted average price of $143.7539 as of market close on March 15, 2019, which approximates fair value.


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 Special Dividend    
 Number of Platinum common shares and Platinum equity awards canceled in the acquisition of Platinum25,320,312
   
 Special Dividend per outstanding common share of Platinum and Platinum equity award$10.00
   
 Special Dividend paid to common shareholders of Platinum and holders of Platinum equity awards  $253,203
 
 RenaissanceRe common shares    
 Common shares issued by RenaissanceRe7,434,561
   
 Common share price of RenaissanceRe as of March 2, 2015$102.47
   
 Market value of RenaissanceRe common shares issued by RenaissanceRe to common shareholders of Platinum and holders of Platinum equity awards  761,819
 
 Platinum common shares    
 Fair value of Platinum common shares owned by RenaissanceRe and canceled in connection with the acquisition of Platinum  12,950
 
 Cash consideration    
 Number of Platinum common shares and Platinum equity awards canceled in the acquisition of Platinum25,320,312
   
 Platinum common shares owned by RenaissanceRe and canceled in connection with the acquisition of Platinum(169,220)   
 Number of Platinum common shares and Platinum equity awards canceled in the acquisition of Platinum excluding those owned by RenaissanceRe and canceled in connection with the acquisition of Platinum25,151,092
   
 Agreed cash price paid to common shareholders of Platinum and holders of Platinum equity awards$35.96
   
 Cash consideration paid by RenaissanceRe to common shareholders of Platinum and holders of Platinum equity awards  904,433
 
 Total purchase price  1,932,405
 
 Less: Special Dividend paid by Platinum  (253,203) 
 Net purchase price  $1,679,202
 
      

Fair Value of Net Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
The purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities of Platinumthe Company based on estimated fair values on March 2, 2015,22, 2019, the date the transaction closed, as detailed below. TheDuring the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized goodwill of $191.7$13.1 million, primarilybased on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, attributable to Platinum’s assembled workforce and synergies expected to result upon integrationthe excess of Platinum into the Company’s operations. There were no other adjustments to carried goodwill duringpurchase price over the period ended December 31, 2017 reflected onfair value of the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017.net assets of TMR. The Company recognized identifiable finite lived intangible assets of $75.2$11.2 million, which are beingwill be amortized over a weighted average period of eight10.5 years, identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of $8.4$6.8 million, and certain other adjustments to the fair values of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and shareholders’ equity of PlatinumTMR at March 2, 201522, 2019, based on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, as summarized in the table below:


      
 Shareholders’ equity of Platinum prior to Special Dividend  $1,737,278
 
 Cash and cash equivalents (Special Dividend on Platinum common shares and Platinum equity awards)  (253,203) 
 Adjusted shareholders’ equity of Platinum at March 2, 2015  1,484,075
 
 Adjustments for fair value, by applicable balance sheet caption:    
 Deferred acquisition costs  (44,486) 
 Debt  (28,899) 
 Reserve for claims and claim expenses  (21,725) 
 Other assets - deferred debt issuance costs  (1,046) 
 Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption before tax impact  (96,156) 
 Other assets - net deferred tax asset related to fair value adjustments  29,069
 
 Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption  (67,087) 
 Adjustments for fair value of the identifiable intangible assets:    
 Identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets (insurance licenses)  8,400
 
 Identifiable finite lived intangible assets (non-contractual relationships, renewal rights, value of business acquired, trade name, internally developed and used computer software and covenants not to compete)  75,200
 
 Identifiable intangible assets before tax impact  83,600
 
 Other liabilities - deferred tax liability on identifiable intangible assets  (13,115) 
 Total adjustments for fair value of the identifiable intangible assets  70,485
 
 Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption and identifiable intangible assets  3,398
 
 Shareholders’ equity of Platinum at fair value  1,487,473
 
 Total net purchase price paid by RenaissanceRe  1,679,202
 
 Excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired assigned to goodwill  $191,729
 
      
Shareholders’ equity of TMR at March 22, 2019$1,032,961 
Adjustments for fair value, by applicable balance sheet caption:
Net deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired(56,788)
Net reserve for claims and claim expenses67,782 
Goodwill and intangible assets at March 22, 2019 of TMR(6,569)
Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption before tax impact4,425 
Other assets - net deferred tax liability related to fair value adjustments and value of business acquired(2,606)
Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption, net of tax1,819 
Adjustments for fair value of the identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets (insurance licenses)6,800 
Identifiable finite lived intangible assets (top broker relationships and renewal rights)11,200 
Identifiable intangible assets before tax impact18,000 
Other assets - deferred tax liability on identifiable intangible assets(2,281)
Total adjustments for fair value of the identifiable intangible assets and value of business acquired, net of tax15,719 
Total adjustments for fair value by applicable balance sheet caption, identifiable intangible assets and value of business acquired, net of tax17,538 
Shareholders’ equity of TMR at fair value1,050,499 
Total net purchase price paid by RenaissanceRe1,063,593 
Excess purchase price over the fair value of net assets acquired assigned to goodwill$13,094 
An explanation of the significant fair value adjustments and related future amortization is as follows:
DeferredNet deferred acquisition costs - to eliminate Platinum’s deferred acquisition costs;
Debtand VOBA - to reflect Platinum’s existing senior notesthe elimination of TMR’s net deferred acquisition costs, partially offset by the establishment of the value of business acquired asset, which represents the present value of the expected underwriting profit within the unearned premiums liability, net of reinsurance, less costs to service the related policies and a risk premium. The adjustment for VOBA will be amortized to acquisition expenses over approximately two years, as the contracts for business in-force as of the acquisition date expire. VOBA at fair value using indicative market pricing obtained from third-party service providers;March 22, 2019 was $287.6 million;
Reserve for claims and claim expenses - to reflect a decrease related to the present value of the net unpaid claims and claim expenses based on the estimated payout pattern, partially offset by an increase in net claims and claim expenses duerelated to the addition of aestimated market based risk margin. The risk margin that representedrepresents the estimated cost of capital required by a market participant to assume the net claims and claim expenses of Platinum, partially offset by a deduction which representsexpenses. This will be amortized using the projected discount due to the present value calculation of the unpaid claims and claim expenses based on the expected payoutrisk margin patterns of the net unpaid claims and claim expenses;claims expenses as of the acquisition date;
Other assets - to eliminate deferred debt issuance costs related to Platinum’s existing senior notes and to reflect net deferred tax assets related to fair value adjustments;
Identifiable indefinite lived and finite lived intangible assets - to establish the fair value of identifiable intangible assets related to the acquisition of PlatinumTMR described in detail below; and


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Other liabilitiesassets - to reflect the net deferred tax liability on identifiable intangible assets.


Identifiable intangible assets at March 2, 2015 and at December 31, 2017, consisted of the following and are included in goodwill and other intangible assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet:
      
  Amount Economic Useful Life 
 Key non-contractual relationships$30,400
 10 years 
 Value of business acquired20,200
 2 years 
 Renewal rights15,800
 15 years 
 Insurance licenses8,400
 Indefinite 
 Internally developed and used computer software3,500
 2 years 
 Other non-contractual relationships2,300
 3 years 
 Non-compete agreements1,900
 2.5 years 
 Trade name1,100
 6 months 
 Identifiable intangible assets, before amortization, at March 2, 201583,600
   
 Amortization (from March 2, 2015 through December 31, 2017)(39,914)   
 Net identifiable intangible assets at December 31, 2017 related to the acquisition of Platinum$43,686
   
      
AmountEconomic Useful Life
Top broker relationships$10,000 10.0 years
Renewal rights1,200 15.0 years
Insurance licenses6,800 Indefinite
Gross identifiable intangible assets related to the acquisition of TMR, at March 22, 201918,000 
Accumulated amortization (from March 22, 2019 through December 31, 2021), net of foreign exchange2,851 
Impairment loss on insurance licenses6,800 
Net identifiable intangible assets related to the acquisition of TMR at December 31, 2021$8,349 
An explanation of the identifiable intangible assets is as follows:
Key non-contractualTop broker relationships - thesethe value of TMR’s relationships included Platinum’swith their top four brokers (Aon plc, Marsh(Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., Aon plc, Willis Group Holdings plc.Public Limited Company and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc.) andafter taking into consideration was given to the expectation of the renewal of these relationships and the associated expenses;
Value of business acquired (“VOBA”) -expenses. These will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected future losses and expenses associated with the policies that were in-forceeconomic useful life as of the closing date of the transaction were estimated and compared to the future premium remaining expected to be earned. The difference between the risk-adjusted future loss and expenses, discounted to present value and the unearned premium reserve, was estimated to be the VOBA;acquisition date;
Renewal rights - the value of policy renewal rights after taking into consideration written premiumpremiums on assumed retention ratios and the insurance cash flows and the associated equity cash flows from these renewal policies over the expected life of the renewals;renewals. These will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the economic useful life as of the acquisition date; and
Insurance licenses - the value of acquired insurance licenses, acquired providingwhich provide the ability to write reinsurance in all 50 states of the U.S. and the District of Columbia;
Internally developed and used computer software - representsColumbia. During the valueyear ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment of internally developed and used computer software to be utilized by the Company;
Other non-contractual relationships - these relationships consisted of Platinum’s brokers with the exception of those previously listed above as key non-contractual relationships and consideration was given$6.8 million related to the expectation ofinsurance licenses. See “Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” in the renewal of these relationships andCompany’s “Notes to the associated expenses;
Non-compete agreements - represent non-compete agreements with key employees of Platinum; and
Trade name - represents the value of the Platinum brand acquired.Consolidated Financial Statements” for additional information.
As part of the allocation of the purchase price, included in the adjustment to other assets in the table above is a deferred tax assetliability of $29.1$2.3 million related to the estimated fair value of the intangible assets recorded, as well as a net deferred tax liability of $2.6 million related to certain other adjustments to the fair values of the assets acquired, VOBA, liabilities assumed and shareholders’ equity, summarized in the table above, which was partially offset by a deferred tax liability of $13.1 million related to the estimated fair value of the intangible assets recorded.equity. Other net deferred tax assetsliabilities recorded primarily relate to differences between financial reporting and tax basisbases of the acquired assets and liabilities as of the acquisition date, March 2, 2015.22, 2019. The Company estimates that none of the goodwill that was recorded will be deductible for income tax purposes.


Financial Results
FASB ASC Topic Business Combinations prescribes disclosureThe following table summarizes the net contribution from the acquisition of TMR since March 22, 2019 that was included in the amountsCompany’s consolidated statements of revenueoperations and earningscomprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating activities of the acquiree sinceTMR from the acquisition date, March 22, 2019, through December 31, 2019 are included in the Company’s consolidated statementstatements of operations for the reporting period.year ended December 31, 2019. 
The unaudited net contribution of the acquisition and integration of TMR is provided for informational purposes only and is not necessarily, and should not be assumed to be, an indication of the results that may be achieved in the future. These results are not used as a part of management’s analysis of the financial performance of the Company’s business. These results primarily reflect items recorded directly by TMR through December 31, 2019, including: 1) net earned premium and net underwriting income on the in-force portfolio acquired with the acquisition of TMR and previously retained on TMR entities’ balance sheets; 2) net earned premium and net underwriting income for those contracts which renewed post-acquisition on


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one of the acquired TMR entities’ balance sheets; 3) net investment income and net realized and unrealized gains recorded directly by TMR; and 4) certain direct costs incurred directly by TMR. In addition, these results, where possible, were adjusted for transaction and integration related costs incurred by the Company. However, these results do not reflect on-going operating costs incurred by the Company believes this disclosure has become impracticable givenin supporting TMR unless such costs were incurred directly by TMR. These results also do not give consideration to the impact of possible revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies, synergies or asset dispositions that may be achieved in the future. These results involve significant estimates and are not indicative of the future results of the acquired subsidiaries of PlatinumTMR entities which have been, fully integrated intoand will continue to be impacted by potential changes in targeted business mix, investment management strategies, and synergies recognized from changes in the Company’s organizationalcombined entity’s operating structure, through an internal reorganization, resultingas well as the impact of changes in other business and capital and assets being reallocated throughoutmanagement strategies. 
Since the organization. In addition, reinsurance contractsacquisition date, a growing number of underlying policies have been renewed using both previously existingunderwritten onto different legal entities, staffing has been allocated to new activities, and acquired subsidiaries and the Company does not discretely manage the Platinum subsidiaries acquired, thereby rendering it impracticablereinsurance has been purchased to accurately estimate the amountscover combined risks, only some of revenue and earnings of Platinum since March 2, 2015 includedwhich would have been reflected in the consolidated statement of operations for the reporting period.
Supplemental Pro Forma Information
Platinum’s results are included in the Company's consolidated financial statementsunderlying legacy TMR results. As a result, for the years ended December 31, 20172021 and 2016,2020, it is impracticable to produce summarized financial results, and any such information would not be indicative of the results of the acquired TMR entities, given the significant estimates involved and the nature and pace of the integration activities, which were substantially completed in 2019.
Year ended December 31, 2019 (1)
Total revenues$922,727 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders (2)
$99,169 
(1)    Includes the net contribution from the acquisition of TMR since March 2, 2015 to22, 2019 that has been included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income through December 31, 2015. As such,2019.
(2)    Includes $49.7 million of corporate expenses associated with the acquisition and integration of TMR for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Taxation
At the date of acquisition and in conjunction with the acquisition of TMR, the Company established a net deferred tax liability of $5.7 million and recorded a valuation allowance against TMR’s deferred tax assets of $35.7 million in its consolidated financial statements. A predominant amount of the valuation allowance related to the U.S. operations of TMR was recorded by TMR prior to the acquisition.
Supplemental Pro Forma Information
The following table presents unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the yearyears ended December 31, 2015,2019 and 2018, respectively, and assumes the acquisition of PlatinumTMR occurred on January 1, 2014.2018. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is provided for informational purposes only and is not necessarily, and should not be assumed to be, an indication of the results that would have been achieved had the transaction been completed as of January 1, 20142018 or that may be achieved in the future. The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information does not give consideration to the impact of possible revenue enhancements, expense efficiencies, synergies or asset dispositions that may result from the acquisition of Platinum.TMR. In addition, unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information does not include the effects of costs associated with any restructuring or integration activities resulting from the acquisition of Platinum,TMR, as they are nonrecurring.
    
 Year ended December 31,2015 
 Total revenues$1,593,735
 
 Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders423,768
 
    
Year ended December 31,20192018
Total revenues$4,542,979 $3,338,903 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$768,719 $281,974 
Among other adjustments, and in addition to the fair value adjustments and recognition of goodwill, VOBA and identifiable intangible assets noted above, other material nonrecurring pro forma adjustments directly


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attributable to the acquisition of PlatinumTMR principally included certain adjustments to recognize transaction related costs, align accounting policies, and amortize fair value adjustments, amortizeVOBA, and identifiable indefinitedefinite lived intangible assets, and recognizenet of related tax impacts.

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

The RREAG group entities have a contributory defined benefit pension plan for certain employees, which was not material to RenaissanceRe’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021.
The plan offers mandatory benefits as prescribed by the applicable law, as well as voluntary benefits. These mandatory benefits include guarantees regarding the level of interest paid annually on accrued pension savings. The RREAG group entities and the members of the plan contribute a defined percentage of salary to the pension arrangement and credit accumulation is granted on these contributions. At retirement, the accumulated contributions are converted into a pension. A full independent actuarial valuation is prepared annually.
At December 31, 2021, the net balance sheet liability was $4.3 million, comprising $19.4 million of projected benefit obligation and $15.2 million of plan assets at fair value (2020 - $6.4 million, $20.1 million and $13.6 million, respectively).
NOTE 4. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The following table showstables show an analysis of goodwill and other intangible assets:
        
  Goodwill and other intangible assets 
 
  
Goodwill Other intangible assets Total 
 Balance as of December 31, 2015      
 Gross amount$199,889
 $96,599
 $296,488
 
 Accumulated impairment losses and amortization(2,299) (29,035) (31,334) 
  197,590
 67,564
 265,154
 
 Amortization
 (13,968) (13,968) 
 Balance as of December 31, 2016      
 Gross amount199,889
 96,599
 296,488
 
 Accumulated impairment losses and amortization(2,299) (43,003) (45,302) 
  197,590
 53,596
 251,186
 
 Amortization
 (8,041) (8,041) 
 Balance as of December 31, 2017      
 Gross amount199,889
 96,599
 296,488
 
 Accumulated impairment losses and amortization(2,299) (51,044) (53,343) 
  $197,590
 $45,555
 $243,145
 
        
During the first quarterassets, net of 2015, the Company recognizedforeign currency translation adjustments, included in goodwill of $191.7 million primarily attributable to Platinum’s assembled workforce and synergies expected to result upon integration of Platinum into the Company’s operations. Also during 2015, the Company recognized identifiable finite lived intangible assets of $75.2 million and identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of $8.4 million in connection with its acquisition of Platinum. See “Note 3. Acquisition of Platinum” for additional information related to the Company’s acquisition of Platinum and other intangible assets acquired.on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
At December 31,20212020
Goodwill, net$210,920 $211,013 
Other intangible assets, net32,576 38,628 
Total goodwill and other intangible assets$243,496 $249,641 

Included in goodwill and other intangible assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 was gross goodwill of $213.2 million (2020 - $213.3 million, 2019 - $213.0 million). Included in goodwill, net at December 31, 2021 was accumulated impairment losses of $2.3 million (2020 - $2.3 million).
The following table shows an analysis ofIn addition, the Company has also recorded goodwill and other intangible assets included in investments in other ventures, under equity method:method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Included in Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity Method
At December 31,20212020
Goodwill, net$9,903 $10,598 
Other intangible assets, net8,716 12,368 
Total goodwill and other intangible assets$18,619 $22,966 
Included in Investments and other ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2021 was gross goodwill of $14.4 million (2020 - $15.1 million, 2019 - $15.1 million). Included in goodwill, net at December 31, 2021 was accumulated impairment losses of $4.5 million (2020 - $4.5 million).


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Goodwill and other intangible assets included
in investments in other  ventures, under equity method
 
 
  
Goodwill     Other intangible  assets     Total     
 Balance as of December 31, 2015      
 Gross amount$12,318
 $51,796
 $64,114
 
 Accumulated impairment losses and amortization(4,500) (36,460) (40,960) 
  7,818
 15,336
 23,154
 
 Amortization
 (3,474) (3,474) 
 Balance as of December 31, 2016      
 Gross amount12,318
 51,796
 64,114
 
 Accumulated impairment losses and amortization(4,500) (39,934) (44,434) 
  7,818
 11,862
 19,680
 
 Amortization
 (2,946) (2,946) 
 Balance as of December 31, 2017      
 Gross amount12,318
 51,796
 64,114
 
 Accumulated impairment losses and amortization(4,500) (42,880) (47,380) 
  $7,818
 $8,916
 $16,734
 
        
The following table shows a roll forward of goodwill included in goodwill and other intangible assets and goodwill included in investments in other ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:
Goodwill
Goodwill and Other Intangible AssetsGoodwill and Other Intangible Assets Included in Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity Method
Balance at December 31, 2019, net$210,665 $10,598 
Foreign currency translation348 — 
Balance at December 31, 2020, net211,013 10,598 
Acquired— (695)
Foreign currency translation(93)— 
Balance at December 31, 2021, net$210,920 $9,903 
The gross carrying value, accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses by major category of other intangible assets included in goodwill and other intangible assets and investments in other ventures, under equity method on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are shown below:
Other Intangible Assets
At December 31, 2021Gross 
Carrying  
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Accumulated Impairment LossesNet
Customer relationships and customer lists$108,742 $(83,307)$(1,403)$24,032 
Licenses (1)
23,779 — (6,800)16,979 
Value of business acquired20,200 (20,200)— — 
Software12,230 (12,230)— — 
Patents and intellectual property4,500 (1,875)(2,625)— 
Covenants not-to-compete4,030 (4,030)— — 
Trademarks and trade names1,710 (1,429)— 281 
$175,191 $(123,071)$(10,828)$41,292 
(1)Licenses is comprised of $17.0 million of indefinite lived other intangible assets, included in other intangible assets, net, as of December 31, 2021
Other Intangible Assets
At December 31, 2020Gross 
Carrying  
Value
Accumulated
Amortization
Accumulated Impairment LossesNet
Customer relationships and customer lists$108,798 $(76,118)$(1,403)$31,277 
Licenses (1)
26,214 — (6,800)19,414 
Value of business acquired20,200 (20,200)— — 
Software12,230 (12,230)— — 
Patents and intellectual property4,500 (1,875)(2,625)— 
Covenants not-to-compete4,030 (4,030)— — 
Trademarks and trade names1,710 (1,405)— 305 
$177,682 $(115,858)$(10,828)$50,996 
(1)Licenses is comprised of $19.4 million of indefinite lived other intangible assets, included in other intangible assets, net, as of December 31, 2020


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During 2021, the Company recorded amortization expense of $7.2 million and an impairment loss of $Nil related to other intangible assets (2020 - $8.3 million and $6.8 million, respectively).
During the quarter ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized goodwill of $13.1 million, based on foreign exchange rates on March 22, 2019, attributable to the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the TMR Stock Purchase. In addition, the Company recognized identifiable finite lived intangible assets of $11.2 million and identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets of $6.8 million associated with TMR. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the acquisition of TMR.
In accordance with the Company’s established accounting policy, the beginningCompany performed goodwill and other intangible assets impairment tests during the fourth quarter. During 2020, the Company elected to renew certain reinsurance contracts, that had previously been written on one of the acquired TMR balance sheets, on other balance sheets within the consolidated group and placed the TMR entity into run-off. Accordingly and in connection with the Company’s impairment assessment performed during the fourth quarter of 2020, it was useddetermined that the license associated with this acquired TMR entity, which was initially reflected as an indefinite lived intangible asset of $6.8 million at the date fortime of the acquisition of TMR, should be written down to $Nil. The Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of $Nil during the year ended December 31, 2021.
In performing the annual impairment test. Theassessment, the Company first assessed qualitative factors to determine whether it was necessary to perform a quantitative impairment test. Based on its qualitative assessment, the Company determined it was not more likely than not that the fair value of the goodwill and other intangible assets in question were less than their respective carrying amounts. The qualitative assessment included the following factors which the Company determined had not significantly deteriorated given specific facts and circumstances: macroeconomic conditions; industry and market conditions; costs factors; and overall financial performance. In light of the qualitative assessment, the Company performed a quantitative analysis using a discounted cash flow model and concluded that the full amount ofOther than the goodwill and other intangible assets associated with this equity method investment were impaired. Other thanacquired and the intangible assets impaired as noted above and normal course amortization of intangible assets, in accordance with the Company’s established accounting policy, there were no adjustments to carried goodwill and other intangible assets during the year ended December 31, 2017.2021.


The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization by major category of other intangible assets is shown below:
        
  Other intangible assets 
 At December 31, 2017
Gross 
carrying  
value
 
Accumulated
amortization and impairment losses
 Total 
 Customer relationships and customer lists$95,458
 $(51,633) $43,825
 
 Value of business acquired20,200
 (20,200) 
 
 Software12,230
 (12,230) 
 
 Licenses10,267
 
 10,267
 
 Patents and intellectual property4,500
 (4,500) 
 
 Covenants not-to-compete4,030
 (4,030) 
 
 Trademarks and trade names1,710
 (1,331) 379
 
  $148,395
 $(93,924) $54,471
 
        
        
  Other intangible assets 
 At December 31, 2016
Gross 
carrying  
value
 
Accumulated
amortization and impairment losses
 Total 
 Customer relationships and customer lists$95,458
 $(42,142) $53,316
 
 Value of business acquired20,200
 (19,527) 673
 
 Software12,230
 (11,938) 292
 
 Licenses10,267
 
 10,267
 
 Patents and intellectual property4,500
 (4,500) 
 
 Covenants not-to-compete4,030
 (3,523) 507
 
 Trademarks and trade names1,710
 (1,307) 403
 
  $148,395
 $(82,937) $65,458
 
        
The remaining useful life of intangible assets with finite lives ranges from one1.3 to 1612.2 years, with a weighted-average amortization period of 7.95.5 years. Expected amortization of the other intangible assets, including other intangible assets recorded in investments in other ventures, under equity method, is shown below:
Other
Intangibles Assets
Other Intangible Assets Included in Investments in Other Ventures, Under Equity MethodTotal
2022$5,602 $997 $6,599 
20235,173 606 5,779 
20244,716 194 4,910 
20251,976 24 2,000 
20261,377 24 1,401 
2027 and thereafter3,465 159 3,624 
Total remaining amortization expense22,309 2,004 24,313 
Indefinite lived10,267 6,712 16,979 
Total$32,576 $8,716 $41,292 



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Other
intangibles
 
Other
intangible
assets 
included
in investments
in other
ventures, under
equity method
 Total 
 2018$5,727
 $2,596
 $8,323
 
 20195,446
 2,427
 7,873
 
 20205,237
 1,564
 6,801
 
 20214,910
 702
 5,612
 
 20224,522
 702
 5,224
 
 2023 and thereafter9,446
 925
 10,371
 
 Total remaining amortization expense35,288
 8,916
 44,204
 
 Indefinite lived10,267
 
 10,267
 
 Total$45,555
 $8,916
 $54,471
 
        




NOTE 5. INVESTMENTS
Fixed Maturity Investments Trading
The following table summarizes the fair value of fixed maturity investments trading:
      
  December 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 
 U.S. treasuries$3,168,763
 $2,617,894
 
 Agencies47,646
 90,972
 
 Municipal509,802
 519,069
 
 Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)287,660
 333,224
 
 Non-U.S. government-backed corporate163,651
 133,300
 
 Corporate2,063,459
 1,877,243
 
 Agency mortgage-backed500,456
 462,493
 
 Non-agency mortgage-backed300,331
 258,944
 
 Commercial mortgage-backed202,062
 409,747
 
 Asset-backed182,725
 188,358
 
 Total fixed maturity investments trading$7,426,555
 $6,891,244
 
      
At December 31.20212020
U.S. treasuries$6,247,779 $4,960,409 
Agencies361,684 368,032 
Non-U.S. government549,613 491,531 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate474,848 338,014 
Corporate3,214,438 4,261,025 
Agency mortgage-backed721,955 1,113,792 
Non-agency mortgage-backed233,346 291,444 
Commercial mortgage-backed634,925 791,272 
Asset-backed1,068,543 890,984 
Total fixed maturity investments trading$13,507,131 $13,506,503 
Contractual maturities of fixed maturity investments trading are described in the following table. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
      
 At December 31, 2017
Amortized 
Cost
 Fair Value 
 Due in less than one year$547,468
 $546,255
 
 Due after one through five years4,551,757
 4,521,930
 
 Due after five through ten years997,163
 1,007,656
 
 Due after ten years163,188
 165,140
 
 Mortgage-backed993,005
 1,002,849
 
 Asset-backed182,289
 182,725
 
 Total$7,434,870
 $7,426,555
 
      
At December 31, 2021Amortized 
Cost
Fair Value
Due in less than one year$363,795 $365,418 
Due after one through five years6,317,351 6,297,063 
Due after five through ten years3,911,221 3,877,715 
Due after ten years306,123 308,166 
Mortgage-backed1,584,871 1,590,226 
Asset-backed1,069,218 1,068,543 
Total$13,552,579 $13,507,131 
Equity Investments Trading
The following table summarizes the fair value of equity investments trading:
At December 31.20212020
Financials$146,615 $452,765 
Communications and technology82,444 119,592 
Consumer51,083 44,477 
Industrial, utilities and energy26,645 43,380 
Healthcare28,796 35,140 
Basic materials5,092 7,263 
Equity exchange traded funds114,919 — 
Fixed income exchange traded funds90,422 — 
Total$546,016 $702,617 


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  December 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 
      
 Financials$253,543
 $275,065
 
 Communications and technology49,526
 36,770
 
 Industrial, utilities and energy34,325
 30,303
 
 Consumer24,779
 20,501
 
 Healthcare21,364
 17,245
 
 Basic materials4,717
 3,429
 
 Total$388,254
 $383,313
 
      



Pledged Investments
At December 31, 2017, $4.42021, $8.7 billion (2020 - $8.1 billion) of cash and investments at fair value were on deposit with, or in trust accounts for the benefit of, various counterparties, including with respect to the Company’s letter of credit facilities (2016 - $2.7 billion).facilities. Of this amount, $1.7$1.8 billion (2020 - $2.5 billion) is on deposit with, or in trust accounts for the benefit of, U.S. state regulatory authorities (2016 - $842.6 million).authorities.
Reverse Repurchase Agreements
At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company held $30.0$5.1 million (2016(2020 - $78.7$126.5 million) of reverse repurchase agreements. These loans are fully collateralized, are generally outstanding for a short period of time and are presented on a gross basis as part of short term investments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The required collateral for these loans typically includes high-quality, readily marketable instruments at a minimum amount of 102% of the loan principal. Upon maturity, the Company receives principal and interest income.
Net Investment Income
The components of net investment income are as follows:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Fixed maturity investments$234,911 $278,215 $318,503 
Short term investments2,333 20,799 56,264 
Equity investments9,017 6,404 4,808 
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds64,860 54,784 46,154 
Other28,811 9,417 8,447 
Cash and cash equivalents297 2,974 7,676 
 340,229 372,593 441,852 
Investment expenses(20,750)(18,555)(17,645)
Net investment income$319,479 $354,038 $424,207 


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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Fixed maturity investments$179,624
 $160,661
 $134,800
 
 Short term investments11,082
 5,127
 1,227
 
 Equity investments3,628
 4,235
 8,346
 
 Other investments      
 Private equity investments33,999
 6,155
 9,455
 
 Other8,067
 20,181
 12,472
 
 Cash and cash equivalents1,196
 788
 467
 
  237,596
 197,147
 166,767
 
 Investment expenses(15,387) (15,421) (14,200) 
 Net investment income$222,209
 $181,726
 $152,567
 
        

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are as follows:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Gross realized gains$49,121
 $72,739
 $50,488
 
 Gross realized losses(38,832) (38,315) (53,630) 
 Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments10,289
 34,424
 (3,142) 
 Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading8,479
 26,954
 (64,908) 
 Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments-related derivatives(2,490) (15,414) 5,443
 
 Net realized gains on equity investments trading80,027
 14,190
 16,348
 
 Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading39,517
 81,174
 (22,659) 
 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments$135,822
 $141,328
 $(68,918) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Net realized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments$79,588 $276,901 $90,260 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on fixed maturity investments trading(389,376)216,859 170,183 
Net realized and unrealized gains (loss) on fixed maturity investments trading(309,788)493,760 260,443 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments-related derivatives (1)
(12,237)68,608 58,891 
Net realized gains (losses) on equity investments trading sold during the period335,491 3,532 31,062 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading still held at reporting date(285,882)262,064 64,087 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on equity investments trading49,609 265,596 95,149 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other investments - catastrophe bonds(35,033)(7,031)(9,392)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other investments - other89,315 (297)9,018 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments$(218,134)$820,636 $414,109 


(1)Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives includes fixed maturity investments related derivatives (interest rate futures, interest rate swaps, credit default swaps and total return swaps), and equity investments related derivatives (equity futures). See “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information.
Other Investments
The table below shows the fair value of the Company’s portfolio of other investments:
      
 At December 31,2017 2016 
 Catastrophe bonds$380,475
 $335,209
 
 Private equity partnerships196,220
 191,061
 
 Senior secured bank loan funds17,574
 22,040
 
 Hedge funds524
 1,495
 
 Total other investments$594,793
 $549,805
 
      
At December 31,20212020
Catastrophe bonds$1,104,034 $881,290 
Direct private equity investments88,373 79,807 
Fund investments725,802 295,851 
Term loans74,850 — 
Total other investments$1,993,059 $1,256,948 
Interest income, income distributions andIncluded in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on other investments are included in net investment income and totaled $42.1 million (2016$26.3 million, 2015$21.9 million) of which $24.7 million related to net unrealized gains (2016 – gains of $11.5 million, 2015 – gains of $10.4 million). Included in net investment income for 20172021 is income of $1.9$7.0 million (2016(2020 - $3.4a loss of $2.4 million,, 2015 2019 - $2.5 million)loss of $5.5 million) representing the change in estimate during the period related to the difference between the Company’s estimated fair value due tofor those funds for which the lag in reporting,reported net asset values had not been received, as discussed in “Note 2.2. Significant Accounting Policies,” and the actual amount as reported in the final net asset values provided by the Company’s fund managers.
The Company has committed capital to direct private equity partnershipsinvestments, fund investments, term loans and investments in other entitiesventures of $1.0$2.7 billion,, of which $585.2 million$1.3 billion has been contributed at December 31, 2017.2021. The Company’s remaining commitments to these fundsinvestments at December 31, 20172021 totaled $429.9 million.$1.4 billion. In the future, the Company may enter into additional commitments in respect of direct private equity partnershipsinvestments, term loans or individual portfolio companyfund investment opportunities.
Catastrophe bonds
Catastrophe bonds are non-investment grade bonds issued by unrelated third parties that generally mature within one to five years.



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Direct private equity investments
Direct private equity investments are the Company’s direct equity investments in companies that are not traded on any nationally recognized equity markets.
Fund investments
Fund investments are limited partnership or similar interests in private equity funds, private credit funds and hedge funds managed by unrelated third parties.
Term loans
Term loans represent the Company’s loan participation interest in an underwritten term loan facility. The Company has committed to a loan participation interest of $100 million and as of December 31, 2021 had funded $75 million of its commitment. This facility pays interest, has a 5-year maturity and is fully secured by a diversified pool of primarily private equity assets.
Investments in Other Ventures, under Equity Method
The table below shows the Company’s portfolio of investments in other ventures, under equity method:
              
  2017 2016 
 At December 31,Investment Ownership % Carrying  Value Investment Ownership % Carrying  Value 
 THIG$50,000
 25.0% $20,856
 $50,000
 25.0% $19,286
 
 Tower Hill10,000
 33.3% 14,917
 10,000
 32.3% 21,590
 
 Tower Hill Re4,250
 25.0% 
 4,250
 25.0% 2,903
 
 Tower Hill Signature500
 25.0% 6,394
 500
 25.0% 9,085
 
 Total Tower Hill Companies64,750
   42,167
 64,750
   52,864
 
 Top Layer Re65,375
 50.0% 50,211
 65,375
 50.0% 60,360
 
 Other13,650
 40.4% 9,596
 23,923
 41.8% 11,003
 
 Total investments in other ventures, under equity method$143,775
   $101,974
 $154,048
   $124,227
 
              
20212020
At December 31,Ownership %Carrying  ValueOwnership %Carrying  Value
Tower Hill Companies (1)
2.0% - 25.0%25,575 2.0% - 25.0%30,470 
Top Layer Re50.0%25,903 50.0%26,958 
Other22.4%46,590 25.0%40,945 
Total investments in other ventures, under equity method$98,068 $98,373 
On July 1, 2008, the(1) The Company invested $50.0 millionhas equity interests in Bluegrass Insurance Management, LLC, Tower Hill Claims Service, LLC, Tower Hill Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Insurance Group, LLC, (“THIG”) representing a 25.0% equity ownership. Included inTower Hill Insurance Managers, LLC, Tower Hill Re Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Signature Insurance Holdings, Inc., Tower Hill Risk Management LLC and Tomoka Re Holdings, Inc. (collectively, the purchase price was $40.0 million of other intangibles and $7.8 million of goodwill, which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are recorded as “Investments in other ventures, under equity method” rather than “Goodwill and other intangibles” on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.“Tower Hill Companies”).
The Company originally invested $13.1 million in Top Layer Re, representing a 50.0% ownership. In December 2010, March 2011 and December 2011, primarily as a result of net claims and claim expenses incurred by Top Layer Re with respect to the September 2010 New Zealand Earthquake, the February 2011 New Zealand Earthquake and the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, respectively, the Company invested an additional $13.8 million, $20.5 million and $18.0 million, respectively, in Top Layer Re, maintaining the Company’s 50.0% ownership interest.


The table below shows the Company’s equity in earnings of other ventures, under equity method:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Top Layer Re$9,851
 $(8,576) $8,026
 
 Tower Hill Companies(1,647) 10,379
 13,116
 
 Other(174) (840) (661) 
 Total equity in earnings of other ventures$8,030
 $963
 $20,481
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Top Layer Re$8,286 $9,595 $8,801 
Tower Hill Companies(2,073)3,104 10,337 
Other6,096 4,495 4,086 
Total equity in earnings of other ventures, under equity method$12,309 $17,194 $23,224 
During 2017,2021, the Company received $29.7$33.9 million of dividendsdistributions from its investments in other ventures, under equity method (2016(2020$9.4$30.0 million,, 2015 2019$13.3 million). Losses from the Company’s investments in other ventures, under equity method, net of dividends and distributions received, were $6.3 million at December 31, 2017 (2016 - losses of $5.5 million)$36.5 million). Except for Top Layer Re, which is recorded on a current quarter basis, the equity in earnings of the Company’s investments in other ventures are reported one quarter in arrears.


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NOTE 6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The use of fair value to measure certain assets and liabilities with resulting unrealized gains or losses is pervasive within the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Fair value is defined under accounting guidance currently applicable to the Company to beas the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between open market participants at the measurement date. The Company recognizes the change in unrealized gains andor losses arising from changes in fair value in its consolidated statements of operations.
FASB ASC Topic Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures prescribes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to the respective valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to valuation techniques that use at least one significant input that is unobservable (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize unadjusted quoted prices obtained from active markets for identical assets or liabilities for which the Company has access.access at the measurement date. The fair value is determined by multiplying the quoted price by the quantity held by the Company;
Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize inputs other(other than quoted prices included in Level 11) that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals, broker quotes and certain pricing indices; and
Level 3 inputs are based all or in part on significant unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability. In these cases, significant management assumptions can be used to establish management’s best estimate of the assumptions used by other market participants in determining the fair value of the asset or liability.
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the asset or liability. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and the Company considers factors specific to the asset or liability.
In order to determine if a market is active or inactive for a security, the Company considers a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the spread between what a seller is asking for a security and what a buyer is bidding for the same security, the volume of trading activity for the security in question, the price of the security compared to its par value (for fixed maturity investments), and other factors that may be indicative of market activity. 
There have been no material changes in the Company’s valuation techniques, nor have there been any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, or Level 2 and Level 3 during the period represented by these consolidated financial statements.




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Below is a summary of the assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and also represents the carrying amount on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets:
At December 31, 2021TotalQuoted
Prices in Active
Markets for
Identical 
Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries$6,247,779 $6,247,779 $— $— 
Agencies361,684 — 361,684 — 
Non-U.S. government549,613 — 549,613 — 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate474,848 — 474,848 — 
Corporate3,214,438 — 3,214,438 — 
Agency mortgage-backed721,955 — 721,955 — 
Non-agency mortgage-backed233,346 — 233,346 — 
Commercial mortgage-backed634,925 — 634,925 — 
Asset-backed1,068,543 — 1,068,543 — 
Total fixed maturity investments13,507,131 6,247,779 7,259,352 — 
Short term investments5,298,385 — 5,298,385 — 
Equity investments trading546,016 546,016 — — 
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 — 1,104,034 — 
Direct private equity investments88,373 — — 88,373 
Term loans74,850 0074,850 
1,267,257 — 1,104,034 163,223 
Fund investments (1)
725,802 
Total other investments1,993,059 — 1,104,034 163,223 
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)
(4,727)— — (4,727)
Derivative assets (3)
17,889 1,067 16,822 — 
Derivatives liabilities (3)
(16,954)(1,598)(15,356)— 
Total other assets and (liabilities)(3,792)(531)1,466 (4,727)
 $21,340,799 $6,793,264 $13,663,237 $158,496 
(1)     Fund investments, which are comprised of private equity funds, private credit funds, and hedge funds are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(2)    Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2021 was $6.1 million of other assets and $10.8 million of other liabilities.
(3)    Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value, by type of contract, of derivatives entered into by the Company.


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 At December 31, 2017Total 
Quoted
Prices in Active
Markets for
Identical 
Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 Fixed maturity investments        
 U.S. treasuries$3,168,763
 $3,168,763
 $
 $
 
 Agencies47,646
 
 47,646
 
 
 Municipal509,802
 
 509,802
 
 
 Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)287,660
 
 287,660
 
 
 Non-U.S. government-backed corporate163,651
 
 163,651
 
 
 Corporate2,063,459
 
 2,063,459
 
 
 Agency mortgage-backed500,456
 
 500,456
 
 
 Non-agency mortgage-backed300,331
 
 300,331
 
 
 Commercial mortgage-backed202,062
 
 202,062
 
 
 Asset-backed182,725
 
 182,725
 
 
 Total fixed maturity investments7,426,555
 3,168,763
 4,257,792
 
 
 Short term investments991,863
 
 991,863
 
 
 Equity investments trading388,254
 388,254
 
 
 
 Other investments        
 Catastrophe bonds380,475
 
 380,475
 
 
 Private equity partnerships (1)196,220
 
 
 
 
 Senior secured bank loan funds (1)17,574
 
 
 
 
 Hedge funds (1)524
 
 
 
 
 Total other investments594,793
 
 380,475
 
 
 Other assets and (liabilities)        
 Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)(2,952) 
 
 (2,952) 
 Derivatives (3)4,636
 (45) 4,681
 
 
 Other(11,002) 
 (11,002) 
 
 Total other assets and (liabilities)(9,318) (45) (6,321) (2,952) 
  $9,392,147
 $3,556,972
 $5,623,809
 $(2,952) 
          
(1)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(2)Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2017 was $2.5 million and $5.5 million of other assets and other liabilities, respectively.
(3)See “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value, by type of contract, of derivatives entered into by the Company.

At December 31, 2020TotalQuoted
Prices in Active
Markets for
Identical
 Assets
(Level 1)
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries$4,960,409 $4,960,409 $— $— 
Agencies368,032 — 368,032 — 
Non-U.S. government491,531 — 491,531 — 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate338,014 — 338,014 — 
Corporate4,261,025 — 4,261,025 — 
Agency mortgage-backed1,113,792 — 1,113,792 — 
Non-agency mortgage-backed291,444 — 291,444 — 
Commercial mortgage-backed791,272 — 791,272 — 
Asset-backed890,984 — 890,984 — 
Total fixed maturity investments13,506,503 4,960,409 8,546,094 — 
Short term investments4,993,735 — 4,993,735 — 
Equity investments trading702,617 702,617 — — 
Other investments
Catastrophe bonds881,290 — 881,290 — 
Direct private equity investments (1)
79,807 — — 79,807 
961,097 — 881,290 79,807 
Fund investments (1)
295,851 
Total other investments1,256,948 — 881,290 79,807 
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)
(6,211)— — (6,211)
Derivative assets45,233 156 45,077 — 
Derivative liabilities (3)
(22,360)(567)(21,793)— 
Total other assets and (liabilities)16,662 (411)23,284 (6,211)
 $20,476,465 $5,662,615 $14,444,403 $73,596 

(1)     Fund investments, which are comprised of private equity funds, private credit funds, and hedge funds are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient and have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.

(2)    Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2020 was $1.4 million of other assets and $7.6 million of other liabilities.
(3)     Refer to “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value, by type of contract, of derivatives entered into by the Company.
          
 At December 31, 2016Total 
Quoted
Prices in Active
Markets for
Identical
 Assets
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
 Fixed maturity investments        
 U.S. treasuries$2,617,894
 $2,617,894
 $
 $
 
 Agencies90,972
 
 90,972
 
 
 Municipal519,069
 
 519,069
 
 
 Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)333,224
 
 333,224
 
 
 Non-U.S. government-backed corporate133,300
 
 133,300
 
 
 Corporate1,877,243
 
 1,877,243
 
 
 Agency mortgage-backed462,493
 
 462,493
 
 
 Non-agency mortgage-backed258,944
 
 258,944
 
 
 Commercial mortgage-backed409,747
 
 409,747
 
 
 Asset-backed188,358
 
 188,358
 
 
 Total fixed maturity investments6,891,244
 2,617,894
 4,273,350
 
 
 Short term investments1,368,379
 
 1,368,379
 
 
 Equity investments trading383,313
 383,313
 
 
 
 Other investments        
 Catastrophe bonds335,209
 
 335,209
 
 
 Private equity partnerships (1)191,061
 
 
 
 
 Senior secured bank loan fund (1)22,040
 
 
 
 
 Hedge funds (1)1,495
 
 
 
 
 Total other investments549,805
 
 335,209
 
 
 Other assets and (liabilities)        
 Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts (2)(13,004) 
 
 (13,004) 
 Derivatives (3)(8,922) (646) (8,276) 
 
 Other(13,105) 
 (13,105) 
 
 Total other assets and (liabilities)(35,031) (646) (21,381) (13,004) 
  $9,157,710
 $3,000,561
 $5,955,557
 $(13,004) 
          
(1)Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
(2)Included in assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts at December 31, 2016 was $4.4 million and $17.4 million of other assets and other liabilities, respectively.
(2)
See “Note 19. Derivative Instruments” for additional information related to the fair value, by type of contract, of derivatives entered into by the Company.
Level 1 and Level 2 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
Fixed Maturity Investments
Fixed maturity investments included in Level 1 consist of the Company’s investments in U.S. treasuries. Fixed maturity investments included in Level 2 are agencies, municipal, non-U.S. government, non-U.S. government-backed corporate, corporate, agency mortgage-backed, non-agency mortgage-backed, commercial mortgage-backed and asset-backed.
The Company’s fixed maturity investments are primarily priced using pricing services, such as index providers and pricing vendors, as well as broker quotations. In general, the pricing vendors provide pricing for a high volume of liquid securities that are actively traded. For securities that do not trade on an




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exchange, the pricing services generally utilize market data and other observable inputs in matrix pricing models to determine month end prices. Observable inputs include benchmark yields, reported trades, broker-dealer quotes, issuer spreads, bids, offers, reference data and industry and economic events. Index pricing generally relies on market traders as the primary source for pricing; however, models are also utilized to provide prices for all index eligible securities. The models use a variety of observable inputs such as benchmark yields, transactional data, dealer runs, broker-dealer quotes and corporate actions. Prices are generally verified using third-party data. Securities which are priced by an index provider are generally included in the index.
In general, broker-dealers value securities through their trading desks based on observable inputs. The methodologies include mapping securities based on trade data, bids or offers, observed spreads, and performance on newly issued securities. Broker-dealers also determine valuations by observing secondary trading of similar securities. Prices obtained from broker quotations are considered non-binding, however they are based on observable inputs and by observing secondary trading of similar securities obtained from active and non-distressed markets.
The Company considers these broker quotations to be Level 2 inputs as they are corroborated with other market observable inputs. The techniques generally used to determine the fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity investments are detailed below by asset class.
U.S. treasuriesTreasuries
Level 1 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s U.S. treasuries fixed maturity investments were primarily priced by pricing services and had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 1.9%1.1% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (2016(2020 - 1.4%0.4% and AA, respectively). When pricing these securities, the pricing services utilize daily data from many real time market sources, including active broker dealers.broker-dealers. Certain data sources are regularly reviewed for accuracy to attempt to ensure the most reliable price source is used for each issue and maturity date.
Agencies
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s agency fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 2.1%1.2% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (2016(2020 - 2.0%0.9% and AA, respectively). The issuers of the Company’s agency fixed maturity investments primarily consist of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and other agencies. Fixed maturity investments included in agencies are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information from market sources and integrate other observations from markets and sector news. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker dealerbroker-dealer quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available. The fair value of each security is individually computed using analytical models which incorporate option adjusted spreads and other daily interest rate data.
MunicipalNon-U.S. Government
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017, the Company’s municipal fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield of 2.2% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (2016 - 2.4% and AA, respectively). The Company’s municipal fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information regarding the security from third party sources such as trustees, paying agents or issuers.  Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker dealer quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available.  The pricing services also consider the specific terms and conditions of the securities, including any specific features which may influence risk.  In certain instances, securities are individually evaluated using a spread over widely accepted market benchmarks.
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s non-U.S. government fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 2.0%1.2% and a weighted average credit quality of AAA (2016AA (2020 - 1.6%0.5% and AAA, respectively). The issuers of securities in this sector are non-U.S. governments and their respective agencies as well as supranational organizations. Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services that employ proprietary discounted cash flow models to value the securities. Key


quantitative inputs for these models are daily observed benchmark curves for treasury, swap and high issuance credits. The pricing services then apply a credit spread for each security which is developed by in-depth and real time market analysis. For securities in which trade volume is low, the pricing services utilize data from more frequently traded securities with similar attributes. These models may also be supplemented by daily market and credit research for international markets.
Non-U.S. government-backed corporateGovernment-backed Corporate
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s non-U.S. government-backed corporate fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 2.3%1.4% and a weighted average credit quality of AA (2016(2020 - 1.5%1.0% and AAA,AA, respectively). Non-U.S. government-backed corporate fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services that employ proprietary discounted cash flow models to value the


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securities. Key quantitative inputs for these models are daily observed benchmark curves for treasury, swap and high issuancequality credits. The pricing services then apply a credit spread to the respective curve for each security which is developed by in-depth and real time market analysis. For securities in which trade volume is low, the pricing services utilize data from more frequently traded securities with similar attributes. These models may also be supplemented by daily market and credit research for international markets.
Corporate
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments principally consisted of U.S. and international corporations and had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 3.8%2.8% and a weighted average credit quality of BBB (2016(2020 - 3.7%2.2% and BBB, respectively). The Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services. When evaluating these securities, the pricing services gather information from market sources regarding the issuer of the security and obtain credit data, as well as other observations, from markets and sector news. Evaluations are updated by obtaining broker dealerbroker-dealer quotes and other market information including actual trade volumes, when available. The pricing services also consider the specific terms and conditions of the securities, including any specific features which may influence risk. In certain instances, securities are individually evaluated using a spread which is added to the U.S. treasury curve or a security specific swap curve as appropriate.
Agency mortgage-backedMortgage-backed
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments included agency residential mortgage-backed securities with a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 3.0%1.9%, a weighted average credit quality of AA and a weighted average life of 6.45.6 years (2016(2020 - 2.9%1.0%, AA and 6.93.8 years, respectively). The Company’s agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments are primarily priced by pricing services using a mortgage pool specific model which utilizes daily inputs from the active to be announcedto-be-announced market which is very liquid, as well as the U.S. treasury market. The model also utilizes additional information, such as the weighted average maturity, weighted average coupon and other available pool level data which is provided by the sponsoring agency. Valuations are also corroborated with daily active market quotes.
Non-agency mortgage-backedMortgage-backed
Level 2 - The Company’s non-agency mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments include non-agency prime residential mortgage-backed and non-agency Alt-A fixed maturity investments. The Company has no fixed maturity investments that were classified as sub-prime held at the time of purchase in its fixed maturity investments portfolio. At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s non-agency prime residential mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 3.7%, a weighted average credit quality of BBB, and a weighted average life of 5.1 years (2016 - 4.3%, BBB and 5.1 years, respectively). The Company’s non-agency Alt-A fixed maturity investments held at December 31, 2017 had a weighted average effective yield of 3.7%3.2%, a weighted average credit quality of non-investment grade and a weighted average life of 6.25.7 years (2016(December 31, 2020 - 5.2%3.0%, non-investment grade and 6.05.2 years, respectively). Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services using an option adjusted spread model or other relevant models, which principally utilize inputs including benchmark yields, available trade information or broker quotes, and issuer spreads. The pricing services also review collateral prepayment speeds, loss severity and delinquencies among other collateral performance indicators for the securities valuation, when applicable.


Commercial mortgage-backedMortgage-backed
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s commercial mortgage-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 2.9%1.9%, a weighted average credit quality of AAA,AA, and a weighted average life of 4.54.1 years (2016(2020 - 2.6%1.5%, AAA and 3.95.0 years, respectively). Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services. The pricing services apply dealer quotes and other available trade information such as bids and offers, prepayment speeds which may be adjusted for the underlying collateral or current price data, the U.S. treasury curve and swap curve as well as cash settlement. The pricing services discount the expected cash flows for each security held in this sector using a spread adjusted benchmark yield based on the characteristics of the security.


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Asset-backed
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s asset-backed fixed maturity investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 2.8%1.8%, a weighted average credit quality of AAAAA and a weighted average life of 3.05.4 years (2016(2020 - 2.3%1.8%, AAAAA and 2.63.2 years, respectively). The underlying collateral for the Company’s asset-backed fixed maturity investments primarily consists of bank loans, student loans, credit card receivables, auto loanscollateralized loan obligations and other receivables. Securities held in these sectors are primarily priced by pricing services. The pricing services apply dealer quotes and other available trade information such as bids and offers, prepayment speeds which may be adjusted for the underlying collateral or current price data, the U.S. treasury curve and swap curve as well as cash settlement. The pricing services determine the expected cash flows for each security held in this sector using historical prepayment and default projections for the underlying collateral and current market data. In addition, a spread is applied to the relevant benchmark and used to discount the cash flows noted above to determine the fair value of the securities held in this sector.
Short Term Investments
Level 2 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s short term investments had a weighted average effective yield to maturity of 1.4%0.1% and a weighted average credit quality of AAA (2016(2020 - 0.7%0.1% and AAA, respectively). The fair value of the Company’s portfolio of short term investments is generally determined using amortized cost which approximates fair value and, in certain cases, in a manner similar to the Company’s fixed maturity investments noted above.
Equity Investments, Classified as Trading
Level 1 - The fair value of the Company’s portfolio of equity investments, classified as trading is primarily priced by pricing services, reflecting the closing price quoted for the final trading day of the period. When pricing these securities, the pricing services utilize daily data from many real time market sources, including applicable securities exchanges. All data sources are regularly reviewed for accuracy to attempt to ensure the most reliable price source was used for each security.
Other investmentsInvestments
Catastrophe bondsBonds
Level 2 - The Company’s other investments include investments in catastrophe bonds which are recorded at fair value based on broker or underwriter bid indications.
Other assetsAssets and liabilitiesLiabilities
Derivatives
Level 1 and Level 2 - Other assets and liabilities include certain derivatives entered into by the Company. The fair value of these transactions includes certain exchange traded futures contracts which are considered Level 1, and foreign currency contracts and certain credit derivatives, determined using standard industry valuation models and considered Level 2, as the inputs to the valuation model are based on observable market inputs. For credit derivatives, these inputs include credit spreads, credit ratings of the underlying referenced security, the risk free rate and the contract term. For foreign currency contracts, these inputs include spot rates and interest rate curves.




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Level 2 - The liabilities measured at fair value and included in Level 2 at December 31, 2017 of $11.0 million are comprised of cash settled restricted stock units (“CSRSU”) that form part of the Company’s compensation program. The fair value of the Company’s CSRSUs is determined using observable exchange traded prices for the Company’s common shares.

Level 3 Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
Below is a summary of quantitative information regarding the significant observable and unobservable inputs (Level 3) used in determining the fair value of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
At December 31, 2021Fair Value
(Level 3)
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsLowHighWeighted Average or Actual

Other investments
Direct private equity investments$88,373 Internal valuation modelDiscount raten/an/a7.5 %
Liquidity discountn/an/a15.0 %
Term loans74,850 Yield analysisTransaction yieldn/an/a2.78 %
Total other investments163,223 
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts(4,727)Internal valuation modelNet undiscounted cash flowsn/an/a$14,920 
Expected loss ration/an/a14.7 %
Discount raten/an/a1.3 %
Total other assets and (liabilities)(4,727)
Total other assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs$158,496 
At December 31, 2020Fair Value
(Level 3)
Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputsLowHighWeighted Average or Actual

Other investments
Private equity investment$79,807 Internal valuation modelDiscount raten/an/a9.0 %
Liquidity discountn/an/a15.0 %
Total other investments79,807 
Other assets and (liabilities)
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts(190)Internal valuation modelBond pricen/an/a$99.31 
Liquidity discountn/an/a1.3 %
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts(7,395)Internal valuation modelNet undiscounted cash flowsn/an/a$12,514 
Expected loss ration/an/a24.0 %
Discount raten/an/a0.4 %
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts1,374 Internal valuation modelExpected loss ration/an/a0.0 %
Total other assets and (liabilities)(6,211)
Total other assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs$73,596 





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 December 31, 2017Fair Value
(Level 3)
 Valuation Technique Unobservable (U)
and Observable (O)
Inputs
 Low High Weighted Average or Actual 
 Other assets and (liabilities)            
 Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts$850
 Internal valuation model Bond price (U) $101.53
 $111.56
 $107.15
 
      Liquidity discount (U) n/a
 n/a
 1.3% 
 Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts(3,802) Internal valuation model Net undiscounted cash flows (U) n/a
 n/a
 $(4,626) 
      Expected loss ratio (U) n/a
 n/a
 22.1% 
      Net acquisition expense ratio (O) n/a
 n/a
 13.5% 
      Contract period (O) 2.0 years
 4.7 years
 4.1 years
 
      Discount rate (U) n/a
 n/a
 2.2% 
 Total other assets and (liabilities)$(2,952)           
              
Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, for the periods shown, of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs. Interest and dividend income are included in net investment income and are excluded from the reconciliation.
    
 
  
Other assets
and
(liabilities)
 
 Balance - January 1, 2017$(13,004) 
 Total realized and unrealized gains  
 Included in other income3,761
 
 Purchases354
 
 Settlements5,937
 
 Balance - December 31, 2017$(2,952) 
    
        
  Fair Value Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) 
 
  
Fixed maturity
investments
trading
 Other assets  and (liabilities) Total 
 Balance - January 1, 2016$7,618
 $(5,899) $1,719
 
 Total realized and unrealized (losses) gains      
 Included in net investment income(118) 
 (118) 
 Included in other income
 6,339
 6,339
 
 Purchases
 (13,444) (13,444) 
 Settlements(7,500) 
 (7,500) 
 Balance - December 31, 2016$
 $(13,004) $(13,004) 
        
  
Other
Investments
Other Assets
and
(Liabilities)
Total
Direct private equity investmentsTerm loans
Balance - January 1, 2021$79,807 $— $(6,211)$73,596 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
Included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(159)— — (159)
Included in other income— — 2,624 2,624 
Total foreign exchange gains(3)— — (3)
Purchases9,676 74,850 (1,140)83,386 
Sales(948)— — (948)
Settlements— — — — 
Balance - December 31, 2021$88,373 $74,850 $(4,727)$158,496 
  
Other
Investments
Other Assets
and
(Liabilities)
Total
Direct private equity investmentsTerm loans
Balance - January 1, 2020$74,634 $— $4,731 $79,365 
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)
Included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(5,662)— — (5,662)
Included in other income— — (3,191)(3,191)
Total foreign exchange gains10 — — 10 
Purchases20,962 — (2,012)18,950 
Sales(10,137)— — (10,137)
Settlements— — (5,739)(5,739)
Balance - December 31, 2020$79,807 $— $(6,211)$73,596 


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Fixed Maturity Investments
Corporate
Level 3 - Previously, the Company’s corporate fixed maturity investments included an investment in the preferred equity of an insurance holding company. The Company measured the fair value of this investment using a discounted cash flow model and ultimately sold this investment during the year ended December 31, 2016.
Other assets and liabilitiesInvestments
Assumed and ceded (re)insurance contractsDirect private equity investments
Level 3 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had a $0.9Company’s other investments included $88.4 million net asset related to an assumed reinsurance contract accounted forof direct private equity investments which are recorded at fair value, with the fair value obtained through the use of an internal valuation model.models. The Company measured the fair value of these investments using multiples of net tangible book value of the underlying entity. The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of these investments are liquidity discount rates applied to each of the net tangible book value multiples used in the internal valuation model are principally based on indicative pricing obtained from independent brokersmodels, and pricing vendors for similarly structured marketable securities. The most significantdiscount rates applied to the expected cash flows of the underlying entity in various scenarios. These unobservable inputs include prices for similar marketable securities and a liquidity premium. The Company considers the prices for similar securities to be unobservable, as there is little, if any market activity for these similar assets. In addition, the Company has estimated a liquidity premium that would be required if the Company attempted to effectively exit its position by executing a short sale of these securities.in isolation can cause significant increases or decreases in fair value. Generally, an increase in the prices for similar marketable securitiesliquidity discount rate or discount rates would result in a decrease in the liquidity premium would result in an increase in the expected profit and ultimate fair value of this assumed reinsurance contract.these private equity investments.
Term loans
Level 3 - At December 31, 2021, the Company’s other investments included a $74.9 million investment in a term loan which is recorded at fair value. The fair value is measured through yield analysis using the discounted cash flow method. The significant inputs using the discounted cash flow method are generally transaction yield, which may be adjusted for market movements implied by transactions of similar or related assets, loan-to-value, tenor, liquidity, credit risk adjustment or other risk factors. Assumptions used in the valuation process may significantly impact the resulting fair value.
Other Assets and Liabilities
Assumed and Ceded (Re)insurance Contracts
Level 3 - At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had a $3.8$4.7 million net liability related to assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts accounted for at fair value, with the fair value obtained through the use of an internal valuation model. The inputs to the internal valuation model are principally based on proprietary data as observable market inputs are generally not available. The most significant unobservable inputs include the assumed and ceded expected net cash flows related to the contracts, including the expected premium, acquisition expenses and losses; the expected loss ratio and the relevant discount rate used to present value the net cash flows. The contract period and acquisition expense ratio are considered an observable input as each is defined in the contract. Generally, an increase in the net expected cash flows and expected term of the contract and a decrease in the discount rate, expected loss ratio or acquisition expense ratio, would result in an increase in the expected profit and ultimate fair value of these assumed and ceded (re)insurance contracts.
Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, at Fair Value
The Company uses various financial instruments in the normal course of its business. The Company’s (re)insurance contracts are excluded from the fair value of financial instruments accounting guidance, unless the Company elects the fair value option, and therefore, are not included in the amounts discussed herein. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accrued investment income, receivables for investments sold, certain other assets, payables for investments purchased, certain other liabilities, and other financial instruments not included herein approximated their fair values.
Debt
Included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 20172021 were debt obligations of $989.6 million (2016$1.2 billion (2020 - $948.7 million)$1.1 billion). At December 31, 2017,2021, the fair value of the Company’s debt obligations was $1,018.2 million (2016$1.3 billion (2020$964.8 million)$1.3 billion).
The fair value of the Company’s debt obligations is determined using indicative market pricing obtained from third-party service providers, which the Company considers Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. There have been no changes during the period in the Company’s valuation technique used to determine the fair value of the Company’s debt obligations. Refer to “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” for additional information related to the Company’s debt obligations.




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The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
The Company has elected to account for certain financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value using the guidance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Instruments as the Company believes it represents the most meaningful measurement basis for these assets and liabilities. Below is a summary of the balances the Company has elected to account for at fair value:
      
  2017 2016 
 Other investments$594,793
 $549,805
 
 Other assets$2,542
 $4,379
 
 Other liabilities$5,494
 $17,383
 
      
At December 31,20212020
Other investments$1,993,059 $1,256,948 
Other assets$6,100 $8,982 
Other liabilities$10,827 $15,193 
Included in net investment incomerealized and unrealized gains on investments for 20172021 was net unrealized gains of $24.7$41.7 million related to the changes in fair value of other investments (2016(2020 – losses of $4.7 million, 2019 – gains of $11.5 million, 2015 – gains of $10.4$3.8 million). Included in other income for 2017 were net unrealized gains of $Nil related to the changes in the fair value of other assets and liabilities (2016$Nil, 2015 – losses of $0.4 million).
Measuring the Fair Value of Other Investments Using Net Asset Valuations
The table below shows the Company’s portfolio of other investments measured using net asset valuations as a practical expedient:
            
 At December 31, 2017Fair Value Unfunded
Commitments
 Redemption Frequency Redemption
Notice Period (Minimum Days)
 Redemption
Notice Period (Maximum Days)
 
 Private equity partnerships$196,220
 $356,525
 See below See below See below 
 Senior secured bank loan funds17,574
 23,958
 See below See below See below 
 Hedge funds524
 
 See below See below See below 
 Total other investments measured using net asset valuations$214,318
 $380,483
       
            
At December 31, 2021Fair ValueUnfunded
Commitments
Redemption FrequencyRedemption
Notice Period (Minimum Days)
Redemption
Notice Period (Maximum Days)
Private equity funds$241,297 $458,566 See belowSee belowSee below
Private credit funds473,112 868,571 See belowSee belowSee below
Hedge funds11,394 — See belowSee belowSee below
Total other investments measured using net asset valuations$725,803 $1,327,137 
At December 31, 2020Fair ValueUnfunded
Commitments
Redemption FrequencyRedemption
Notice Period (Minimum Days)
Redemption
Notice Period (Maximum Days)
Private equity funds$140,743 $286,893 See belowSee belowSee below
Private credit funds144,556 692,425 See belowSee belowSee below
Hedge funds10,553 — See belowSee belowSee below
Total other investments measured using net asset valuations$295,852 $979,318 
Private equity partnerships –Equity Funds
The Company’s investments in private equity partnerships included alternative assetfunds include limited partnerships (orpartnership or similar corporate structures)interests that invest in certain private equity asset classes including U.S. and global leveraged buyouts, mezzanine investments, distressed securities, real estate, and oil, gas and power.buyouts. The Company generally has no right to redeem its interest in any of these private equity partnershipsfunds in advance of dissolution of the applicable private equity partnership.limited partnerships. Instead, the nature of these investments is that distributions are received by the Company in connection with the liquidationexit from the underlying private equity investments of the underlying assets of the respective private equity partnership.fund. It is estimated that the majority of the underlying assets of the limited partnerships would liquidate over 75 to 10 years from inception of the respective limited partnership.
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Private Credit Funds
The Company’s investments in private credit funds include limited partnership or similar interests that invest in certain private credit asset classes, including senior secured bank loan funds, – At December 31, 2017 the U.S. direct lending funds, secondaries, mezzanine investments and distressed securities. The Company had $17.6 million invested in closed end funds which invest primarily in loans. The Companygenerally has no right to redeem its investmentinterest in any of these funds.private credit funds in advance of dissolution of the applicable limited partnerships. Instead, distributions are received by the Company in connection with the liquidation or maturity of the underlying private credit assets of the fund. It is estimated that the majority of the underlying assets in these closed end fundsof the limited partnerships would liquidate over 45 to 510 years from inception of the applicable fund.limited partnership.
Hedge funds – The Company invests in hedge funds that pursue multiple strategies. The Company’s investments in hedge funds at Funds
At December 31, 2017 were $0.52021, the Company had $11.4 million (2020 - $10.6 million) of so called “side pocket” investmentsinvestment in a hedge fund that is primarily focused on global credit opportunities which are notgenerally redeemable at the option of the shareholder.limited partnership interest holder. As of December 31, 2021, the Company received notice that the fund is to be liquidated and is expected to dissolve in the coming months.

Limited partnerships entities
The Company’s fund investments represent variable interests in limited partnerships entities with unaffiliated fund managers in the normal course of business. The Company will retain its interestdetermined that certain of these limited partnership interests represent investments in the side pocketVIEs and that it is not required to consolidate these investments untilbecause it is not the underlying investments attributableprimary beneficiary of these VIEs. The Company’s maximum exposure to such side pockets are liquidated, realized or deemed realized atloss with respect to these VIEs is limited to the discretioncarrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet and any unfunded commitment.
The following table summarizes the aggregate carrying amount of the unconsolidated fund manager.

investments in VIEs, as well as our maximum exposure to loss associated with these VIEs:

Maximum Exposure to Loss
At December 31, 2021Carrying amountUnfunded CommitmentsTotal
Other investments$539,866 $1,282,451 $1,822,317 
At December 31, 2020
Other investments$240,058 $659,119 $899,177 
NOTE 7. REINSURANCE
The Company purchases reinsurance and other protection to manage its risk portfolio and to reduce its exposure to large losses. The Company currently has in place contracts that provide for recovery of a portion of certain claims and claim expenses, generally in excess of various retentions or on a proportional basis. In addition to loss recoveries, certain of the Company’s ceded reinsurance contracts provide for payments of additional premiums, for reinstatement premiums and for lost no-claims bonuses, which are incurred when losses are ceded to the respective reinsurance contracts. The Company remains liable to the extent that any reinsurer fails to meet its obligations.


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The following table sets forth the effect of reinsurance and retrocessional activity on premiums written and earned and on net claims and claim expenses incurred:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Premiums written      
 Direct$290,730
 $208,282
 $130,681
 
 Assumed2,506,810
 2,166,294
 1,880,629
 
 Ceded(926,215) (839,264) (595,127) 
 Net premiums written$1,871,325
 $1,535,312
 $1,416,183
 
 Premiums earned      
 Direct$244,285
 $157,112
 $98,182
 
 Assumed2,307,219
 1,874,993
 1,769,088
 
 Ceded(833,929) (628,675) (466,719) 
 Net premiums earned$1,717,575
 $1,403,430
 $1,400,551
 
 Claims and claim expenses      
 Gross claims and claim expenses incurred$3,420,388
 $710,651
 $544,972
 
 Claims and claim expenses recovered(1,558,960) (179,820) (96,734) 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred$1,861,428
 $530,831
 $448,238
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Premiums Written
Direct$994,286 $612,172 $461,409 
Assumed6,839,512 5,193,993 4,346,341 
Ceded(1,894,423)(1,709,832)(1,426,257)
Net premiums written$5,939,375 $4,096,333 $3,381,493 
Premiums Earned
Direct$799,717 $536,595 $404,525 
Assumed6,257,814 5,078,682 4,348,261 
Ceded(1,863,350)(1,662,815)(1,414,383)
Net premiums earned$5,194,181 $3,952,462 $3,338,403 
Claims and Claim Expenses
Gross claims and claim expenses incurred$5,905,616 $3,893,204 $3,221,778 
Claims and claim expenses recovered(2,029,529)(968,595)(1,124,757)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred$3,876,087 $2,924,609 $2,097,021 
In assessing an allowance for reinsurance assets, which includes premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable, the Company considers historical information, financial strength of reinsurers, collateralization amounts, and ratings to determine the appropriateness of the allowance. In assessing future default for reinsurance assets, the Company evaluates the provision for current expected credit losses under the probability of default and loss given default method. The Company utilizes its internal capital and risk models, which use counterparty ratings from major rating agencies, and assesses the current market conditions for the likelihood of default. The Company updates its internal capital and risk models for counterparty ratings and current market conditions on a periodic basis. Historically, the Company has not experienced material credit losses from reinsurance assets.
Premiums receivable reflect premiums written based on contract and policy terms and include estimates based on information received from both insureds and ceding companies, supplemented by our own judgment, including our estimates of premiums that are written but not reported. Due to the nature of reinsurance, ceding companies routinely report and remit premiums to us subsequent to the contract coverage period, although the time lag involved in the process of reporting and collecting premiums is typically shorter than the lag in reporting losses.
At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s premiums receivable balance was $3.8 billion (2020 - $2.9 billion). Of the Company’s premiums receivable balance as of December 31, 2021, the majority are receivable from highly rated counterparties. The provision for current expected credit losses on the Company’s premiums receivable was $2.8 million at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $6.0 million). The following table provides a roll forward of the provision for current expected credit losses of the Company’s premiums receivable:
Year ended December 31,2021
Beginning balance$5,961 
Provision for allowance(3,185)
Ending balance$2,776 
Reinsurance recoverable reflects amounts due from reinsurers based on the claim liabilities associated with the reinsured policy. The Company accrues amounts that are due from assuming companies based on estimated ultimate losses applicable to the contracts.
At December 31, 2021, the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance was $1.6$4.3 billion (2016(2020 - $279.6 million)$2.9 billion). Of this amount, 54.5%the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance at December 31, 2021, 46.9% is fully


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collateralized by our reinsurers, 44.5%52.1% is recoverable from reinsurers rated A- or higher by major rating agencies and 1.0% is recoverable from reinsurers rated lower than A- by major rating agencies (2016(2020 - 47.3%45.2%, 52.6%53.4% and 0.1%1.4%, respectively). The reinsurers with the three largest balances accounted for 10.4%19.9%, 7.5%8.4% and 7.3%4.3%, respectively, of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable balance at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 27.1%15.3%, 19.9%10.8% and 7.7%6.7%, respectively). The valuation allowance recorded against reinsurance recoverableprovision for current expected credit losses was $7.0$8.3 million at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $4.2 million)$6.3 million). The three largest company-specific components of the valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses represented 11.1%18.0%, 9.2%13.9% and 8.4%11.2%, respectively, of the Company’s total valuation allowanceprovision for current expected credit losses at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 27.1%13.2%, 17.9%13.0% and 5.6%6.7%, respectively).

The following table provides a roll forward of the provision for current expected credit losses of the Company’s reinsurance recoverable:

Year ended December 31,2021
Beginning balance$6,334 
Provision for allowance2,010 
Ending balance$8,344 
NOTE 8.RESERVE FOR CLAIMS AND CLAIM EXPENSES
General Description
The Company believes the most significant accounting judgment made by management is its estimate of claims and claim expense reserves. Claims and claim expense reserves represent estimates, including actuarial and statistical projections at a given point in time, of the ultimate settlement and administration costs for unpaid claims and claim expenses arising from the insurance and reinsurance contracts the Company sells. The Company establishes its claims and claim expense reserves by taking claims reported to the Company by insureds and ceding companies, but which have not yet been paid (“case reserves”), adding estimates for the anticipated cost of claims incurred but not yet reported to the Company, or incurred but not enough reported to the Company (collectively referred to as “IBNR”) and, if deemed necessary, adding costs for additional case reserves which represent the Company’s estimates for claims related to specific contracts previously reported to the Company which it believes may not be adequately estimated by the client as of that date, or adequately covered in the application of IBNR.
On March 2, 2015 The Company’s reserving committee, which includes members of the Company acquired PlatinumCompany’s senior management, reviews, discusses, and assesses the transaction was accounted for underreasonableness and adequacy of the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with FASB ASC Topic Business Combinations. Total consideration paid was allocated among acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values, including Platinum’s claims and claim expense reserves, which totaled $1.4 billion at March 2, 2015, and consisted of $179.7 million and $1.2 billionreserving estimates included in the Company’s Property and Casualty and Specialty segments, respectively. These claims and claim expense reserves are subject to the reserving methodologies for each respective line of business as described below.our audited financial statements.
The following table summarizes the Company’s claims and claim expense reserves by segment, allocated between case reserves, additional case reserves and IBNR:
At December 31, 2021Case
Reserves
Additional
Case Reserves
IBNRTotal
Property$1,555,210 $1,996,760 $2,825,718 $6,377,688 
Casualty and Specialty1,784,334 128,065 5,004,543 6,916,942 
Total$3,339,544 $2,124,825 $7,830,261 $13,294,630 
At December 31, 2020
Property$1,127,909 $1,617,003 $1,627,541 $4,372,453 
Casualty and Specialty1,651,150 133,843 4,223,692 6,008,685 
Total$2,779,059 $1,750,846 $5,851,233 $10,381,138 


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 At December 31, 2017
Case
Reserves
 
Additional
Case Reserves
 IBNR Total 
 Property$696,285
 $896,522
 $893,583
 $2,486,390
 
 Casualty and Specialty689,962
 124,923
 1,760,607
 2,575,492
 
 Other6,605
 
 11,921
 18,526
 
 Total$1,392,852
 $1,021,445
 $2,666,111
 $5,080,408
 
          
 At December 31, 2016        
 Property$214,954
 $186,308
 $226,512
 $627,774
 
 Casualty and Specialty591,705
 105,419
 1,498,002
 2,195,126
 
 Other6,935
 
 18,459
 25,394
 
 Total$813,594
 $291,727
 $1,742,973
 $2,848,294
 
          


Activity in the liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses is summarized as follows:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Net reserves as of January 1$2,568,730
 $2,632,519
 $1,345,816
 
 Net incurred related to:      
 Current year1,902,424
 694,957
 610,685
 
 Prior years(40,996) (164,126) (162,447) 
 Total net incurred1,861,428
 530,831
 448,238
 
 Net paid related to:      
 Current year450,527
 83,015
 95,747
 
 Prior years524,298
 506,279
 425,565
 
 Total net paid974,825
 589,294
 521,312
 
 Amounts acquired (1)
 
 1,394,117
 
 Foreign exchange38,445
 (5,326) (34,340) 
 Net reserves as of December 313,493,778
 2,568,730
 2,632,519
 
 Reinsurance recoverable as of December 311,586,630
 279,564
 134,526
 
 Gross reserves as of December 31$5,080,408
 $2,848,294
 $2,767,045
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, as of beginning of period$7,455,128 $6,593,052 $3,704,050 
Net incurred related to:
Current year4,125,557 3,108,421 2,123,876 
Prior years(249,470)(183,812)(26,855)
Total net incurred3,876,087 2,924,609 2,097,021 
Net paid related to:
Current year574,230 412,172 265,649 
Prior years1,649,872 1,592,456 832,405 
Total net paid2,224,102 2,004,628 1,098,054 
Foreign exchange (1)
(81,152)97,273 31,260 
Amounts disposed (2)
— (155,178)— 
Amounts acquired (3)
— — 1,858,775 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, as of end of period9,025,961 7,455,128 6,593,052 
Reinsurance recoverable as of end of period4,268,669 2,926,010 2,791,297 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses as of end of period$13,294,630 $10,381,138 $9,384,349 
(1)Represents the fair value of Platinum's reserve for claims and claim expenses and reinsurance recoverable acquired at March 2, 2015.
(1)    Reflects the impact of the foreign exchange revaluation of the reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, denominated in non-U.S. dollars as at the balance sheet date.
(2)    Represents the fair value of RenaissanceRe UK’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, disposed of on August 18, 2020.
(3)    Represents the fair value of TMR’s reserve for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance recoverable, acquired at March 22, 2019. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR.
The Company’s reserving methodology for each line of business uses a loss reserving process that calculates a point estimate for its ultimate settlement and administration costs for claims and claim expenses. The Company does not calculate a range of estimates and does not discount any of its reserves for claims and claim expenses. The Company uses this point estimate, along with paid claims and case reserves, to record its best estimate of additional case reserves and IBNR in its consolidated financial statements. Under GAAP, the Company is not permitted to establish estimates for catastrophe claims and claim expense reserves until an event occurs that gives rise to a loss.
Reserving for reinsurance claims involves other uncertainties, such as the dependence on information from ceding companies, the time lag inherent in reporting information from the primary insurer to the Company or to the Company’s ceding companies, and differing reserving practices among ceding companies. The information received from ceding companies is typically in the form of bordereaux, broker notifications of loss and/or discussions with ceding companies or their brokers. This information may be received on a monthly, quarterly or transactional basis and normally includes paid claims and estimates of case reserves. The Company sometimes also receives an estimate or provision for IBNR. This information is often updated and adjusted from time to timeperiodically during the loss settlement period as new data or facts in respect of initial claims, client accounts, industry or event trends may be reported or emerge in addition to changes in applicable statutory and case laws.
The Company’s estimates of losses from large eventslosses are based on factors including currently available information derived from claims information from certain customers and brokers, industry assessments of losses, from the events, proprietary models, and the terms and conditions of the Company’s contracts. The uncertainty of the Company’s estimates for large eventslosses is also impacted by the preliminary nature of the information available, the magnitude and relative infrequency of the events, the expected duration of the respective claims development period, inadequacies in the data provided to the relevant date by industry participants and the potential for further reporting lags or insufficiencies; and in certain large events,losses, significant uncertainty as to the form of the claims and legal issues, under the relevant terms of insurance and reinsurance contracts. In addition, a significant portion of the net claims and claim expenses associated with


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certain large eventslosses can be concentrated with a few large clients and therefore the loss estimates for these eventslarge losses may vary significantly based on the claims experience of those clients. The contingent nature of business interruption and other exposures will also impact losses in a meaningful way, which may give rise to significant complexity in respect of claims handling, claims adjustment and other coverage issues, over time. Given the magnitude of certain events, there can be meaningful uncertainty regarding total covered losses for the insurance industry and, accordingly, several of the key assumptions underlying the


Company's Company’s loss estimates. Loss reserve estimation in respect of the Company'sCompany’s retrocessional contracts poses further challenges compared to directly assumed reinsurance. In addition, the Company’s actual net losses from these events may increase if the Company’s reinsurers or other obligors fail to meet their obligations.
Because of the inherent uncertainties discussed above, the Company has developed a reserving philosophy that attempts to incorporate prudent assumptions and estimates, and the Company has generally experienced favorable net development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the last several years. However, there is no assurance that this favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses will occur in future periods.
The Company establishes a provision for unallocated loss adjustment expenses ("ULAE") when the related reserve for claims and claim expenses is established. ULAE are expenses that cannot be associated with a specific claim but are related to claims paid or in the process of settlement, such as internal costs of the claims function, and are included in the reserve for claims and claim expenses. The determination of the ULAE provision is subject to judgment.
The Company reevaluates its actuarial reserving techniques on a periodic basis. Typically, the quarterly review procedures include reviewing paid and reported claims in the most recent reporting period, reviewing the development of paid and reported claims from prior periods, and reviewing the Company’s overall experience by underwriting year and in the aggregate. The Company monitors its expected ultimate claims and claim expense ratios and expected claims reporting assumptions on a quarterly basis and compares them to its actual experience. These actuarial assumptions are generally reviewed annually, based on input from the Company’s actuaries, underwriters, claims personnel and finance professionals, although adjustments may be made more frequently if needed. Assumption changes are made to adjust for changes in the pricing and terms of coverage the Company provides, changes in industry results for similar business, as well as its actual experience to the extent the Company has enough data to rely on its own experience. If the Company determines that adjustments to an earlier estimate are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are identified.
Because of the inherent uncertainties discussed above, the Company has developed a reserving philosophy that attempts to incorporate prudent assumptions and estimates, and the Company has generally experienced favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses in the last several years. However, there is no assurance that this favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses will occur in future periods.
The Company establishes a provision for unallocated loss adjustment expenses (“ULAE”) when the related reserve for claims and claim expenses is established. ULAE are expenses that cannot be associated with a specific claim but are related to claims paid or in the process of settlement, such as internal costs of the claims function, and are included in the reserve for claims and claim expenses. The determination of the ULAE provision is subject to judgment.
Incurred and Paid Claims Development and Reserving Methodology
The information provided herein about incurred and paid accident year claims development for the years ended prior to December 31, 20172021 on a consolidated basis and by segment is presented as supplementary information. The Company has applied a retrospective approach with respect to its acquisition of Platinum,acquisitions, presenting all relevant historical information for all periods presented. In addition, included in the incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulated paid claims and claim expenses tables below is aare reconciling itemitems that represents the unamortized balance of fair value adjustments recorded in connection with the acquisitionacquisitions of Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (“Platinum”) and TMR to reflect an increase in net claims and claim expenses due to the addition of a market based risk margin that represented the cost of capital required by a market participant to assume the net claims and claim expenses of Platinum.Platinum and TMR, partially offset by a decrease from discounting in connection with the acquisitions of Platinum and TMR, to reflect the time value of money.
For incurred and paid accident year claims denominated in foreign currency,currencies other than USD, the Company used the current year-end balance sheet foreign exchange rate for all periods provided, thereby eliminating the effects of changes in foreign currency translation rates from the incurred and paid accident year claims development information included in the tables below.




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The following table details the Company’s consolidated incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2017,2021, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR plus ACRadditional case reserve (“ACR”) included within the net incurred claims amounts.
                         
   Incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance   
   For the year ended December 31, At December 31, 2017 
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 
IBNR
 and ACR
 
    (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     
 2008 $1,459,436
 $1,421,816
 $1,401,967
 $1,383,378
 $1,310,946
 $1,288,248
 $1,266,331
 $1,256,183
 $1,239,405
 $1,241,116
 $44,189
 
 2009 
 711,042
 645,608
 628,671
 589,136
 563,850
 542,653
 533,597
 528,693
 531,523
 23,021
 
 2010 
 
 1,016,922
 975,846
 927,941
 897,148
 896,219
 886,997
 895,201
 894,050
 76,527
 
 2011 
 
 
 1,670,722
 1,604,273
 1,523,332
 1,441,370
 1,413,256
 1,375,169
 1,361,430
 89,094
 
 2012 
 
 
 
 867,675
 773,367
 710,123
 683,784
 655,602
 658,180
 94,086
 
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 625,081
 564,791
 518,266
 477,294
 450,984
 86,709
 
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 664,603
 617,617
 605,648
 586,559
 83,121
 
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 642,977
 631,559
 634,948
 240,331
 
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 684,960
 691,472
 358,843
 
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,901,309
 1,334,903
 
 Total                   $8,951,571
 $2,430,824
 
                         
   Cumulative paid claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance   
   For the year ended December 31,   
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017   
    (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     
 2008 $275,963
 $593,570
 $800,202
 $940,911
 $1,016,658
 $1,064,412
 $1,095,431
 $1,123,287
 $1,145,149
 $1,164,647
   
 2009 
 96,574
 271,031
 323,183
 367,996
 400,991
 440,320
 462,407
 468,759
 476,298
   
 2010 
 
 131,436
 325,377
 444,618
 516,321
 572,829
 644,975
 737,478
 764,337
   
 2011 
 
 
 259,261
 550,668
 909,176
 1,067,386
 1,158,233
 1,202,703
 1,230,285
   
 2012 
 
 
 
 166,907
 267,650
 358,789
 418,697
 462,253
 527,153
   
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 87,837
 181,738
 246,582
 292,542
 330,184
   
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 111,451
 201,873
 270,380
 319,540
   
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 96,141
 195,140
 289,630
   
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 79,943
 219,416
   
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 450,886
   
 Total                   $5,772,376
   
 Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2007 and prior, net of reinsurance  282,782
   
 Claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance, from the Company's former Bermuda-based insurance operations  673
   
 Adjustment for unallocated claim expenses  23,694
   
 Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with the acquisition of Platinum  7,434
   
 Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance  $3,493,778
   
                         
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,At December 31, 2021
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021IBNR
 and ACR
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2012$1,138,478 $1,022,338 $958,667 $927,397 $899,241 $901,147 $907,765 $911,821 $894,228 $893,612 $28,520 
2013— 912,458 887,176 836,813 790,498 766,453 747,939 726,212 720,503 726,277 16,529 
2014— — 1,002,755 974,640 965,706 941,733 922,659 932,269 897,645 888,622 57,970 
2015— — — 1,139,588 1,144,947 1,161,202 1,130,597 1,105,473 1,117,250 1,111,987 73,388 
2016— — — — 1,418,381 1,464,953 1,447,703 1,420,715 1,366,532 1,373,871 59,360 
2017— — — — — 2,954,415 2,748,704 2,664,387 2,603,328 2,559,381 342,654 
2018— — — — — — 2,198,790 2,342,952 2,297,920 2,188,749 371,723 
2019— — — — — — — 2,255,467 2,213,257 2,154,462 834,344 
2020— — — — — — — — 3,090,954 3,076,722 1,562,397 
2021— — — — — — — — — 4,080,591 3,091,130 
Total$19,054,274 $6,438,015 
Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2012$267,808 $417,140 $522,714 $597,103 $648,754 $723,431 $754,527 $785,271 $792,519 $808,734 
2013— 132,207 341,769 434,633 497,296 556,485 589,784 617,109 633,689 648,716 
2014— — 231,084 435,331 557,091 633,294 694,155 741,271 767,927 788,590 
2015— — — 262,301 496,234 660,456 775,007 870,708 934,337 982,966 
2016— — — — 287,753 625,995 831,642 973,074 1,087,441 1,184,679 
2017— — — — — 747,272 1,073,216 1,370,642 1,735,535 1,905,621 
2018— — — — — — 590,671 800,773 1,172,692 1,452,144 
2019— — — — — — — 285,660 692,429 986,835 
2020— — — — — — — — 410,482 1,023,330 
2021— — — — — — — — — 572,076 
Total$10,353,691 
Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2011 and prior, net of reinsurance341,797 
Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses61,251 
Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions(77,670)
Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance$9,025,961 
Property Segment
Within the Property segment, the Company principally writes property catastrophe excess of loss reinsurance contracts to insure insurance and reinsurance companies against natural and man-made catastrophes. Under these contracts, the Company indemnifies an insurer or reinsurer when its aggregate paid claims and claim expenses from a single occurrence of a covered peril exceeds the attachment point specified in the contract, up to an amount per loss specified in the contract. The Company'sGenerally, the Company’s most significant exposure is to losses from hurricanes, earthquakes and other windstorms, although the Company is also exposed to claims arising from other man-made and natural catastrophes, such as tsunamis, winter storms, freezes, floods, fires, tornadoes, explosions and acts of terrorism. The Company'sCompany’s predominant exposure under such coverage is to property damage. However, other risks, including business interruption and other non-property losses, may also be covered under the Company'sCompany’s catastrophe contracts when arising from a covered peril. The Company'sCompany’s coverages are offered on either a worldwide basis or are limited to selected geographic areas.


Coverage can also vary from “all property” perils to limited coverage on selected perils, such as “earthquake only” coverage. The Company also enters into retrocessional contracts that provide property catastrophe


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coverage to other reinsurers or retrocedants. This coverage is generally in the form of excess of loss retrocessional contracts and may cover all perils and exposures on a worldwide basis or be limited in scope to selected geographic areas, perils and/or exposures. The exposures the Company assumes from retrocessional business can change within a contract term as the underwriters of a retrocedant may alter their book of business after the retrocessional coverage has been bound. The Company also offers dual trigger reinsurance contracts which require the Company to pay claims based on claims incurred by insurers and reinsurers in addition to the estimate of insured industry losses as reported by referenced statistical reporting agencies.
Also included in the Property segment is property per risk, property (re)insurance, binding facilitiesdelegated authority arrangements and regional U.S. multi-line reinsurance. The Company'sCompany’s predominant exposure under such coverage is to property damage. However, other risks, including business interruption and other non-property losses, may also be covered when arising from a covered peril. The Company'sCompany’s coverages are offered on either a worldwide basis or are limited to selected geographic areas. The exposures assumed from retrocessionalPrincipally all of the business can change within a contract term asis reinsurance, although the underwriters of a retrocedant may alter their book ofCompany also writes insurance business after the retrocessional coverage has been bound.primarily through delegated authority arrangements. The Company offers these products principally through proportional coverage.reinsurance coverage or in the form of delegated authority arrangements. In a proportional reinsurance arrangement (also referred to as quota share reinsurance or pro rata reinsurance), the reinsurer shares a proportional part of the original premiums and losses of the reinsured.
Claims and claim expenses in the Company'sCompany’s Property segment are generally characterized by loss eventslosses of low frequency and high severity. Initial reporting of paid and incurred claims in general, tends to be relatively prompt.prompt, particularly for less complex losses. The Company considers this business “short-tail” as compared to the reporting of claims for “long-tail” products, which tends to be slower. However, the timing of claims payment and reporting also varies depending on various factors, including: whether the claims arise under reinsurance of primary insurance companies or reinsurance of other reinsurance companies; the nature of the events (e.g.(e.g., hurricanes, earthquakes or terrorism); the geographic area involved; post-event inflation which may cause the cost to repair damaged property to increase significantly from current estimates, or for property claims to remain open for a longer period of time, due to limitations on the supply of building materials, labor and other resources; complex policy coverage and other legal issues; and the quality of each client’s claims management and reserving practices. Management’s judgments regarding these factors are reflected in the Company'sCompany’s reserve for claims and claim expenses.
Reserving for most of the Company'sCompany’s Property segment generally does not involve the use of traditional actuarial techniques. Rather, claims and claim expense reserves are estimated by management after a catastrophe occurs by completing an in-depth analysis of the individual contracts which may potentially be impacted by the catastrophic event.loss. The in-depth analysis generally involves: 1) estimating the size of insured industry losses from the catastrophic event;losses; 2) reviewing reinsurance contract portfolios to identify contracts which are exposed to the catastrophic event;exposed; 3) reviewing information reported or otherwise provided by customers and brokers; 4) discussing the eventloss with customers and brokers; and 5) estimating the ultimate expected cost to settle all claims and administrative costs arising from the catastrophic eventloss on a contract-by-contract basis and in aggregate for the event. Once an eventa loss has occurred, during the then current reporting period, the Company records its best estimate of the ultimate expected cost to settle all claims arising from the event.loss. The Company'sCompany’s estimate of claims and claim expense reserves is then determined by deducting cumulative paid losses from its estimate of the ultimate expected loss for an event.loss. The Company’s estimate of IBNR is determined by deducting cumulative paid losses, case reserves and additional case reserves from its estimate of the ultimate expected loss for an event.loss. Once the Company receives a valid notice of loss or payment request under a catastrophe reinsurance contract, it is generally able to process and pay such claims promptly.
Because the eventslosses from which claims arise under policies written within the Property segment are typically prominent, public occurrencesevents such as hurricanes and earthquakes, the Company is often able to use independent reports as part of its loss reserve estimation process. The Company also reviews catastrophe bulletins published by various statistical reporting agencies to assist in determining the size of the industry loss, although these reports may not be available for some time after an event.


For smaller events including localized severe weather events such as windstorms, hail, ice, snow, flooding, freezing and tornadoes, which are not necessarily prominent, public occurrences, the Company initially places greater reliance on catastrophe bulletins published by statistical reporting agencies to assist in determining what events occurred during the reporting period than the Company does for large events. This


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includes reviewing catastrophe bulletins published by Property Claim Services (“PCS”) for U.S. catastrophes. The Company sets its initial estimates of reserves for claims and claim expenses for these smaller events based on a combination of its historical market share for these types of losses and the estimate of the total insured industry property losses as reported by statistical reporting agencies, although management may make significant adjustments based on the Company'sCompany’s current exposure to the geographic region involved as well as the size of the loss and the peril involved. This approach supplements the Company'sCompany’s approach for estimating losses for larger catastrophes, which as discussed above, includes discussions with brokers and ceding companies and reviewing individual contracts impacted by the event. Approximately one year from the date of loss for these small events, the Company typically estimates IBNR for these events by using the paid Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method. The loss development factors for the paid Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method are selected based on a review of the Company'sCompany’s historical experience. There were no significant changes to the Company's paid loss development factors over the last three years.
In general, reserves for the Company'sCompany’s more recent reinsured catastrophic eventslarge losses are subject to greater uncertainty and, therefore, greater potential variability, and are likely to experience material changes from one period to the next. This is due to the uncertainty as to the size of the industry losses, from the event, uncertainty as to which contracts have been exposed, to the catastrophic event, uncertainty due to complex legal and coverage issues that can arise out of large or complex catastrophic events,losses, and uncertainty as to the magnitude of claims incurred by the Company'sCompany’s customers. As the Company'sCompany’s claims age, more information becomes available and the Company believes its estimates become more certain.




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The following table details the Company’s Property segment incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2017,2021, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR plus ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts.
                         
   Incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance   
   For the year ended December 31, At December 31, 2017 
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 
IBNR
 and ACR
 
    (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     
 2008 $852,500
 $754,840
 $754,393
 $750,523
 $716,537
 $701,522
 $692,225
 $684,834
 $683,757
 $683,374
 $130
 
 2009 
 224,928
 169,191
 149,830
 143,232
 138,899
 139,676
 138,948
 139,167
 138,732
 238
 
 2010 
 
 632,510
 584,878
 550,608
 555,419
 576,079
 580,084
 590,023
 592,679
 43,479
 
 2011 
 
 
 1,286,890
 1,221,811
 1,170,141
 1,118,651
 1,098,124
 1,066,200
 1,063,035
 41,910
 
 2012 
 
 
 
 438,548
 345,168
 312,216
 294,400
 276,236
 265,058
 24,297
 
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 230,355
 200,105
 177,533
 155,384
 143,823
 5,264
 
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 184,076
 155,335
 147,610
 143,419
 8,018
 
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 227,093
 196,094
 177,296
 32,432
 
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 254,595
 256,759
 91,193
 
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1,345,006
 857,673
 
 Total                   $4,809,181
 $1,104,634
 
                         
   Cumulative paid claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance   
   For the year ended December 31,   
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017   
    (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     
 2008 $247,123
 $392,800
 $541,278
 $631,204
 $664,217
 $678,266
 $681,988
 $683,821
 $685,229
 $685,874
   
 2009 
 56,244
 102,402
 117,045
 125,021
 131,136
 135,756
 136,806
 137,783
 137,775
   
 2010 
 
 96,570
 226,433
 308,198
 352,293
 389,954
 417,446
 496,324
 506,297
   
 2011 
 
 
 211,151
 437,082
 763,384
 891,928
 951,725
 978,298
 992,272
   
 2012 
 
 
 
 100,067
 145,326
 189,555
 209,059
 219,069
 231,272
   
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 49,805
 94,776
 120,117
 131,293
 135,499
   
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 55,365
 96,667
 119,473
 124,533
   
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62,358
 109,386
 128,434
   
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47,716
 119,977
   
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 412,477
   
 Total                   $3,474,410
   
 Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2007 and prior, net of reinsurance  4,211
   
 Adjustment for unallocated claim expenses  3,352
   
 Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with the acquisition of Platinum  956
   
 Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance  $1,343,290
   
                         
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,At December 31, 2021
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021IBNR
 and ACR
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2012$560,348 $429,885 $395,605 $375,439 $358,509 $346,756 $338,877 $334,347 $325,042 $322,871 $1,180 
2013— 318,033 294,315 272,191 250,014 238,734 235,016 235,356 238,404 240,779 1,113 
2014— — 302,158 278,813 265,569 260,542 259,379 256,845 250,647 247,708 372 
2015— — — 372,338 357,065 334,099 323,211 311,964 305,847 295,081 71 
2016— — — — 455,503 469,120 452,922 434,706 415,572 411,698 16,889 
2017— — — — — 1,644,982 1,461,953 1,350,684 1,328,419 1,273,461 217,210 
2018— — — — — — 938,309 1,020,102 979,598 857,217 105,483 
2019— — — — — — — 992,526 956,445 898,472 254,099 
2020— — — — — — — — 1,580,564 1,600,743 585,134 
2021— — — — — — — — — 2,370,891 1,552,621 
Total$8,518,921 $2,734,172 
Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2012$165,951 $205,814 $254,000 $280,519 $291,901 $306,718 $309,133 $314,418 $314,720 $318,295 
2013— 80,397 156,204 192,225 207,963 215,758 218,446 221,255 226,035 226,353 
2014— — 106,781 184,711 223,197 234,933 241,266 244,721 243,885 246,690 
2015— — — 126,972 226,722 260,858 278,452 288,678 292,033 294,651 
2016— — — — 120,506 259,131 327,034 351,523 374,160 384,932 
2017— — — — — 534,631 663,381 820,148 946,934 972,239 
2018— — — — — — 434,358 439,783 611,268 638,149 
2019— — — — — — — 160,141 364,761 526,314 
2020— — — — — — — — 255,268 676,472 
2021— — — — — — — — — 499,796 
Total$4,783,891 
Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2011 and prior, net of reinsurance89,538 
Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses16,266 
Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions(11,642)
Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance$3,829,192 
Casualty and Specialty Segment
The Company offers its casualty and specialty reinsurance products principally on a proportional basis, and it also provides excess of loss coverage. The Company offers casualty and specialty reinsurance products to insurance and reinsurance companies and provides coverage for specific geographic regions or on a worldwide basis. Principally all of the business is reinsurance, although from time to time, the Company also writes insurance business.
As with the Company'sCompany’s Property segment, its Casualty and Specialty segment reinsurance contracts can include coverage for relatively large limits or exposures. As a result, the Company'sCompany’s casualty and specialty reinsurance business can be subject to significant claims volatility. In periods of low claims frequency or


severity, the Company'sCompany’s results will generally be favorably impacted while in periods of high claims frequency or severity the Company'sCompany’s results will generally be negatively impacted.
More recently, the Company has accepted a wider range of proportional risks, facilitating the Company's efforts to expand its product offerings. In addition, on March 2, 2015 the Company acquired Platinum and recorded $1.4 billion of claims and claim expense reserves related to the acquisition, of which $1.2 billion was recorded in the Casualty and Specialty segment, with the balance recorded in the Company's Property segment. While the Company remains focused on underwriting discipline, and seeks to remain focused on opportunities amenable to stochastic representation and supported by strong data and analytics, the Company's expanded casualty and specialty product suite and the addition of the claims and claim expense reserves acquired through the Platinum transaction, may pose new, unmodelled or unforeseen risks for which the Company may not be adequately compensated and may also result in a higher level of attritional claims and claim expenses and the potential for reserve development, either adverse or favorable.
The Company'sCompany’s processes and methodologies in respect of loss estimation for the coverages offered through its Casualty and Specialty segment differ from those used for its Property segment. For example, the Company'sCompany’s casualty and specialty coverages are more likely to be impacted by factors such as long-term inflation and changes in the social and legal environment, which the Company believes gives rise to


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greater uncertainty in its reserves for claims and claim expenses. Moreover, in many lines of business the Company does not have the benefit of a significant amount of its own historical experience and may have little or no related corporate reserving history in many of its newer or growing lines of business. The Company believes this makes its Casualty and Specialty segment reserving subject to greater uncertainty than its Property segment.
The Company calculates multiple point estimates for claims and claim expense reserves using a variety of actuarial reserving techniques for many, but not all, of its classes of business for each underwriting year within the Casualty and Specialty segment. The Company does not believe that these multiple point estimates are, or should be considered, a range. Rather, the Company considers each class of business and determines the most appropriate point estimate for each underwriting year based on the characteristics of the particular class including: (1) loss development patterns derived from historical data; (2) the credibility of the selected loss development pattern; (3) the stability of the loss development patterns; (4) how developed the underwriting year is; and (5) the observed loss development of other underwriting years for the same class. The Company also considers other relevant factors, including: (1) historical ultimate loss ratios; (2) the presence of individual large losses; and (3) known occurrences that have not yet resulted in reported losses. The Company makes determinations of the most appropriate point estimate of loss for each class based on an evaluation of relevant information and dodoes not ascribe any particular portion of the estimate to a particular factor or consideration. In addition, the Company believes that a review of individual contract information improves the loss estimates for some classes of business.
When developing claims and claims expense reserves for the Company'sits Casualty and Specialty segment, itthe Company considers several actuarial techniques such as the expected loss ratio method, the Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method and the paid and reported chain ladder actuarial method.
For classes of business and underwriting years where the Company has limited historical claims experience, estimates of ultimate losses that are not related to a specific event are generally initially determined based on the loss ratio method applied to each underwriting year and to each class of business. Unless the Company has credible claims experience or unfavorable development, it generally selects an ultimate loss based on its initial view of the loss.expected loss ratio. The selected ultimate losses are determined by multiplying the initial expected loss ratio by the earned premium. The initial expected loss ratios are key inputs that involve management judgment and are based on a variety of factors, including: (1) contract by contract expected loss ratios developed during the Company’s pricing process; (2) historical loss ratios and combined ratios adjusted for rate change and trend; and (3) industry benchmarks for similar business. These judgments take into account management’s view of past, current and future factors that may influence ultimate losses, including: (1) market conditions; (2) changes in the business underwritten; (3) changes in timing of the emergence of claims; and (4) other factors that may influence ultimate loss ratios and losses.
The determination of when reported losses are sufficient and credible to warrant selection of an ultimate loss ratio different from the initial expected loss ratiosratio also requires judgment. The Company generally makes adjustments for reported loss experience indicating unfavorable variances from initial expected loss


ratios sooner than reported loss experience indicating favorable variances. This is because the reporting of losses in excess of expectations tends to have greater credibility than an absence or lower than expected level of reported losses. Over time, as a greater number of claims are reported and the credibility of reported losses improves, actuarial estimates of IBNR are typically based on the Bornhuetter-Ferguson actuarial method or the reported chain ladder actuarial method.
The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method allows for greater weight to be applied to expected results in periods where little or no actual experience is available, and, hence, is less susceptible to the potential pitfall of being excessively swayed by one year or one quarterexperience of actual paid and/or reported loss data, compared to the chain ladder actuarial method. The Bornhuetter-Ferguson method uses the initial expected loss ratio expectations to the extent that the expected paid or reported losses are zero,estimate IBNR, and it assumes that past experience is not fully representative of the future. As the Company’s reserves for claims and claim expenses age, and actual claims experience becomes available, this method places less weight on expected experience and places more weight on actual experience. This experience, which represents the difference between expected reported claims and actual reported claims, is reflected in the respective reporting period as a change in estimate. The utilization of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson method requires the Company to estimate an expected ultimate claims and claim expense ratio and select an expected loss reporting pattern. The Company selects its estimates of the expected ultimate claims and claim expense ratios as described above and selects its expected loss reporting patterns by utilizing


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actuarial analysis, including management’s judgment, and historical patterns of paid losses and reporting of case reserves to the Company, as well as industry loss development patterns. The estimated expected claims and claim expense ratio may be modified to the extent that reported losses at a given point in time differ from what would be expected based on the selected loss reporting pattern.
The reported chain ladder actuarial method utilizes actual reported losses and a loss development pattern to determine an estimate of ultimate losses that is independent of the initial expected ultimate loss ratio and earned premium. The Company believes this technique is most appropriate when there are a large number of reported losses with significant statistical credibility and a relatively stable loss development pattern. Information that may cause future loss development patterns to differ from historical loss development patterns is considered and reflected in the Company’s selected loss development patterns as appropriate. For certain reinsurance contracts, historical loss development patterns may be developed from ceding company data or other sources.
In addition, certain casualty and specialty coverages may be impacted by natural and man-made catastrophes. The Company estimates reserves for claim and claim expenses for these losses, after the event giving rise to these losses occurs, following a process that is similar to its Property segment described above.




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The following table details the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment incurred claims and claim expenses and cumulative paid claims and claim expenses as of December 31, 2017,2021, net of reinsurance, as well as IBNR plus ACR included within the net incurred claims amounts.
                         
   Incurred claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance   
   For the year ended December 31, At December 31, 2017 
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 
IBNR
 and ACR
 
    (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     
 2008 $606,936
 $666,976
 $647,574
 $632,855
 $594,409
 $586,726
 $574,106
 $571,349
 $555,648
 $557,742
 $44,059
 
 2009 
 486,114
 476,417
 478,841
 445,904
 424,951
 402,977
 394,649
 389,526
 392,791
 22,783
 
 2010 
 
 384,412
 390,968
 377,333
 341,729
 320,140
 306,913
 305,178
 301,371
 33,048
 
 2011 
 
 
 383,832
 382,462
 353,191
 322,719
 315,132
 308,969
 298,395
 47,184
 
 2012 
 
 
 
 429,127
 428,199
 397,907
 389,384
 379,366
 393,122
 69,789
 
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 394,726
 364,686
 340,733
 321,910
 307,161
 81,445
 
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 480,527
 462,282
 458,038
 443,140
 75,103
 
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 415,884
 435,465
 457,652
 207,899
 
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 430,365
 434,713
 267,650
 
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 556,303
 477,230
 
 Total                   $4,142,390
 $1,326,190
 
                         
   Cumulative paid claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance   
   For the year ended December 31,   
 
Accident
Year
 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017   
    (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)  (unaudited)     
 2008 $28,840
 $200,770
 $258,924
 $309,707
 $352,441
 $386,146
 $413,443
 $439,466
 $459,920
 $478,773
   
 2009 
 40,330
 168,629
 206,138
 242,975
 269,855
 304,564
 325,601
 330,976
 338,523
   
 2010 
 
 34,866
 98,944
 136,420
 164,028
 182,875
 227,529
 241,154
 258,040
   
 2011 
 
 
 48,110
 113,586
 145,792
 175,458
 206,508
 224,405
 238,013
   
 2012 
 
 
 
 66,840
 122,324
 169,234
 209,638
 243,184
 295,881
   
 2013 
 
 
 
 
 38,032
 86,962
 126,465
 161,249
 194,685
   
 2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 56,086
 105,206
 150,907
 195,007
   
 2015 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33,783
 85,754
 161,196
   
 2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32,227
 99,439
   
 2017 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38,409
   
 Total                   $2,297,966
   
 Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2007 and prior, net of reinsurance  278,571
   
 Adjustment for unallocated claim expenses  20,342
   
 Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with the acquisition of Platinum  6,478
   
 Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance  $2,149,815
   
                         
Incurred Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,At December 31, 2021
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021IBNR
 and ACR
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2012$578,130 $592,453 $563,062 $551,958 $540,732 $554,391 $568,888 $577,474 $569,186 $570,741 $27,340 
2013— 594,425 592,861 564,622 540,484 527,719 512,923 490,856 482,099 485,498 15,416 
2014— — 700,597 695,827 700,137 681,191 663,280 675,424 646,998 640,914 57,598 
2015— — — 767,250 787,882 827,103 807,386 793,509 811,403 816,906 73,317 
2016— — — — 962,878 995,833 994,781 986,009 950,960 962,173 42,471 
2017— — — — — 1,309,433 1,286,751 1,313,703 1,274,909 1,285,920 125,444 
2018— — — — — — 1,260,481 1,322,850 1,318,322 1,331,532 266,240 
2019— — — — — — — 1,262,941 1,256,812 1,255,990 580,245 
2020— — — — — — — — 1,510,390 1,475,979 977,263 
2021— — — — — — — — — 1,709,700 1,538,509 
Total$10,535,353 $3,703,843 
Cumulative Paid Claims and Claim Expenses, Net of Reinsurance
For the year ended December 31,
Accident
Year
2012201320142015201620172018201920202021
 (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
2012$101,857 $211,326 $268,714 $316,584 $356,853 $416,713 $445,394 $470,853 $477,799 $490,439 
2013— 51,810 185,565 242,408 289,333 340,727 371,338 395,854 407,654 422,363 
2014— — 124,303 250,620 333,894 398,361 452,889 496,550 524,042 541,900 
2015— — — 135,329 269,512 399,598 496,555 582,030 642,304 688,315 
2016— — — — 167,247 366,864 504,608 621,551 713,281 799,747 
2017— — — — — 212,641 409,835 550,494 788,601 933,382 
2018— — — — — — 156,313 360,990 561,424 813,995 
2019— — — — — — — 125,519 327,668 460,521 
2020— — — — — — — — 155,214 346,858 
2021— — — — — — — — — 72,280 
Total$5,569,800 
Outstanding liabilities from accident year 2011 and prior, net of reinsurance252,259 
Adjustment for unallocated loss adjustment expenses44,985 
Unamortized fair value adjustments recorded in connection with acquisitions(66,028)
Liability for claims and claim expenses, net of reinsurance$5,196,769 
Prior Year Development of the Reserve for Net Claims and Claim Expenses
The Company’s estimates of claims and claim expense reserves are not precise in that, among other things, they are based on predictions of future developments and estimates of future trends and other variable factors. Some, but not all, of the Company’s reserves are further subject to the uncertainty inherent in actuarial methodologies and estimates. Because a reserve estimate is simply an insurer’sinsurer's estimate at a point in time of its ultimate liability, and because there are numerous factors that affect reserves and claims payments that cannot be determined with certainty in advance, the Company’s ultimate payments will vary, perhaps materially, from its estimates of reserves. If the Company determines in a subsequent period that adjustments to its previously established reserves are appropriate, such adjustments are recorded in the period in which they are identified. On a net basis, the Company’s cumulative favorable or unfavorable


development is generally reduced by offsetting changes in its reinsurance recoverables,recoverable, as well as changes to loss related premiums such as reinstatement premiums and redeemable noncontrolling interest, for changes in claims and claim expenses that impact DaVinciRe, all of which generally move in the opposite direction to changes in the Company’sCompany's ultimate claims and claim expenses.


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The following table details the Company’s prior year net development by segment of its liability for net unpaid claims and claim expenses:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
  (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development 
 Property$(45,596) $(104,876) $(93,786) 
 Casualty and Specialty6,183
 (58,140) (67,791) 
 Other(1,583) (1,110) (870) 
 Total favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(40,996) $(164,126) $(162,447) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(Favorable) adverse development(Favorable) adverse development(Favorable) adverse development
Property$(233,373)$(157,049)$(2,973)
Casualty and Specialty(16,097)(26,763)(23,882)
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(249,470)$(183,812)$(26,855)
Changes to prior year estimated net claims reserves decreased the Company’s net loss by $41.0 million during 2017 (2016 - increased the Company’s net income by $164.1$249.5 million 2015during 2021 (2020 - increased the Company’s net income by $162.4$183.8 million, 2019 - increased net income by $26.9 million), excluding the consideration of changes in reinstatement, adjustment or other premium changes, profit commissions, redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe and Vermeer and income tax.




Property Segment
The following tables and discussion detail the development of the Company’s liability for net unpaid claims and claim expenses for its Property segment, allocated between large and small catastrophe net claims and claim expenses and attritional net claims and claim expenses, included in the other line item:
    
 Year ended December 31,2017 
  (Favorable) adverse development 
 Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses  
 Large catastrophe events  
 Storm Sandy (2012)$(4,395) 
 April and May U.S. Tornadoes (2011)(4,177) 
 Thailand Floods (2011)(2,513) 
 Hurricane Matthew (2016)(1,239) 
 New Zealand Earthquake (2011)5,807
 
 New Zealand Earthquake (2010)4,061
 
 Other(5,184) 
 Total large catastrophe events(7,640) 
 Small catastrophe events  
 2016 PCS Events (2016)(18,550) 
 Tianjin Explosion (2015)(8,002) 
 Fort McMurray Wildfire (2016)(6,364) 
 Other(5,882) 
 Total small catastrophe events(38,798) 
 Total catastrophe net claims and claim expenses(46,438) 
 Actuarial assumption changes842
 
 Total net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(45,596) 
    
Year ended December 31,2021
(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events$17,140 
2019 Large Loss Events(61,634)
2018 Large Loss Events(101,096)
2017 Large Loss Events(49,090)
Other(9,392)
Total large catastrophe events(204,072)
Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(34,751)
Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(34,751)
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses(238,823)
Actuarial assumption changes5,450 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(233,373)
The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in 2021 of $233.4 million was primarily comprised of net favorable development on prior year accident years net claims and claim expenses associated with the following large catastrophe events:
$17.1 million of net adverse development associated with Hurricanes Laura, Sally, Isaias, Delta, Zeta and Eta, the California, Oregon and Washington wildfires, Typhoon Maysak, the August 2020 Derecho, and losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2020 Weather-Related Large Loss Events”).
$61.6 million of net favorable development associated with Hurricane Dorian and Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2019 Large Loss Events”);


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$101.1 million of net favorable development associated with Typhoons Jebi, Mangkhut and Trami, Hurricane Florence, the wildfires in California during the third and fourth quarters of 2018, Hurricane Michael and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2018 Large Loss Events”); and
$49.1 million of net favorable development associated with Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, the Mexico City Earthquake, the wildfires in California during the fourth quarter of 2017 and certain losses associated with aggregate loss contracts (collectively, the “2017 Large Loss Events”).
The Company’s Property segment also experienced net favorable development of $45.6$34.8 million associated with a number of other small catastrophe events as well as attritional loss movements related to lines of business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial methods. Partially offsetting these net favorable developments was net adverse development of $5.5 million related to actuarial assumption changes.
Year ended December 31,2020
(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
2019 Large Loss Events$(44,389)
2018 Large Loss Events(43,991)
2017 Large Loss Events(32,649)
Other124 
Total large catastrophe events(120,905)
Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(41,589)
Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements(41,589)
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses(162,494)
Actuarial assumption changes5,445 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(157,049)
The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in 2020 of $157.0 million was primarily comprised of net favorable development on prior year accident years net claims and claim expenses associated with the following large catastrophe events:
$44.4 million associated with the 2019 Large Loss Events;
$44.0 million associated with the 2018 Large Loss Events; and
$32.6 million associated with the 2017 Large Loss Events.
The Company’s Property segment also experienced net favorable development of $41.6 million associated with a number of other small catastrophe events as well as attritional loss movements related to lines of business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial methods. Partially offsetting these net favorable developments was net adverse development of $5.4 million related to actuarial assumption changes.


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Year ended December 31,2019
(Favorable) adverse development
Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses
Large catastrophe events
2017 Large Loss Events$(101,572)
New Zealand Earthquake (2011)(7,497)
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)(5,198)
New Zealand Earthquake (2010)47,071 
2018 Large Loss Events81,555 
Other(31,916)
Total large catastrophe events(17,557)
Small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements
Other small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements5,339 
Total small catastrophe events and attritional loss movements5,339 
Total catastrophe and attritional net claims and claim expenses(12,218)
Actuarial assumption changes9,245 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(2,973)
The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in 2019 of $3.0 million was comprised of net favorable development of $7.6$17.6 million related to large catastrophe events, net favorableadverse development of $38.8$5.3 million related to small catastrophe events and $0.8attritional loss movements and $9.2 million of net adverse development associated with actuarial assumption changes. Included in net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses from large events was a number$101.6 million of relatively small net decreases in the net estimated ultimate losses associated with a numberthe 2017 Large Loss Events, partially offset by $81.6 million of events from prior accident years. Includedincreases in the net favorable developmentestimated ultimate losses associated with the 2018 Large Loss Events and $47.1 million of prior accident years net claims and claims expenses from small events was a reductionincreases in the estimated ultimate losses associated with the 2016 PCS Events of $18.6 million, the 2015 Tianjin Explosion of $8.0 million and the 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire of $6.4 million. In addition, the Company’s Property segment experienced net favorable development of $5.9 million associated with a number of other small catastrophe events.


    
 Year ended December 31,2016 
  (Favorable) adverse development 
 Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses  
 Large catastrophe events  
 Thailand Floods (2011)$(15,131) 
 Storm Sandy (2012)(10,849) 
 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)(7,314) 
 New Zealand Earthquake (2011)1,987
 
 New Zealand Earthquake (2010)6,904
 
 Other(9,523) 
 Total large catastrophe events(33,926) 
 Small catastrophe events  
 U.S. PCS 13/14 Wind and Thunderstorm (2013)(6,286) 
 Tianjin Explosion (2015)(5,686) 
 U.S. PCS 15 Wind and Thunderstorm (2013)(5,648) 
 U.S. PCS 81 Wind and Thunderstorm (2015)(5,098) 
 Other(48,232) 
 Total small catastrophe events(70,950) 
 Total catastrophe net claims and claim expenses(104,876) 
 Total net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(104,876) 
    
The net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in 2016 of $104.9 million was principally driven by $33.9 million and $71.0 million related to large and small catastrophes, respectively. Included in the net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses associated with large catastrophes was favorable development of $15.1 million from the 2011 Thailand Floods, $10.8 million from Storm Sandy in 2012, $7.3 million from the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, partially offset by adverse development of $6.9 million and $2.0 million related to the 2010 and 2011 New Zealand Earthquakes, respectively, each principally the result of changes in estimated ultimate losses for each respective event. Included in the favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses related to small catastrophe events were a number of wind and thunderstorm events, primarily from the 2013 and 2015 accident years totaling $17.0 million, and $5.7 million associated with the 2015 Tianjin Explosion, each principally the result of changes in estimated ultimate losses for each respective event, with the remainder due to a number of other large and small catastrophe events related to lines of business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial methods.



    
 Year ended December 31,2015 
  (Favorable) adverse development 
 Catastrophe net claims and claim expenses  
 Large catastrophe events  
 Thailand Floods (2011)$(18,823) 
 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)(5,313) 
 New Zealand Earthquake (2011)22,754
 
 2011 International Events(1,382) 
 Storm Sandy (2012)(12,503) 
 April and May U.S. Tornadoes (2011)(10,190) 
 New Zealand Earthquake (2010)1,095
 
 Other(11,300) 
 Total large catastrophe events(34,280) 
 Small catastrophe events  
 Other(58,005) 
 Total small catastrophe events(58,005) 
 Total catastrophe net claims and claim expenses(92,285) 
 Actuarial assumption changes(1,501) 
 Total net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(93,786) 
    
The favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Property segment in 2015 of $93.8 million was comprised of $34.3 million and $58.0 million related to large and small catastrophe events, respectively. Included in the favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses related to large catastrophe events was $12.5 million related to Storm Sandy and $10.2 million related to the April and May 2011 U.S. Tornadoes, each principally the result of changes in the Company’s estimated ultimate loss for each respective event. In addition, the Company experienced $69.3 million of favorable development related to a number of other large and small catastrophe events related to lines of business where the Company principally estimates net claims and claim expenses using traditional actuarial methods. Net favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses related to the 2011 New Zealand Earthquake, the 2011 Thailand Floods and the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami (collectively the “2011 International Events”) was $1.4 million and included reductions in reported losses on the 2011 Thailand Floods and Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, offset by a net increase in reported losses on the 2011 New Zealand Earthquake, with each respective movement principally driven by the same counterparties re-allocating losses among the 2011 International Events.


Earthquake.
Casualty and Specialty Segment
The following table details the development of the Company’s liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses for its Casualty and Specialty segment:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
  (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development 
 Actuarial methods - actual reported claims less than expected claims$(24,836) $(52,601) $(72,551) 
 Ogden Rate change33,481
 
 
 
 Actuarial assumption changes(2,462) (5,539) 4,760
 
 Total favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$6,183
 $(58,140) $(67,791) 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(Favorable) adverse development(Favorable) adverse development(Favorable) adverse development
Actuarial methods - actual reported claims less than expected claims$(19,078)$(29,280)$(52,796)
Actuarial assumption changes2,981 2,517 28,914 
Total net (favorable) adverse development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses$(16,097)$(26,763)$(23,882)
The net adversefavorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment in 2017 of $6.2 million2021, 2020, and 2019 was driven by $33.5 million of adverse development associated with the change in the discount rate used to calculate lump sum awards in U.K. bodily injury cases (the “Ogden Rate”), from 2.5%, to minus 0.75%. Offsetting the adverse development due to the impact of the Ogden Rate change was $24.8 million of net favorable development in 2017 related to actual reported losses generally coming in lower than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses across a number of lines of business, and $2.5 million ofpartially offset by net favorableadverse development associated with certain actuarial assumption changes.
The favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment in 2016 of $58.1 million was driven by $52.6 million related to the application of the Company’s formulaic actuarial reserving methodology with attritional net claims and claim expenses reported coming in lower than expected on prior accident years events and $5.5 million of favorable development associated with actuarial assumption changes.

The favorable development of prior accident years net claims and claim expenses within the Company’s Casualty and Specialty segment in 2015 of $67.8 million was driven by $72.6 million related to the application of the Company’s formulaic actuarial reserving methodology with attritional net claims and claim expenses reported coming in lower than expected on prior accident years events, partially offset by adverse development of $4.8 million associated with actuarial assumption changes.
Other
The following table details the development of the Company’s liability for unpaid claims and claim expenses for its Other category:
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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
  (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development (Favorable) adverse development 
 Other$(1,583) $(1,110) $(870) 
        

The Company’s Other category experienced net favorable development on prior accident years net claims and claim expenses of $1.6 million in 2017 (2016 - $1.1 million; 2015 - $0.9 million).


Reconciliation of the Disclosure of Incurred and Paid Claims Development to the Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
The reconciliation of the net incurred and paid claims development tables to the reserve for claims and claim expenses in the consolidated balance sheet is as follows:
    
 At December 31, 2017  
 Net reserve for claims and claim expenses  
 Property$1,343,290
 
 Casualty and Specialty2,149,815
 
 Other673
 
 Total net reserve for claims and claim expenses3,493,778
 
    
 Reinsurance recoverable  
 Property$1,143,100
 
 Casualty and Specialty425,677
 
 Other17,853
 
 Total reinsurance recoverable1,586,630
 
 Total gross reserve for claims and claim expenses$5,080,408
 
    
At December 31, 2021
Net Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses
Property$3,829,192 
Casualty and Specialty5,196,769 
Other— 
Total net reserve for claims and claim expenses9,025,961 
Reinsurance Recoverable
Property$2,548,496 
Casualty and Specialty1,720,173 
Other— 
Total reinsurance recoverable4,268,669 
Total reserve for claims and claim expenses$13,294,630 
Historical Claims Duration
The following is unaudited supplementary information about average historical claims duration by segment:
                      
  Average annual percentage payout of incurred claims by age, net of reinsurance (number of years) 
 At December 31, 20171 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 
 Property27.8% 23.0% 21.3% 10.1% 5.2% 3.1% 3.9% 0.9% 0.2% 0.1% 
 Casualty and Specialty10.1% 19.6% 11.8% 9.8% 8.3% 9.5% 4.9% 3.9% 2.9% 3.4% 
                      
Average Annual Percentage Payout of Incurred Claims by Age, Net of Reinsurance (Number of Years)
At December 31, 202112345678910
Property29.2 %19.4 %15.7 %6.8 %3.0 %2.3 %0.6 %1.6 %0.1 %1.1 %
Casualty and Specialty12.4 %17.0 %12.8 %14.2 %9.8 %8.1 %5.0 %3.2 %2.1 %2.2 %
Claims Frequency
Each of the Company’s reportable segments are broadly considered to be assumed reinsurance, where multiple claims are often aggregated, perhaps multiple times through retrocessional reinsurance, before ultimately being ceded to the Company. In addition, the nature, size, terms and conditions of contracts entered into by the Company changes from one accident year to the next and the quantum of contractual or policy limits, and accordingly the potential amount of claims and claim expenses associated with a reported claim, can range from nominal, to significant. These factors can impact the amount and timing of the claims and claim expenses to be recorded and accordingly, developing claim frequency information is highly subjective and is not prepared or utilized for internal purposes. In addition, the Company does not have direct access to claim frequency information underlying certain of its proportional contracts given the nature of that business. As a result, the Company does not believe providing claim frequency information is practicable as it relates to its proportional contracts.
Notwithstanding the factors noted above, the Company has developed claims frequency information associated with its excess of loss reinsurance contracts. As each accident year develops, the Company would expect the cumulative number of reported claims to increase in certain of its excess of loss reinsurance contracts, most notably in its Casualty and Specialty segment. In determining claims frequency for its excess of loss reinsurance contracts, the Company has made the following assumptions:
Claims below the insured layer of a contract are excluded;
If an insured loss event results in claims associated with a number of layers of a contract, the Company would consider this to be a single claim; and


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If an insured loss event results in claims associated with a number of the Company'sCompany’s operating subsidiaries, the Company considers each operating subsidiary to have a reported claim.


The following table details the Company'sCompany’s cumulative number of reported claims for its excess of loss reinsurance contracts allocated by segment:
       
   At December 31, 2017 
   Cumulative number of reported claims 
 Accident Year Property Casualty and Specialty 
 2008 1,355 1,395 
 2009 743 1,112 
 2010 784 1,052 
 2011 1,184 1,367 
 2012 679 1,354 
 2013 628 1,409 
 2014 549 1,771 
 2015 591 1,569 
 2016 818 1,114 
 2017 1,173 313 
       
At December 31, 2021
Cumulative Number of Reported Claims
Accident YearPropertyCasualty and Specialty
20129222,559
20138123,030
20147623,914
20157834,419
20161,2065,164
20172,5964,753
20182,5163,921
20191,7043,392
20202,2981,777
20211,203725
Assumed Reinsurance Contracts Classified As Deposit Contracts
Net claims and claim expenses incurred were reduced by $0.2 million during 2017 (20162021 (2020$0.2$0.4 million, 20152019$0.3 million)$Nil) related to income earned on assumed reinsurance contracts that were classified as deposit contracts with underwriting risk only. Other income was increased by $3.7$Nil during 2021 (2020 – $1.0 million, during 2017 (20162019$6.2 million, 2015 – $6.2$1.3 million) related to premiums and losses incurred on assumed reinsurance contracts that were classified as deposit contracts with timing risk only. Aggregate depositDeposit liabilities of $21.7$4.2 million are included in reinsurance balances payable at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020$25.7$7.5 million). At December 31, 2021 and aggregate2020, there were no deposit assets of $Nil are included in other assets at December 31, 2017 (2016 – $Nil) associated with these contracts.
NOTE 9. DEBT AND CREDIT FACILITIES
Debt Obligations
A summary of the Company’s debt obligations on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Fair ValueCarrying ValueFair ValueCarrying Value
3.600% Senior Notes due 2029$432,316 $393,305 $453,932 $392,391 
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027321,204 297,281 329,661 296,787 
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025318,852 298,798 315,273 298,428 
4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)
166,071 148,969 162,203 148,659 
Total senior notes1,238,443 1,138,353 1,261,069 1,136,265 
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
30,000 30,000 — — 
Total debt$1,268,443 $1,168,353 $1,261,069 $1,136,265 
(1)    RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.
(2)        RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements.


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  December 31, 2017 December 31, 2016 
  Fair Value Carrying Value Fair Value Carrying Value 
 3.450% Senior Notes due 2027$294,654
 $295,303
 $
 $
 
 3.700% Senior Notes due 2025302,781
 297,318
 291,750
 296,948
 
 5.75% Senior Notes due 2020263,750
 249,272
 270,875
 248,941
 
 Series B 7.50% Senior Notes due 2017
 
 257,500
 255,352
 
 4.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (DaVinciRe) (1)157,050
 147,730
 144,675
 147,422
 
  $1,018,235
 $989,623
 $964,800
 $948,663
 
          
3.600% Senior Notes Due 2029
(1)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in its joint venture DaVinciRe. Because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe. However, RenaissanceRe does not guarantee or provide credit support for DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe’s financial exposure to DaVinciRe is limited to its investment in DaVinciRe’s shares and counterparty credit risk arising from reinsurance transactions.
On April 2, 2019, RenaissanceRe issued $400.0 million principal amount of its 3.600% Senior Notes due April 15, 2029, with interest on the notes payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15, 2019. The notes are redeemable at the applicable redemption price, subject to the terms described in the indenture for the notes. However, the notes may not be redeemed prior to April 15, 2022 without approval from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the “BMA”) and may not be redeemed at any time prior to their maturity if enhanced capital requirements, as established by the BMA, would be breached immediately before or after giving effect to the redemption of such notes, unless, in each case, RenaissanceRe replaces the capital represented by the notes to be redeemed with capital having equal or better capital treatment as the notes under applicable BMA rules. The notes contain various covenants including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, the stock of designated subsidiaries. The net proceeds from this offering were used to repay, in full, the $200.0 million outstanding under the Company’s revolving credit facility at March 31, 2019, which the Company used to partially fund the purchase price for the TMR Stock Purchase, and the remainder of the net proceeds was used for general corporate purposes. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR.
3.450% Senior Notes due 2027 of RenaissanceRe Finance Inc.
On June 29, 2017, RenaissanceRe Finance Inc. (“RenaissanceRe Finance”) issued $300.0 million principal amount of its 3.450% Senior Notes due July 1, 2027, with interest on the notes payable on July 1 and January 1 of each year. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe and may be redeemed by RenaissanceRe Finance prior to


maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium if the notes are redeemed prior to April 1, 2027. The notes contain various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated subsidiaries.
3.700% Senior Notes due 2025 of RenaissanceRe Finance
On March 24, 2015, RenaissanceRe Finance issued $300.0 million principal amount of its 3.700% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025, with interest on the notes payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe and may be redeemed by RenaissanceRe Finance prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium if the notes are redeemed prior to January 1, 2025. The notes contain various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated subsidiaries.
The net proceeds from the offering of the notes (together with cash on hand) were applied by RenaissanceRe to repay in full a $300.0 million bridge loan that Barclays Bank PLC provided to RenaissanceRe on February 25, 2015 in order to finance a portion of the cash consideration paid by RenaissanceRe in connection with the acquisition of Platinum. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Platinum” for additional information related to the cash consideration paid by RenaissanceRe in connection with the acquisition of Platinum.
5.75% Senior Notes due 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (“RRNAH”) and RenaissanceRe Finance
On March 17, 2010, RenRe North America Holdings Inc. (“RRNAH”) issued $250.0 million principal amount of its 5.75% Senior Notes due March 15, 2020 (the “RRNAH Notes”), with interest on the notes payable on March 15 and September 15 of each year. RenaissanceRe Finance became a co-obligor of the notes as of July 3, 2015. The notes, which are senior obligations, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe and may be redeemed prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium. The notes contain various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, stock of designated subsidiaries.
Series B 7.50% Notes due 2017 of Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.
On November 2, 2005, Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (“Platinum Finance”) issued $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its Series B 7.50% Notes due June 1, 2017 (the “Platinum Finance Notes”). On June 1, 2017, the Platinum Finance Notes matured andMarch 15, 2020, the Company repaid in full at maturity the aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million, plus applicable accrued interest, in full. Platinum Finance was subsequently dissolved on November 30, 2017. Interest onof the Platinum Finance5.75% Senior Notes was payable on June 1due 2020 of RenRe North America Holdings Inc. and December 1 of each year.RenaissanceRe Finance. The Platinum Finance Notes,notes, which were senior obligations, were fully and unconditionally guaranteed by RenaissanceRe, and were redeemable by Platinum Finance prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium. The Platinum Finance Notes contained various covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations, and restrictions as to the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, the stock of designated subsidiaries.RenaissanceRe.
DaVinciRe Senior Notes
On May 4, 2015, DaVinciRe issued $150.0 million principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due May 1, 2025, with interest on the notes payable on May 1 and November 1, commencing with November 1, 2015 (the “DaVinciRe Senior Notes”). The DaVinciRe Senior Notes, which are senior obligations, may be redeemed prior to maturity, subject to the payment of a “make-whole” premium if the notes are redeemed before February 1, 2025. The DaVinciRe Senior Notes contain various covenants including restrictions as to


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the disposition of, and the placing of liens on, the stock of designated subsidiaries, limitations on mergers, amalgamations and consolidations, limitations on third partythird-party investor redemptions, a leverage covenant and a covenant to maintain certain ratings. The net proceeds from this offering were used to repay, in full, $100.0 million outstanding under the loan agreement, dated as of March 30, 2011, between DaVinciRe and RenaissanceRe, and the remainder of the net proceeds may bewere used to repurchase DaVinciRe shares or for general corporate purposes.


Credit Facilities
The outstanding amounts issued or drawn under each of the Company’s significant credit facilities is set forth below:
    
 At December 31, 2017Issued or Drawn 
 RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility$
 
 Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo106,794
 
 Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with NAB3,785
 
 Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe197,278
 
 Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility180,000
 
 Total credit facilities in U.S. dollars$487,857
 
    
 Specialty Risks FAL Facility£10,000
 
 Total credit facilities in British Pounds£10,000
 
    
RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility
On May 15, 2015, RenaissanceRe entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with various banks, financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) as administrative agent, which amended and restated the credit agreement, dated as of May 17, 2012, as amended. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a revolving commitment to RenaissanceRe of $250.0 million. RenaissanceRe has the right, subject to satisfying certain conditions, to increase the size of the facility to $350.0 million. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate selected by RenaissanceRe equal to the Base Rate or LIBOR (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus a margin, as more fully set forth in the Revolving Credit Agreement. At December 31, 2017, RenaissanceRe had $Nil outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement.
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants customary for bank loan facilities of this type, including limits on the ability of RenaissanceRe and its subsidiaries to merge, consolidate, sell a substantial amount of assets, incur liens and declare or pay dividends under certain circumstances. The Revolving Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants which generally provide that the ratio of consolidated debt to capital shall not exceed 0.35:1 and that the consolidated net worth of RenaissanceRe shall equal or exceed approximately $2.9 billion. The net worth requirement is recalculated effective as of the end of each fiscal year.
If certain events of default occur, in some circumstances the lenders’ obligations to make loans may be terminated and the outstanding obligations of RenaissanceRe under the Revolving Credit Agreement may be accelerated. The scheduled commitment maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement is May 15, 2020.
RRNAH and RenaissanceRe Finance guarantee RenaissanceRe’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Subject to certain exceptions, additional subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe are required to become guarantors if such subsidiaries issue or incur certain types of indebtedness.
Uncommitted Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. (collectively, the “Applicants”) and RenaissanceRe are parties to a Standby Letter of Credit Agreement, as amended (the “Standby Letter of Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo which provides for a secured, uncommitted facility under which letters of credit may be issued from time to time for the respective accounts of the Applicants. RenaissanceRe has unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of the Applicants, other than DaVinci.
The Standby Letter of Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this type. At all times during which it is a party to the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement, each Applicant is required to pledge to Wells Fargo eligible collateral having a value (determined as provided in such agreement) that equals or exceeds the aggregate face amount of the


outstanding letters of credit issued for its account plus all of such Applicant’s payment and reimbursement obligations in respect of such letters of credit. In the case of an event of default, Wells Fargo may exercise certain remedies, including conversion of collateral of a defaulting Applicant into cash.
Effective October 12, 2016, in connection with the merger of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda into Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance assumed all of the obligations of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda under the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement.
At December 31, 2017, the Applicants had $106.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Standby Letter of Credit Agreement.
National Australia Bank Limited Standby Letter of Credit Agreement
Effective as of May 19, 2015, Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks, DaVinci and Platinum Bermuda (collectively, the “NAB Facility Applicants”) and RenaissanceRe entered into a Standby Letter of Credit Agreement (the “NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement”) with National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”). The NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement provides for a secured, uncommitted facility under which letters of credit may be issued from time to time for the respective accounts of the NAB Facility Applicants in multiple currencies. RenaissanceRe has unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of the NAB Facility Applicants, other than DaVinci.
The NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this type. At all times during which it is a party to the NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement, each NAB Facility Applicant is required to pledge to NAB eligible collateral having a value (determined as provided in such agreement) that equals or exceeds the aggregate stated amount of the letters of credit issued thereunder for its account, plus all of its reimbursement and payment obligations under the NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement. In the case of an event of default under the NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement, NAB may exercise certain remedies, including conversion of collateral of a defaulting NAB Facility Applicant into cash.
Effective October 3, 2016, in connection with the merger of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda into Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance assumed all of the obligations of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda under the NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement.
At December 31, 2017, the NAB Facility Applicants had $3.8 million outstanding under the NAB Standby Letter of Credit Agreement.
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe
Pursuant to the facility letter, dated September 17, 2010, as amended, among Citibank Europe plc (“CEP”) and certain subsidiaries and affiliates of RenaissanceRe (the “Facility Letter”), CEP has established a letter of credit facility (the “Bilateral Facility”) under which CEP provides a commitment to issue letters of credit for the account of one or more of the Bilateral Facility Participants (as defined below) and their respective subsidiaries in multiple currencies. The “Bilateral Facility Participants” currently include Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S.and Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. The aggregate commitment amount is $300.0 million, subject to a sublimit of $25.0 million for letters of credit issued for the account of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.
The Bilateral Facility is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2019. At all times during which it is a party to the Bilateral Facility, each Bilateral Facility Participant is obligated to pledge to CEP securities with a value (determined as provided in such facility) that equals or exceeds the aggregate face amount of its then-outstanding letters of credit. In the case of an event of default under the Bilateral Facility with respect to a Bilateral Facility Participant, CEP may exercise certain remedies, including terminating its commitment to such Bilateral Facility Participant and taking certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by such Bilateral Facility Participant (including the sale thereof). In the Facility Letter, each Bilateral Facility Participant makes representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational and other undertakings, including those regarding the delivery of quarterly and annual financial statements.


Effective October 1, 2016, in connection with the merger of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda into Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance assumed all of the obligations of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda under the Bilateral Facility.
At December 31, 2017, $197.3 million aggregate face amount of letters of credit was outstanding and, subject to the sublimits described above, $102.7 million remained unused and available to the Bilateral Facility Participants under the Bilateral Facility.
Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facilities
Effective November 23, 2015, Renaissance Reinsurance entered into a letter of credit facility with Bank of Montreal (“BMO”), CEP and ING Bank N.V. (“ING”) as lenders (the “Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility”), evidenced by a letter of credit reimbursement agreement (the “Reimbursement Agreement”), which provides for the issuance by the lenders of letters of credit to support business written by Syndicate 1458. Effective May 31, 2016 the Funds at Lloyd’s letters of credit issued for the account of Renaissance Reinsurance were increased from $360.0 million and £85.0 million to $380.0 million and £90.0 million, respectively, and effective as of May 25, 2017, the stated amount of the $380.0 million letter of credit was reduced to $180.0 million and the £90.0 million letter of credit was cancelled.
Renaissance Reinsurance may request that the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility be amended to increase the stated amount of the letter of credit, or issue a new letter or credit denominated in British Pounds, in an aggregate amount for all such increases or issuances not to exceed $150.0 million or the equivalent thereof.
At all times during the term of the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility, Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to pledge to the lenders certain eligible securities with a collateral value (determined as provided in the Reimbursement Agreement) that, until a Full Collateralization Event (as defined in the Reimbursement Agreement) occurs, is at Renaissance Reinsurance’s election, either (i) greater than or equal to 100% of the aggregate amount of its then-outstanding letters of credit or (ii) greater than or equal to 60% but less than 100% of the aggregate amount of its then-outstanding letters of credit. Upon the occurrence of a Full Collateralization Event, Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to collateralize the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility at 100%. The latest date upon which Renaissance Reinsurance will become obligated to collateralize the Facility at 100% is December 31, 2018.
In the Reimbursement Agreement, Renaissance Reinsurance makes representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational undertakings and other covenants, including maintaining a minimum net worth. In the case of an event of default under the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility, the lenders may exercise certain remedies, including declaring all outstanding obligations of Renaissance Reinsurance under the Reimbursement Agreement and related credit documents due and payable and taking certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by Renaissance Reinsurance (including the sale thereof).
At December 31, 2017, the face amount of the outstanding letter of credit issued by CEP under the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility was $180.0 million.
Effective November 24, 2014, RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and CEP entered into a letter of credit facility (the “Specialty Risks FAL Facility”), evidenced by a Master Agreement (the “Specialty Risks Master Agreement”), and a related Pledge Agreement (the “Specialty Risks Pledge Agreement”), which provided for the issuance and renewal by CEP for the account of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks of letters of credit that are used to support business written by RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Syndicate 1458. Effective October 1, 2016, in connection with the merger of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda into Renaissance Reinsurance, Renaissance Reinsurance assumed all of the obligations of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks under the Specialty Risks FAL Facility. At all times during the term of the Specialty Risks FAL Facility, RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks has agreed to pledge to CEP certain qualifying securities with a value (determined as provided in the Specialty Risks Pledge Agreement) equal to the aggregate face amount of the then-outstanding letters of credit. The Specialty Risks Master Agreement and the Specialty Risks Pledge Agreement contain representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this type. At December 31, 2017, letters of credit issued by CEP under the Specialty Risks FAL Facility were outstanding in the face amount of £10.0 million.


Top Layer Re
Renaissance Reinsurance is party to a collateralized letter of credit and reimbursement agreement in the amount of $37.5 million that supports the Company’s Top Layer Re joint venture. Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.
Scheduled Debt Maturity
The following table sets forth the scheduled maturity of the Company’s aggregate amount of its debt obligation reflected on its consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2017:2021:
2022$30,000 
2023— 
2024— 
2025450,000 
2026— 
After 2026700,000 
Unamortized fair value adjustments— 
Unamortized discount and debt issuance expenses(11,647)
 $1,168,353 
  
Credit Facilities
The outstanding amounts issued or drawn under each of the Company’s significant credit facilities is set forth below:
At December 31, 2021Issued or Drawn
Revolving Credit Facility (1)
$— 
Medici Revolving Credit Facility (2)
30,000 
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities
Secured410,440 
Unsecured369,324 
Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility275,000 
$1,084,764 
(1)At December 31, 2021, no amounts were issued or drawn under this facility.
(2)RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici. Because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in RenaissanceRe’s consolidated financial statements. The drawn amount of the Medici revolving credit facility is included on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets under debt.

RenaissanceRe Revolving Credit Facility
RenaissanceRe, Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG are parties to a second amended and restated credit agreement dated November 9, 2018 (as amended, the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with various banks, financial institutions and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) as administrative agent, which amended and restated a previous credit agreement. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a revolving commitment to RenaissanceRe of $500.0 million, with a right, subject to satisfying certain conditions, to increase the size of the facility to $700.0 million. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate selected by RenaissanceRe equal to the Base Rate or LIBOR (each as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus a margin. In addition to revolving loans, the Revolving Credit Agreement provides that the entire facility will also be available for the issuance of standby letters of credit, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, and swingline loans, which are capped at $50.0 million for each of the swingline lenders. At December 31, 2021, RenaissanceRe had $Nil outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement.


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 2018$
 
 2019
 
 2020250,000
 
 2021
 
 2022
 
 After 2022750,000
 
 Unamortized discount and debt issuance expenses(10,377) 
  $989,623
 
    
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants customary for bank loan facilities of this type, including limits on the ability of RenaissanceRe and its subsidiaries to merge, consolidate, sell a substantial amount of assets, incur liens and declare or pay dividends under certain circumstances. The Revolving Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants which generally provide that the ratio of consolidated debt to capital shall not exceed 0.35:1 and that the consolidated net worth of RenaissanceRe shall equal or exceed approximately $2.9 billion, subject to an annual adjustment.
If certain events of default occur, in some circumstances the lenders’ obligations to make loans may be terminated and the outstanding obligations of RenaissanceRe under the Revolving Credit Agreement may be accelerated. The scheduled commitment maturity date of the Revolving Credit Agreement is November 9, 2023.
RRNAH and RenaissanceRe Finance guarantee RenaissanceRe’s obligations under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Subject to certain exceptions, additional subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe are required to become guarantors if such subsidiaries issue or incur certain types of indebtedness.
Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities
Uncommitted, Secured Standby Letter of Credit Facility with Wells Fargo
RenaissanceRe and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, including Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG are parties to an Amended and Restated Standby Letter of Credit Agreement dated June 21, 2019, as amended, with Wells Fargo, which provides for a secured, uncommitted facility under which letters of credit may be issued from time to time for the respective accounts of the subsidiaries. Pursuant to the agreement, the applicants may request secured letter of credit issuances, and also have an option to request the issuance of up to $100.0 million of unsecured letters of credit (outstanding on such request date). RenaissanceRe has unconditionally guaranteed the payment obligations of the applicants other than DaVinci.
The agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this type. Under the agreement, each applicant is required to pledge eligible collateral having a value sufficient to cover all of its obligations under the agreement with respect to secured letters of credit issued for its account. In the case of an event of default under the agreement, Wells Fargo may exercise certain remedies, including conversion of collateral of a defaulting applicant into cash.
At December 31, 2021, there were $97.0 million of secured letters of credit outstanding and $Nil of unsecured letters of credit outstanding under this agreement.
Secured Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe
Certain subsidiaries and affiliates of RenaissanceRe, including Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe Unlimited Company, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG, are parties to a facility letter, dated September 17, 2010, as amended, with Citibank Europe plc (“Citibank Europe”), pursuant to which Citibank Europe has established a letter of credit facility under which Citibank Europe provides a commitment to issue letters of credit for the accounts of the participants in multiple currencies. Effective December 21, 2021, the aggregate commitment amount was increased from $300.0 million to $350.0 million, subject to a sublimit of $25.0 million for letters of credit issued for the account of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.
The letter of credit facility is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2023. At all times during which it is a party to the facility, each participant is obligated to pledge to Citibank Europe securities with a value that equals or exceeds the aggregate face amount of its then-outstanding letters of credit. In the case of an event of default under the facility with respect to a participant, Citibank Europe may exercise certain remedies, including terminating its commitment to such participant and taking certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by such participant (including the sale thereof). In the facility letter, each participant makes representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational and other undertakings.
At December 31, 2021, $301.9 million aggregate face amount of letters of credit was outstanding and, subject to the sublimits described above, $48.1 million remained unused and available to the participants under this facility.


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Uncommitted, Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe
Renaissance Reinsurance, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. and RREAG are parties to a Master Agreement for Issuance of Payment Instruments and a Facility Letter for Issuance of Payment Instruments with Citibank Europe dated March 22, 2019, as amended, which established an uncommitted, unsecured letter of credit facility pursuant to which Citibank Europe or one of its correspondents may issue standby letters of credit or similar instruments in multiple currencies for the account of one or more of the applicants. The obligations of the applicants under this facility are guaranteed by RenaissanceRe.
Pursuant to the master agreement, each applicant makes representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational and other customary undertakings. The master agreement contains events of default customary for facilities of this type. In the case of an event of default under the facility, Citibank Europe may exercise certain remedies, including requiring that the relevant applicant pledge cash collateral in an amount equal to the maximum actual and contingent liability of the issuing bank under the letters of credit and similar instruments issued for such applicant under the facility, and taking certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by such applicant (including the sale thereof). In addition, Citibank Europe may require that the relevant applicant pledge cash collateral if certain minimum ratings are not satisfied.
At December 31, 2021, the aggregate face amount of the payment instruments issued and outstanding under this facility was $298.3 million.
Unsecured Letter of Credit Facility with Credit Suisse
RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance and RenaissanceRe are parties to a letter of credit facility agreement with Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd. (“Credit Suisse”) dated December 16, 2021, which replaced the previous amended and restated letter of credit facility agreement with Credit Suisse dated March 22, 2019, and which provides for a $200.0 million committed, unsecured letter of credit facility pursuant to which Credit Suisse (or any other fronting bank acting on behalf of Credit Suisse) may issue letters of credit or similar instruments in multiple currencies for the account of RREAG or Renaissance Reinsurance. The obligations of RREAG and Renaissance Reinsurance under the agreement are guaranteed by RenaissanceRe. The facility is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024.
In the agreement, RREAG, Renaissance Reinsurance and RenaissanceRe make representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for facilities of this type, and agree to comply with certain informational and other customary undertakings. The agreement also contains certain financial covenants applicable to the RenaissanceRe, including the requirement to maintain the ratio of consolidated debt to capital of not more than 0.35:1, to maintain a minimum consolidated net worth initially of approximately $3.0 billion, subject to an annual adjustment, and to maintain RenaissanceRe’s credit rating with S&P and A.M. Best of at least A-.
The agreement contains events of default customary for facilities of this type. At any time on or after the occurrence of an event of default, Credit Suisse may exercise remedies, including canceling the commitment, requiring that RREAG or Renaissance Reinsurance pledge cash collateral in an amount equal to the maximum liability of the issuing bank under the letters of credit and similar instruments issued under the agreement, and demanding that RREAG or Renaissance Reinsurance procure the release by the beneficiaries of the letters of credit and similar instruments issued under the agreement.
At December 31, 2021, letters of credit issued by Credit Suisse under the agreement were outstanding in the face amount of $71.0 million.
Vermeer Letter of Credit Facility with Citibank Europe
Vermeer is party to an uncommitted, secured letter of credit facility pursuant to which Citibank Europe or one of its correspondents may issue standby letters of credit or similar instruments in multiple currencies for the account of the applicant. The obligations of Vermeer under this facility are not guaranteed by RenaissanceRe. At December 31, 2021, the aggregate face amount of letters of credit outstanding under this facility was $11.5 million.



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Funds at Lloyd’s Letter of Credit Facility
Renaissance Reinsurance is party to an Amended and Restated Letter of Credit Reimbursement Agreement dated November 7, 2019, as amended, with Bank of Montreal, Citibank Europe and ING Bank N.V., which provides a facility under which letters of credit may be issued from time to time to support business written by Renaissance Reinsurance’s Lloyd’s syndicate, Syndicate 1458. Effective November 3, 2021, the stated amount of the outstanding Funds at Lloyd’s letter of credit increased from $225.0 million to $275.0 million. Renaissance Reinsurance may request that the outstanding letter of credit be amended to increase the stated amount or that a new letter of credit denominated in U.S. dollars be issued, in an aggregate amount for all such increases or issuances not to exceed $140.0 million. The facility terminates four years from the date of notice from the lenders to the beneficiary of the letter of credit, unless extended.
Generally, Renaissance Reinsurance is not required to post any collateral for letters of credit issued pursuant to this facility. However, following the occurrence of a partial collateralization event or a full collateralization event, as provided in the agreement, Renaissance Reinsurance is required to pledge eligible securities with a collateral value of at least 60% or 100%, respectively, of the aggregate amount of its then-outstanding letters of credit. The latest date upon which Renaissance Reinsurance will become obligated to collateralize the facility at 100% is December 31, 2022.
In the agreement, Renaissance Reinsurance makes representations and warranties that are customary for facilities of this type and agrees that it will comply with certain informational undertakings and other covenants, including maintaining a minimum net worth. In the case of an event of default under the FAL facility, the lenders may exercise certain remedies, including declaring all outstanding obligations of Renaissance Reinsurance under the agreement and related credit documents due and payable and taking certain actions with respect to the collateral pledged by Renaissance Reinsurance (including the sale thereof).
At December 31, 2021, the face amount of the outstanding letter of credit issued under the FAL facility was $275.0 million.
Medici
RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Limited and RenaissanceRe Fund Management Limited are parties to a revolving credit facility pursuant to which National Australia Bank Limited provides for a revolving commitment to RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Limited of $40.0 million. The obligations of RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Limited and Renaissance Re Fund Management Limited under this facility are not guaranteed by RenaissanceRe.
Top Layer Re
Renaissance Reinsurance is party to a collateralized letter of credit and reimbursement agreement in the amount of $37.5 million that supports the Company’s Top Layer Re joint venture. Renaissance Reinsurance is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital below a specified level.

NOTE 10.NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS
A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated balance sheets is set forth below:
At December 31,20212020
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe$1,499,451 $1,560,693 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici856,820 717,999 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer1,197,782 1,109,627 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests$3,554,053 $3,388,319 


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  December 31,
2017
 December 31,
2016
 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe$1,011,659
 $994,458
 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici284,847
 181,136
 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interests$1,296,506
 $1,175,594
 
      
A summary of the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests on its consolidated statements of operations is set forth below:
        
  2017 2016 2015 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe$(134,860) $118,748
 $106,399
 
 Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici2,578
 8,338
 4,651
 
 Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests$(132,282) $127,086
 $111,050
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - DaVinciRe$(102,932)$113,671 $127,084 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Medici1,492 55,970 25,759 
Redeemable noncontrolling interest - Vermeer38,155 61,012 48,626 
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests$(63,285)$230,653 $201,469 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – DaVinciRe
In October 2001, the Company formed DaVinciRe and DaVinci with other equity investors. RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in DaVinciRe; however, because RenaissanceRe controls a majority of DaVinciRe’s outstanding voting rights, the consolidated financial statements of DaVinciRe are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company.Company and all significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The portion of DaVinciRe’s earnings owned by third parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe was 22.1%28.7% at December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - 24.0%21.4%).
DaVinciRe shareholders are party to a shareholders agreement which provides DaVinciRe shareholders, excluding RenaissanceRe, with certain redemption rights that enable each shareholder to notify DaVinciRe of such shareholder’s desire for DaVinciRe to repurchase up to half of such shareholder’s initial aggregate number of shares held, subject to certain limitations, such as limiting the aggregate of all share repurchase requests to 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital in any given year and satisfying all applicable regulatory


requirements. If total shareholder requests exceed 25% of DaVinciRe’s capital, the number of shares repurchased will be reduced among the requesting shareholders pro-rata, based on the amounts desired to be repurchased. Shareholders desiring to have DaVinci repurchase their shares must notify DaVinciRe before March 1 of each year. The repurchase price will be based on GAAP book value as of the end of the year in which the shareholder notice is given, and the repurchase will be effective as of January 1 of the following year. The repurchase price is generally subject to a true-up for potential development on outstanding loss reserves after settlement of all claims relating to the applicable years. Similarly, when shares are issued by DaVinci and sold to DaVinci shareholders, the sale price is based on GAAP book value as of the end of the period preceding the sale and can be subject to a true-up for potential development on outstanding loss reserves.
20162021
During January 2016, DaVinciRe redeemed a portion of its outstanding shares from certain existing DaVinciRe shareholders, including RenaissanceRe, while new DaVinciRe shareholders purchased shares in DaVinciRe from RenaissanceRe. The net redemption as a result of these transactions was $100.0 million. In connection with the redemption, DaVinciRe retained a $10.0 million holdback. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 24.0%, effective January 1, 2016.
2017
During January 2017, DaVinciRe redeemed $75.0 million of its outstanding shares from certain existing DaVinciRe shareholders, including RenaissanceRe. In connection with the redemption, DaVinciRe retained a $7.5 million holdback. In addition, RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $24.0 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to an existing shareholder and a new investor. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 22.6%, effective January 1, 2017.
During July 2017, RenaissanceRe purchased $12.0 million of DaVinciRe’s outstanding shares from an existing third-party shareholder. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 23.5%, effective July 1, 2017.
Effective October 1, 2017,twelve months ended December 31, 2021, DaVinciRe completed an equity capital raise of $248.6$250.0 million, comprised of $150.9 million from third-party investors and $99.1 million from RenaissanceRe. In addition, RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $49.7$40.0 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to third-party investors and purchased an aggregate of $156.7 million of shares from third-party investors. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 22.1%, effective October28.7%.
Refer to “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to December 31, 2021.
2020
Effective January 1, 2017.2020, the Company sold an aggregate of $10 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to an existing third-party investor. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to this transaction was 21.4%.
The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe to fluctuate over time.


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The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – DaVinciRe is detailed in the table below:
      
  2017 2016 
 Balance – January 1$994,458
 $930,955
 
 Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest(80,058) (98,285) 
 Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest232,119
 43,040
 
 Net (loss) income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest(134,860) 118,748
 
 Balance – December 31$1,011,659
 $994,458
 
      
Year ended December 31,20212020
Beginning balance$1,560,693 $1,435,581 
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments(157,864)1,450 
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests199,554 9,991 
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests(102,932)113,671 
Ending balance$1,499,451 $1,560,693 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest - Medici
Medici is an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda and its objective is to seek to invest substantially all of its assets in various insurance-based investment instruments that have returns primarily tied to property catastrophe risk. RenaissanceRe owns a noncontrolling economic interest in Medici; however, because RenaissanceRe controls all of Medici’s outstanding voting rights, the financial statements of Medici are included in the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The portion of Medici’s earnings owned by third parties is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations as net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. Any shareholder may redeem all or any portion of its shares as of the last day of any calendar month, upon at least 30 calendar days’ prior irrevocable written notice to Medici.


20162021
During 2016,2021, third-party investors subscribed for $79.5$201.5 million and redeemed $21.7$64.2 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 36.5%, effective14.7% at December 31, 2016.2021.
2017Refer to “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici subsequent to December 31, 2021.
2020
During 2017,2020, third-party investors subscribed for $149.2$137.3 million and redeemed $48.0$107.4 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these net subscriptions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 26.8%15.7%, at December 31, 2017.2020.
The Company expects its noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici to fluctuate over time.
See “Note 23. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to Medici transactions which occurred subsequent to December 31, 2017.
The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Medici is detailed in the table below:
Year ended December 31,20212020
Beginning balance$717,999 $632,112 
Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interests, net of adjustments(64,191)(107,386)
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interests201,520 137,303 
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests1,492 55,970 
Ending balance$856,820 $717,999 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest – Vermeer
RenaissanceRe owns 100% of the voting non-participating shares of Vermeer, while the sole third-party investor, PFZW, owns 100% of the non-voting participating shares of Vermeer and retains all of the economic benefits. Vermeer is managed by RUM in return for a management fee. The Company has concluded that Vermeer is a VIE as it has voting rights that are not proportional to its participating rights, and the Company is the primary beneficiary of Vermeer. As a result, the Company consolidates Vermeer and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. As PFZW owns all of the economics of Vermeer, all of Vermeer’s earnings are allocated to PFZW in the consolidated statement of operations as


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  2017 2016 
 Balance – January 1$181,136
 $115,009
 
 Redemption of shares from redeemable noncontrolling interest(48,049) (21,729) 
 Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest149,182
 79,518
 
 Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest2,578
 8,338
 
 Balance – December 31$284,847
 $181,136
 
      
net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company has not provided any financial or other support to Vermeer that it was not contractually required to provide.
2021
During 2021, PFZW subscribed for $50.0 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Vermeer.
2020
During 2020, PFZW subscribed for $45.0 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Vermeer.
The Company does not expect its noncontrolling economic ownership in Vermeer to fluctuate over time.
The activity in redeemable noncontrolling interest – Vermeer is detailed in the table below:
Year ended December 31,20212020
Beginning balance$1,109,627 $1,003,615 
Sale of shares to redeemable noncontrolling interest50,000 45,000 
Net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest38,155 61,012 
Ending balance$1,197,782 $1,109,627 
NOTE 11.VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
Upsilon RFO
Effective January 1, 2013,RenaissanceRe indirectly owns a portion of the Company formed and launchedparticipating non-voting preference shares of Upsilon RFO a managed joint venture, and a Bermuda domiciled SPI, to provide additional capacity to the worldwide aggregate and per-occurrence retrocessional property catastrophe excessall of loss market.
Upsilon RFO’s voting Class A shares. The shareholders (other than the voting Class A shareholder) participate in substantially all of the profits or losses of Upsilon RFO while their shares remain outstanding. The shareholders (other than the voting Class A shareholder) indemnify Upsilon RFO against losses relating to insurance risk and therefore these shares have been accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance.
Upsilon RFO is considered a VIE as it has insufficient equity capital to finance its activities without additional financial support. The Company is the primary beneficiary of Upsilon RFO as it: (i)it has the power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Upsilon RFO and (ii) has the obligation to absorb expected losses and the right to receive expected benefits that could be significant to Upsilon RFO, in accordance with the accounting guidance. As a result, the Company consolidates Upsilon RFO and all significant inter-company transactions have been eliminated. Other than its equity investment in Upsilon RFO, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Upsilon RFO that it was not contractually required to provide.
20162021
During 2016, Upsilon RFO returned $242.5 million of capital to its investors, including $59.8 million to the Company. In addition, during 2016, $166.62021, $544.6 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were issued to existing investors, therein, including $55.2$32.3 million to the Company. Also during 2021 and following the release of collateral that was previously held by cedants associated with prior years' contracts, Upsilon RFO returned $571.9 million of capital to its investors, including $45.0 million to the Company. At December 31, 2016,2021, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 28.8%13.7%.
2017At December 31, 2021, the Company's consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities of Upsilon RFO of $3.9 billion and $3.9 billion, respectively (December 31, 2020 - $3.8 billion and $3.8 billion, respectively). Of the total assets and liabilities, a net amount of $238.0 million is attributable to the Company, and $1.5 billion is attributable to third-party investors.
See “Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares subsequent to December 31, 2021.


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2020
During 2017,2020, $835.9 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were issued to existing investors, including $98.1 million to the Company. In addition, during 2021 and following the release of collateral that was previously held by cedants associated with prior years’ contracts, Upsilon RFO returned $84.3$586.0 million of capital to its investors, including $33.0$102.9 million to the Company. In addition, during 2017, $180.6 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares were


issued to existing investors therein, including $27.2 million to the Company, and an existing third-party investor purchased $7.5 million of Upsilon RFO non-voting preference shares from the Company. At December 31, 2017,2020, the Company’sCompany's participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 20.8%13.8%.
At December 31, 2017,2020, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities of Upsilon RFO of $1.2$3.8 billion and $1.2$3.8 billion, respectively. Of the total assets and liabilities, a net amount of $270.0 million is attributable to the Company, and $1.7 billion is attributable to third-party investors.
Vermeer
Vermeer provides capacity focused on risk remote layers in the U.S. property catastrophe market. Refer to “Note 10. Noncontrolling Interests” for additional information regarding Vermeer.
At December 31, 2021, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included total assets and total liabilities of Vermeer of $1.3 billion and $69.9 million, respectively (2016(2020 - $193.0 million$1.1 billion and $193.0$36.7 million, respectively). See “Note 23. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO’s non-voting preference shares subsequent to In addition, the Company’s consolidated balance sheet included redeemable noncontrolling interests associated with Vermeer of $1.2 billion at December 31, 20172021 (2020 - $1.1 billion).
Mona Lisa Re Ltd. (“Mona Lisa Re”)
On March 14, 2013, Mona Lisa Re was licensed as a Bermuda domiciled SPI to provideprovides reinsurance capacity to subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe namely Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, through reinsurance agreements which will beare collateralized and funded by Mona Lisa Re through the issuance of one or more series of principal-at-risk variable rate notes to third-party investors.
Upon issuance of a series of notes by Mona Lisa Re, all of the proceeds from the issuance wereare deposited into collateral accounts, separated by series, to fund any potential obligation under the reinsurance agreements entered into with Renaissance Reinsurance and/or DaVinci underlying such series of notes. The outstanding principal amount of each series of notes generally will be returned to holders of such notes upon the expiration of the risk period underlying such notes, unless an event occurs which causes a loss under the applicable series of notes, in which case the amount returned will be reduced by such noteholder’s pro rata share of such loss, as specified in the applicable governing documents of such notes. In addition, holders of such notes are generally entitled to interest payments, payable quarterly, as determined by the applicable governing documents of each series of notes.
The Company concluded that Mona Lisa Re meets the definition of a VIE as it does not have sufficient equity capital to finance its activities. The Company evaluated its relationship with Mona Lisa Re and concluded it not the primary beneficiary of Mona Lisa Re as it does not have a variable interest inthe power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Mona Lisa Re.Re, in accordance with the accounting guidance. As a result, the financial position and results of operations of Mona Lisa Re are not consolidated by the Company. The Company has not provided financial or other support to Mona Lisa Re that it was not contractually required to provide.
At December 31, 2017, the total assets and total liabilities of Mona Lisa Re were $25.9 million and $25.9 million, respectively (2016 - $184.2 million and $184.2 million, respectively).
The only transactions related to Mona Lisa Re that are recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are the ceded reinsurance agreements entered into by Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci which are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance,. and the fair value of the principal-at-risk variable rate notes owned by the Company. Other than its investment in the principal-at-risk variable rate notes of Mona Lisa Re, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Mona Lisa Re that it was not contractually required to provide.
Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci have together entered into ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona Lisa Re with grossceded premiums cededwritten of $0.4$39.5 million and $0.4$9.9 million, respectively, during 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $7.4$$24.3 million and $5.1$6.7 million, respectively, 2019 - $Nil and $Nil, respectively). In addition, Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci recognized ceded premiums earned related to the ceded reinsurance contracts with Mona Lisa Re of $4.1$32.5 million and $2.9$8.1 million, respectively, during 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $7.3$24.3 million and $5.0$6.7 million, respectively, 2019 - $Nil and $Nil, respectively).
Effective June 29, 2021, Mona Lisa Re issued a series of principal-at-risk variable rate notes to investors for a total principal amount of $250.0 million. Effective January 10, 2020, Mona Lisa Re issued two series of


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principal-at-risk variable rate notes to investors for principal amounts of $250.0 million and $150.0 million. At December 31, 2021, the total assets and total liabilities of Mona Lisa Re were $650.5 million and $650.5 million, respectively (2020 - $400.3 million and $400.3 million, respectively).
The fair value of the Company’s investment in the principal-at-risk variable rate notes of Mona Lisa Re is included in other investments. Net of third-party investors, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Mona Lisa Re was $6.5 million at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $3.7 million).
Fibonacci Re
Effective November 7, 2016, Fibonacci Re a Bermuda-domiciled SPI, was formed to provideprovides collateralized capacity to Renaissance Reinsurance and its affiliates.
Upon issuance of a series of notes by Fibonacci Re, all of the proceeds from the issuance are deposited into collateral accounts, separated by series, to fund any potential obligation under the reinsurance agreements entered into with Renaissance Reinsurance underlying such series of notes. The outstanding principal amount of each series of notes generally is expected to be returned to holders of such notes upon the expiration of the risk period underlying such notes, unless an event occurs which causes a loss under the applicable series of notes, in which case the amount returned is expected to be reduced by such noteholder’s pro rata share of such loss, as specified in the applicable governing documents of such notes. In addition, holders of such notes are generally entitled to interest payments, payable quarterly, as determined by the applicable governing documents of each series of notes. RUM receives an origination and structuring fee in connection with the formation and operation of Fibonacci Re.


The Company concluded that Fibonacci Re meets the definition of a VIE as it does not have sufficient equity capital to finance its activities. The Company evaluated its relationship with Fibonacci Re and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Fibonacci Re as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Fibonacci Re. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Fibonacci Re.
The only transactions related to Fibonacci Re that will be recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements will be the ceded reinsurance agreements entered into by Renaissance Reinsurance that are accounted for as prospective reinsurance under FASB ASC Topic Financial Services - Insurance, and the fair value of the participating notes owned by the Company. Other than its investment in the participating notes of Fibonacci Re, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Fibonacci Re that it was not contractually required to provide.
The fair value of the Company’s investment in the participating notes of Fibonacci Re is included in other investments. Net of third-party investors, the fair value of the Company’s investment in Fibonacci Re was $14.1 million at December 31, 2017.
Renaissance Reinsurance entered into ceded reinsurance contractshad no outstanding balances with Fibonacci Re with premiums cededas of $9.0 million during 2017. In addition, Renaissance Reinsurance recognized ceded premiums earned related toDecember 31, 2021 and 2020, and there was no material impact on the ceded reinsurance contracts with Fibonacci ReCompany’s consolidated statements of $8.2 million during 2017.operations for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Langhorne
Effective December 22, 2017, theThe Company and Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated closedformed Langhorne, an initiative to source third partythird-party capital to support reinsurers targeting large in-force life and annuity blocks. In connection with Langhorne, as of December 31, 20172021 the Company has invested $0.6$2.3 million in Langhorne Holdings (2020 - $2.0 million), a company that owns and manages certain reinsurance entities within Langhorne. In addition, as of December 31, 2021 the Company has committed to investinginvested $0.1 million in Langhorne Partners (2020 - $0.1 million), the general partner for Langhorne and the entity which manages the third-party investors investing into Langhorne Holdings.
The Company concluded that Langhorne Holdings meets the definition of a VIE as the voting rights are not proportional with the obligations to absorb losses and rights to receive residual returns. The Company evaluated its relationship with Langhorne Holdings and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Langhorne Holdings, as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Langhorne Holdings. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Langhorne Holdings. The Company separately evaluated Langhorne Partners and concluded that it was not a VIE. The Company will accountaccounts for its investments in Langhorne Holdings and Langhorne Partners under the equity method of accounting, one quarter in arrears.
The Company anticipates that its absolute investment in Langhorne will increase, perhaps materially, as in-force life and annuity blocks of businesses are written. The Company expects its absolute and relative ownership in Langhorne Partners to remain stable. Other than its current and committed future equity investment in Langhorne, the Company has not provided financial or other support to Langhorne that it was not contractually required to provide.

Shima Re

Shima Re was acquired on March 22, 2019 in connection with the acquisition of TMR. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR. Shima Re is a Bermuda domiciled Class 3 insurer. Shima Re is registered as a segregated accounts company and provides third-party investors with access to reinsurance risk. The maximum remaining exposure of each segregated account is fully collateralized and is funded by cash or investments as prescribed by the participant thereto. Shima Re no longer writes new business and the last in-force contract written by Shima Re expired on December 31, 2019. The Company ceased providing management services to Shima Re effective December 1, 2020.
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segregated account, as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of any segregated account. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Shima Re or its segregated accounts. The Company has not provided any financial or other support to any segregated account of Shima Re that it was not contractually required to provide.
Norwood Re
Until December 1, 2020, Norwood Re was managed by a subsidiary of RREAG that the Company acquired in the acquisition of TMR. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR. Norwood Re is a Bermuda domiciled SPI registered as a segregated accounts company formed to provide solutions for reinsurance-linked asset investors. Norwood Re is wholly owned by the Norwood Re Purpose Trust. Risks assumed by the segregated accounts of Norwood Re were fronted by, or ceded from, only one cedant - RREAG and/or its insurance affiliates. The obligations of each segregated account are funded through the issuance of non-voting preference shares to third-party investors. The maximum exposure of each segregated account is fully collateralized and is funded by cash and term deposits or investments as prescribed by the participant thereto. Norwood Re no longer writes new business, and the last in-force contract written by Norwood Re expired on June 30, 2020. The Company ceased providing management services to Norwood Re effective December 1, 2020.
Norwood Re is considered a VIE as it has voting rights that are not proportional to its participating rights. The Company evaluated its relationship with Norwood Re and concluded it is not the primary beneficiary of Norwood Re and its segregated accounts, as it does not have power over the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Norwood Re and its segregated accounts. As a result, the Company does not consolidate the financial position or results of operations of Norwood Re and its segregated accounts. The Company has not provided any financial or other support to Norwood Re that it was not contractually required to provide.
Fund Investments
The Company’s fund investments represent variable interests in limited partnerships entities with unaffiliated fund managers in the normal course of business. Refer to “Note 6. Fair Value Measurements” for additional information.
NOTE 12.SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Authorized Capital
The aggregate authorized capital of RenaissanceRe is 325 million shares consisting of 225 million common shares and 100 million preference shares. The following table is a summary of changes in common shares issued and outstanding:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(thousands of shares)   
Beginning balance50,811 44,148 42,207 
Issuance of shares— 6,777 1,739 
Repurchase of shares(6,579)(406)— 
Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards213 292 202 
Ending balance44,445 50,811 44,148 
Common Shares
On June 5, 2020, the Company issued 6,325,000 of its common shares in an underwritten public offering at a public offering price of $166.00 per share. Concurrently with the public offering, the Company raised $75.0 million through the issuance of 451,807 of its common shares at a price of $166.00 per share to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”), one of the Company’s existing stockholders, in a private placement. The total net proceeds from the offerings were $1.1 billion.


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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (thousands of shares)      
 Issued and outstanding shares – January 141,187
 43,701
 38,442
 
 Issuance of shares
 
 7,435
 
 Repurchase of shares(1,322) (2,741) (2,473) 
 Exercise of options and issuance of restricted stock awards159
 227
 297
 
 Issued and outstanding shares – December 3140,024
 41,187
 43,701
 
        
On March 22, 2019, in connection with the closing of the TMR Stock Purchase, the Company issued 1,739,071 of its common shares to Tokio as part of the aggregate consideration payable to Tokio under the TMR Stock Purchase Agreement. Refer to “Note 3. Acquisition of Tokio Millennium Re” for additional information related to the acquisition of TMR. On January 9, 2020, Tokio completed a secondary public offering of these common shares, which represented all of Tokio’s remaining ownership in the Company. The Company did not receive any proceeds from Tokio’s sale of its common shares.
Preference Shares
Series F Preference Shares
In June 2018, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10,000 shares of its 5.75% Series F Preference Shares, $1.00 par value and liquidation preference $25,000 per share (equivalent to 10,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a 5.75% Series F Preference Share). The 5.75% Series F Preference Shares may be redeemed at a redemption price of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share), plus declared and unpaid dividends, at RenaissanceRe’s option on or after June 30, 2023, provided that no redemption may occur prior to June 30, 2028 unless certain redemption requirements are met.
Series G Preference Shares
In July 2021, RenaissanceRe raised $500.0 million through the issuance of 20,000 shares of its 4.20% Series G Preference Shares, $1.00 par value and liquidation preference $25,000 per share (equivalent to 20,000,000 Depositary Shares, each of which represents a 1/1,000th interest in a 4.20% Series G Preference Share). The 4.20% Series G Preference Shares have no stated maturity date and may be redeemed at a redemption price of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share), plus declared and unpaid dividends, at RenaissanceRe’s option on or after July 15, 2026, provided that no redemption may occur prior to July 15, 2026 unless certain redemption requirements are met.
Series C 6.08% Preference Shares Redemption
In March 2004, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10 million Series C Preference Shares at $25 per share. On June 27, 2013, RenaissanceRe redeemed 5 million Series C Preference Shares for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. The remaining Series C 6.08% Preference Shares were redeemed on March 26, 2020 for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. Following the redemption, no Series C 6.08% Preference Shares remain outstanding.
Series E 5.375% Preference Shares Redemption
May 2013, RenaissanceRe raised $275.0 million through the issuance of 11 million Series E Preference Shares at $25 per share. The Series E 5.375% Preference Shares were redeemed on August 11, 2021 for $275.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. Following the redemption, no Series E 5.375% Preference Shares remain outstanding.
The preference shares have no stated maturity and are not convertible into any other securities of RenaissanceRe. Generally, the preference shares have no voting rights. Whenever dividends payable on the preference shares are in arrears (whether or not such dividends have been earned or declared) in an amount equivalent to dividends for 6 full dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the preference shares, voting as a single class regardless of class or series, will have the right to elect 2 directors to the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe.
Dividends
The Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe declared a dividenddividends of $0.32$0.36 per common share, payable to common shareholders of record on March 15, 2017,13, 2021, June 15, 2017,2021 and September 15, 20172021, and December 15, 2017, respectively, and RenaissanceRethe Company paid a dividend of $0.32 per common share to common shareholdersthe dividends on March 31, 2017,2021, June 30, 2017,2021, September 29, 201730, 2021, and December 29, 2017,31, 2021, respectively. Dividends declared and paid on common shares amounted to $1.28 per common share for 2017 (2016 - $1.24, 2015 - $1.20), or $51.4 million on all common shares outstanding (2016 - $51.6 million, 2015 - $54.0 million).
The Board of Directors approved the payment of quarterly dividends on each of the Series C 6.08% Preference Shares and Series E 5.375% Preference Sharesseries of RenaissanceRe’s several series of preference shares to preference shareholders of record in the amounts and on the quarterly record dates and dividend payment dates set forth in the prospectus supplement and


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Certificate of Designation for the applicable series of preference shares, unless and until further action is taken by the Board of Directors. The dividend payment dates for the preference shares will be the first day of March, June, September and December of each year (or if this date is not a business day, on the business day immediately following this date). The record dates for the preference share dividends are one day prior to the dividend payment dates.
The amount of the dividend on the 5.750% Series F Preference Shares is an amount per share equal to 5.750% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1,437.50 per 5.750% Series F Preference Share per annum, or $359.375 per 5.750% Series F Preference Share per quarter, or $1.4375 per Depositary Share per annum, or $0.359375 per Depositary Share per quarter). The amount of the dividend on the 4.20% Series G Preference Shares is an amount per share equal to 4.20% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1,050 per 4.20% Series G Preference Share per annum, or $262.50 per 4.20% Series G Preference Share per quarter, or $1.05 per Depositary Share per annum, or $0.2625 per quarter).
The amount of the dividend on the Series C 6.08% Preference Shares iswas an amount per share equal to 6.08% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1.52 per share per annum, or $0.38 per share per quarter)., and was paid prior to the redemption in full of the Series C 6.08% shares on March 26, 2020. The amount of the dividend on the Series E 5.375% Preference Shares iswas an amount per share equal to 5.375% of the liquidation preference per annum (the equivalent to $1.34375 per share per annum, or $0.3359375 per share per quarter). , and was paid prior to the redemption in full of the Series E 5.375% Preference Shares on August 11, 2021.
During 2017, RenaissanceRe declared and2021, the Company paid $22.4$33.3 million in preference share dividends (2016(2020 - $22.4$30.9 million, 20152019 - $22.4$36.8 million) and $67.8 million in common share dividends (2020 - $68.5 million, 2019 - $59.4 million).
Share Repurchases
The Company’s share repurchase program may be effected from time to time, depending on market conditions and other factors, through open market purchases and privately negotiated transactions. On November 10, 2017,11, 2021, RenaissanceRe’s Board of Directors approved a renewal of its authorized share repurchase program for an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. Unless terminated earlier by RenaissanceRe’s Board of Directors, the program will expire when the Company has repurchased the full value of the common shares authorized. TheDuring 2021, pursuant to the publicly announced share repurchase program, the Company repurchased 6,578,133 common shares at an aggregate cost of $1.0 billion and an average price of $156.78 per common share. At December 31, 2021, $306.6 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program. In the future, the Company may authorize additional purchase activities under the currently authorized share repurchase program, increase the amount authorized under the share repurchase program, or adopt additional trading plans.The Company’s decision to repurchase common shares will depend on, among other matters, the market price of the common shares and the capital requirements of the Company. During 2017, pursuant
Refer to the Company’s publicly announced“Note 22. Subsequent Events” for additional information related to common share repurchase program, the Company repurchased an aggregate of 1.3 million common shares in open market transactions at an aggregate cost of $188.6 million, and an average price of $142.67 per common share. At repurchases subsequent to December 31, 2017, $500.0 million remained available for repurchase under the share repurchase program.2021.




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In March 2004, RenaissanceRe raised $250.0 million through the issuance of 10 million Series C Preference Shares at $25 per share and in May 2013, RenaissanceRe raised $275.0 million through the issuance of 11 million Series E Preference Shares at $25 per share. On June 27, 2013, RenaissanceRe redeemed 5 million Series C Preference Shares for $125.0 million plus accrued and unpaid dividends thereon. Following the redemption, 5 million Series C Preference Shares remain outstanding.


The Series E Preference Shares and the remaining Series C Preference Shares may be redeemed at $25 per share plus certain dividends at RenaissanceRe’s option on or after June 1, 2018 and March 23, 2009, respectively. Dividends on the Series C Preference Shares are cumulative from the date of original issuance and are payable quarterly in arrears at 6.08% per annum, when, if, and as declared by the Board of Directors. Dividends on the Series E Preference Shares are payable from the date of original issuance on a non-cumulative basis, only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, quarterly in arrears at 5.375% per annum. Unless certain dividend payments are made on the preference shares, RenaissanceRe will be restricted from paying any dividends on its common shares. As stated above, the Board of Directors approved the payment of quarterly dividends on the Series C Preference Shares and Series E Preference Shares in the amounts and on the quarterly record dates and dividend payment dates set forth in the prospectus supplement and Certificate of Designation for the applicable series of preference shares, unless and until further action is taken by the Board of Directors.
The preference shares have no stated maturity and are not convertible into any other securities of RenaissanceRe. Generally, the preference shares have no voting rights. Whenever dividends payable on the preference shares are in arrears (whether or not such dividends have been earned or declared) in an amount equivalent to dividends for six full dividend periods (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the preference shares, voting as a single class regardless of class or series, will have the right to elect two directors to the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe.
NOTE 13.EARNINGS PER SHARE
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
(common shares in thousands)  
Numerator:
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(73,421)$731,482 $712,042 
Amount allocated to participating common shareholders (1)(727)(8,968)(8,545)
Net income (loss) allocated to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(74,148)$722,514 $703,497 
Denominator:
Denominator for basic income (loss) per RenaissanceRe common share - weighted average common shares47,171 47,103 43,119 
Per common share equivalents of non-vested shares— 75 56 
Denominator for diluted income (loss) per RenaissanceRe common share - adjusted weighted average common shares and assumed conversions47,171 47,178 43,175 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic
$(1.57)$15.34 $16.32 
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted$(1.57)$15.31 $16.29 
(1)Represents earnings and dividends attributable to holders of unvested shares issued pursuant to the Company's stock compensation plans.
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 (thousands of shares)      
 Numerator:      
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(244,770) $480,581
 $408,811
 
 Amount allocated to participating common shareholders (1)(457) (5,666) (4,721) 
 Net (loss) income allocated to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(245,227) $474,915
 $404,090
 
 Denominator:      
 Denominator for basic (loss) income per RenaissanceRe common share - weighted average common shares39,854
 41,314
 43,157
 
 Per common share equivalents of employee stock options and performance shares
 245
 369
 
 Denominator for diluted (loss) income per RenaissanceRe common share - adjusted weighted average common shares and assumed conversions39,854
 41,559
 43,526
 
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic$(6.15) $11.50
 $9.36
 
 Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted$(6.15) $11.43
 $9.28
 
      

 
(1)Represents earnings attributable to holders of unvested restricted shares issued pursuant to the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, 2010 Performance-Based Equity Incentive Plan, 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan and to the Company’s non-employee directors.


NOTE 14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS
The Company has equity interests in the Tower Hill Companies as described in “Note 5. Investments”.
The Company has entered into reinsurance and other arrangements with certain subsidiaries and affiliates of Tower Hill and has also entered into reinsurance arrangements with respect to business produced by the Tower Hill Companies. For 2017,
During 2021, the Company recorded $39.1$69.8 million (2016 (2020 - $32.8$55.5 million,, 2015 2019 - $32.2 million)$39.8 million) of gross premiumpremiums written assumed from the Tower Hill Companies and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Gross premiums earned totaled $35.7$63.0 million (2016 (2020 - $32.3$51.4 million,, 2015 2019 - $35.8 million)$40.7 million) and expenses incurred were $5.1$11.3 million (2016 (2020 - $3.8$7.9 million,, 2015 2019 - $4.1 million)$6.1 million) for 2017.2021. The Company had a net related outstanding receivable balance of $14.1$21.7 million as of December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $14.2 million)receivable of $18.3 million). During 2017,2021, the Company assumed net claims and claim expenses of $94.4$28.5 million (2016 (2020 - assumed net claims and claim expenses of $1.5$13.2 million,, 2015 2019 - recoveredassumed net claims and claim expenses of $1.6 million)$37.7 million) and, as of December 31, 2017,2021, had a net reserve for claims and claim expenses of $65.3$68.0 million (2016 (2020 - $36.8 million)$69.5 million).
In addition, the Company received distributions of $8.3$15.0 million from the Tower Hill Companies during 2017 (20162021 (2020 - $9.0$9.5 million,, 2015 2019 - $13.1$13.4 million).
Top Layer Re
During 2017,2021, the Company received distributions from Top Layer Re of $20.0$9.3 million (2016 (2020 - $Nil, 2015$18.0 million, 2019 - $Nil)$20.0 million), and recorded a management fee of $2.7$2.5 million (2016 (2020 - $2.6$2.4 million,, 2015 2019 - $2.6 million)$2.3 million). The management fee reimburses the Company for services it provides to Top Layer Re.
Broker Concentration
During 2017,2021, the Company received 76.4%78.0% of its gross premiums written (2016(2020 - 80.8%79.6%, 20152019 - 81.5%79.6%) from three brokers. Subsidiaries and affiliates of AON,Aon plc, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Willis Towers WatsonArthur J. Gallagher accounted for 42.8%35.8%, 23.8%30.0% and 9.8%12.2%, respectively, of gross premiums written in 2017 (2016 - 46.4%2021.


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On December 1, 2021, Arthur J. Gallagher completed its acquisition of Willis Re, a subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company. The percentage of gross premiums written for Arthur J. Gallagher in 2021, as reflected above, includes gross premiums written which were generated through Willis Re, a subsidiary of Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company. Subsidiaries and affiliates of Aon plc, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company accounted for 42.8%, 23.6%24.5% and 10.8%12.3%, respectively, 2015 - 48.1%of gross premiums written in 2020 and 41.7%, 21.7%27.1% and 11.7%10.8%, respectively).respectively, of gross premiums written in 2019.
NOTE 15.TAXATION
Under current Bermuda law, RenaissanceRe and its Bermuda subsidiaries are not subject to any income or capital gains taxes. In the event that such taxes are imposed, RenaissanceRe and its Bermuda subsidiaries would be exempted from any such tax until March 2035 pursuant to the Bermuda Exempted Undertakings Tax Protection Act 1966, and Amended Acts of 1987 and 2011, respectively.
RenaissanceRe Finance and its subsidiaries are subject to income taxes imposed by U.S. federal and state authorities and file a consolidated U.S. federal income tax return. Should the U.S. subsidiaries pay a dividend to RenaissanceRe, withholding taxes would apply to the extent of current year or accumulated earnings and profits at an expected tax rate of 5.0%. The Company also has operations in Ireland, the U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and SingaporeAustralia which are subject to income taxes imposed by the respective jurisdictions in which they operate. Withholding taxes would not be expected to apply to dividends paid to RenaissanceRe from its subsidiaries in Ireland, the U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and Singapore.Australia.
The following is a summary of the Company’s income (loss) income before taxes allocated between domestic and foreign operations:
        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Domestic      
 Bermuda$(262,827) $652,758
 $511,114
 
 Foreign      
 U.K.(41,656) (24,278) (22,712) 
 Singapore(12,421) 2,180
 (4,737) 
 U.S.(11,897) (1,236) 12,523
 
 Ireland617
 964
 188
 
 (Loss) income before taxes$(328,184) $630,388
 $496,376
 
        
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Domestic
Bermuda$156,031 $1,122,261 $861,068 
Foreign
Singapore4,420 16,416 (6,334)
Ireland101 1,315 (388)
U.S.(92,335)286 102,724 
Australia7,148 (1,689)3,390 
Switzerland(106,249)(40,502)14,255 
U.K.(83,224)(102,167)(7,233)
Income (loss) before taxes$(114,108)$995,920 $967,482 


Income tax (expense) benefit is comprised as follows:
        
 Year ended December 31, 2017Current Deferred Total 
 Total income tax (expense) benefit$(844) $(25,643) $(26,487) 
 Year ended December 31, 2016      
 Total income tax (expense) benefit$(2,090) $1,750
 $(340) 
 Year ended December 31, 2015      
 Total income tax (expense) benefit$(3,471) $49,337
 $45,866
 
        
Year ended December 31, 2021CurrentDeferredTotal
Total income tax (expense) benefit$(992)$11,660 $10,668 
Year ended December 31, 2020   
Total income tax (expense) benefit$(6,313)$3,451 $(2,862)
Year ended December 31, 2019   
Total income tax (expense) benefit$(2,128)$(15,087)$(17,215)
The Company’s expected income tax provision computed on pre-tax income (loss) at the weighted average tax rate has been calculated as the sum of the pre-tax income (loss) in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate. Statutory tax rates of0.0%, 35.0%, 12.5%, 19.3% and 17.0% have been used for in Bermuda, 21.0% in the U.S., 12.5% in Ireland, 19.0% in the U.K., 17.0% in Singapore, 19.7% in Switzerland and Singapore, respectively.30.0% in Australia have been used.
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pre-tax net income (loss) in any given period between different jurisdictions with comparatively higher tax rates and those with comparatively lower tax rates. The geographic distribution of pre-tax net income (loss) can vary significantly between periods due to, but not limited to, the following factors: the business mix of net premiums written and earned; the geographic location, the size and the nature of net claims and claim expenses incurred; the amount and geographic location of operating expenses, net investment income, net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments; outstanding debt and related interest expense; and the amount of specific adjustments to determine the income tax basis in each of the Company’s operating jurisdictions. In addition, a significant portion of the Company’s gross and net premiums are currently written and earned in Bermuda, which does not have a corporate income tax, including the majority of the Company’s catastrophe business, which can result in significant volatility to its pre-tax net income (loss) in any given period.
A reconciliation of the difference between the provision for income taxes and the expected tax provision at the weighted average tax rate is as follows:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Expected income tax benefit (expense)$53,093 $25,489 $(22,874)
Nondeductible expenses(334)5,074 (7,059)
Reinsurance adjustment(4,604)— — 
Income tax audit adjustment— 3,424 — 
Effect of change in tax rate14,904 3,055 (262)
Transfer pricing224 206 2,503 
GAAP to statutory accounting difference— — 6,553 
U.S. base erosion and anti-abuse tax(1,725)(36)— 
Withholding tax(1,013)(1,822)(665)
Non-taxable loss on sale of RenaissanceRe UK— (6,091)— 
Change in valuation allowance(42,819)(13,003)(5,481)
Foreign branch adjustments(5,491)(17,821)7,315 
Other(1,567)(1,337)2,755 
Income tax benefit (expense)$10,668 $(2,862)$(17,215)


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 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Expected income tax benefit$14,216
 $4,856
 $1,011
 
 Tax exempt income3,794
 4,487
 4,939
 
 Non-taxable foreign exchange gains (losses)2,574
 (1,126) (1,897) 
 Transaction costs
 (131) 3,654
 
 Withholding tax(216) (2,578) (3,036) 
 Change in valuation allowance(11,718) (924) 43,808
 
 Effect of change in tax rate(38,083) 
 
 
 Other2,946
 (4,924) (2,613) 
 Income tax (expense) benefit$(26,487) $(340) $45,866
 
        


The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below:
      
 At December 31,2017 2016 
 Deferred tax assets    
 Tax loss and credit carryforwards$62,643
 $51,620
 
 Reserve for claims and claim expenses13,992
 26,265
 
 Deferred interest expense11,320
 18,408
 
 Unearned premiums9,436
 7,496
 
 Deferred underwriting results3,407
 
 
 Investments
 3,269
 
 Accrued expenses2,641
 9,386
 
  103,439
 116,444
 
 Deferred tax liabilities    
 Deferred acquisition expenses(12,343) (7,485) 
 Amortization and depreciation(3,340) (7,097) 
 Investments(1,047) 
 
 Deferred underwriting results
 (2,964) 
  (16,730) (17,546) 
 Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance86,709
 98,898
 
 Valuation allowance(30,016) (18,776) 
 Net deferred tax asset$56,693
 $80,122
 
      
At December 31,20212020
Deferred tax assets
Tax loss and credit carryforwards$149,739 $128,561 
Unearned premiums36,962 20,854 
Reserve for claims and claim expenses22,611 14,983 
Deferred finance charges17,962 11,427 
Deferred underwriting results12,483 7,228 
Accrued expenses1,788 4,826 
Amortization and depreciation6,969 — 
 248,514 187,879 
Deferred tax liabilities
Investments(2,180)(23,598)
Deferred acquisition expenses(49,661)(23,040)
Intangible assets(4,242)(1,142)
Amortization and depreciation— (1,130)
VOBA— (1,017)
 (56,083)(49,927)
Net deferred tax asset (liability) before valuation allowance192,431 137,952 
Valuation allowance(131,507)(88,688)
Net deferred tax asset (liability)$60,924 $49,264 
As a result of the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018 pursuant to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, the Company recorded a $36.7 million write-down of its U.S. deferred tax asset in 2017. The Company’s net deferred tax asset is included in other assets on its consolidated balance sheets.
During 2017,2021, the Company recorded a net increase to the valuation allowance of $11.242.8 million(20162020 – increase of $0.9$13.0 million,, 2015 2019decreaseincrease of $43.8 million)$40.4 million). The Company’s net deferred tax asset primarily relates to net operating loss carryforwards and GAAP versus tax basis accounting differences relating to unearned premiums, reserves for claims and claim expenses, deferred interest expense, accrued expenses, unearned premiums,finance charges, deferred underwriting results, accrued expenses, investments, deferred acquisition expenses, intangible assets, amortization and depreciation and investments.VOBA. The Company’s valuation allowance assessment is based on all available information including projections of future GAAP taxable income from each tax-paying component in each tax jurisdiction. Losses incurred within the U.S. tax-paying subsidiaries in the fourth quarter of 2011 were significant enough to result in a cumulative GAAP taxable loss at the U.S. tax-paying subsidiaries for the three year period ended December 31, 2011. The Company concluded that a valuation allowance was required from 2011 through the period ended December 31, 2014 based on the relevant evidence during that time period, primarily that the Company remained in a cumulative GAAP taxable loss position for this period, among other facts. As of December 31, 2014, the U.S. valuation allowance was $48.5 million. In the first quarter of 2015, as a result of expected profits in the U.S. based operations due principally to the Platinum acquisition, the Company determined it was more likely than not it would be able to recover a substantial portion of the U.S. net deferred tax asset and thus reduced the U.S. valuation allowance from $48.5 million to $1.0 million. Factors that led to this determination included the combined cumulative GAAP taxable income position of the Company’s U.S.-based operations (including the entities acquired) along with the future expected profits of the combined operations.
A valuation allowance has been provided against deferred tax assets in the U.S., Ireland, the U.K., Singapore and Singapore.Switzerland. These deferred tax assets relate primarily to net operating loss carryforwards. In 2017, the valuation allowance with respect to the Company’s U.K. operations increased by $12.1 million.
In the U.S., and Switzerland, the Company has net operating loss carryforwards of $162.4$333.7 million. and $476.2 million respectively. Under applicable law, the U.S. and Swiss net operating loss carryforwards will begin to expire in 2031. and 2022 respectively. The Company has net operating loss carryforwards of $124.8$142.2 million in the U.K., $19.5$13.6 million in Singapore, $6.5 million in Ireland and $4.7$1.3 million in Ireland.Australia. Under


applicable law, the U.K., Singapore, Irish and IrishAustralia net operating losses can be carried forward for an indefinite period.
The Company had a net paymentrefund for U.S. federal, Irish, U.K., Singapore, Switzerland and SingaporeAustralia income taxes of $0.3$(4.3) million for the year ended 2017 (2016 – net refund of $1.1 million, 20152021 (2020 – net payment of $10.3$5.7 million,) 2019 – net payment of $9.7 million).
The Company has unrecognized tax benefits of $Nil$Nil as of December 31, 2017 (20162021 (2020$Nil)$Nil). Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized in income tax expense. At December 31, 2017,2021, interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits were $Nil (2016$Nil (2020 – $Nil). IncomeThe following filed income tax returns filed for tax years 2014 through 2016, 2013 through 2016, 2016, and 2013 through 2016, are open for examination bywith the IRS, Irishapplicable tax authorities,authorities: tax years 2018 through 2020 with the IRS; 2017 through 2020 with Ireland; 2019 through 2020 with the U.K. tax authorities,; 2017 through 2020 with Singapore; 2019 and Singapore tax authorities, respectively. 2020 with Switzerland; and 2017 through 2020 with Australia. The


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Company does not expect the resolution of these open years to have a significant impact on its results fromconsolidated statements of operations and financial condition.
NOTE 16.SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company’s reportable segments are defined as follows: (1) Property, which is comprised of catastrophe and other property reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures and managed by the Company’s ventures unit,funds, and (2) Casualty and Specialty, which is comprised of casualty and specialty reinsurance and (re)insurance written on behalf of the Company’s operating subsidiaries, and certain joint ventures and managed by the Company’s ventures unit.funds. In addition to its reportable segments, the Company has an Other category, which primarily includes its strategic investments, investments unit, corporate expenses, capital servicing costs, noncontrolling interests and certain expenses related to the acquisition of Platinum,acquisitions and the remnants of its former Bermuda-based insurance operations.dispositions.
The Company’s Property segment is managed by the Chief Underwriting Officer - Property and the Casualty and Specialty segment is managed by the Chief Underwriting Officer - Casualty and Specialty. EachSpecialty, each of the Chief Underwriting Officer - Property and Chief Underwriting Officer - Casualty and Specialtywhom operate under the direction of the Company’s Group Chief Underwriting Officer, who in turn reports to the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
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A summary of the significant components of the Company’s revenues and expenses by segment is as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2021PropertyCasualty and SpecialtyOtherTotal
Gross premiums written$3,958,724 $3,875,074 $— $7,833,798 
Net premiums written$2,868,002 $3,071,373 $— $5,939,375 
Net premiums earned$2,608,298 $2,585,883 $— $5,194,181 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred2,163,016 1,713,071 — 3,876,087 
Acquisition expenses487,178 727,680 — 1,214,858 
Operational expenses143,608 68,576 — 212,184 
Underwriting income (loss)$(185,504)$76,556 $— (108,948)
Net investment income319,479 319,479 
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)(41,006)(41,006)
Equity in earnings of other ventures12,309 12,309 
Other income (loss)10,880 10,880 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(218,134)(218,134)
Corporate expenses(41,152)(41,152)
Interest expense(47,536)(47,536)
Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests(114,108)
Income tax (expense) benefit10,668 10,668 
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests63,285 63,285 
Dividends on preference shares(33,266)(33,266)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(73,421)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$2,396,389 $1,729,168 $— $4,125,557 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(233,373)(16,097)— (249,470)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$2,163,016 $1,713,071 $— $3,876,087 
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year91.9 %66.9 %79.4 %
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(9.0)%(0.7)%(4.8)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year82.9 %66.2 %74.6 %
Underwriting expense ratio24.2 %30.8 %27.5 %
Combined ratio107.1 %97.0 %102.1 %


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 Year ended December 31, 2017Property Casualty and Specialty Other Total 
 Gross premiums written$1,440,437
 $1,357,110
 $(7) $2,797,540
 
 Net premiums written$978,014
 $893,307
 $4
 $1,871,325
 
 Net premiums earned$931,070
 $786,501
 $4
 $1,717,575
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred1,297,985
 565,026
 (1,583) 1,861,428
 
 Acquisition expenses113,816
 233,077
 (1) 346,892
 
 Operational expenses94,194
 66,548
 36
 160,778
 
 Underwriting (loss) income$(574,925) $(78,150) $1,552
 (651,523) 
 Net investment income    222,209
 222,209
 
 Net foreign exchange gains    10,628
 10,628
 
 Equity in losses of other ventures    8,030
 8,030
 
 Other income    9,415
 9,415
 
 Net realized and unrealized gains on investments    135,822
 135,822
 
 Corporate expenses    (18,572) (18,572) 
 Interest expense    (44,193) (44,193) 
 Loss before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests      (328,184) 
 Income tax benefit    (26,487) (26,487) 
 Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests    132,282
 132,282
 
 Dividends on preference shares    (22,381) (22,381) 
 Net loss attributable to RenaissanceRe common shareholders      $(244,770) 
          
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$1,343,581
 $558,843
 $
 $1,902,424
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(45,596) 6,183
 (1,583) (40,996) 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$1,297,985
 $565,026
 $(1,583) $1,861,428
 
          
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year144.3 % 71.1%   110.8 % 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(4.9)% 0.7%   (2.4)% 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year139.4 % 71.8%   108.4 % 
 Underwriting expense ratio22.3 % 38.1%   29.5 % 
 Combined ratio161.7 % 109.9%   137.9 % 
          



Year ended December 31, 2020PropertyCasualty and SpecialtyOtherTotal
Gross premiums written$2,999,142 $2,807,023 $— $5,806,165 
Net premiums written$2,037,200 $2,059,133 $— $4,096,333 
Net premiums earned$1,936,215 $2,016,247 $— $3,952,462 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred1,435,947 1,488,662 — 2,924,609 
Acquisition expenses353,700 543,977 — 897,677 
Operational expenses135,547 71,140 — 206,687 
Underwriting income (loss)$11,021 $(87,532)$— (76,511)
Net investment income354,038 354,038 
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)27,773 27,773 
Equity in earnings of other ventures17,194 17,194 
Other income (loss)213 213 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments820,636 820,636 
Corporate expenses(96,970)(96,970)
Interest expense(50,453)(50,453)
Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests995,920 
Income tax (expense) benefit(2,862)(2,862)
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests(230,653)(230,653)
Dividends on preference shares(30,923)(30,923)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$731,482 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$1,592,996 $1,515,425 $— $3,108,421 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(157,049)(26,763)— (183,812)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$1,435,947 $1,488,662 $— $2,924,609 
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year82.3 %75.2 %78.6 %
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(8.1)%(1.4)%(4.6)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year74.2 %73.8 %74.0 %
Underwriting expense ratio25.2 %30.5 %27.9 %
Combined ratio99.4 %104.3 %101.9 %


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 Year ended December 31, 2016Property Casualty and Specialty Other Total 
 Gross premiums written$1,111,263
 $1,263,313
 $
 $2,374,576
 
 Net premiums written$725,321
 $809,848
 $143
 $1,535,312
 
 Net premiums earned$720,951
 $682,337
 $142
 $1,403,430
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred151,545
 380,396
 (1,110) 530,831
 
 Acquisition expenses97,594
 191,729
 
 289,323
 
 Operational expenses108,642
 88,984
 123
 197,749
 
 Underwriting income$363,170
 $21,228
 $1,129
 385,527
 
 Net investment income    181,726
 181,726
 
 Net foreign exchange losses    (13,788) (13,788) 
 Equity in earnings of other ventures    963
 963
 
 Other income    14,178
 14,178
 
 Net realized and unrealized gains on investments    141,328
 141,328
 
 Corporate expenses    (37,402) (37,402) 
 Interest expense    (42,144) (42,144) 
 Income before taxes and noncontrolling interests      630,388
 
 Income tax expense    (340) (340) 
 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests    (127,086) (127,086) 
 Dividends on preference shares    (22,381) (22,381) 
 Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders      $480,581
 
          
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$256,421
 $438,536
 $
 $694,957
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(104,876) (58,140) (1,110) (164,126) 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$151,545
 $380,396
 $(1,110) $530,831
 
          
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year35.6 % 64.3 %   49.5 % 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(14.6)% (8.6)%   (11.7)% 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year21.0 % 55.7 %   37.8 % 
 Underwriting expense ratio28.6 % 41.2 %   34.7 % 
 Combined ratio49.6 % 96.9 %   72.5 % 
          
Year ended December 31, 2019PropertyCasualty and SpecialtyOtherTotal
Gross premiums written$2,430,985 $2,376,765 $— $4,807,750 
Net premiums written$1,654,259 $1,727,234 $— $3,381,493 
Net premiums earned$1,627,494 $1,710,909 $— $3,338,403 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred965,384 1,131,637 — 2,097,021 
Acquisition expenses313,554 448,678 — 762,232 
Operational expenses138,187 84,546 — 222,733 
Underwriting income (loss)$210,369 $46,048 $— 256,417 
Net investment income424,207 424,207 
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)(2,938)(2,938)
Equity in earnings of other ventures23,224 23,224 
Other income (loss)4,949 4,949 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments414,109 414,109 
Corporate expenses(94,122)(94,122)
Interest expense(58,364)(58,364)
Income (loss) before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests967,482 
Income tax (expense) benefit(17,215)(17,215)
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests(201,469)(201,469)
Dividends on preference shares(36,756)(36,756)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$712,042 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$968,357 $1,155,519 $— $2,123,876 
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(2,973)(23,882)— (26,855)
Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$965,384 $1,131,637 $— $2,097,021 
Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year59.5 %67.5 %63.6 %
Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(0.2)%(1.4)%(0.8)%
Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year59.3 %66.1 %62.8 %
Underwriting expense ratio27.8 %31.2 %29.5 %
Combined ratio87.1 %97.3 %92.3 %






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 Year ended December 31, 2015Property Casualty and Specialty Other Total 
 Gross premiums written$1,072,159
 $939,241
 $(90) $2,011,310
 
 Net premiums written$726,145
 $690,086
 $(48) $1,416,183
 
 Net premiums earned$805,985
 $594,614
 $(48) $1,400,551
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred128,290
 320,818
 (870) 448,238
 
 Acquisition expenses94,249
 144,095
 248
 238,592
 
 Operational expenses118,666
 100,180
 266
 219,112
 
 Underwriting income$464,780
 $29,521
 $308
 494,609
 
 Net investment income    152,567
 152,567
 
 Net foreign exchange losses    (3,051) (3,051) 
 Equity in earnings of other ventures    20,481
 20,481
 
 Other income    13,472
 13,472
 
 Net realized and unrealized losses on investments    (68,918) (68,918) 
 Corporate expenses    (76,514) (76,514) 
 Interest expense    (36,270) (36,270) 
 Income before taxes and redeemable noncontrolling interests      496,376
 
 Income tax benefit    45,866
 45,866
 
 Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests    (111,050) (111,050) 
 Dividends on preference shares    (22,381) (22,381) 
 Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders      $408,811
 
          
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – current accident year$222,076
 $388,609
 $
 $610,685
 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – prior accident years(93,786) (67,791) (870) (162,447) 
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred – total$128,290
 $320,818
 $(870) $448,238
 
          
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – current accident year27.6 % 65.4 %   43.6 % 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – prior accident years(11.7)% (11.4)%   (11.6)% 
 Net claims and claim expense ratio – calendar year15.9 % 54.0 %   32.0 % 
 Underwriting expense ratio26.4 % 41.0 %   32.7 % 
 Combined ratio42.3 % 95.0 %   64.7 % 
          



The following is a summary of the Company’s gross premiums written allocated to the territory of coverage exposure:
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Property
U.S. and Caribbean$2,257,088 $1,683,538 $1,368,205 
Worldwide1,188,737 889,917 643,744 
Europe253,678 189,587 182,544 
Japan114,981 102,228 90,328 
Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)
34,742 62,058 79,393 
Australia and New Zealand69,188 40,243 32,203 
Other40,310 31,571 34,568 
Total Property3,958,724 2,999,142 2,430,985 
Casualty and Specialty
Worldwide1,746,450 1,315,386 935,626 
U.S. and Caribbean1,721,663 1,248,981 1,071,170 
Europe217,721 121,369 227,178 
Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)
108,376 56,225 25,291 
Australia and New Zealand29,001 12,429 34,053 
Other51,863 52,633 83,447 
Total Casualty and Specialty3,875,074 2,807,023 2,376,765 
Total gross premiums written$7,833,798 $5,806,165 $4,807,750 
(1)The category “Worldwide (excluding U.S.)” consists of contracts that cover more than one geographic region (other than the U.S.).

        
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 2015 
 Property      
 U.S. and Caribbean$954,269
 $743,226
 $671,887
 
 Worldwide305,915
 210,168
 234,801
 
 Japan49,821
 44,536
 32,830
 
 Europe49,486
 37,611
 32,973
 
 Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)48,182
 55,043
 76,370
 
 Australia and New Zealand14,151
 13,729
 15,869
 
 Other18,613
 6,950
 7,429
 
 Total Property1,440,437
 1,111,263
 1,072,159
 
 Casualty and Specialty      
 Worldwide686,253
 581,972
 320,452
 
 U.S. and Caribbean622,757
 646,381
 522,778
 
 Europe9,752
 5,541
 936
 
 Worldwide (excluding U.S.) (1)10,104
 13,840
 87,597
 
 Australia and New Zealand4,141
 5,073
 1,627
 
 Other24,103
 10,506
 5,851
 
 Total Casualty and Specialty1,357,110
 1,263,313
 939,241
 
 Other category(7) 
 (90) 
 Total gross premiums written$2,797,540
 $2,374,576
 $2,011,310
 
        
(1)The category “Worldwide (excluding U.S.)” consists of contracts that cover more than one geographic region (other than the U.S.).
NOTE 17.STOCK INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Stock Incentive Compensation Plans and Awards
The Company is authorized to issue restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance shares,share awards, stock options and other equity-basedshare-based awards to its employees and directors pursuant to various stock incentive compensation plans.
On May 16, 2016, the Company’s shareholders approved the Company’s 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan”). Pursuant to the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Company is authorized to issue up to 1,625,000 common shares plus the number of shares that were subject to awards outstanding under the Company’s 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2001 Stock Incentive Plan”) and the Company’s 2010 Performance-Based Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2010 Performance Plan”) as of the effective date of the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan that are forfeited, canceled, settled in cash, or otherwise terminated without delivery after the effective date. The 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan permits the grant of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance share awards (including cash-based performance awards), stock options and other share-based awards to employees, officers, non-employee directors and consultants or advisors of the Company and its affiliates.
The 2001 Stock Incentive Plan, which permitted the grant of stock options, restricted stock awards and other share-based awards to employees of RenaissanceRe and its subsidiaries, expired in accordance with its terms on February 6, 2016 and no additional awards may be made under this plan. The 2010 Performance Plan, pursuant to whichAll awards made under the Company granted performance shares, was terminated on May 16, 2016 upon approval of the 2016 Long-Term2001 Stock Incentive Plan andvested no additional awards will be made under this plan.later than March 1, 2020. The terms and conditions of outstanding awards granted under the 2001 Share Incentive Plan and the 2010 Performance Plan were not affected by the respective expiration and termination of these plans.


In 2010, the Company instituted a cash settled restricted stock unit (“CSRSU”) plan, the 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, which allowed for the issuance of equity awards in the form of CSRSUs. In November 2016, the 2010 Restricted Stock Plan was terminated and replaced with a new cash settled restricted stock unit plan, the 2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan. The terms and conditions of CSRSU awards outstanding


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under the 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan at the time of termination were not affected, but no additional awards will be made under the 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan.
Options
The Company has not granted stock options since 2008. Outstanding stock options were granted pursuant to All outstanding awards made under the 20012010 Restricted Stock IncentiveUnit Plan and allow forvested no later than March 1, 2020. Further, all outstanding awards made under the purchase of RenaissanceRe common shares at a price that is equal to, or not less2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan vested no later than the fair market value of RenaissanceRe common shares as of the effective grant date. Options generally vested over four years and expire 10 years from the grant date.March 1, 2021.
Restricted Stock Awards
Restricted stock awards granted periodically under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan generally vest ratably over a four yearfour-year period. The Company has also granted restricted stock awards to non-employee directors, which generally vest ratably over a three yearthree-year period.
Performance SharesShare Awards
Performance share awards madehave been granted periodically to certain of the Company’s executive officers pursuant to the 2010 Performance Plan, 2001 Share Incentive Plan and 2016 Long-Term Incentive PlanPlan. Outstanding performance share awards are subject to vesting conditions based on both continued service and the attainment of pre-established performance goals. If performance goals are achieved, the performance sharesshare awards will vest up to a maximum of 250%200% of target. Grants under this planPerformance share awards generally cliff vest at the end of a three yearthree-year vesting period based on the attainment of annual performance goals over the vesting period. The
Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2019
Performance share awards granted in March 2019 have a performance shares havecondition, which is the percentage change in the Company’s tangible book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends, or, in the event of a change in control, a market condition, which is the Company’s total shareholder return relative to its peer group. Total
Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2020 and March 2021
Performance share awards granted in March 2020 and March 2021 have a performance condition, which is the percentage change in the Company’s book value per common share plus change in accumulated dividends over three years and three-year average underwriting expense ratio rank compared to peers, or, in the event of a change in control, a market condition, which is the Company’s total shareholder return isrelative to its peer group.
The percentage change in tangible book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends, percentage change in book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends, and average underwriting expense ratio rank are calculated in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement and is generally based on the average closing share price over the 20 trading days preceding and including the start and end of the annual performance period.
In 2012 and 2013, the Chief Executive Officer received certain special equity awards relating to promotions, which included grants of performance shares which vest over a period of four years, but otherwise have similar terms to other performance share awards.agreement.
Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units
CSRSUs are liability awards with fair value measurement based on the fair market value of the Company’s common shares at the end of each reporting period. CSRSUs granted periodically by the Board of Directors pursuant to the 2010 Restricted Stock Unit Plan and 2016 Restricted Stock Unit Plan generally vest ratably over four4 years.



Valuation Assumptions
Performance SharesShare Awards Granted in March 2019
The fairFor performance share awards granted in March 2019, the performance metric relates to the percentage change in tangible book value ofper share plus change in accumulated dividends which is classified as a performance shares is measured on the grant date usingcondition under FASB ASC Topic Compensation - Stock Compensation. As a Monte Carlo simulation model which requires certain of the same inputs underlying the Black-Scholes methodology, that being: share price; expected volatility; expected term; expected dividend yield; and risk-free interest rates. The following are the weighted average-assumptions used to estimateresult, the fair value for all performance shares issued in each respective year.
      
  Performance Shares 
 Year ended December 31,2017 2016 
 Expected volatility (1)14.3% 14.3% - 14.7% 
 Expected term (in years)n/a n/a 
 Expected dividend yieldn/a n/a 
 Risk-free interest rate (1)0.93% - 1.69% 0.38% - 1.18% 
      
(1)The expected volatility and risk-free interest rate applied are specific to each tranche of performance shares.
Expected volatility:  The expected volatility is estimated by the Company based on RenaissanceRe’s historical stock volatility.
Expected term: The expected term is not applicable as the length of the performance periods are fixed and not subject to future employee behavior. Each tranche of the performance shares has a one year period during which performance is measured.
Expected dividend yield:  The expected dividend yield is not applicable to performance shares as dividends are paid at the end of the vesting period and do not affect the value of the performance shares.
Risk-free interest rate:  The risk free rateshare awards is estimated based on the yield on a U.S. treasury zero-coupon issued with a remaining term equal to the vesting period of the performance shares.
The total cost of the performance shares is determined on the grant date based on the fair market value calculated by the Monte Carlo simulation model. The Company recognizes cost equal to fair value per performance share multiplied by the target number of performanceRenaissanceRe’s common shares on the grant date. The costestimated fair value of performance share awards is then amortized as an expense over the requisite service period.
Performance Share Awards Granted in March 2020 and March 2021
For 2017,performance share awards granted in March 2020 and March 2021, the Company electedperformance metrics relates to recognize forfeitures(i) the percentage change in book value per share plus change in accumulated dividends and (ii) average underwriting expense ratio rank compared to peers, both of which are classified as they occurred rather than estimating service-based forfeituresperformance conditions under FASB ASC Topic Compensation - Stock Compensation. As a result, the fair value of the performance


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share awards is determined based on the fair market value of RenaissanceRe’s common shares on the grant date. The estimated fair value of performance share awards is amortized as an expense over the requisite service period. In 2016, the Company used a 0% forfeiture rate for performance shares.
Restricted Stock Awards
The fair value of restricted stock awards is determined based on the fair market value of RenaissanceRe’s common shares on the grant date. The estimated fair value of restricted stock awards is amortized as an expense over the requisite service period. For 2017, theThe Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occurred rather than estimating service-based forfeitures over the requisite service period. In 2016, the Company used a 0% forfeiture rate for restricted stock awards.
Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units
CSRSUs are revalued at the end of each quarterly reporting period based on the then fair market value of RenaissanceRe’s common shares. The total cost is adjusted each quarter for unvested CSRSUs to reflect the current share price, and this total cost is amortized as an expense over the requisite service period. For 2017, theThe Company has elected to recognize forfeitures as they occuredoccurred rather than estimating service-based forfeitures over the requisite service period. In 2016, the Company used a 13% forfeiture rate for CSRSUs.



Summary of Stock Compensation Activity
The following is a summary of activity under the Company’s stock compensation plans.
Options
            
  
Weighted
options
outstanding
 
Weighted
average
exercise price
 
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual
 life
 
Aggregate
intrinsic
value
 Range of exercise prices 
 Balance, December 31, 2014767,830
 $48.71
 2.0 $37,246
 $37.51 - $59.66
 
 Options granted
 
     
 
 Options forfeited
 
       
 Options expired
 
       
 Options exercised(359,618) 45.09
   $21,205
   
 Balance, December 31, 2015408,212
 $51.90
 1.6 $25,020
 $42.66 - $59.66
 
 Options granted
 
     
 
 Options forfeited
 
       
 Options expired
 
       
 Options exercised(201,417) 50.59
   $14,806
   
 Balance, December 31, 2016206,795
 $53.17
 0.9 $17,174
 $50.71 - $59.66
 
 Options granted
 
     
 
 Options forfeited
 
       
 Options expired
 
       
 Options exercised(174,794) $53.04
   $15,945
   
 Balance, December 31, 201732,001
 $53.86
 0.2 $2,295
 $53.86
 
 Total options exercisable at December 31, 201732,001
 $53.86
 0.2 $2,295
 $53.86
 
            



Cash Settled Restricted Stock Units
Number of
shares
Number of
Shares
Nonvested at December 31, 20142018338,323146,917 
Awards granted160,817— 
Awards vested(144,440(80,012))
Awards forfeited(28,622(3,161))
Nonvested at December 31, 20152019326,07863,744 
Awards granted135,119— 
Awards vested(133,278(44,734))
Awards forfeited(19,575(529))
Nonvested at December 31, 20162020308,34418,481 
Awards granted98,067— 
Awards vested(122,088(18,481))
Awards forfeited(21,993— )
Nonvested at December 31, 20172021262,330— 
Performance Shares
      
  
Number of
shares (1)
 
Weighted
average 
grant-date fair value
 
 Nonvested at December 31, 2014248,572
 $39.62
 
 Awards granted103,024
 $44.98
 
 Awards vested
   
 Awards forfeited(121,325)   
 Nonvested at December 31, 2015230,271
 $41.40
 
 Awards granted77,045
 $48.31
 
 Awards vested(58,032) $38.30
 
 Awards forfeited(37,903)   
 Nonvested at December 31, 2016211,381
 $44.63
 
 Awards granted64,947
 $65.27
 
 Awards vested(62,499) $43.51
 
 Awards forfeited(46,156)   
 Nonvested at December 31, 2017167,673
 $53.11
 
      
(1)For performance shares, the number of shares is stated at the maximum number that can be attained if the performance conditions are fully met. Forfeitures represent shares forfeited due to vesting below the maximum attainable as a result of the Company not fully meeting the performance conditions.




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Performance Share Awards
Number of
Shares (1)
Weighted
Average 
Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2018152,451 $57.21 
Awards granted58,050 146.1 
Awards vested(21,730)49.9 
Awards forfeited(43,924)— 
Nonvested at December 31, 2019144,847 $94.70 
Awards granted65,840 170.40 
Awards vested(48,997)61.48 
Awards forfeited(9,976)— 
Nonvested at December 31, 2020151,714 $140.96 
Awards granted55,876 162.61 
Awards vested(49,792)130.73 
Awards forfeited(16,730)— 
Nonvested at December 31, 2021141,068 $163.98 
(1)     For performance share awards, the number of shares is stated at the maximum number that can be attained if the performance conditions are fully met. Forfeitures represent shares forfeited due to vesting below the maximum attainable as a result of the Company not fully meeting the performance conditions.
Restricted Stock Awards
              
  
Employee
restricted stock awards
 
Non-employee director
restricted stock awards
 
Total
restricted stock awards
 
  
Number of
shares
 
Weighted
average grant
date fair 
value
 
Number of
shares
 Weighted
average grant
date fair 
value
 
Number of
shares
 Weighted
average grant
date fair 
value
 
 Nonvested at December 31, 2014451,722
 $87.29
 30,055
 $88.41
 481,777
 $87.36
 
 Awards granted195,337
 102.17
 14,575
 102.90
 209,912
 102.22
 
 Awards vested(168,019) 82.75
 (17,744) 86.37
 (185,763) 83.10
 
 Awards forfeited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nonvested at December 31, 2015479,040
 $94.95
 26,886
 $97.61
 505,926
 $95.09
 
 Awards granted179,003
 112.41
 14,727
 114.71
 193,730
 112.59
 
 Awards vested(255,873) 93.98
 (16,068) 96.83
 (271,941) 94.15
 
 Awards forfeited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nonvested at December 31, 2016402,170
 $103.34
 25,545
 $107.95
 427,715
 $103.61
 
 Awards granted116,345
 148.66
 12,193
 150.05
 128,538
 148.79
 
 Awards vested(185,478) 100.17
 (17,612) 110.66
 (203,090) 101.08
 
 Awards forfeited
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Nonvested at December 31, 2017333,037
 $120.93
 20,126
 $131.09
 353,163
 $121.51
 
              
Employee
Restricted Stock Awards
Non-Employee Director
Restricted Stock Awards
Total
Restricted Stock Awards
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair 
Value
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair 
Value
Number of
Shares
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair 
Value
Nonvested at December 31, 2018447,740 $130.37 22,534 $132.29 470,274 $130.46 
Awards granted242,832 146.92 11,444 147.43 254,276 146.94 
Awards vested(165,245)124.71 (12,972)131.88 (178,217)125.23 
Awards forfeited(14,467)136.16 — — (14,467)136.16 
Nonvested at December 31, 2019510,860 $139.91 21,006 $140.79 531,866 $139.94 
Awards granted309,892 145.03 9,970 170.40 319,862 145.82 
Awards vested(213,488)138.35 (10,316)141.12 (223,804)138.47 
Awards forfeited(14,517)140.11 — — (14,517)140.11 
Nonvested at December 31, 2020592,747 $143.14 20,660 $155.03 613,407 $143.54 
Awards granted252,625 167.92 10,452 162.61 263,077 167.71 
Awards vested(207,264)142.52 (10,511)147.72 (217,775)142.77 
Awards forfeited(14,776)158.97 — — (14,776)158.97 
Nonvested at December 31, 2021623,332 $153.02 20,601 $162.60 643,933 $152.32 
There were 1.80.8 million shares available for issuance under the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan at December 31, 2017 and no shares available for issuance under the 2001 Stock Incentive Plan or 2010 Performance Share Plan at December 31, 2017.2021.
The aggregate fair value of restricted stock awards, performance sharesshare awards and CSRSUs vested during 20172021 was $56.9$46.3 million (2016 (2020$54.5$54.7 million,, 2015 2019$34.0 million). Cash in the amount of $Nil was received from employees as a result of employee stock option exercises during 2017 (2016$Nil, 2015$0.1 million)$41.6 million). In connection with share vestings, and option exercises, there


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was noa $0.2 million excess windfall tax benefit realized by the Company due to its net operating loss position in the taxable jurisdictions in which it operates.2021 (2020 – $0.3 million, 2019 – $0.2 million). RenaissanceRe issues new shares upon the exercise of an option.
The total stock compensation expense recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations during 20172021 was $37.2$40.0 million (2016 (2020$47.4$43.7 million,, 2015 2019$38.3 million)$41.4 million). As of December 31, 2017,2021, there was $29.1$66.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to restricted stock awards $21.9and $4.9 million related to CSRSUs and $4.1 million related to performance shares,share awards, which will be recognized on a weighted average basis during the next 1.7, 1.6 and 1.7 years, respectively.
All of the Company’s employees are eligible for defined contribution pension plans. Contributions are primarily based upon a percentage of eligible compensation. The Company contributed $4.4$7.5 million to its defined contribution pension plans in 2017 (20162021 (2020$4.0$6.7 million,, 2015 2019$4.3 million)$4.9 million).


NOTE 18. STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS
The Company’s (re)insurance operations are subject to insurance laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which they operate, the most significant of which currently include Bermuda, Switzerland, the U.S.U.K. and the U.K.U.S. These regulations include certain restrictions on the amount of dividends or other distributions, such as loans or cash advances, available to shareholders without prior approval of the respective regulatory authorities.
Group Supervision
The Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”) is the group supervisor of the Company. Under the Insurance Act 1978, amendments thereto and related regulations of Bermuda (collectively, the “Insurance Act”), the Company shall ensure that it can meet its minimum solvency margin (“MSM”), defined as the minimum amount by which the value of the assets of the Company must exceed the value of its liabilities, the breach of which represents an unacceptable level of risk and triggers the strongest supervisory actions.
In addition, the Company is required to maintain capital at a level equal to its enhanced capital requirement (“ECR”) which is established by reference to the Bermuda Solvency Capital Requirement (the “BSCR”) model. The BSCR is a mathematical model designed to give the BMA robust methods for determining an insurer’s capital adequacy. The ECR is equal to the greater of the MSM or required capital calculated by reference to the BSCR. Effective January 1, 2016, the BMA embedded the Economic Balance Sheet (“EBS”) framework in the Bermuda legislative and regulatory regime. The EBS is an input to the BSCR which determines the Company’s ECR. The EBS regime prescribes the use of financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP as the basis on which statutory financial statements are prepared, and those statutory financial statements form the starting basis for the EBS.
The BMA has established a target level capital (“TCL”) which is set at 120% of the ECR. While the Company is not required to maintain statutory capital and surplus at this level, it serves as an early warning tool for the BMA, and failure to meet the TCL may result in additional reporting requirements or increased regulatory oversight. The Company is currently completing its 2017 group BSCR, which must be filed with the BMA on or before May 31, 2018, and at this time, the Company believes it will exceed the target level of required economic statutory capital.
The statutory capital and surplus, required minimum statutory capital and surplus and unrestricted net assets of the Company’s regulated insurance operations in its most significant regulatory jurisdictions are detailed below:
              
  Bermuda (1) U.S. U.K. (2) (3) 
 At December 31,2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 
 Statutory capital and surplus$4,155,440
 $4,212,374
 $523,384
 $523,340
 $527,325
 $491,213
 
 Required statutory capital and surplus824,545
 788,437
 306,375
 221,023
 527,325
 491,213
 
 Unrestricted net assets790,177
 867,624
 24,109
 25,375
 
 
 
              
(1)The Company's Bermuda-domiciled insurance subsidiaries’ capital and surplus is based on the relevant insurer’s statutory financial statements and required statutory capital and surplus is based on the MSM.
(2)With respect to statutory capital and surplus and required statutory capital and surplus, and as described below, underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit, which are referred to as Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”). FAL is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirements as calculated through its internal model.
(3)Syndicate 1458 is capitalized by its FAL, with the related assets not held on its balance sheet. As such, unrestricted net assets is not applicable to Syndicate 1458; however, the Company can make an application to obtain approval from Lloyd’s to have funds released to RenaissanceRe from Syndicate 1458, subject to passing a Lloyd’s release test.

Bermuda (1)Switzerland (2)U.K. (3)U.S. (4)
At December 31,20212020202120202021202020212020
Statutory capital and surplus$7,462,710 $6,698,377 $874,665 $814,837 $983,449 $874,170 $819,811 $722,721 
Required statutory capital and surplus1,753,078 1,391,621 780,000 587,300 983,449 874,170 716,118 474,622 
Unrestricted net assets1,575,526 1,705,739 300,438 232,917 — — 81,981 72,272 

(1)Includes Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and Vermeer. The Company's Bermuda-domiciled insurance subsidiaries’ capital and surplus is based on the relevant insurer’s statutory financial statements and required statutory capital and surplus is based on the minimum solvency margin.
(2)Includes RREAG and its branches in Australia, Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S. RREAG’s statutory capital and surplus and required statutory capital and surplus incorporate a full year of statutory net loss and risk capital, respectively.
(3)Includes Syndicate 1458. With respect to statutory capital and surplus and required statutory capital and surplus, and as described below, underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit, which are referred to as Funds at Lloyd’s (“FAL”). FAL is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirements as calculated through its internal model. Syndicate 1458 is capitalized by its FAL, with the related assets not held on its balance sheet. As such, unrestricted net assets is not applicable to Syndicate 1458; however, the Company can make an application to obtain approval from Lloyd’s to have funds released to RenaissanceRe from Syndicate 1458, subject to passing a Lloyd’s release test.
(4)Includes Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.
Statutory net income (loss) income of the Company’s regulated insurance operations in its most significant regulatory jurisdictions are detailed below:
Statutory Net Income (Loss)
Bermuda (1)Switzerland (2)U.K. (3)U.S. (4)
Year ended December 31, 2021$(89,267)$80,500 $(46,352)$10,465 
Year ended December 31, 2020836,707 71,829 (37,427)17,403 
Year ended December 31, 2019705,808 (52,699)(667)37,827 
(1)Includes Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. and Vermeer.
(2)Includes RREAG and its branches in Australia, Bermuda, the U.K. and the U.S.
(3)Includes Syndicate 1458.
(4)Includes Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.


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  Statutory Net (Loss) Income 
  Bermuda U.S. U.K. 
 Year ended December 31, 2017$(334,142) $(3,627) $(57,050) 
 Year ended December 31, 2016625,371
 43,292
 28,007
 
 Year ended December 31, 2015355,132
 58,752
 1,627
 
        

The difference between statutory financial statements and statements prepared in accordance with GAAP varies by jurisdiction; however, the primary difference is that for the Company’s regulated entities the statutory financial statements generally do not reflect goodwill and intangible assets. Also, in the U.S., fixed maturity investments are generally recorded at amortized cost and deferred income tax is charged directly to equity. In the U.S. and the U.K.,Bermuda, deferred acquisition costs are generally not reflected in the statutory financial statements. In Switzerland, currency translation adjustment losses are directly charged to net income or loss, while translation gains are not admissible and reflected as translation reserve on the statutory balance sheet. In addition, fixed maturity investments are carried at the lower of amortized cost and market value and recognition of equalization reserves is allowed. The prudence principle standard also allows for valuating certain assets below their nominal value. None of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries used permitted practices that prevented the trigger of a regulatory event during the years ended December 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 and 2015.2019.
Dividend Restrictions of RenaissanceRe
As a Bermuda-domiciled holding company, RenaissanceRe has limited operations of its own and itsown. Its assets consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries and to a degree, cash and securities. Accordingly, RenaissanceRe’s future cash flows largely dependAs a result, the Company relies primarily on the availability of dividends orand distributions (and other statutorily permissible payments) from its subsidiaries, investment income and fee income to meet its liquidity requirements, which primarily include making principal and interest payments from subsidiaries. on its debt, and dividend payments to its preference and common shareholders.
The ability to pay suchpayment of dividends by the Company’s subsidiaries is, under certain circumstances, limited by the applicable laws and regulations ofin the various countries and statesjurisdictions in which thesethe subsidiaries operate, including among others, Bermuda, the U.S., the U.K., Switzerland, Australia, Singapore and Ireland. RenaissanceRe’s ability to pay dividends and distribute capital to shareholders is limited by the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, insofar as after the payment, RenaissanceRe must still be able to pay its liabilities as they come due and the realizable value of its assets must be greater than its liabilities.
Bermuda-Domiciled Insurance Entities
Under the Insurance Act, certain subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe are required to prepare and file statutory financial statements. Effective January 1, 2016, the BMA prescribed the use of financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP as the basis on which the statutory financial statements are prepared, subject to the application of certain prudential filters. These statutory financial statements are used to prepare the EBS. In addition, Bermudainsurance laws require our insurance subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe are required to maintain certain measures of solvency and liquidity and file a BSCR return.liquidity.
Class 3B and Class 4 InsurersBermuda
Under the Insurance Act, RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. is definedand Vermeer are registered as a Class 3B insurer,general business insurers and Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci are classifiedregistered as Class 4 general business insurers under the Insurance Act 1978, amendments thereto and therefore mustrelated regulations of Bermuda (collectively, the “Insurance Act”). Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are required to maintain available statutory economic capital and surplus at a level at least equal to their enhanced capital requirement (“ECR”) and may be adjusted if the BMA concludes that the insurer’s risk profile deviates significantly from the assumptions underlying its ECR or the insurer’s assessment of its risk management policies and practices used to calculate the ECR. The BMA has established a target capital level which is set at 120% of the greater of its MSM ECR. Unlike other (re)insurers, special purpose insurersand the required capital calculated by referencecollateralized insurers are fully funded to the BSCR.meet their (re)insurance obligations.
Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying any dividends if in breach of the required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio, (the “Relevant Margins”) or if the declaration or payment of such dividend would cause the insurer to fail to meet the Relevant Margins. Where an insurer fails to meet its Relevant Margins on the last day of any financial year, it is prohibited from declaringrequired minimum solvency margin or paying any dividends during the next financial year without the prior approval of the BMA.minimum liquidity ratio. Further, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers are prohibited from declaring or paying in any financial year dividends of more than 25% of its total statutory capital and surplus (as shown on its previous financial year’s statutory balance sheet) unless it files (at least seven days before payment of such dividends)the insurer file an affidavit with the BMA an affidavit stating that it will continue to meet its Relevant Margins.the required minimum solvency margin or minimum liquidity ratio. Class 3, Class 3A, Class 3B and Class 4 insurers must obtain the BMA’s prior approval for a reduction by 15% or more of the total statutory capital as set forth in its previous year’s financial statements. These restrictions on declaring or paying dividends and distributions under the Insurance Act are in addition to the solvency requirements under the Bermuda Companies Act 1981 which


apply to all Bermuda companies. In addition, an insurer engaged
Switzerland
The minimum capital requirement for a Swiss reinsurance company under the Insurance Supervisory Act for reinsurance license class C1 is CHF 10 million. Being a Swiss domiciled reinsurance company, RREAG must further maintain adequate solvency and provide for sufficient free and unencumbered capital in general business is alsorelation to its entire activities in accordance with the Swiss Solvency Test. The SST adopts a risk-based and total balance sheet approach whereby reinsurance companies are required to maintainprovide a market-consistent assessment of the value of their assets and liabilities. The solvency requirement is met if the available risk-bearing capital exceeds the required target capital. It is then assessed whether the identified available capital can meet the SST requirements and is sufficient to cover the company’s obligations in less favorable


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scenarios. RREAG maintains branch operations in Australia, Bermuda, U.K. and the U.S., each in accordance with applicable local regulations, which may include statutory capital requirements.
RREAG may only distribute dividends out of its relevant assets at not less than 75%retained earnings or distributable reserves based on the audited annual accounts of the amountcompany. Any distribution of its relevant liabilities.
The Company is currently completing its 2017 Bermuda-domiciled statutory filings for Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S., which must be filed withdividends remains subject to the BMA on or before April 30, 2018, and at this time, the Company believes eachapproval of Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and RenaissanceRe Specialty U.S. will exceed the target level of required statutory economic capital.
Effective October 1, 2016, each of RenaissanceRe Specialty Risks and Platinum Bermuda merged into Renaissance Reinsurance, with Renaissance Reinsurance being the sole surviving entity. As partFINMA (as a change of the merger, Renaissance Reinsurance received approval fromregulatory business plan) if they have a bearing on the BMA to reduce its statutorysolvency of the reinsurer and/or the interests of the insured. The solvency and capital by $500.0 million through a return of capital. The return of capital was completed prior torequirements must still be met following any distribution. At December 31, 2016.
SPIs
Under2020, we believe RREAG exceeded the Insurance Act, Upsilon RFO is consideredminimum solvency and capital requirements required to be maintained under Swiss law. RREAG was required to prepare an SPI. See “Note 11. Variable Interest Entities” for additional information related to Upsilon RFO. Unlike other (re)insurers, such as the Class 3B and Class 4 insurers discussed above, SPIs are fully funded to meet their (re)insurance obligations and are not exposed to insolvency, therefore the application and supervision processes are streamlined to facilitate the transparent structure. Further, the BMA has the discretion to modify such insurer’s reporting requirements under the Insurance Act. Like other (re)insurers, the principal representative of an SPI has a duty to inform the BMA in relation to solvency matters, where applicable. Upsilon RFO applied for and received a direction from the BMA, which, subject to specified conditions, modified its filing requirements in respect of statutory financial statementsFCR for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.2020, which is available on our website.
U.S.-Domiciled Insurance EntitiesU.K.
The Company has a U.S.-domiciled insurance subsidiary, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., which was acquired on March 2, 2015 and is subject to statutory accounting principles as defined by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the “NAIC”). The NAIC uses a risk-based capital ("RBC") model to monitor and regulate the solvency of licensed life, health, and property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is domiciled in Maryland, which has adopted the NAIC's model law.
Laws and regulations in the U.S. establish minimum capital adequacy levels and grant regulators the authority to take specific actions based on the level of impairment. For Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., this amount is the Company Action Level (“CAL”) based on the RBC model of the NAIC and represents the first level at which regulatory action is triggered.
Under Maryland insurance law, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. must notify the Maryland Insurance Commissioner (the "Commissioner") within five business days after the declaration of any dividend or distribution, other than an extraordinary dividend or extraordinary distribution, and notify the Commissioner at least ten days prior to the payment or distribution thereof. The Commissioner has the right to prevent payment of such a dividend or such a distribution if the Commissioner determines, in the Commissioner's discretion, that after the payment thereof, the policyholders' surplus of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. would be inadequate or could cause Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. to be in a hazardous financial condition. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. must give at least 30 days prior notice to the Commissioner before paying an extraordinary dividend or making an extraordinary distribution. Extraordinary dividends and extraordinary distributions are dividends or distributions which, together with any other dividends and distributions paid during the immediately preceding twelve-month period, would exceed the lesser of:
10% of the insurer's statutory policyholders' surplus (as determined under statutory accounting principles) as of December 31 of the prior year; or
the insurer's net investment income excluding realized capital gains (as determined under statutory accounting principles) for the twelve-month period ending on December 31 of the prior year and pro rata distributions of any class of the insurer's securities, plus any amounts of net investment income (subject to the foregoing exclusions) in the three calendar years prior to the preceding year which have not been distributed.
At December 31, 2017, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. had an ordinary dividend capacity of $24.1 million which can be paid in 2018.


State insurance laws and regulations require Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. to file statutory basis financial statements with insurance regulators in each state where it is licensed, authorized or accredited to do business. The operations of Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. are subject to examination by those state insurance regulators at any time. The Company is currently completing the 2017 statutory basis financial statements for Renaissance Reinsurance U.S., which must be filed with the NAIC, on or before March 1, 2018. At this time, the Company believes Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. will exceed the CAL.
U.K.-Domiciled Syndicate 1458
RenaissanceRe CCL and Syndicate 1458 are subject to oversight by the Council of Lloyd’s. RSML is authorized by the U.K.’s Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Underwritingunderwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s must be supported by providing a deposit, referred to as “Funds at Lloyd’s” or “FAL,” in the form of cash, securities or letters of credit which are referredin an amount determined under the capital adequacy regime of the PRA. The amount of such deposit is calculated for each member through the completion of an annual capital adequacy exercise. Under these requirements, Lloyd’s must demonstrate that each member has sufficient assets to as FAL. Thismeet its underwriting liabilities plus a required solvency margin. The amount of FAL for Syndicate 1458 is determined by Lloyd’s and is based on Syndicate 1458’s solvency and capital requirement as calculated through its internal model. In addition, if
Dividends from a Lloyd’s managing agent and a Lloyd’s corporate member can be declared and paid provided the FAL arerelevant company has sufficient profits available for distribution.
U.S.
Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is required to meet certain minimum statutory capital and surplus requirements under Maryland law. Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. is also subject to risk-based capital (“RBC”) requirements under Maryland law, and must file an annual report of its RBC levels. If the report shows Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.’s statutory capital and surplus or total adjusted capital is below certain levels, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. may be required to take certain corrective action or the Maryland Insurance Administration (“MIA”) may be permitted or required to take certain regulatory action.
Maryland law places limitations on the amounts of dividends or distributions payable by Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. At December 31, 2021, Renaissance Reinsurance U.S.had an ordinary dividend capacity of $82.0 million which can be paid in 2022. Payment of ordinary dividends by Renaissance Reinsurance U.S. requires notice to the MIA. Declaration of an extraordinary dividend, which must be paid out of earned surplus, generally requires thirty days’ prior notice to and approval or non-disapproval of the MIA. An extraordinary dividend includes any dividend whose fair market value together with that of other dividends or distributions made within the preceding twelve months exceeds the lesser of (1) ten percent of the insurer’s surplus as regards policyholders as of December 31 of the preceding year or (2) the insurer’s net investment income, excluding realized capital gains (as determined under statutory accounting principles), for the twelve month period ending December 31 of the preceding year and pro rata distributions of any class of the insurer’s own securities, plus any amounts of net investment income (subject to the foregoing exclusions), in the three calendar years prior to the preceding year which have not sufficient to cover all losses, the Lloyd’s Central Fund provides an additional discretionary level of security for policyholders.been distributed.
Multi-Beneficiary Reinsurance Trusts
Each of Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci was approved as a Trusteed Reinsurer in the state of New York and established a multi-beneficiary reinsurance trust (“MBRT”) to collateralize its (re)insurance liabilities associated with U.S. domiciled cedants. The MBRTs are subject to the rules and regulations of the state of New York and the respective deed of trust, including but not limited to certain minimum capital funding requirements, investment guidelines, capital distribution restrictions and regulatory reporting requirements. Assets held under trust at December 31, 20172021 with respect to the MBRTs totaled $1.2$1.2 billion and $377.0$272.0 million for Renaissance Reinsurance and DaVinci, respectively (2016(2020$673.2$1.3 billion and $289.6 million, and $136.7 million, respectively), compared to the minimum amount required under U.S. state regulations of $1.1 billion$531.8 million and $326.9$182.3 million,, respectively (2016(2020$608.3$878.2 million and $90.4$270.5 million,, respectively).


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Multi-Beneficiary Reduced Collateral Reinsurance Trusts
Each of Renaissance Reinsurance,RREAG and DaVinci has been approved as an “eligiblea “certified reinsurer” eligible for collateral reduction in the state of Florida,certain states, and are authorized to provide reduced collateral equal to 20%, 20% and 50%, respectively, of their net outstanding insurance liabilities to Florida-domiciled insurers.insurers domiciled in each of those states. Each of Renaissance Reinsurance, RREAG and DaVinci has established a multi-beneficiary reduced collateral reinsurance trust (“RCT”) to collateralize its (re)insurance liabilities associated with Florida-domiciled cedants.cedants domiciled in those states. Because the RCTsthese reduced collateral reinsurance trusts were established in New York, they are subject to the rules and regulations of the state of New York including but not limited to certain minimum capital funding requirements, investment guidelines, capital distribution restrictions and regulatory reporting requirements. Assets held under trust at December 31, 20172021 with respect to the RCTssuch reduced collateral reinsurance trusts totaled $49.4$136.3 million, $168.1 million, and $62.0$86.6 million for Renaissance Reinsurance, DaVinci and DaVinci,RREAG respectively (2016(2020 - $39.5$74.4 million, $90.1 million and $19.1 million,$Nil respectively), compared to the minimum amount required under U.S. state regulations of $39.7$128.1 million, and $46.0 million, respectively (2016 - $14.9 $164.5 million and $14.1$75.8 million, respectively (2020 - $70.0 million, $86.5 million and $Nil respectively).
NOTE 19.DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
From time to time, the Company may enter into derivative instruments such as futures, options, swaps, forward contracts and other derivative contracts primarily to manage its foreign currency exposure, obtain exposure to a particular financial market, for yield enhancement, or for trading and speculation.to assume risk. The Company’s derivative instruments arecan be exchange traded or over-the-counter, with over-the-counter derivatives generally traded under International Swaps and Derivatives Association master agreements, which establish the terms of the transactions entered into with the Company’s derivative counterparties. In the event a party becomes insolvent or otherwise defaults on its obligations, a master agreement generally permits the non-defaulting party to accelerate and terminate all outstanding transactions and net the transactions’ marked-to-market values so that a single sum in a single currency will be owed by, or owed to, the non-defaulting party. Effectively, this contractual close-out netting reduces credit exposure from gross to net exposure. Where the Company has entered into master netting agreements with counterparties, or the Company has the legal and contractual right to offset positions, the derivative positions are generally netted by counterparty and are reported accordingly in other assets and other liabilities.


The tables below show the gross and net amounts of recognized derivative assets and liabilities at fair value, including the location on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company’s principal derivative instruments:
              
  Derivative Assets 
 At December 31, 2017Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet  Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Location Collateral Net Amount 
 Interest rate futures$684
 524
 $160
 Other assets $
 $160
 
 Interest rate swaps424
 
 424
 Other assets 
 424
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (1)3,865
 358
 3,507
 Other assets 
 3,507
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (2)39
 11
 28
 Other assets 
 28
 
 Credit default swaps1,518
 
 1,518
 Other assets 
 1,518
 
 Total$6,530
 $893
 $5,637
   $
 $5,637
 
              
  Derivative Liabilities 
 At December 31, 2017Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet  Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Location Collateral Pledged Net Amount 
 Interest rate futures$729
 524
 $205
 Other liabilities $205
 $
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (1)670
 
 670
 Other liabilities 
 670
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (2)115
 11
 104
 Other liabilities 
 104
 
 Credit default swaps22
 
 22
 Other liabilities 22
 
 
 Total$1,536
 $535
 $1,001
   $227
 $774
 
              
(1)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.
(2)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.



              
  Derivative Assets 
 At December 31, 2016Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet  Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Location Collateral Net Amount 
 Interest rate futures$1,384
 1,235
 $149
 Other assets $
 $149
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (1)774
 
 774
 Other assets 
 774
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (2)621
 447
 174
 Other assets 
 174
 
 Credit default swaps1,429
 23
 1,406
 Other assets 
 1,406
 
 Total$4,208
 $1,705
 $2,503
   $
 $2,503
 
              
  Derivative Liabilities 
 At December 31, 2016Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet  Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance Sheet Balance Sheet Location Collateral Pledged Net Amount 
 Interest rate futures$2,030
 1,235
 $795
 Other liabilities $789
 $6
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (1)10,550
 397
 10,153
 Other liabilities 
 10,153
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (2)766
 447
 319
 Other liabilities 
 319
 
 Credit default swaps181
 23
 158
 Other liabilities 
 158
 
 Total$13,527
 $2,102
 $11,425
   $789
 $10,636
 
              
(1)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.
(2)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.
Refer to “Note 5. Investments” for information on reverse repurchase agreements.


The location and amount of the gain (loss) recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations related to its principal derivative instruments are shown in the following table:
          
  
Location of gain (loss)
recognized on derivatives
 
Amount of gain (loss) recognized on
derivatives
 
 Year ended December 31,  2017 2016 2015 
 Interest rate futuresNet realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments $(3,252) $(17,379) $5,573
 
 Interest rate swapsNet realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 436
 
 
 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (1)Net foreign exchange gains (losses) 9,628
 (6,937) (1,943) 
 Foreign currency forward contracts (2)Net foreign exchange gains (losses) (916) (1,591) 8,862
 
 Credit default swapsNet realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 326
 1,965
 (313) 
 Weather contractNet realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments 
 
 183
 
 Total  $6,222
 $(23,942) $12,362
 
          
(1)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.
(2)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.
The Company is not aware of the existence of any credit-risk related contingent features that it believes would be triggered in its derivative instruments that are in a net liability position at December 31, 2017.2021.



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The tables below show the gross and net amounts of recognized derivative assets and liabilities at fair value, including the location on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company’s principal derivative instruments:
Derivative Assets
At December 31, 2021Gross Amounts of Recognized AssetsGross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance SheetBalance Sheet LocationCollateralNet Amount
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate futures$1,068 $— $1,068 Other assets$— $1,068 
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)
13,730 — 13,730 Other assets— 13,730 
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
1,247 — 1,247 Other assets— 1,247 
Credit default swaps478 — 478 Other assets— 478 
Equity futures— — — Other assets— — 
Total derivative instruments not designated as hedges16,523 — 16,523 — 16,523 
Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)
1,366 — 1,366 Other assets— 1,366 
Total$17,889 $— $17,889 $— $17,889 
Derivative Liabilities
At December 31, 2021Gross Amounts of Recognized LiabilitiesGross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance SheetBalance Sheet LocationCollateral PledgedNet Amount
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate futures$1,426 $— $1,426 Other liabilities$1,426 $— 
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)
7,880 — 7,880 Other liabilities— 7,880 
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
3,412 — 3,412 Other assets— 3,412 
Credit default swaps— — — Other liabilities— — 
Equity futures173 — 173 Other liabilities173 — 
Total derivative instruments not designated as hedges12,891 — 12,891 1,599 11,292 
Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)
4,063 — 4,063 Other liabilities— 4,063 
Total$16,954 $— $16,954 $1,599 $15,355 
(1)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.
(2)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.
(3)Contracts designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.


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Derivative Assets
At December 31, 2020Gross Amounts of Recognized AssetsGross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet Net Amounts of Assets Presented in the Balance SheetBalance Sheet LocationCollateralNet Amount
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate futures$1,019 $863 $156 Other assets$— $156 
Interest rate swaps22 — 22 Other assets— 22 
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)
23,055 184 22,871 Other assets— 22,871 
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
2,232 69 2,163 Other assets— 2,163 
Credit default swaps68 — 68 Other assets— 68 
Total derivative instruments not designated as hedges26,396 1,116 25,280 — 25,280 
Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)
19,953 — 19,953 Other assets— 19,953 
Total$46,349 $1,116 $45,233 $— $45,233 
Derivative Liabilities
At December 31, 2020Gross Amounts of Recognized LiabilitiesGross Amounts Offset in the Balance Sheet Net Amounts of Liabilities Presented in the Balance SheetBalance Sheet LocationCollateral PledgedNet Amount
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate futures$1,430 $863 $567 Other liabilities$567 $— 
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)
12,791 — 12,791 Other liabilities— 12,791 
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
3,919 69 3,850 Other liabilities1,053 2,797 
Total derivative instruments not designated as hedges18,140 932 17,208 1,620 15,588 
Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)
5,152 — 5,152 Other liabilities— 5,152 
Total$23,292 $932 $22,360 $1,620 $20,740 
(1)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.
(2)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.
(3)Contracts designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.
Refer to “Note 5. Investments” for information on reverse repurchase agreements.


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The location and amount of the gain (loss) recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations related to its principal derivative instruments are shown in the following table:
Location of gain (loss)
recognized on derivatives
Amount of gain (loss) recognized on
derivatives
Year ended December 31,202120202019
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate futures (4)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments$(15,846)$103,102 $16,848 
Interest rate swaps (4)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments(1,184)2,334 1,488 
Foreign currency forward contracts (1)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)(19,151)24,309 12,617 
Foreign currency forward contracts (2)
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)(1,521)(4,450)(1,605)
Credit default swaps (4)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments3,479 (1,304)7,043 
Total return swaps (4)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments1,314 (5,479)12,155 
Equity futures (5)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments— (30,045)21,357 
Total derivative instruments not designated as hedges(32,909)88,467 69,903 
Derivative instruments designated as hedges
Foreign currency forward contracts (3)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(4,535)11,685 959 
Total derivative instruments designated as hedges(4,535)11,685 959 
Total$(37,444)$100,152 $70,862 
(1)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in underwriting and non-investment operations.
(2)Contracts used to manage foreign currency risks in investment operations.
(3)Contracts designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations.
(4)Fixed income related derivatives included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives. See “Note 5. Investments” for additional information.
(5)Equity related derivatives included in net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investment-related derivatives. See “Note 5. Investments” for additional information.
The Company is not aware of the existence of any credit-risk related contingent features that it believes would be triggered in its derivative instruments that are in a net liability position at December 31, 2021.
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedges
Interest Rate Derivatives
The Company uses interest rate futures and swaps within its portfolio of fixed maturity investments to manage its exposure to interest rate risk, which may result in increasing or decreasing its exposure to this risk.
Interest Rate Futures
The fair value of interest rate futures is determined using exchange traded prices. At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had $1.5$2.2 billion of notional long positions and $801.1 million$0.5 billion of notional short positions of primarily Eurodollar and U.S. treasury and non-U.S. dollar futures contracts (2016(2020$1.2$2.0 billion and $727.9 million,$1.0 billion, respectively).
Interest Rate Swaps
During 2017, the Company entered into interest rate swaps. The fair value of interest rate swaps is determined using the relevant exchange traded price where available or a discounted cash flow model based on the terms of the contract and inputs, including, where applicable,


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observable yield curves. At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had $40.3 million$Nil of notional positions paying a fixed rate and $Nil receiving a fixed rate denominated in U.S. dollars.dollar swap contracts (2020 - $Nil and $23.5 million, respectively).
Foreign Currency Derivatives
The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. The Company writes a portion of its business in currencies other than U.S. dollars and may, from time to time, experience foreign exchange gains and losses in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. AllThe impact of changes in exchange rates withon the exception ofCompany’s assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar, excluding non-monetary assets and liabilities, are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.


Underwriting and Non-investments Operations Related Foreign Currency Contracts
The Company’s foreign currency policy with regard to its underwriting operations is generally to holdenter into foreign currency assets, including cash, investmentsforward and receivablesoption contracts for notional values that approximate the foreign currency liabilities, including claims and claim expense reserves and reinsurance balances payable. When necessary,payable, net of any cash, investments and receivables held in the Company mayrespective foreign currency. The Company’s use of foreign currency forward and option contracts is intended to minimize the effect of fluctuating foreign currencies on the value of non-U.S. dollar denominated assets and liabilities associated with its underwriting operations. The Company may determine not to match a portion of its projected underwriting related assets or liabilities with underlying foreign currency exposure with investments in the same currencies, which would increase its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations and potentially increase the impact and volatility of foreign exchange gains and losses on its results of operations. The fair value of the Company’s underwriting operations related foreign currency contracts is determined using indicative pricing obtained from counterparties or broker quotes. At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had outstanding underwriting related foreign currency contracts of $215.4$915.0 million in notional long positions and $44.2$329.3 million in notional short positions, denominated in U.S. dollars (2016(2020$184.2$0.7 billion and $504.2 million, and $91.4 million, respectively).
Investment Portfolio Related Foreign Currency Forward Contracts
The Company’s investment operations are exposed to currency fluctuations through its investments in non-U.S. dollar fixed maturity investments, short term investments and other investments. From time to time, the Company may employ foreign currency forward contracts in its investment portfolio to either assume foreign currency risk or to economically hedge its exposure to currency fluctuations from these investments. The fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio related foreign currency forward contracts is determined using an interpolated rate based on closing forward market rates. At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had outstanding investment portfolio related foreign currency contracts of $16.6$245.8 million in notional long positions and $5.1$131.0 million in notional short positions, denominated in U.S. dollars (2016(2020$26.9$269.5 million and $57.3$117.5 million,, respectively).
Credit Derivatives
The Company’s exposure to credit risk is primarily due to its fixed maturity investments, short term investments, premiums receivable and reinsurance recoverable. From time to time, the Company purchasesmay purchase credit derivatives to hedgemanage its exposures in the insurance industry, and to assist in managing the credit risk associated with ceded reinsurance. The Company also employs credit derivatives in its investment portfolio to either assume credit risk or hedgemanage its credit exposure.
Credit Default Swaps
The fair value of the Company credit derivativesdefault swaps is determined using industry valuation models, broker bid indications or internal pricing valuation techniques. The fair value of these credit derivativesdefault swaps can change based on a variety of factors including changes in credit spreads, default rates and recovery rates, the correlation of credit risk between the referenced credit and the counterparty, and market rate inputs such as interest rates. At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company had outstanding credit derivativesdefault swaps of $1.0 million$Nil in notional positions to hedge credit risk and $18.8$218.5 million in notional positions to assume credit risk, denominated in U.S. dollars (2016(2020$Nil$Nil and $75.2$96.8 million,, respectively).


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Total Return Swaps
From time to time, the Company uses total return swaps as a means to manage spread duration and credit exposure in its investment portfolio. The fair value of the Company’s total return swaps is determined using broker-dealer bid quotations, market-based prices from pricing vendors or valuation models. At December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding total return swaps, respectively.
Equity Derivatives
Equity Futures
From time to time, the Company uses equity derivatives in its investment portfolio to either assume equity risk or hedge its equity exposure. The fair value of the Company’s equity futures is determined using market-based prices from pricing vendors. At December 31, 2021, the Company had a $74.3 million notional long position of equity futures, denominated in U.S. dollars (2020 - $Nil).
Derivative Instruments Designated as Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations
Foreign Currency Derivatives
Hedges of Net Investments in Foreign Operations
Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries use non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. The Company, from time to time, enters into foreign exchange forwards to hedge currencies, which, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, includes the Australian dollar and Euro net investment in foreign operations, on an after-tax basis, from changes in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and these currencies.
The Company utilizes foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge the fair value of its net investment in a foreign operation. The Company has entered into foreign exchange forward contracts that were formally designated as hedges of its investment in subsidiaries with non-U.S. dollar functional currencies. There was no ineffectiveness in these transactions.
The table below provides a summary of derivative instruments designated as hedges of net investments in foreign operations, including the weighted average U.S. dollar equivalent of foreign denominated net (liabilities) assets that were hedged and the resulting derivative gain that are recorded in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, within accumulated other comprehensive loss on the Company’s consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity:
Year ended December 31,20212020
Weighted average of U.S. dollar equivalent of foreign denominated net assets (liabilities)$(66,438)$(45,803)
Derivative gains (losses) (1)
$(4,535)$11,685 
(1)    Derivative gains (losses) from derivative instruments designated as hedges of the net investment in a foreign operation are recorded in foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax, within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on the Company’s consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity.
NOTE 20.COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND OTHER ITEMS
CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISKConcentration of Credit Risk
Instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist principally of investments, including the Company’s equity method investments, cash, premiums receivable and reinsurance balances. The Company limits the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution and, except for the securities of the U.S. Government and U.S. Government related entities, and money market securities, none of the Company’s fixed-maturity and short-term investments exceeded 10% of shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2017. See2021. Refer to “Note 7. Reinsurance”,7. Reinsurance,” for information with respect to reinsurance recoverable.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS


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Employment Agreements
The Board of Directors has authorized the execution of employment agreements between the Company and certain officers. These agreements provide for, among other things, severance payments under certain circumstances, as well as accelerated vesting of options and certain restricted stock grants, upon a change in control, as defined in the employment agreements and the Company’s stock incentive plans.plan.

Letters of Credit and Other Commitments

LETTERS OF CREDIT AND OTHER COMMITMENTS
At December 31, 2017,2021, the Company’s banks have issued secured and unsecured letters of credit of $501.4 milliontotaling $1.1 billion in favor of certain ceding companies, including the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility and Specialty Risks FAL Facility, each noted below.companies. In connection with the Company’s Top Layer Re joint venture, Renaissance Reinsurance has committed $37.5$37.5 million of collateral to support a letter of credit and is obligated to make a mandatory capital contribution of up to $50.0$50.0 million in the event that a loss reduces Top Layer Re’s capital and surplus below a specified level. The letters of credit are secured by cash and investments of similar amounts.
At December 31, 2017, letters of credit in the amounts of $180.0 million were issued pursuantRefer to the Renaissance Reinsurance FAL Facility and £10.0 million issued pursuant to the Specialty Risks FAL Facility.
See “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities” for additional information related to the Company’s debt and credit facilities.
PRIVATE EQUITY AND INVESTMENT COMMITMENTSInvestment Commitments
The Company has committed capital to direct private equity partnershipsinvestments, fund investments, term loans and investments in other entitiesventures of $1.0$2.7 billion,, of which $585.2 million$1.3 billion has been contributed at December 31, 2017.2021. The Company’s remaining commitments to these fundsinvestments at December 31, 20172021 totaled $429.9 million.$1.4 billion. These commitments do not have a defined contractual commitment date.
INDEMNIFICATIONS AND WARRANTIESIndemnifications and Warranties
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company may enter into contracts or agreements that contain indemnifications or warranties. Future events could occur that lead to the execution of these provisions against the Company. Based on past experience, management currently believes that the likelihood of such an event is remote.
OPERATING AND CAPITAL LEASESLeases
The CompanyCompany’s operating leases primarily relate to office space under operatingfor its global underwriting platforms principally in Bermuda, Australia, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the U.K. and the U.S. These leases which expire at various dates through 2023. Future minimum2031 with a weighted average lease payments under existingterm of 4.7 years. Included in other assets and other liabilities at December 31, 2021 is a right-to-use asset of $22.9 million and a lease liability of $23.1 million, respectively, associated with the Company’s operating leases are expected to beand reflected as follows:
a result of the Company’s adoption of FASB ASC Topic Leases (2020 - $29.8 million and $29.9 million, respectively). During 2021, the Company recorded an operating lease expense of $8.4 million included in operating expenses (2020 - $9.8 million).
    
  
Minimum 
lease payments
 
 2018$7,604
 
 20196,937
 
 20205,249
 
 20214,925
 
 20224,249
 
 After 20221,841
 
 Future minimum lease payments under existing operating leases$30,805
 
    


The Company’s capitalfinancing leases primarily relate to office space in Bermuda with an initial lease term of 20 years, ending in 2028, and a bargain renewal option for an additional 30 years. The futureIncluded in other assets and other liabilities at December 31, 2021 is a right-to-use asset of $28.0 million and a lease liability of $22.5 million, respectively, associated with the Company’s finance leases (2020 - $18.0 million and $22.9 million, respectively). During 2021, the Company recorded interest expense of $2.3 million associated with its finance leases (2020 - $2.3 million) included in other income and amortization of its finance leases right-to-use asset of $0.5 million included in operating expenses (2020 - $0.5 million).


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Future minimum lease payments of the Company’s capitalunder existing operating and finance leases are detailed below, and relate principally to the transaction noted above, excluding the bargain renewal option.option on the finance lease related to office space in Bermuda:
Future Minimum Lease Payments
Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2022$8,515 $2,661 
20237,440 2,661 
20246,186 2,661 
20255,998 2,661 
20265,588 2,661 
After 202621,143 4,807 
Future minimum lease payments under existing leases$54,870 $18,112 
  
    
  
Minimum 
lease payments
 
 2018$3,150
 
 20193,331
 
 20203,336
 
 20213,336
 
 20223,336
 
 After 202215,620
 
 Future minimum lease payments under existing capital leases$32,109
 
    
FOREIGN TO FOREIGN RETROCESSIONS
During the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company recognized a recovery and corresponding reduction to acquisition expenses in its Property segment of $7.7 million associated with the December 2015 decision by the IRS to revoke its position that federal excise tax applies on foreign to foreign retrocessions.
LITIGATIONLegal Proceedings
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to lawsuits and regulatory actions in the normal course of business that do not arise from or directly relate to claims on reinsurance treaties or contracts or direct surplus lines insurance policies. In the Company’s industry, business litigation may involve allegations of underwriting or claims-handling errors or misconduct, disputes relating to the scope of, or compliance with, the terms of delegated underwriting agreements, employment claims, regulatory actions or disputes arising from the Company’s business ventures. The Company’s operating subsidiaries are subject to claims litigation involving, among other things, disputed interpretations of policy coverages. Generally, the Company’s direct surplus lines insurance operations are subject to greater frequency and diversity of claims and claims-related litigation than its reinsurance operations and, in some jurisdictions, may be subject to direct actions by allegedly injured persons or entities seeking damages from policyholders. These lawsuits, involving or arising out of claims on policies issued by the Company’s subsidiaries which are typical to the insurance industry in general and in the normal course of business, are considered in its claimsloss and claimloss expense reserves which are discussed in “Note 8. Reserve for Claims and Claim Expenses”.reserves. In addition, the Company may from time to time engage in litigation or arbitration related to its claims for payment in respect of ceded reinsurance, including disputes that challenge the Company’s ability to enforce its underwriting intent. Such matters could result, directly or indirectly, in providers of protection not meeting their obligations to the Company or not doing so on a timely basis. The Company may also be subject to other disputes from time to time, relating to operational or other matters distinct from insurance or reinsurance claims. Any litigation or arbitration, or regulatory process, contains an element of uncertainty, and the value of an exposure or a gain contingency related to a dispute is difficult to estimate accordingly. Currently, theestimate. The Company believes that no individual litigation or arbitration to which it is presently a party is likely to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition, business or operations.


NOTE 21.QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
SALE OF RENAISSANCERE UK
                  
  
Quarter Ended
March 31,
 
Quarter Ended
June 30,
 
Quarter Ended
September 30,
 
Quarter Ended
December 31,
 
   2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 
 Revenues                
 Gross premiums written$922,090
 $862,133
 $827,415
 $759,128
 $640,269
 $430,224
 $407,766
 $323,091
 
 Net premiums written$544,136
 $511,675
 $555,745
 $519,916
 $483,221
 $284,222
 $288,223
 $219,499
 
 (Increase) decrease in unearned premiums(178,091) (158,069) (173,480) (168,514) 64,571
 62,299
 133,250
 132,402
 
 Net premiums earned366,045
 353,606
 382,265
 351,402
 547,792
 346,521
 421,473
 351,901
 
 Net investment income54,325
 28,863
 54,163
 54,124
 40,257
 51,423
 73,464
 47,316
 
 Net foreign exchange gains (losses)8,165
 (1,692) 3,109
 (690) (156) (5,986) (490) (5,420) 
 Equity in (losses) earnings of other ventures(1,507) 1,611
 5,543
 6,022
 1,794
 (11,630) 2,200
 4,960
 
 Other income1,665
 4,079
 2,392
 2,654
 2,996
 2,268
 2,362
 5,177
 
 Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments43,373
 61,653
 58,113
 69,772
 42,052
 59,870
 (7,716) (49,967) 
 Total revenues472,066
 448,120
 505,585
 483,284
 634,735
 442,466
 491,293
 353,967
 
 Expenses                
 Net claims and claim expenses incurred193,081
 126,605
 142,587
 167,750
 1,221,696
 112,575
 304,064
 123,901
 
 Acquisition costs83,282
 65,592
 88,251
 69,005
 76,761
 80,580
 98,598
 74,146
 
 Operational expenses47,283
 56,235
 41,766
 51,073
 42,537
 40,493
 29,192
 49,948
 
 Corporate expenses5,286
 8,225
 4,636
 5,752
 4,413
 11,537
 4,237
 11,888
 
 Interest expense10,526
 10,538
 10,091
 10,536
 11,799
 10,536
 11,777
 10,534
 
 Total expenses339,458
 267,195
 287,331
 304,116
 1,357,206
 255,721
 447,868
 270,417
 
 Income (loss) before taxes132,608
 180,925
 218,254
 179,168
 (722,471) 186,745
 43,425
 83,550
 
 Income tax (expense) benefit(334) (2,744) (3,904) (6,612) 18,977
 1,316
 (41,226) 7,700
 
 Net income (loss)132,274
 178,181
 214,350
 172,556
 (703,494) 188,061
 2,199
 91,250
 
 Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests(34,327) (44,591) (37,612) (30,635) 204,277
 (35,641) (56) (16,219) 
 Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe97,947
 133,590
 176,738
 141,921
 (499,217) 152,420
 2,143
 75,031
 
 Dividends on preference shares(5,595) (5,595) (5,596) (5,596) (5,595) (5,595) (5,595) (5,595) 
 Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$92,352
 $127,995
 $171,142
 $136,325
 $(504,812) $146,825
 $(3,452) $69,436
 
 Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic$2.26
 $2.97
 $4.25
 $3.23
 $(12.75) $3.58
 $(0.09) $1.70
 
 Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted$2.25
 $2.95
 $4.24
 $3.22
 $(12.75) $3.56
 $(0.09) $1.69
 
 Average shares outstanding – basic40,408
 42,577
 39,937
 41,693
 39,591
 40,513
 39,478
 40,474
 
 Average shares outstanding – diluted40,623
 42,912
 40,024
 41,885
 39,591
 40,733
 39,478
 40,707
 
                  


NOTE 22. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT OF SUBSIDIARIES
On February 4, 2020, RenaissanceRe Specialty Holdings (UK) Limited entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, RenaissanceRe UK, a U.K. run-off company, to an investment vehicle managed by AXA Liabilities Managers, an affiliate of AXA XL. The following tables present condensed consolidating balance sheets at December 31, 2017sale received regulatory approval on July 17, 2020 and 2016, condensed consolidatingclosed on August 18, 2020. The Company recognized a pre-tax loss on the sale of RenaissanceRe UK of $30.2 million, which is included in corporate expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations condensed consolidatingfor 2020. The loss on sale includes amounts related to prior purchase GAAP adjustments and cumulative currency translation adjustments recorded since the acquisition of RenaissanceRe UK. The financial results of RenaissanceRe UK for the period from January 1, 2020 through August 18, 2020, are recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive (loss)operations as part of net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders for 2020. Prior to the sale, the underwriting activities of RenaissanceRe UK were principally all within the Company’s Casualty and condensed consolidatingSpecialty segment.



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NOTE 22. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Effective January 1, 2022, DaVinciRe completed an equity capital raise of $500.0 million, comprised of $284.8 million from third-party investors and $215.2 million from RenaissanceRe. In addition, RenaissanceRe sold an aggregate of $102.9 million of its shares in DaVinciRe to third-party investors and purchased an aggregate of $87.4 million of shares from third-party investors. At December 31, 2021, $387.8 million, representing the net amount received from investors other than the Company prior to December 31, 2021, is included in other liabilities on the Company's consolidated balance sheet, and also included in other operating cash flows on the Company's consolidated statements of cash flows for the yearsyear ended December 31, 20172021. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in DaVinciRe subsequent to these transactions was 30.9%, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Each of RRNAH and RenaissanceRe Finance is a 100% owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe. On Juneeffective January 1, 2017, the Platinum Finance Notes matured and the Company repaid the aggregate principal amount plus applicable accrued interest in full. Platinum Finance was subsequently dissolved on November 30, 2017. Prior to the liquidation of Platinum Finance, it was a 100% owned subsidiary of RenaissanceRe. For additional information related to the terms of the Company’s outstanding debt securities, see “Note 9. Debt and Credit Facilities”.
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2017RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 RenRe North
America
Holdings Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 Consolidating
Adjustments 
(2)
 RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Assets           
Total investments$225,266
 $129,732
 $31,255
 $9,117,186
 $
 $9,503,439
Cash and cash equivalents14,656
 139
 1,469
 1,345,328
 
 1,361,592
Investments in subsidiaries4,105,760
 36,140
 1,141,733
 
 (5,283,633) 
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates4,602
 91,891
 
 
 (96,493) 
Premiums receivable
 
 
 1,304,622
 
 1,304,622
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
 
 
 533,546
 
 533,546
Reinsurance recoverable
 
 
 1,586,630
 
 1,586,630
Accrued investment income405
 428
 82
 41,320
 
 42,235
Deferred acquisition costs
 
 
 426,551
 
 426,551
Receivable for investments sold135
 51
 8
 102,951
 
 103,145
Other assets433,468
 21,342
 430,481
 76,703
 (840,768) 121,226
Goodwill and other intangible assets124,960
 
 
 118,185
 
 243,145
Total assets$4,909,252
 $279,723
 $1,605,028
 $14,653,022
 $(6,220,894) $15,226,131
Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Shareholders’ Equity           
Liabilities           
Reserve for claims and claim expenses$
 $
 $
 $5,080,408
 $
 $5,080,408
Unearned premiums
 
 
 1,477,609
 
 1,477,609
Debt417,000
 
 841,892
 147,731
 (417,000) 989,623
Amounts due to subsidiaries and affiliates82,579
 54
 92,794
 
 (175,427) 
Reinsurance balances payable
 
 
 989,090
 
 989,090
Payable for investments purchased
 
 
 208,749
 
 208,749
Other liabilities18,298
 1,053
 14,117
 764,432
 (5,129) 792,771
Total liabilities517,877
 1,107
 948,803
 8,668,019
 (597,556) 9,538,250
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 1,296,506
 
 1,296,506
Shareholders’ Equity           
Total shareholders’ equity4,391,375
 278,616
 656,225
 4,688,497
 (5,623,338) 4,391,375
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity$4,909,252
 $279,723
 $1,605,028
 $14,653,022
 $(6,220,894) $15,226,131
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.


Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet at December 31, 2016
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 RenRe North
America
Holdings Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) 
Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 
Consolidating
Adjustments 
(2)
 
RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Assets             
Total investments$387,274
 $119,163
 $267,556
 $45,027
 $8,497,948
 $
 $9,316,968
Cash and cash equivalents7,067
 162
 6,671
 9,397
 397,860
 
 421,157
Investments in subsidiaries4,074,769
 34,761
 843,089
 1,165,413
 
 (6,118,032) 
Due from subsidiaries and affiliates7,413
 91,892
 
 
 
 (99,305) 
Premiums receivable
 
 
 
 987,323
 
 987,323
Prepaid reinsurance premiums
 
 
 
 441,260
 
 441,260
Reinsurance recoverable
 
 
 
 279,564
 
 279,564
Accrued investment income105
 289
 551
 106
 37,025
 
 38,076
Deferred acquisition costs
 
 
 
 335,325
 
 335,325
Receivable for investments sold136
 2
 99
 45
 105,559
 
 105,841
Other assets410,757
 37,204
 4,689
 127,572
 118,098
 (522,938) 175,382
Goodwill and other intangible assets130,407
 
 
 
 120,779
 
 251,186
Total assets$5,017,928
 $283,473
 $1,122,655
 $1,347,560
 $11,320,741
 $(6,740,275) $12,352,082
Liabilities, Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholders’ Equity             
Liabilities             
Reserve for claims and claim expenses$
 $
 $
 $
 $2,848,294
 $
 $2,848,294
Unearned premiums
 
 
 
 1,231,573
 
 1,231,573
Debt117,000
 
 255,352
 545,889
 147,422
 (117,000) 948,663
Amounts due to subsidiaries and affiliates14,644
 42
 123
 96,061
 
 (110,870) 
Reinsurance balances payable
 
 
 
 673,983
 
 673,983
Payable for investments purchased
 
 
 
 305,714
 
 305,714
Other liabilities19,707
 10,544
 
 13,350
 270,610
 (12,527) 301,684
Total liabilities151,351
 10,586
 255,475
 655,300
 5,477,596
 (240,397) 6,309,911
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 1,175,594
 
 1,175,594
Shareholders’ Equity             
Total shareholders’ equity4,866,577
 272,887
 867,180
 692,260
 4,667,551
 (6,499,878) 4,866,577
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity$5,017,928
 $283,473
 $1,122,655
 $1,347,560
 $11,320,741
 $(6,740,275) $12,352,082
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.




Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for
the year ended December 31, 2017
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 RenRe North
America
Holdings Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 Consolidating
Adjustments 
(2)
 RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Revenues             
Net premiums earned$
 $
 $
 $
 $1,717,575
 $
 $1,717,575
Net investment income23,109
 1,947
 1,373
 3,090
 219,490
 (26,800) 222,209
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains(1) 
 
 
 10,629
 
 10,628
Equity in (losses) earnings of other ventures
 
 
 (223) 8,253
 
 8,030
Other income
 
 
 
 9,415
 
 9,415
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments(1,357) 9,621
 4,916
 (479) 123,121
 
 135,822
Total revenues21,751
 11,568
 6,289
 2,388
 2,088,483
 (26,800) 2,103,679
Expenses             
Net claims and claim expenses incurred
 
 
 
 1,861,428
 
 1,861,428
Acquisition expenses
 
 
 
 346,892
 
 346,892
Operational expenses11,314
 103
 85
 26,063
 141,572
 (18,359) 160,778
Corporate expenses18,546
 
 
 
 26
 
 18,572
Interest expense1,572
 
 2,461
 31,657
 10,075
 (1,572) 44,193
Total expenses31,432
 103
 2,546
 57,720
 2,359,993
 (19,931) 2,431,863
(Loss) income before equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries and taxes(9,681) 11,465
 3,743
 (55,332) (271,510) (6,869) (328,184)
Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries(212,708) 756
 28,028
 9,298
 
 174,626
 
(Loss) income before taxes(222,389) 12,221
 31,771
 (46,034) (271,510) 167,757
 (328,184)
Income tax (expense) benefit
 (18,147) (1,175) 7,163
 (14,328) 
 (26,487)
Net (loss) income(222,389) (5,926) 30,596
 (38,871) (285,838) 167,757
 (354,671)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 132,282
 
 132,282
Net (loss) income attributable to RenaissanceRe(222,389) (5,926) 30,596
 (38,871) (153,556) 167,757
 (222,389)
Dividends on preference shares(22,381) 
 
 
 
 
 (22,381)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(244,770) $(5,926) $30,596
 $(38,871) $(153,556) $167,757
 $(244,770)
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive (Loss) Income for the year ended December 31, 2017RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 RenRe North
America
Holdings Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 Consolidating
Adjustments 
(2)
 RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Comprehensive (loss) income             
Net (loss) income$(222,389) $(5,926) $30,596
 $(38,871) $(285,838) $167,757
 $(354,671)
Change in net unrealized gains on investments
 
 
 
 (909) 
 (909)
Comprehensive (loss) income(222,389) (5,926) 30,596
 (38,871) (286,747) 167,757
 (355,580)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 132,282
 
 132,282
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 132,282
 
 132,282
Comprehensive (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe$(222,389) $(5,926) $30,596
 $(38,871) $(154,465) $167,757
 $(223,298)
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor, Subsidiary Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.






Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2016RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 
RenRe
North
America
Holdings
Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
Platinum
Underwriters
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
RenaissanceRe
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 Consolidating
Adjustments 
(2)
 RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Revenues             
Net premiums earned$
 $
 $
 $
 $1,403,430
 $
 $1,403,430
Net investment income24,178
 1,852
 3,989
 569
 175,407
 (24,269) 181,726
Net foreign exchange losses(2) 
 
 
 (13,786) 
 (13,788)
Equity in earnings of other ventures
 
 
 
 963
 
 963
Other (loss) income(772) 
 
 
 14,950
 
 14,178
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments4,151
 4,659
 8,193
 46
 124,279
 
 141,328
Total revenues27,555
 6,511
 12,182
 615
 1,705,243
 (24,269) 1,727,837
Expenses             
Net claims and claim expenses incurred
 
 
 
 530,831
 
 530,831
Acquisition expenses
 
 
 
 289,323
 
 289,323
Operational expenses13,716
 (112) 296
 22,152
 176,041
 (14,344) 197,749
Corporate expenses26,848
 203
 
 7
 10,344
 
 37,402
Interest expense562
 
 5,906
 26,176
 10,062
 (562) 42,144
Total expenses41,126
 91
 6,202
 48,335
 1,016,601
 (14,906) 1,097,449
(Loss) income before equity in net income of subsidiaries and taxes(13,571) 6,420
 5,980
 (47,720) 688,642
 (9,363) 630,388
Equity in net income of subsidiaries516,533
 3,857
 25,073
 38,628
 
 (584,091) 
Income (loss) before taxes502,962
 10,277
 31,053
 (9,092) 688,642
 (593,454) 630,388
Income tax (expense) benefit
 (2,275) (1,462) 11,014
 (7,617) 
 (340)
Net income502,962
 8,002
 29,591
 1,922
 681,025
 (593,454) 630,048
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (127,086) 
 (127,086)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe502,962
 8,002
 29,591
 1,922
 553,939
 (593,454) 502,962
Dividends on preference shares(22,381) 
 
 
 
 
 (22,381)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$480,581
 $8,002
 $29,591
 $1,922
 $553,939
 $(593,454) $480,581
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2016RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 
RenRe
North
America
Holdings
Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
Platinum
Underwriters
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
RenaissanceRe
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 Consolidating
Adjustments 
(2)
 RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Comprehensive income             
Net income$502,962
 $8,002
 $29,591
 $1,922
 $681,025
 $(593,454) $630,048
Change in net unrealized gains on investments
 
 
 
 (975) 
 (975)
Comprehensive income502,962
 8,002
 29,591
 1,922
 680,050
 (593,454) 629,073
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (127,086) 
 (127,086)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (127,086) 
 (127,086)
Comprehensive income available to RenaissanceRe$502,962
 $8,002
 $29,591
 $1,922
 $552,964
 $(593,454) $501,987
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.







Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
for the year ended December 31, 2015
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 
RenRe 
North
America
Holdings 
Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum
Underwriters
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 RenaissanceRe
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries
and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries)
(1)
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
(2)
 
RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Revenues             
Net premiums earned$
 $
 $
 $
 $1,400,551
 $
 $1,400,551
Net investment income15,391
 1,251
 4,063
 996
 144,642
 (13,776) 152,567
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)4
 
 
 
 (3,055) 
 (3,051)
Equity in earnings of other ventures
 
 
 
 20,481
 
 20,481
Other income663
 
 
 
 13,472
 (663) 13,472
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments(2,080) 566
 (2,600) 
 (64,804) 
 (68,918)
Total revenues13,978
 1,817
 1,463
 996
 1,511,287
 (14,439) 1,515,102
Expenses             
Net claims and claim expenses incurred
 
 
 
 448,238
 
 448,238
Acquisition expenses
 
 
 
 238,592
 
 238,592
Operational expenses4,249
 4,561
 3
 2,503
 207,802
 (6) 219,112
Corporate expenses40,808
 312
 3
 
 35,391
 
 76,514
Interest expense1,255
 7,233
 4,922
 16,179
 7,677
 (996) 36,270
Total expenses46,312
 12,106
 4,928
 18,682
 937,700
 (1,002) 1,018,726
(Loss) income before equity in net income of subsidiaries and taxes(32,334) (10,289) (3,465) (17,686) 573,587
 (13,437) 496,376
Equity in net income of subsidiaries463,526
 5,493
 35,329
 72,925
 
 (577,273) 
Income (loss) before taxes431,192
 (4,796) 31,864
 55,239
 573,587
 (590,710) 496,376
Income tax benefit
 32,005
 1,985
 6,190
 5,686
 
 45,866
Net income431,192
 27,209
 33,849
 61,429
 579,273
 (590,710) 542,242
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (111,050) 
 (111,050)
Net income attributable to RenaissanceRe431,192
 27,209
 33,849
 61,429
 468,223
 (590,710) 431,192
Dividends on preference shares(22,381) 
 
 
 
 
 (22,381)
Net income available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$408,811
 $27,209
 $33,849
 $61,429
 $468,223
 $(590,710) $408,811
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2015
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 
RenRe 
North
America
Holdings 
Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum
Underwriters
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 RenaissanceRe
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries
and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries)
(1)
 
Consolidating
Adjustments
(2)
 
RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Comprehensive income             
Net income$431,192
 $27,209
 $33,849
 $61,429
 $579,273
 $(590,710) $542,242
Change in net unrealized gains on investments
 
 
 
 (1,308) 
 (1,308)
Comprehensive income431,192
 27,209
 33,849
 61,429
 577,965
 (590,710) 540,934
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (111,050) 
 (111,050)
Comprehensive income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 (111,050) 
 (111,050)
Comprehensive income attributable to RenaissanceRe$431,192
 $27,209
 $33,849
 $61,429
 $466,915
 $(590,710) $429,884
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.
(2)Includes Parent Guarantor and Subsidiary Issuer consolidating adjustments.


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2017RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 RenRe North
America
Holdings Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries) 
(1)
 
RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities           
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(4,109) $(8,253) $(2,272) $(347,890) $1,408,311
 $1,045,787
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities           
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading261,601
 100,248
 289,741
 288,900
 8,550,179
 9,490,669
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(344,463) (99,568) (143,991) (275,778) (9,229,732) (10,093,532)
Net (purchases) sales of equity investments trading
 (1,752) 85,324
 
 32,265
 115,837
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments243,571
 114
 41,299
 (493) 79,520
 364,011
Net purchases of other investments
 
 
 
 (19,419) (19,419)
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries478,496
 9,175
 
 41,866
 (529,537) 
Contributions to subsidiaries(669,672) 
 (26,649) (9,890) 706,211
 
Due to (from) subsidiary319,646
 13
 (123) (509) (319,027) 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities289,179
 8,230
 245,601
 44,096
 (729,540) (142,434)
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities           
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(51,370) 
 
 
 
 (51,370)
Dividends paid – preference shares(22,381) 
 
 
 
 (22,381)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(188,591) 
 
 
 
 (188,591)
Issuance of debt
 
 
 295,866
 
 295,866
Repayment of debt
 
 (250,000) 
 
 (250,000)
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions
 
 
 
 260,475
 260,475
Taxes paid on withholding shares(15,139) 
 
 
 
 (15,139)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(277,481) 
 (250,000) 295,866
 260,475
 28,860
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash
 
 
 
 8,222
 8,222
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents7,589
 (23) (6,671) (7,928) 947,468
 940,435
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period7,067
 162
 6,671
 9,397
 397,860
 421,157
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$14,656
 $139
 $
 $1,469
 $1,345,328
 $1,361,592
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.



Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2016RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 
RenRe
North
America
Holdings
Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
Platinum
Underwriters
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
RenaissanceRe
Finance, Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 
Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries
and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries)
(1)
 
RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities           
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(3,509) $1,477
 $(14,501) $(34,607) $535,912
 $484,772
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities           
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading314,568
 69,941
 145,082
 
 7,572,923
 8,102,514
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(336,345) (123,046) (291,053) 
 (7,532,276) (8,282,720)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale
 
 
 
 17,692
 17,692
Net (purchases) sales of equity investments trading
 (2,389) 193,022
 
 (5,845) 184,788
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments(111,814) 67,684
 (32,901) 
 (41,586) (118,617)
Net purchases of other investments
 
 
 
 (68,589) (68,589)
Net purchases of investments in other ventures
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales of other assets
 
 
 
 400
 400
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries617,239
 2,900
 
 13,125
 (633,264) 
Contributions to subsidiaries(108,674) 
 
 
 108,674
 
Due to (from) subsidiaries23,758
 (22,313) (81) 30,202
 (31,566) 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities398,732
 (7,223) 14,069
 43,327
 (613,437) (164,532)
Cash flows used in financing activities           
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(51,583) 
 
 
 
 (51,583)
Dividends paid – preference shares(22,381) 
 
 
 
 (22,381)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(309,434) 
 
 
 
 (309,434)
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions
 
 
 
 (2,990) (2,990)
Taxes paid on withholding shares(14,943) 
 
 
 
 (14,943)
Net cash used in financing activities(398,341) 
 
 
 (2,990) (401,331)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash
 
 
 
 (4,637) (4,637)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(3,118) (5,746) (432) 8,720
 (85,152) (85,728)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period10,185
 5,908
 7,103
 677
 483,012
 506,885
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$7,067
 $162
 $6,671
 $9,397
 $397,860
 $421,157
(1) Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2015RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
(Parent
Guarantor)
 RenRe North
America
Holdings Inc.
(Subsidiary
Issuer)
 Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) RenaissanceRe Finance, Inc. (Subsidiary Issuer) Other
RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd.
Subsidiaries
and
Eliminations
(Non-guarantor
Subsidiaries)
(1)
 RenaissanceRe
Consolidated
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities           
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities$(28,965) $(9,201) $(6,830) $(17,871) $487,852
 $424,985
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities           
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments trading63,824
 49,807
 45,087
 
 9,323,024
 9,481,742
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(161,183) (59,040) 
 
 (9,462,845) (9,683,068)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of fixed maturity investments available for sale
 
 
 
 8,688
 8,688
Net sales (purchases) of equity investments trading
 33,693
 (269,244) 
 87,993
 (147,558)
Net (purchases) sales of short term investments(116,461) (63,305) 238,177
 
 610,705
 669,116
Net sales of other investments
 
 
 
 15,843
 15,843
Net purchases of investments in other ventures
 
 
 
 (10,150) (10,150)
Net sales of other assets
 
 
 
 4,500
 4,500
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries1,584,624
 180,000
 65,000
 87,553
 (1,917,177) 
Contributions to subsidiaries(294,733) (8,550) (66,753) (185,000) 555,036
 
Due to (from) subsidiary207,996
 (118,529) 129
 (183,405) 93,809
 
Net purchase of Platinum(904,433) 
 1,537
 
 224,744
 (678,152)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities379,634
 14,076
 13,933
 (280,852) (465,830) (339,039)
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities           
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(53,967) 
 
 
 
 (53,967)
Dividends paid – preference shares(22,381) 
 
 
 
 (22,381)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(259,874) 
 
 
 
 (259,874)
Net repayment of debt
 
 
 299,400
 146,189
 445,589
Net third party redeemable noncontrolling interest share transactions
 
 
 
 (193,032) (193,032)
Taxes paid on withholding shares(10,248) 
 
 
 
 (10,248)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities(346,470) 
 
 299,400
 (46,843) (93,913)
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash
 
 
 
 (10,732) (10,732)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents4,199
 4,875
 7,103
 677
 (35,553) (18,699)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year5,986
 1,033
 
 
 518,565
 525,584
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$10,185
 $5,908
 $7,103
 $677
 $483,012
 $506,885
(1)Includes all other subsidiaries of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and eliminations.


NOTE 23.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS2022.
Effective January 1, 2018,2022, Upsilon RFO issued $600.5$89.0 million of non-voting preference shares to investors, including $75.0$10.0 million to the Company. ThisAt December 31, 2021, $79.0 million, representing the amount was received byfrom investors other than the Company prior to December 31, 2017 and2021, is included in other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, at December 31, 2017, and also included in other operating cash flows on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017.2021. Effective January 1, 2018,2022, the Company’s participation in the risks assumed by Upsilon RFO was 14.1%13.6%.
Effective January 1, 2022, Medici issued $73.7 million of non-voting preference shares to investors, including $nil to the Company. At December 31, 2021, $73.7 million, representing the amount received from investors other than the Company prior to December 31, 2021, is included in other liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, and also included in other operating cash flows on the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici subsequent to these transactions was 13.7%, effective January 1, 2022.
Subsequent to December 31, 20172021 and through the period ended February 2, 2018, third-party investors subscribed for $81.02022, the Company repurchased 462,350 common shares at an aggregate cost of $76.1 million and an average price of $164.52 per common share. On February 4, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a renewal of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. In addition, the Company redeemedauthorized share repurchase program to an aggregate amount of $25.0 million of the participating, non-voting common shares of Medici. As a result of these transactions, the Company’s noncontrolling economic ownership in Medici was 17.8%, effective February 1, 2018.

up to $500.0 million.



F-92


RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO SCHEDULES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Schedules other than those listed above are omitted for the reason that they are not applicable.

S-1



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiariessubsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 20172021 and 2016, and2020, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017,2021, and have issued our report thereon dated February 8, 2018 (included4, 2022 included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K).10-K. Our audits alsoof the consolidated financial statements included the financial statement schedules listed in Item 15 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In our opinion, the financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects the information set forth therein.
Basis for Opinion
10-K (the schedules). These schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s schedules, based on our audits. We believe that
In our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.opinion, the schedules present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when considered in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements.


/s/ Ernst & Young Ltd.
Hamilton, Bermuda
February 8, 2018

4, 2022

S-2


SCHEDULE I
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS
OTHER THAN INVESTMENTS IN RELATED PARTIES
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 
 December 31, 2021
 Amortized Cost or CostFair ValueAmount at
Which Shown
in the
Balance Sheet
Type of investment:
Fixed maturity investments
U.S. treasuries$6,302,313 $6,247,779 $6,247,779 
Agencies364,429 361,684 361,684 
Non-U.S. government552,935 549,613 549,613 
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate476,200 474,848 474,848 
Corporate3,202,614 3,214,438 3,214,438 
Agency mortgage-backed721,711 721,955 721,955 
Non-agency mortgage-backed232,144 233,346 233,346 
Commercial mortgage-backed631,016 634,925 634,925 
Asset-backed1,069,217 1,068,543 1,068,543 
Total fixed maturity investments$13,552,579 13,507,131 13,507,131 
Short term investments5,298,385 5,298,385 
Equity investments546,016 546,016 
Catastrophe bonds1,104,034 1,104,034 
Direct private equity investments88,373 88,373 
Fund investments725,802 725,802 
Term loans74,850 74,850 
Total other investments1,993,059 1,993,059 
Investments in other ventures, under equity method98,068 98,068 
Total investments$21,442,659 $21,442,659 
S-3
 December 31, 2017
 Amortized Cost or Cost Fair Value 
Amount at
which shown
in the
Balance Sheet
Type of investment:     
Fixed maturity investments     
U.S. treasuries$3,195,767
 $3,168,763
 $3,168,763
Agencies48,151
 47,646
 47,646
Municipal506,486
 509,802
 509,802
Non-U.S. government (Sovereign debt)287,641
 287,660
 287,660
Non-U.S. government-backed corporate164,312
 163,651
 163,651
Corporate2,057,219
 2,063,459
 2,063,459
Agency mortgage-backed507,250
 500,456
 500,456
Non-agency mortgage-backed283,303
 300,331
 300,331
Commercial mortgage-backed202,452
 202,062
 202,062
Asset-backed182,289
 182,725
 182,725
Total fixed maturity investments$7,434,870
 7,426,555
 7,426,555
Short term investments  991,863
 991,863
Equity investments  388,254
 388,254
Other investments  594,793
 594,793
Investments in other ventures, under equity method  101,974
 101,974
Total investments  $9,503,439
 $9,503,439




SCHEDULE II
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
BALANCE SHEETS
AT DECEMBER 31, 20172021 AND 20162020
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 
 At December 31,
 20212020
Assets
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $0 at December 31, 2021 (2020 - $14,840)$— $14,790 
Short term investments, at fair value46,503 125,392 
Cash and cash equivalents35,834 29,830 
Investments in subsidiaries6,137,229 6,757,962 
Due from subsidiaries9,468 2,435 
Accrued investment income34 
Receivable for investments sold18 
Other assets859,176 932,153 
Goodwill and other intangible assets108,261 112,110 
Total assets$7,196,480 $7,974,724 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Liabilities
Notes and bank loans payable$393,306 $392,391 
Due to subsidiaries156,353 — 
Other liabilities22,540 22,085 
Total liabilities572,199 414,476 
Shareholders’ Equity
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 30,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 11,010,000)750,000 525,000 
Common shares: $1.00 par value – 44,444,831 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021 (2020 – 50,810,618)44,445 50,811 
Additional paid-in capital608,121 1,623,206 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)(10,909)(12,642)
Retained earnings5,232,624 5,373,873 
Total shareholders’ equity6,624,281 7,560,248 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$7,196,480 $7,974,724 

S-4

 At December 31,
 2017 2016
Assets   
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $104,521 at December 31, 2017 (2016 - $22,402)$103,638
 $22,119
Short term investments, at fair value121,628
 365,155
Cash and cash equivalents14,656
 7,067
Investments in subsidiaries4,105,760
 4,074,769
Due from subsidiaries4,602
 7,413
Accrued investment income405
 105
Receivable for investments sold135
 136
Other assets433,468
 410,757
Goodwill and other intangible assets124,960
 130,407
Total assets$4,909,252
 $5,017,928
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity   
Liabilities   
Notes and bank loans payable$417,000
 $117,000
Due to subsidiaries82,579
 14,644
Other liabilities18,298
 19,707
Total liabilities517,877
 151,351
Shareholders’ Equity   
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 16,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 (2016 – 16,000,000)400,000
 400,000
Common shares: $1.00 par value – 40,023,789 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017 (2016 – 41,187,413)40,024
 41,187
Additional paid-in capital37,355
 216,558
Accumulated other comprehensive income224
 1,133
Retained earnings3,913,772
 4,207,699
Total shareholders’ equity4,391,375
 4,866,577
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$4,909,252
 $5,017,928




SCHEDULE II
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT – CONTINUED
 
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 AND 20152019
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 Year ended December 31,
 202120202019
Revenues
Net investment income$38,347 $40,502 $39,629 
Net foreign exchange gains (losses)(10,740)10,729 7,342 
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments6,212 (4,556)12,393 
Total revenues33,819 46,675 59,364 
Expenses
Interest expense15,315 15,583 18,086 
Operational expenses12,043 8,016 7,506 
Corporate expenses35,946 47,223 58,393 
Total expenses63,304 70,822 83,985 
Income (loss) before equity in net income of subsidiaries(29,485)(24,147)(24,621)
Equity in net income (loss) of subsidiaries(10,670)786,552 773,419 
Net income (loss)(40,155)762,405 748,798 
Dividends on preference shares(33,266)(30,923)(36,756)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(73,421)$731,482 $712,042 
 Year ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Revenues     
Net investment income$23,109
 $24,178
 $15,391
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains(1) (2) 4
Other (loss) income
 (772) 663
Net realized and unrealized (losses) gains on investments(1,357) 4,151
 (2,080)
Total revenues21,751
 27,555
 13,978
Expenses     
Interest expense1,572
 562
 1,255
Operational expenses11,314
 13,716
 4,249
Corporate expenses18,546
 26,848
 40,808
Total expenses31,432
 41,126
 46,312
Loss before equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries(9,681) (13,571) (32,334)
Equity in net (loss) income of subsidiaries(212,708) 516,533
 463,526
Net (loss) income(222,389) 502,962
 431,192
Dividends on preference shares(22,381) (22,381) (22,381)
Net (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe common shareholders$(244,770) $480,581
 $408,811


RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 AND 20152019
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
Year ended December 31,
202120202019
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss)$(40,155)$762,405 $748,798 
Change in net unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax(2,492)606 2,173 
Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of tax4,225 (11,309)(2,679)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RenaissanceRe$(38,422)$751,702 $748,292 
S-5

 Year ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Comprehensive (loss) income     
Net (loss) income$(222,389) $502,962
 $431,192
Comprehensive (loss) income (attributable) available to RenaissanceRe$(222,389) $502,962
 $431,192



SCHEDULE II
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF REGISTRANT – CONTINUED
 
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017, 20162021, 2020 AND 20152019
(PARENT COMPANY)
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 Year ended December 31,
 202120202019
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net income (loss)$(40,155)$762,405 $748,798 
Less: equity in net income of subsidiaries10,670 (786,552)(773,419)
(29,485)(24,147)(24,621)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investments4,898 4,556 (12,393)
Other59,873 37,782 34,153 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities35,286 18,191 (2,861)
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:
Proceeds from maturities and sales of fixed maturity investments trading436,122 370,905 306,579 
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(421,323)(384,415)(66,740)
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments78,904 64,209 (116,499)
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries1,104,831 827,626 1,400,944 
Contributions to subsidiaries(351,548)(1,623,708)(1,165,607)
Due (to) from subsidiary50,472 (65,438)(625,924)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities897,458 (810,821)(267,247)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities:
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(67,828)(68,490)(59,368)
Dividends paid – preference shares(32,889)(30,923)(36,756)
Issuance of debt, net of expenses— — 396,411 
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(1,027,505)(62,621)— 
RenaissanceRe common share issuance— 1,095,507 — 
Redemption of preference shares(275,000)(125,000)— 
Issuance of preference shares, net of expenses488,653 — — 
Taxes paid on withholding shares(12,171)(12,330)(7,253)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(926,740)796,143 293,034 
Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency cash— (143)— 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents6,004 3,370 22,926 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year29,830 26,460 3,534 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$35,834 $29,830 $26,460 

S-6
 Year ended December 31,
 2017 2016 2015
Cash flows used in operating activities:     
Net (loss) income$(222,389) $502,962
 $431,192
Less: equity in net loss (income) of subsidiaries212,708
 (516,533) (463,526)
 (9,681) (13,571) (32,334)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities     
Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) on investments1,357
 (4,151) 2,080
Other4,215
 14,213
 1,289
Net cash used in operating activities(4,109) (3,509) (28,965)
Cash flows provided by investing activities:     
Proceeds from maturities and sales of fixed maturity investments trading261,601
 314,568
 63,824
Purchases of fixed maturity investments trading(344,463) (336,345) (161,183)
Net sales (purchases) of short term investments243,571
 (111,814) (116,461)
Dividends and return of capital from subsidiaries478,496
 617,239
 1,584,624
Contributions to subsidiaries(669,672) (108,674) (294,733)
Due to (from) subsidiary319,646
 23,758
 207,996
Net purchase of Platinum
 
 (904,433)
Net cash provided by investing activities289,179
 398,732
 379,634
Cash flows used in financing activities:     
Dividends paid – RenaissanceRe common shares(51,370) (51,583) (53,967)
Dividends paid – preference shares(22,381) (22,381) (22,381)
RenaissanceRe common share repurchases(188,591) (309,434) (259,874)
Taxes paid on withholding shares(15,139) (14,943) (10,248)
Net cash used in financing activities(277,481) (398,341) (346,470)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents7,589
 (3,118) 4,199
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year7,067
 10,185
 5,986
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$14,656
 $7,067
 $10,185





SCHEDULE III
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 
 December 31, 2021Year ended December 31, 2021
 Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Future Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss Expenses
Unearned
Premiums
Premium
Revenue
Net
Investment
Income
Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Other
Operating
Expenses
Net Written
Premiums
Property$195,423 $6,377,688 $931,938 $2,608,298 $— $2,163,016 $487,178 $143,608 $2,868,002 
Casualty and Specialty653,737 6,916,942 2,599,275 2,585,883 01,713,071 727,680 68,576 3,071,373 
Other— — — — 319,479 — — — — 
Total$849,160 $13,294,630 $3,531,213 $5,194,181 $319,479 $3,876,087 $1,214,858 $212,184 $5,939,375 
 December 31, 2020Year ended December 31, 2020
 Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Future Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss Expenses
Unearned
Premiums
Premium
Revenue
Net
Investment
Income
Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Other
Operating
Expenses
Net Written
Premiums
Property$118,327 $4,372,453 $659,236 $1,936,215 $— $1,435,947 $353,700 $135,547 $2,037,200 
Casualty and Specialty515,194 6,008,685 2,104,363 2,016,247 — 1,488,662 543,977 71,140 2,059,133 
Other— — — — 354,038 — — — — 
Total$633,521 $10,381,138 $2,763,599 $3,952,462 $354,038 $2,924,609 $897,677 $206,687 $4,096,333 
 December 31, 2019Year ended December 31, 2019
 Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Future Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss Expenses
Unearned
Premiums
Premium
Revenue
Net
Investment
Income
Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Other
Operating
Expenses
Net Written
Premiums
Property$79,795 $4,074,290 $539,183 $1,627,494 $— $965,384 $313,554 $138,187 $1,654,259 
Casualty and Specialty584,196 5,310,059 1,991,792 1,710,909 — 1,131,637 448,678 84,546 1,727,234 
Other— — — — 424,207 — — — — 
Total$663,991 $9,384,349 $2,530,975 $3,338,403 $424,207 $2,097,021 $762,232 $222,733 $3,381,493 
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 December 31, 2017 Year ended December 31, 2017
 
Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 
Future Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss Expenses
 
Unearned
Premiums
 
Premium
Revenue
 
Net
Investment
Income
 
Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
 
Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 
Other
Operating
Expenses
 
Net Written
Premiums
Property$63,583
 $2,486,390
 $347,032
 $931,070
 $
 $1,297,985
 $113,816
 $94,194
 $978,014
Casualty and Specialty362,968
 2,575,492
 1,130,577
 786,501
 
 565,026
 233,077
 66,548
 893,307
Other
 18,526
 
 4
 222,209
 (1,583) (1) 36
 4
Total$426,551
 $5,080,408
 $1,477,609
 $1,717,575
 $222,209
 $1,861,428
 $346,892
 $160,778
 $1,871,325
                  
 December 31, 2016 Year ended December 31, 2016
 Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 Future Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss Expenses
 Unearned
Premiums
��Premium
Revenue
 Net
Investment
Income
 Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
 Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 Other
Operating
Expenses
 Net Written
Premiums
Property$46,938
 $627,774
 $289,080
 $720,951
 $
 $151,545
 $97,594
 $108,642
 $725,321
Casualty and Specialty288,387
 2,195,126
 942,493
 682,337
 
 380,396
 191,729
 88,984
 809,848
Other
 25,394
 
 142
 181,726
 (1,110) 
 123
 143
Total$335,325
 $2,848,294
 $1,231,573
 $1,403,430
 $181,726
 $530,831
 $289,323
 $197,749
 $1,535,312
                  
 December 31, 2015 Year ended December 31, 2015
 Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 Future Policy
Benefits,
Losses,
Claims and
Loss Expenses
 Unearned
Premiums
 Premium
Revenue
 Net
Investment
Income
 Benefits,
Claims,
Losses and
Settlement
Expenses
 Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 Other
Operating
Expenses
 Net Written
Premiums
Property$39,763
 $706,199
 $272,050
 $805,985
 $
 $128,290
 $94,249
 $118,666
 $726,145
Casualty and Specialty159,617
 2,033,168
 617,052
 594,614
 
 320,818
 144,095
 100,180
 690,086
Other
 27,678
 
 (48) 152,567
 (870) 248
 266
 (48)
Total$199,380
 $2,767,045
 $889,102
 $1,400,551
 $152,567
 $448,238
 $238,592
 $219,112
 $1,416,183




SCHEDULE IV
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF REINSURANCE PREMIUMS
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 
Gross
Amounts
Ceded to
Other
Companies
Assumed
From Other
Companies
Net AmountPercentage
of Amount
Assumed
to Net
Year ended December 31, 2021
Property and liability premiums earned$799,717 $1,863,350 $6,257,814 $5,194,181 120 %
Year ended December 31, 2020
Property and liability premiums earned$536,595 $1,662,815 $5,078,682 $3,952,462 128 %
Year ended December 31, 2019
Property and liability premiums earned$404,525 $1,414,383 $4,348,261 $3,338,403 130 %
 
Gross
Amounts
 
Ceded to
Other
Companies
 
Assumed
From Other
Companies
 Net Amount 
Percentage
of Amount
Assumed
to Net
Year ended December 31, 2017         
Property and liability premiums earned$244,285
 $833,929
 $2,307,219
 $1,717,575
 134%
Year ended December 31, 2016         
Property and liability premiums earned$157,112
 $628,675
 $1,874,993
 $1,403,430
 134%
Year ended December 31, 2015         
Property and liability premiums earned$98,182
 $466,719
 $1,769,088
 $1,400,551
 126%

SCHEDULE VI
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE INFORMATION CONCERNING
PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURANCE OPERATIONS
(THOUSANDS OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS)
 
Affiliation with RegistrantDeferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Reserves for
Unpaid Claims
and Claim
Adjustment
Expenses
Discount, if
any,
Deducted
Unearned
Premiums
Earned
Premiums
Net
Investment
Income
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year ended December 31, 2021$849,160 $13,294,630 $— $3,531,213 $5,194,181 $319,479 
Year ended December 31, 2020$633,521 $10,381,138 $— $2,763,599 $3,952,462 $354,038 
Year ended December 31, 2019$663,991 $9,384,349 $— $2,530,975 $3,338,403 $424,207 
 Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses Incurred Related toAmortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
Paid Claims
and Claim
Adjustment
Expenses
Net
Premiums
Written
Affiliation with RegistrantCurrent YearPrior Year
Consolidated Subsidiaries
Year ended December 31, 2021$4,125,557 $(249,470)$1,214,858 $2,224,102 $5,939,375 
Year ended December 31, 2020$3,108,421 $(183,812)$897,677 $2,004,628 $4,096,333 
Year ended December 31, 2019$2,123,876 $(26,855)$762,232 $1,098,054 $3,381,493 
Affiliation with Registrant
Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 
Reserves for
Unpaid Claims
and Claim
Adjustment
Expenses
 
Discount, if
any,
Deducted
 
Unearned
Premiums
 
Earned
Premiums
 
Net
Investment
Income
Consolidated Subsidiaries           
Year ended December 31, 2017$426,551
 $5,080,408
 $
 $1,477,609
 $1,717,575
 $222,209
Year ended December 31, 2016$335,325
 $2,848,294
 $
 $1,231,573
 $1,403,430
 $181,726
Year ended December 31, 2015$199,380
 $2,767,045
 $
 $889,102
 $1,400,551
 $152,567
            
 Claims and Claim Adjustment Expenses Incurred Related to 
Amortization
of Deferred
Policy
Acquisition
Costs
 
Paid Claims
and Claim
Adjustment
Expenses
 
Net
Premiums
Written
  
Affiliation with RegistrantCurrent Year Prior Year 
Consolidated Subsidiaries           
Year ended December 31, 2017$1,902,424
 $(40,996) $346,892
 $974,825
 $1,871,325
  
Year ended December 31, 2016$694,957
 $(164,126) $289,323
 $589,294
 $1,535,312
  
Year ended December 31, 2015$610,685
 $(162,447) $238,592
 $521,312
 $1,416,183
  

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