EX-10.1






EXHIBIT 99.1









RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Announces Finance Leadership Team Changes

James C. Fraser Named SVP, Chief Accounting Officer

Helen James Named SVP, Global Corporate Controller




PEMBROKE, Bermuda, October 27, 2016— RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) (the “Company” or
“RenaissanceRe”) today announced several key leadership changes in its Finance function effective
December 31, 2016. James (“Jamie”) C. Fraser has been named SVP, Chief Accounting Officer,
responsible for oversight of forecasting, planning and analysis; controls, financial reporting and
tax. He will report to Robert Qutub, Chief Financial Officer. Reporting to Mr. Fraser will be
Helen L. James, who has been named SVP, Global Corporate Controller. She will be responsible for
accounting policy and controls; management of the groupwide controller’s function; and legal
entity, regulatory and financial reporting. Mark A. Wilcox, RenaissanceRe’s current SVP, Chief
Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller, also announced that he will be leaving the Company at
the end of the year to return to the U.S. to pursue an outside opportunity.



Kevin O’Donnell, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The promotions of Jamie and Helen reflect the
considerable breadth and depth of our bench of executive talent. Both are long-tenured employees,
strong leaders and talented professionals.”



Mr. O’Donnell added, “We are also grateful to Mark for his contributions to RenaissanceRe’s success
over the past 13 years in his roles as Chief Accounting Officer, Corporate Controller and,
previously, Internal Auditor. We wish him the best going forward.”



Mr. Qutub said, “In the course of my first several months at RenaissanceRe, I have been
consistently impressed with the caliber of the entire Finance team. The move of Jamie and Helen
into these important roles demonstrates how the strength of our existing capabilities will allow us
to leverage the strategic value of Finance as we go forward.”



Mr. Fraser is a Certified Internal Auditor and Chartered Accountant who joined RenaissanceRe in
2009 and has served as Head of Internal Audit since 2011. His industry experience includes
leadership positions in finance and risk management at RenaissanceRe, XL Capital and Deloitte. Mr.
Fraser’s appointment is subject to Immigration Department approval.



Ms. James is a Chartered Accountant who joined RenaissanceRe in 2001. During her tenure with the
Company, she has held various positions of increasing responsibility, including most recently SVP
and Controller for the Company’s ventures unit since 2013.



RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. The Company’s
business consists of three reportable segments: (1) Catastrophe Reinsurance, which includes
catastrophe reinsurance and certain property catastrophe joint ventures managed by the Company’s
ventures unit; (2) Specialty Reinsurance, which includes specialty reinsurance and certain
specialty joint ventures managed by the Company’s ventures unit; and (3) Lloyd’s, which includes
reinsurance and insurance business written through RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458.



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Investor Contact:


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.


Mark A. Wilcox, 441-239-4838


SVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller



Media Contacts:


RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.


Elizabeth Tillman, 212-238-9224


Director – Communications



Kekst and Company


Peter Hill or Dawn Dover, 212-521-4800