SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* LEVY RALPH B (Last) (First) (Middle) RENAISSANCE HOUSE 8-20 EAST BROADWAY (Street) PEMBROKE HM 19, BERMUDA (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 08/14/2007	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [ RNR ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

Explanation of Responses: No securities are beneficially owned. In accordance with the Issuer's policies, a restricted stock grant to Mr. Levy having, at the time of grant, an aggregate fair market value of $100,000, will be made on the third business day following the release date of the Issuer's financial results for the third fiscal quarter of 2007. The restricted stock will vest ratably over a three-year period on the anniversary date of Mr. Levy's appointment to the Issuer's Board of Directors. Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ Ralph B. Levy	08/15/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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                                                                      Exhibit 24

                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT

          This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Ralph B. Levy, has
authorized and designated each of Stephen H. Weinstein, Mark A. Wilcox, Diana R.
Davies, Anthony E. Szydlowski and Jacqui van Beelen (each with full power of
substitution) to execute and file any Statements of Changes of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities on Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5) on the undersigned's behalf
(including any supplements or amendments thereto) that the undersigned is
required to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of
the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd. The authority of such persons under this Statement shall continue
until August 15, 2010, unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned
expressly acknowledges that none of the above persons is assuming any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934.



Dated as of:  August 15, 2007



                                                         /s/ Ralph B. Levy
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                                                       Ralph B. Levy