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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 21, 2005

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Bermuda 34-0-26512 98-014-1974
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)		 (Commission File
Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

Renaissance House
8-20 East Broadway, Pembroke
Bermuda		 HM 19
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(441) 295-4513

        Not Applicable        

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[    ]  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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[    ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[    ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



Item 8.01.    Other Events.

On June 21, 2005, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") issued a press release, announcing the return of Mr. Neill A. Currie to the Company as an Executive Vice President, effective as of July 5, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:


Exhibit # Description
99.1 Copy of the Company's press release, issued June 21, 2005.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD.
Date: June 22, 2005  By: /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein                                          
  Name: Stephen H. Weinstein
  Title: General Counsel, Corporate
  Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit # Description
99.1 Copy of the Company's press release, issued June 21, 2005. 




                              [RENAISSANCERE LOGO]


      RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS NAMES NEILL A. CURRIE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

     -- WILL OVERSEE FIRM-WIDE MARKETING AND CLIENT RELATIONS ACTIVITIES --


PEMBROKE, BERMUDA, JUNE 21, 2005 -- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR)
announced today that Neill A. Currie has rejoined the Company as an Executive
Vice President. Mr. Currie's chief responsibility will be to head
RenaissanceRe's firm-wide marketing and client relations activities. He will be
based at the Company's headquarters in Pembroke, Bermuda, and his appointment
will be effective July 5, 2005.

"We are very pleased to welcome Neill Currie back to RenaissanceRe," said James
N. Stanard, Chairman and CEO of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. "Neill was a
co-founder of our Company in 1993, and he helped us define our winning culture
and establish the foundation that has led to our success. In his new role as
Executive Vice President, he will focus on our relationships with our clients
and the broker community, and develop initiatives to enhance our strong
relationships with both groups," said Mr. Stanard.

Mr. Currie, 52, has most recently served as a director of Platinum Underwriters
Holdings, and has been an active supporter of numerous nonprofit initiatives in
his home state of North Carolina. From 1993 through 1997, Mr. Currie served as a
Senior Vice President at RenaissanceRe. Prior to joining RenaissanceRe, Mr.
Currie was Chief Executive Officer of G.J. Sullivan Co.-Atlanta, a private
domestic reinsurance broker. From 1982 through 1992, Mr. Currie served as Senior
Vice President at R/I and G.L. Hodson, predecessors to Willis Faber.

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance.
Our business consists of two segments: (1) Reinsurance, which includes
catastrophe reinsurance, specialty reinsurance and certain joint ventures and
other investments managed by our subsidiary RenaissanceRe Ventures Ltd., and (2)
Individual Risk business, which includes primary insurance and quota share
reinsurance.

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INVESTOR CONTACT:                                     MEDIA CONTACT:
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.                           Kekst and Company
Todd R. Fonner                                        David Lilly or Dawn Dover
Vice President and Treasurer                          212-521-4800
441-239-4801