Form: 4

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities

March 5, 2007

SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP


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*
Weinstein Stephen Howard
(Last) (First) (Middle)
RENAISSANCE HOUSE
8-20 EAST BROADWAY
(Street)
PEMBROKE, HM 19, BERMUDA
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [ RNR ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
SVP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2007
4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/09/2007 G(1) V 454 D $0 42,329 D
Common Stock 02/09/2007 G(1) V 454 A $0 1,503 I by Trust(3)
Common Stock 03/01/2007 A 15,615(2) A $0 57,944 D
Common Stock 1,503 I by Trust(3)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $51.13 03/01/2007 A 46,182 03/01/2008(4) 03/01/2017 Common Stock 46,182 $0 46,182 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $51.13 03/01/2007 A 5,865 03/01/2009(4) 03/01/2017 Common Stock 5,865 $0 5,865 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On February 9, 2007, the reporting person made a gift of 454 shares of Common Stock to a trust for the benefit of the minor child of the reporting person.
2. These shares will vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2008.
3. These shares were gifted to and are held directly by a trust for the benefit of the minor child of the reporting person, and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the reporting person.
4. On March 1, 2007, the Registrant granted a total of 52,047 options to Mr. Weinstein, which, in the aggregate, vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2008 (the 5,865 incentive stock options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2009; the 46,182 non-qualified stock options vest in four annual installments of 13,012, 11,057, 11,057, and 11,057 beginning on March 1, 2008).
/s/ Stephen H. Weinstein 03/05/2007
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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