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Published on May 5, 2009
[Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Letterhead]
May 5, 2009
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
Mail Stop 6010
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008
Filed February 20, 2009
File No. 001-14428
Dear Mr. Rosenberg:
On behalf of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the "Company"), we submit this
letter in response to comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange
Commission received by letter dated April 23, 2009 (the "Comment Letter")
relating to the above-referenced filing. We are working expeditiously to respond
to the Comment Letter. We respectfully request an extension of time to respond
to the inquiries contained in the Comment Letter. We currently anticipate
submitting a response to the Comment Letter on or before May 18, 2009. Please do
not hesitate to contact me at 212-728-8736 with any concerns you may have
regarding the timetable described above. Thank you for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Robert B. Stebbins
Robert B. Stebbins
cc: Dana Hartz
Donald Abbott
Fred R. Donner
Mark A. Wilcox
Stephen H. Weinstein, Esq.