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Published on July 27, 2011
July 27, 2011
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, 2010
Filed February 25, 2011
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 July 21, 2011 (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 August 18, 2011. 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: Vanessa Robertson
Mary Mast
Jeffrey D. Kelly
Mark A. Wilcox
Stephen H. Weinstein, Esq.