CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS DIRECTOR OF DAN L. HALE

Published on October 22, 1997



EXHIBIT 99.1

CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS DIRECTOR

I, Dan L. Hale, hereby consent to serve as a director of RenaissanceRe
Holdings Ltd., a company organized under the laws of Bermuda (the "Company"),
upon my due election and qualification therefor, and to be named as a director
in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with Securities and Exchange
Commission by the Company.

Dated: October 20, 1997

/s/ Dan L. Hale
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NAME: DAN L. HALE