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               CEO OF RENAISSANCERE RECEIVES WELLS NOTICE FROM SEC


PEMBROKE, BERMUDA, JULY 25, 2005 -- RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR)
announced today that James N. Stanard, the Company's Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, has received a "Wells Notice" from the staff of the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in connection with the SEC's
ongoing investigation into the restatement of the Company's financial
statements. Under the SEC's procedures, the Wells Notice indicates that the
staff of the SEC intends to recommend that the SEC bring a civil enforcement
action against Mr. Stanard alleging violations of federal securities laws.
Recipients of Wells Notices have the opportunity to respond to the SEC staff
before any formal recommendation is made. The Company understands the SEC staff
has separately sent a Wells Notice to Michael W. Cash, a former officer of the
Company. As previously announced, the Company continues to cooperate with the
SEC and other governmental agencies in their investigations.

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.

Cautionary Statement under "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements made in this news release contain
information about the Company's future business prospects. These statements may
be considered "forward-looking." These statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. For further
information regarding cautionary statements and factors affecting future
results, please refer to RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.'s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2004, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ending March 31, 2005.

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