CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG
Published on August 18, 1998
Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
The Board of Directors
of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.:
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in
the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333- ) and related Prospectus of
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. for the registration of 318,213 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated January
14, 1998 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
RenaissnceRe Holdings Ltd. and Subsidiaries included in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young
Hamilton, Bermuda
August 13, 1998