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Published on May 17, 2013
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Reanaissance House
12 Crow Lane
Pembroke HM 19, Bermuda
(441) 295-4513
May 17, 2013
VIA EDGAR
Mr. Jim B. Rosenberg
Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
| Re: | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. |
| Form 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 |
| Filed February 22, 2013 |
| 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 May 9, 2013 (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 June 7, 2013. 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. |