Form: POSASR

Post-effective Amendment to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR or Form F-3ASR

August 1, 2018

Exhibit 12.1

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. And Subsidiaries

Statement Regarding Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preference Share Dividends

 

     Six months
ended June 30,
    Years ended December 31,  
(in thousands, except ratios)    2018     2017     2016     2015     2014     2013  

Calculation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preference share dividends

            

Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders

   $ 248,501     $ (244,770   $ 480,581     $ 408,811     $ 510,337     $ 665,676  

Add back:

            

Income tax expense (benefit)

     1,099       26,487       340       (45,866     608       1,692  

(Income) loss from discontinued operations

     —         —         —         —         —         (2,422

Noncontrolling interests

     84,382       (132,282     127,086       111,050       153,538       151,144  

Fixed charges and preference share dividends

     35,798       68,649       66,786       61,048       41,776       45,260  

Distributed earnings from equity method investees

     17,307       29,680       9,366       13,281       10,284       9,876  

Less:

            

(Earnings) losses from equity method investees

     (6,683     (8,030     (963     (20,481     (26,075     (23,194
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings available for fixed charges

   $ 380,404     $ (260,266   $ 683,196     $ 527,843     $ 690,468     $ 848,032  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fixed charges

            

Interest expense (includes amortized amounts related to indebtedness)

   $ 23,535     $ 44,193     $ 42,144     $ 36,270     $ 17,402     $ 18,167  

Estimated interest within rental expense

     1,072       2,075       2,261       2,397       1,993       2,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges

   $ 24,607     $ 46,268     $ 44,405     $ 38,667     $ 19,395     $ 20,312  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Preference share dividends

     11,191       22,381       22,381       22,381       22,381       24,948  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total fixed charges and preference share dividends

   $ 35,798     $ 68,649     $ 66,786     $ 61,048     $ 41,776     $ 45,260  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

     15.46       (5.63     15.39       13.65       35.60       41.75  

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference share dividends

     10.63       (3.79     10.23       8.65       16.53       18.74  

Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges

     —       $ (306,534     —         —         —         —    

Deficiency of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference share dividends

     —       $ (328,915     —         —         —         —