UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 22, 2017
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Bermuda | 001-14428 | 98-0141974 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke, Bermuda | HM 19 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-4513
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On December 22, 2017 RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. issued a press release announcing its preliminary assessment of the estimated impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, passed by both houses of the United States Congress as of December 20, 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Form 8-K is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information contained in Item 2.02 is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release dated December 22, 2017. |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 22, 2017 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | ||||||
| December 22, 2017 | By: | /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein | ||||
| Name: Stephen H. Weinstein | ||||||
| Title: SVP, Group General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||||||