Exhibit 99.1

                                                                November 6, 2002


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The certification set forth below is being submitted to the Securities and
Exchange Commission solely for the purpose of complying with Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. This certification is not to
be filed pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and does not constitute
a part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "Report") accompanying this
letter.

I, Partick A. Thiele, the Chief Executive Officer of PartnerRe Ltd., certify
that to the best of my knowledge:

1.   such Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PartnerRe
     Ltd.

I, Albert A. Benchimol, the Chief Financial Officer of PartnerRe Ltd., certify
that to the best of my knowledge:

1.   such Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of PartnerRe
     Ltd.


/s/ Patrick A. Thiele
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Patrick A. Thiele
Chief Executive Officer


/s/ Albert A. Benchimol
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Albert A. Benchimol
Chief Financial Officer