SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 7, 2009

PartnerRe Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

	Bermuda
	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-14536		Not Applicable
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Wellesley House, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda		HM 08
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)


Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-0888

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On July 9, 2009, the Board of Directors of PartnerRe Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that it had appointed David Zwiener to fill a vacancy on the Board, effective July 7, 2009. The Board appointed Mr. Zwiener as a Class I director. Accordingly, his term will expire at the 2012 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Zwiener will also serve as a member of the Board’s Human Resources Committee, Compensation Committee and Audit Committee.

Mr. Zwiener will be compensated on the same terms as the Company’s other non-management directors, as described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 9, 2009. In addition, Mr. Zwiener will enter into an indemnification agreement with the Company in the same form as the Company has entered into such agreements with its other current directors. The form of indemnification agreement was described in, and attached as an exhibit to, the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 6, 2005.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Zwiener and any other persons pursuant to which he was appointed as a director of the Company. There are no transactions in which Mr. Zwiener has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Zwiener’s appointment as a director of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated July 9, 2009

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.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated July 9, 2009

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

David Zwiener Appointed to PartnerRe’s Board of Directors

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, July 9, 2009 - PartnerRe Ltd. today announced that David Zwiener has been appointed to fill a vacancy on its Board of Directors effective July 7, 2009.

Mr. Zwiener, aged 54, is an experienced insurance industry executive. Between 2000 and 2007 Mr. Zwiener was President and Chief Operating Officer of the property and casualty operations at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. In that role he oversaw one of the ten largest property and casualty insurance companies in the U.S. He also served as a member of Hartford’s Board of Directors.

Most recently Mr Zwiener was Chief Financial Officer at Wachovia Corporation where he played a critical role in managing the bank’s capital, financial reporting and investor relations. Prior to that he was Managing Director and Co-Head of the financial institutions group of the global private equity firm the Carlyle Group.

PartnerRe’s Chairman John Rollwagen today welcomed Mr. Zwiener as a member of PartnerRe’s Board.

“The Board is pleased to welcome David to PartnerRe. His extensive senior level experience in both the insurance and financial services areas and in particular his experience and credibility on Wall Street will be invaluable to this company. We look forward to working with him.”

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PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also offers capital markets products that include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, life/annuity and health, and alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2008, total revenues were $4.0 billion. At March 31, 2009, total assets were $16.3 billion, total capital was $4.8 billion and total shareholders’ equity was $4.3 billion.

PartnerRe on the Internet: www.partnerre.com

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on the Company’s assumptions and expectations concerning future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbour provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. PartnerRe’s forward-looking statements could be affected by numerous foreseeable and unforeseeable events and developments such as exposure to catastrophe, or other

PartnerRe Ltd.

Wellesley House South

90 Pitts Bay Road

Bermuda HM 08

Telephone +1 441 292 0888

Fax +1 441 292 6080

www.partnerre.com

large property and casualty losses, credit, interest, currency and other risks associated with the Company’s investment portfolio, adequacy of reserves, levels and pricing of new and renewal business achieved, changes in accounting policies, risks associated with implementing business strategies, and other factors identified in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking information contained herein, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they are made. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information or statements.

Contacts:	PartnerRe Ltd.	Sard Verbinnen & Co.
	(441) 292-0888	(212) 687-8080
	Investor Contact: Robin Sidders	Drew Brown/Jane Simmons
	Media Contact: Celia Powell

PartnerRe Ltd.

(Registrant)

July 10, 2009

/s/ Amanda E. Sodergren

Amanda E. Sodergren

Chief Legal Counsel