0001299933-16-002097.txt : 20160224 0001299933-16-002097.hdr.sgml : 20160224 20160224160550 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001299933-16-002097 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160219 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20160224 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160224 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000913144 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 980138020 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-14428 FILM NUMBER: 161451972 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: RENAISSANCE HOUSE STREET 2: 12 CROW LANE CITY: PEMBROKE STATE: D0 ZIP: HM19 BUSINESS PHONE: 4412954513 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: RENAISSANCE HOUSE STREET 2: 12 CROW LANE CITY: PEMBROKE STATE: D0 ZIP: HM19 8-K 1 htm_53163.htm LIVE FILING RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   February 19, 2016

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Bermuda 001-14428 98-0141974
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
Renaissance House, 12 Crow Lane, Pembroke, Bermuda   HM 19
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (441) 295-4513

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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[  ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

(b) On February 19, 2016, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that (i) Nicholas L. Trivisonno will retire from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) in conjunction with the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2016 (the “Annual Meeting”) and (ii) that Carol P. Sanders has been nominated by the Board to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Trivisonno’s retirement. Ms. Sanders’s election is subject to the approval of the Company’s shareholders at the Annual Meeting.

The Company’s press release, issued February 19, 2016, announcing the retirement of Mr. Trivisonno and the nomination of Ms. Sanders, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

The disclosure set forth in Item 5.02 above is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)  Exhibits.

99.1 Copy of the Company’s press release issued February 19, 2016

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.
          
February 23, 2016   By:   /s/ Stephen H. Weinstein
       
        Name: Stephen H. Weinstein
        Title: SVP, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press release dated February 19, 2016
EX-99.1 2 exhibit1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

Carol Sanders to Join RenaissanceRe Board of Directors

PEMBROKE, Bermuda — February 19, 2016 — RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) announced today that Nicholas L. Trivisonno, 68, who has served as a member of the Board since 2004, will retire as a Director, and that Carol P. Sanders, 49, has been nominated to join the Board, each to occur in conjunction with the Company’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in May 2016. Ms. Sanders most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company, a property and casualty mutual insurance carrier with over $14.0B in assets and $4.2B in policyholder surplus.

Kevin J. O’Donnell, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “On behalf of my fellow directors and management team, I am pleased to recognize Nick’s service. Nick’s wise counsel during his 12 years as a director helped RenaissanceRe to navigate through market cycles, important regulatory developments and organizational changes, and we thank him for his service. We look forward to welcoming Carol and drawing from her years of experience in senior roles at U.S. insurance companies. Her insights and expertise will be invaluable as we advance our worldwide strategy, deploy capital efficiently across an expanding suite of risks, and, above all, provide best-in-class service to our clients.”

Ralph B. Levy, non-Executive Chairman of RenaissanceRe added, “The entire RenaissanceRe Board is grateful for Nick’s service and leadership as a director. Nick served ably as Audit Committee Chair during a momentous time in our history, and as a key member of our Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee in recent years. We are confident that Carol’s expertise in insurance operations and finance will help ensure that the perspectives of our clients are well represented in our deliberations during this period of accelerating change in our industry, and we welcome her to our Board.”

Ms. Sanders joined Sentry Insurance in June 2013. Previously, Ms. Sanders served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Jewelers Mutual Insurance Company from November 2012 until July 2013, as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer from May 2011 until November 2012 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2004 until May 2011, after holding a series of positions of increasing responsibility in finance, accounting, treasury and tax. Ms. Sanders has served on the Board of Directors of Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) since 2005, where she currently chairs the Compensation and Personnel Committee.

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance. The Company’s business consists of three reportable segments: (1) Catastrophe Reinsurance, which includes catastrophe reinsurance and certain property catastrophe joint ventures managed by the Company’s ventures unit; (2) Specialty Reinsurance, which includes specialty reinsurance and certain specialty joint ventures managed by the Company’s ventures unit; and (3) Lloyd’s, which includes reinsurance and insurance business written through RenaissanceRe Syndicate 1458.

Source: RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

Investor Contact:
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.
Rohan Pai, 441-295-4513
Director of Investor Relations

Media Contact:
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Peter Hill or Dawn Dover, 212-521-4800