Item 2.04. Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial
Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement

(a) On November 27, 2012, RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (the "Company") announced that it had issued a notice of mandatory redemption of 6,000,000 of its issued and outstanding 6.60% Series D Preference Shares (the "Series D Shares"). The redemption is to take place on December 27, 2012. The redemption will be conducted pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of the Series D Shares. The Depository Trust Company (DTC), the securities' holder of record, will determine by random lottery how the partial redemption will be allocated, in accordance with DTC's rules and procedures. The redemption price will be $25 per Series D Share, plus accrued and unpaid dividends to December 27, 2012.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On November 27, 2012, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit # Description

99.1 Copy of the Company's press release, issued November 27, 2012

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