Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Fixed maturity investments trading, at fair value - amortized cost $11,067,414 at December 31, 2019 (2018 - $8,163,962) (Notes 5 and 6)	$ 11,171,655	$ 8,088,870
Short term investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)	4,566,277	2,586,520
Equity investments trading, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)	436,931	310,252
Other investments, at fair value (Notes 5 and 6)	1,087,377	784,933
Investments in other ventures, under equity method (Note 5)	106,549	115,172
Total investments	17,368,789	11,885,747
Cash and cash equivalents	1,379,068	1,107,922
Premiums receivable	2,599,896	1,537,188
Prepaid reinsurance premiums (Note 7)	767,781	616,185
Reinsurance recoverable (Notes 7 and 8)	2,791,297	2,372,221
Accrued investment income	72,461	51,311
Deferred acquisition costs and value of business acquired	663,991	476,661
Receivable for investments sold	78,369	256,416
Other assets	346,216	135,127
Goodwill and other intangible assets (Note 4)	262,226	237,418
Total assets	26,330,094	18,676,196
Liabilities
Reserve for claims and claim expenses (Note 8)	9,384,349	6,076,271
Unearned premiums	2,530,975	1,716,021
Debt (Note 9)	1,384,105	991,127
Reinsurance balances payable	2,830,691	1,902,056
Payable for investments purchased	225,275	380,332
Other liabilities	932,024	513,609
Total liabilities	17,287,419	11,579,416
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 10)	3,071,308	2,051,700
Shareholders’ Equity (Note 12)
Preference shares: $1.00 par value – 16,010,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 (2018 – 16,010,000)	650,000	650,000
Common shares: $1.00 par value – 44,148,116 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2019 (2018 – 42,207,390)	44,148	42,207
Additional paid-in capital	568,277	296,099
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,939)	(1,433)
Retained earnings	4,710,881	4,058,207
Total shareholders’ equity attributable to RenaissanceRe	5,971,367	5,045,080
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and shareholders’ equity	$ 26,330,094	$ 18,676,196