Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Quarterly Financial Data [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

	Quarter Ended March 31,						Quarter Ended June 30,						Quarter Ended September 30,						Quarter Ended December 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018			2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues
Gross premiums written	$	1,564,295		$	1,159,652		$	1,476,908		$	977,343		$	861,068		$	625,677		$	905,479		$	547,755
Net premiums written	$	929,031		$	663,044		$	1,022,965		$	604,509		$	704,130		$	453,255		$	725,367		$	411,094
(Increase) decrease in unearned premiums	(379,003		)	(222,762		)	(111,463		)	(175,124		)	202,618			78,594			244,758			163,519
Net premiums earned	550,028			440,282			911,502			429,385			906,748			531,849			970,125			574,613
Net investment income	81,462			56,476			115,832			71,356			113,844			80,696			112,695			53,338
Net foreign exchange (losses) gains	(2,846		)	3,757			9,309			(10,687		)	(8,275		)	(4,566		)	(1,126		)	(932		)
Equity in earnings of other ventures	4,661			857			6,812			5,826			5,877			7,648			5,874			4,143
Other income (loss)	3,171			(1,242		)	922			1,225			1,016			497			(160		)	5,489
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments	170,645			(82,144		)	194,003			(17,901		)	31,938			13,630			17,897			(88,654		)
Total revenues	807,121			417,986			1,238,380			479,204			1,051,148			629,754			1,105,305			547,997
Expenses
Net claims and claim expenses incurred	227,035			171,703			453,373			60,167			654,520			410,510			762,093			477,638
Acquisition costs	123,951			97,711			227,482			105,052			202,181			109,761			208,618			120,465
Operational expenses	44,933			41,272			59,814			37,543			53,415			40,593			64,571			58,859
Corporate expenses	38,789			6,733			23,847			8,301			13,844			6,841			17,642			12,108
Interest expense	11,754			11,767			15,534			11,768			15,580			11,769			15,496			11,765
Total expenses	446,462			329,186			780,050			222,831			939,540			579,474			1,068,420			680,835
Income (loss) before taxes	360,659			88,800			458,330			256,373			111,608			50,280			36,885			(132,838		)
Income tax (expense) benefit	(7,531		)	3,407			(9,475		)	(4,506		)	(3,664		)	(1,451		)	3,455			8,852
Net income (loss)	353,128			92,207			448,855			251,867			107,944			48,829			40,340			(123,986		)
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(70,222		)	(29,899		)	(71,812		)	(54,483		)	(62,057		)	(6,440		)	2,622			49,269
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe	282,906			62,308			377,043			197,384			45,887			42,389			42,962			(74,717		)
Dividends on preference shares	(9,189		)	(5,595		)	(9,189		)	(5,596		)	(9,189		)	(9,708		)	(9,189		)	(9,189		)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders	$	273,717		$	56,713		$	367,854		$	191,788		$	36,698		$	32,681		$	33,773		$	(83,906	)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – basic	$	6.43		$	1.42		$	8.36		$	4.78		$	0.83		$	0.82		$	0.77		$	(2.10	)
Net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share – diluted	$	6.43		$	1.42		$	8.35		$	4.78		$	0.83		$	0.82		$	0.77		$	(2.10	)
Average shares outstanding – basic	42,065			39,552			43,483			39,641			43,462			39,624			43,467			40,111
Average shares outstanding – diluted	42,091			39,599			43,521			39,654			43,537			39,637			43,552			40,111