<ARTICLE> 7

<LEGEND>
This Schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Report
on Form 10-K of RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. for the year ended December 31,
1999 and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the financial statements
(and the notes thereto) contained in such Report.
</LEGEND>

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