“2021 Weather-Related Large Losses” Winter Storm Uri, the European Floods, Hurricane Ida, Other 2021 Catastrophe Events and loss estimates associated with certain aggregate loss contracts triggered during 2021 as a result of weather-related catastrophe events “A.M. Best” A.M. Best Company, Inc. “APRA” Australian Prudential Regulation Authority “BMA” Bermuda Monetary Authority “BSCR” Bermuda solvency and capital requirement “Code of Ethics” RenaissanceRe’s Code of Ethics and Conduct “DaVinci” DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd. “DaVinciRe” DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. “DEI” Diversity, Equity and Inclusion “ECR” Enhanced Capital Requirement “ERM” enterprise risk management “EU” European Union “Exchange Act” the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended “FAL” a deposit that must be submitted to support the underwriting capacity of a member of Lloyd’s “FASB” Financial Accounting Standards Board “FCA” U.K. Financial Conduct Authority “FCR” financial condition report “FINMA” Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority “Fitch” Fitch Ratings Ltd. “Form 10-K” this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 “GAAP” generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. “IFRS” International Financial Reporting Standards “IRS” United States Internal Revenue Service “MIA” Maryland Insurance Administration “Medici” RenaissanceRe Medici Fund Ltd. “Moody’s” Moody’s Investors Service “NAIC” National Association of Insurance Commissioners “NYDFS” New York State Department of Financial Services “NYSE” New York Stock Exchange “OECD” Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development “OFAC” U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control “ORSA” Own Risk and Solvency Assessment “Other 2021 Catastrophe Events” the hail storm in Europe in late June 2021, the wildfires in California during the third quarter of 2021, the tornadoes in the Central and Midwest U.S. in December 2021, and the Midwest Derecho in December 2021. “PFIC” passive foreign investment company “PGGM” PGGM Vermogensbeheer B.V. “Platinum” Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. “PRA” U.K. Prudential Regulatory Authority “Proxy Statement” Proxy Statement for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 16, 2022 “Q3 2020 Weather-Related Catastrophe Events” Hurricane Laura, Hurricane Sally, the third quarter 2020 wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington, other third quarter catastrophe events including the August 2020 derecho which impacted the U.S. Midwest, Hurricane Isaias, and Typhoon Maysak 31