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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Weinstein Stephen Howard   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD [RNR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, General Counsel & Secty (Last) (First) (Middle) RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 8-20 EAST BROADWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/03/2008 (Street) PEMBROKE , BERMUDA, D0 HM19 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/03/2008   A   5,763 (1) A $ 0 60,927 D   Common Stock 03/03/2008   F   976 (2) D $ 53.86 59,951 D   Common Stock 03/03/2008   G V 445 (3) D $ 0 59,506 D   Common Stock 03/03/2008   G V 445 (3) A $ 0 1,948 I By Trust (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 53.86

03/03/2008

A

1,856

03/03/2012(5)

03/03/2018

Common Stock

1,856

$ 0

1,856

D

Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 53.86

03/03/2008

A

29,309

03/03/2009(5)

03/03/2018

Common Stock

29,309

$ 0

29,309

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Weinstein Stephen Howard RENAISSANCE HOUSE 8-20 EAST BROADWAY PEMBROKE , BERMUDA, D0 HM19			SVP, General Counsel & Secty

Signatures

/s/ Anthony E. Szydlowski, Attorney-in-Fact		03/05/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are scheduled to vest in four equal installments beginning on March 3, 2009.
(2)	Represents exclusively shares withheld by the Registrant in respect of payment of withholding tax liability incurred upon the vesting of restricted shares.
(3)	On March 3, 2008, the reporting person made a gift of 445 shares of Common Stock to a trust for the benefit of a minor child of the reporting person.
(4)	These shares were gifted to and are held directly by a trust for the benefit of a minor child of the reporting person, and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the reporting person.
(5)	On March 3, 2008, the Registrant granted Mr. Weinstein employee stock options comprised of (i) 1,856 incentive stock options which are scheduled to vest in a single installment on March 3, 2012 and (ii) a total of 29,309 non-qualified stock options which are scheduled to vest in four annual installments of 7,792, 7,791, 7,791 and 5,935 beginning on March 3, 2009.

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