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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · RenaissanceRe (RNR)

RenaissanceRe Q1 Net Income Falls to $161.1 Million; Operating Loss of $69.8 Million

Negative Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

RenaissanceRe reported first-quarter 2025 net income available to common shareholders of $161.1 million, or $3.27 per diluted share, down from $364.8 million, or $6.94 per diluted share, in Q1 2024. The company said California wildfires and other 2025 large loss events drove a combined ratio of 128.3% and an operating loss, which matters to shareholders because underwriting results fell sharply even as investment gains rose.

Key points

  • Net income available to common shareholders was $161.1 million ($3.27 per diluted share) versus $364.8 million ($6.94 per diluted share) in Q1 2024.
  • Operating loss attributable to common shareholders was $69.8 million, or $(1.49) per diluted share, versus operating income of $636.4 million in Q1 2024.
  • 2025 large loss events had a net negative impact of $702.8 million after tax on net income available to common shareholders, including $632.7 million from the California Wildfires.
  • The company repurchased 1.5 million common shares for $361.1 million in Q1 2025 and reported book value per common share of $196.18 at March 31, 2025.

The filing

CompanyRenaissanceRe (RNR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 23, 2025, 5:03 PM ET
Accession number0000913144-25-000060

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 23, 2025.

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