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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 * RIKER WILLIAM I   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) President (Last) (First) (Middle) RENAISSANCE HOUSE, 8-20 EAST BROADWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2007 (Street) PEMBROKE, BERMUDA, D0 HM 19 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 11/30/2007   M   24,000 (1) A $ 16 352,946 D   Common Stock 11/30/2007   F   6,497 (2) D $ 59.11 346,449 D   Common Stock 11/30/2007   G V 23,534 (3) D $ 0 322,915 D   Common Stock 12/03/2007   S   10,000 (4) D $ 58.31 312,915 D   Common Stock               14,505 I By Partnership (5)

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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)

$ 16

11/30/2007

M

24,000 (1)

05/06/1999

05/06/2008

Common Stock

24,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RIKER WILLIAM I RENAISSANCE HOUSE 8-20 EAST BROADWAY PEMBROKE, BERMUDA, D0 HM 19			President

Signatures

/s/William I Riker		12/04/2007
**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)	The transactions reported hereby relate to the exercise of incentive stock options originally granted to the Reporting Person on May 5, 1998 with a ten year term. In accordance with the tax requirements relating to incentive stock options, the Reporting Person intends to hold the shares issued on exercise thereof for at least one year.
(2)	This transaction represents shares disposed of to the Issuer in full payment for the exercise price of the incentive stock option.
(3)	This line reflects bona fide third party gifts to several charities made by the Reporting Person on November 30, 2007.
(4)	This line reflects the sale of shares which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person on December 3, 2007. The sale was effected pursuant to a previously disclosed Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on March 9, 2007. Detailed information regarding these sales is reflected in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto.
(5)	These securities are owned and controlled by a family limited partnership for the benefit of immediate family members of the Reporting Person and may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.
Remarks: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney Exhibit 99.1 - Schedule of Sales

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