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Renaissancere Holdings Ltd.

A global reinsurer that helps insurance companies cover big risks, especially catastrophe losses from hurricanes and other disasters, plus casualty and specialty lines. Founded in Bermuda in 1993 in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, when many reinsurers pulled back and left a gap in the market, it was backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The company carries the Renaissance theme through its joint ventures, which are named after Italian Renaissance figures like DaVinci, Medici, and Fontana.