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RenaissanceRe Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

RNR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 6, 2026
318 figures on this page: 307 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Kevin O'Donnell was paid $12,951,841 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and O'Donnell's total was 12.3% higher than the $11,537,955 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Financial Group, Inc., Arch Capital Group Ltd., AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Cincinnati Financial Corporation and CNA Financial Corporation, among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kevin O'Donnell
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Kevin O'Donnell: $11,537,955 → $12,951,841 (12.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is RenaissanceRe Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Kevin O'Donnell was paid $12,951,841 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. O'Donnell's total was 12.3% higher than the $11,537,955 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was RenaissanceRe Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in RenaissanceRe Holdings' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include American Financial Group, Inc., Arch Capital Group Ltd., AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Cincinnati Financial Corporation and CNA Financial Corporation, among others.
What is RenaissanceRe Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 42:1, against median employee compensation of $308,533.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin O'Donnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
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David Marra
Executive Vice President and Group Chief Underwriting Officer
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Robert Qutub
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Ross Curtis
Executive Vice President and Chief Portfolio Officer
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Shannon Bender
Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin O'Donnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Ross Curtis
Executive Vice President and Chief Portfolio Officer
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Robert Qutub
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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David Marra
Executive Vice President and Group Chief Underwriting Officer
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Shannon Bender
Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin O'Donnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
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David Marra
Executive Vice President and Group Chief Underwriting Officer
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Robert Qutub
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Ross Curtis
Executive Vice President and Chief Portfolio Officer
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Shannon Bender
Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kevin O'Donnell
President and Chief Executive Officer
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David Marra
Executive Vice President and Group Chief Underwriting Officer
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Robert Qutub
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ross Curtis
Executive Vice President and Chief Portfolio Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Shannon Bender
Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David MarraRSU◇——◇——◇
David MarraPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Kevin J. O'DonnellRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin J. O'DonnellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevin J. O’DonnellPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Robert QutubPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robert QutubRSU◇——◇——◇
Ross A. CurtisPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Ross A. CurtisRSU◇——◇——◇
Shannon L. BenderRSU◇——◇——◇
Shannon L. BenderPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kevin O’DonnellPSU◇◇——
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Shannon BenderPSU◇◇——
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Ross CurtisPSU◇◇——
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David MarraPSU◇◇——
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Robert QutubPSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James L. Gibbons
Board chair
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Carol P. Sanders
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Henry Klehm III
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Duncan P. Hennes
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Shyam Gidumal
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Loretta J. Mester
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David C. Bushnell
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Cynthia Trudell
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Valerie Rahmani
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Torsten Jeworrek
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Stephen C. Hooley and Kevin J. O'Donnell served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • American Financial Group, Inc. AFG
  • Arch Capital Group Ltd. ACGL
  • AXIS Capital Holdings Limited AXS
  • Cincinnati Financial Corporation CINF
  • CNA Financial Corporation CNA
  • Enstar Group Limited ESGR
  • Everest Group, Ltd. EG
  • Markel Group Inc. MKL
  • Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated RGA
  • Selective Insurance Group, Inc. SIGI
  • SiriusPoint Ltd. SPNT
  • The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. THG
  • The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. HIG
  • W. R. Berkley Corporation WRB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 15, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 14, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 17, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 16, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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318 figures on this page: 307 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
307 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000913144-26-000070
  2. 0000913144-26-000060
    Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000913144-25-000070
  4. 0000913144-25-000057
    Executive Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000913144-24-000085
  6. 0001140361-24-015284
    2023 Summary Compensation Table · Executive Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000913144-23-000088
  8. 0001193125-22-152996
  9. 0000913144-21-000086
  10. 0000913144-20-000085
  11. 0000913144-19-000026
  12. 0001299933-18-000430
  13. 0001299933-17-000530
  14. 0001299933-16-002480
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers RenaissanceRe Holdings discloses

The companies named in RNR's own disclosed peer group.

American Financial Group, Inc.Arch Capital Group Ltd.AXIS Capital Holdings LimitedCNA Financial CorporationEverest Group, Ltd.Markel Group Inc.Reinsurance Group of America, IncorporatedSelective Insurance Group, Inc.SiriusPoint Ltd.The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.W. R. Berkley Corporation

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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