RenaissanceRe (RNR) Declares $0.29 Quarterly Dividend; Increases Buyback Program to $500M

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share, or $1.16 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2014, to stockholders of record on June 13, 2014, with an ex-dividend date of June 11, 2014.

The annual yield on the dividend is 1.1 percent.

In addition, the Board of Directors approved an increase in RenaissanceRe's share repurchase program, bringing the total current authorization to $500 million. This authorization includes the remaining amounts available under prior authorizations. Under this program, RenaissanceRe may repurchase shares of its common stock in the open market based on, among other things, its ongoing capital requirements and expected cash flows, and the market price of its common shares. The repurchase program does not have an established expiration date.

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