the Bermuda-based property catastrophe reinsurer said.

RenaissanceRe's common stock is expected to trade under the symbol "RNR''.

The company was capitalised in 1993 with investment from Warburg, Pincus Investors, L.P., GE Investment Private Placement Partners I, L.P., trustees of the General Electric Pension Trust, United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, and members of that company's management.

The company received a letter of authorisation on June 27 with the listing anticipated on July 24.

NYSE listing rules require companies to have three years financial information.