UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 25, 2012
 
PartnerRe Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Bermuda
  
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
  
 
001-14536
  
Not Applicable
(Commission File Number)
  
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
Wellesley House, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke, Bermuda
  
HM 08
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 292-0888
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Item 8.01      Other Events

On January 25, 2012, PartnerRe Ltd. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that during the January 1, 2012 treaty renewal season it expects to write and bind approximately $1.9 billion of Non-Life treaty premium. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d)        Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.        Description
99.1
  
Press Release of PartnerRe Ltd., dated January 25, 2012

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
   
PartnerRe Ltd.
(Registrant)
  
       
       
Date:   
January 31, 2012
  
By:  
/s/ Amanda E. Sodergren
  
       
Name:   
Amanda E. Sodergren
  
       
Title:
Chief Legal Counsel
  
 
 
 
 

 
Index to Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.        Description
99.1
  
Press Release of PartnerRe Ltd., dated January 25, 2012