PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase authorization for a total of up to 6 million common shares, effective immediately. This authorization supercedes the Company's previous authorization of August 2012. From time to time, and depending on market conditions, the Company will continue the repurchase program in open market or privately negotiated or structured transactions. PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also offers capital markets products that include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines in its Non-life operations, mortality, longevity and accident and health in its Life operations, and alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2012, total revenues were $5.6 billion. At December 31, 2012, total assets were $23.0 billion, total capital was $7.7 billion and total shareholders’ equity was $6.9 billion. PartnerRe on the Internet: www.partnerre.com 
