GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands, Oct. 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (Nasdaq:GLRE), a specialist property and casualty reinsurer based in the Cayman Islands and Ireland, today announced that it expects to release financial results for the third quarter 2013 after the market closes on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. A live conference call to discuss the financial results will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Conference Call Details

To participate in the Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Call, please dial in to the conference call at:

U.S. toll free         1-888-317-6016

International          1-412-317-6016

The conference call can also be accessed via webcast at:

http://services.choruscall.com/links/glre131031.html

A telephone replay of the call will be available from 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on October 31, 2013 until 9:00 a.m. Eastern time on November 8, 2013. The replay of the call may be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 (U.S. toll free) or 1-412-317-0088 (international), access code 10034312. An audio file of the call will also be available on the Company’s website, www.greenlightre.ky.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the U.S. Federal securities laws. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include the impact of general economic conditions and conditions affecting the insurance and reinsurance industry, the adequacy of our reserves, our ability to assess underwriting risk, trends in rates for property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, competition, investment market fluctuations, trends in insured and paid losses, catastrophes, regulatory and legal uncertainties and other factors described in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd.

Greenlight Re (www.greenlightre.ky) is a NASDAQ listed company with specialist property and casualty reinsurance companies based in the Cayman Islands and Ireland. Greenlight Re provides a variety of custom-tailored reinsurance solutions to the insurance, risk retention group, captive and financial marketplaces. Established in 2004, Greenlight Re selectively offers customized reinsurance solutions in markets where capacity and alternatives are limited. With a focus on deriving superior returns from both sides of the balance sheet, Greenlight Re’s assets are managed according to a value-oriented equity-focused strategy that complements the Company’s business goal of long-term growth in book value per share.

CONTACT: Garrett Edson

ICR

(203) 682-8331

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