FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Campbell Nicholas J. D. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 12/29/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. [TPRE] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD., POINT HOUSE, 3 WATERLOO LANE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Risk Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) PEMBROKE, D0 HM 08 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Shares 89,065 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Options	  (2)	12/17/2023	Common Shares	209,302	$ 15.05	D	Â
Options	  (2)	12/17/2023	Common Shares	69,768	$ 21.05	D	Â
Options	  (2)	12/17/2023	Common Shares	69,768	$ 25.05	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Campbell Nicholas J. D. C/O THIRD POINT REINSURANCE LTD. POINT HOUSE, 3 WATERLOO LANE PEMBROKE, D0 HM 08	Â	Â	  Chief Risk Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Janice Weidenborner, Attorney-in-Fact for Nicholas J. D. Campbell		01/05/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes restricted shares, including with respect to performance-based restricted shares, the number of shares that would vest if the maximum performance level is achieved.
(2)	The options become exercisable upon satisfaction of a service condition. The service condition will be met as to 20% of the options on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the officer's continued service through such date. As of the date of this filing, the service condition has been satisfied with respect to 80% of the options. The remaining options become exercisable on December 17, 2018.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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