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Michael Hansen Appointed President of Catlin Canada

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Catlin Group Limited (‘CGL’: London Stock Exchange), the international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announces that Michael Hansen has been appointed president of Catlin Canada Inc.  He will be based in Catlin’s Calgary office.

Mike Hansen most recently served as vice president and Western regional manager for Catlin Canada in Calgary.  He also serves as co-leader of Catlin’s Aerospace Business Group, which includes Catlin’s aviation insurance operations worldwide.  Mike has been involved in the aviation insurance market for more than 25 years and has worked both as a broker and an underwriter. Before joining Catlin in 2002 as an aviation class underwriter in London, he worked as a broker for Leslie & Godwin, C.E. Heath and Aon and as an underwriter for AIG and Markel International.

He succeeds Michael Wills, who has served as president of Catlin Canada in Toronto since its formation in 2005.

Edward Moss, Catlin’s Director of International Operations, said:

“I am very happy to announce the appointment of Mike Hansen as president of Catlin Canada.  Mike has been a key member of the Catlin Canada team for the past two years, having established the Group’s Calgary office and playing an important role in the management of our Canadian operation.  Mike’s appointment further demonstrates Catlin’s commitment to the Canadian marketplace.

“I would also like to thank Mike Wills for his hard work since 2005 in establishing Catlin Canada as an important contributor to the Group’s success.  We look forward to working with Mike in his future endeavours.”

Catlin Canada, with offices in Toronto and Calgary, underwrites property, casualty, aviation, construction and marine classes of business on behalf of the Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd’s of London.  The Catlin Syndicate is the largest at Lloyd’s in 2008 based on premium capacity.

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Notes to editors

 

1.   Catlin Group Limited, headquartered in Bermuda , is an international specialist property/casualty insurer and reinsurer writing more than 30 classes of business worldwide through four underwriting platforms and an international network of offices. Catlin shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: CGL). Gross premiums written during 2007 exceeded US$3.3 billion. More information about Catlin can be found at www.catlin.com.
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 Catlin's four underwriting platforms are:

  • The Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd's of London (Syndicate 2003) is a recognised leader of numerous classes of specialty insurance and reinsurance. The Catlin Syndicate is the largest at Lloyd's in 2008 based on premium capacity of £1.25 billion.
  • Catlin Bermuda (Catlin Insurance Company Ltd.), which is a leading participant in the Bermuda market, underwriting a diversified portfolio of property treaty, casualty treaty, political risk and terrorism, and structured risk coverages.
  • Catlin UK (Catlin Insurance Company (UK) Ltd.), which specialises in underwriting commercial non-life insurance for UK clients through a network of regional offices. In addition, Catlin UK underwrites other classes of commercial business which are also written by the Catlin Syndicate.

  • Catlin US, which encompasses Catlin's operations based in the United States. Catlin US underwrites a wide variety of specialty property/casualty insurance and reinsurance products from more than 15 offices. Catlin US includes Catlin Insurance Company Inc. and Catlin Specialty Insurance Company Inc.

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Catlin's international network of offices allows the Group to diversify further its risk portfolio and to work more closely with local policyholders and brokers. Besides its offices in the UK, US and Bermuda, Catlin operates offices in Canada, Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Guernsey, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Austria.