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Catlin Announces Major Additions to Aviation Underwriting Team in London and Paris

17 July 2007

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Catlin Group Limited (‘CGL’: London Stock Exchange), the international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announces major additions to its aviation underwriting team in London and Paris.

Alain Burguiere, who will join Catlin in September as aviation business group leader, will assume overall responsibility for Catlin’s aviation underwriting operations in London and Paris. Alain will be based in Paris, but will spend a significant amount of time in Catlin’s London office to manage and develop major accounts. He will report to Michael Hansen, who is responsible for Catlin’s worldwide aerospace account.

Alain Burguiere joins Catlin from La Reunion Aerienne (LRA), the Paris-based aviation underwriting specialist where he had headed the underwriting team. He joined LRA in 1991 as an underwriter in the overseas department. He was promoted to senior underwriter in 1999 and appointed head of underwriting in 2001.

In addition, three other appointments to Catlin’s aviation team have been announced:

Paul Brand, Catlin’s chief underwriting officer, said:

"I am delighted that Alain Burguiere will join Catlin to head our aviation underwriting operations in London and Paris. Alain’s vast experience in international aviation underwriting will further strengthen Catlin’s market-leading aviation team. The addition of Alain -- along with Anotine Lamy, Peter Buckley and David Hart -- demonstrates Catlin’s long-term commitment to the aviation insurance market in London and in Paris, where Catlin opened an office earlier this year."


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For more information contact:

Media Relations:    
James Burcke,
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Liz Morley, Maitland

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 +44 (0)20 7379 5151
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Investor Relations:
William Spurgin,
Head of Investor Relations, London

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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). More information about Catlin can be found at www.catlin.com

2.

Catlin’s four underwriting platforms are:

  • 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 a network of 17 offices throughout the U.S. Catlin US includes Catlin Insurance Company Inc. and Catlin Specialty Insurance Company Inc., both of which are rated ‘A’ (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company.

  • 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. It also writes other classes of business written by the Catlin Syndicate.

  • 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 2007 based on premium capacity of £1.25 billion.

3.

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, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Guernsey, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Switzerland and Austria.

4.

Catlin underwrote gross premiums of US$2.7 billion during 2006 and produced net income of US$428.5 million. At 31 December 2006, Catlin’s total assets amounted to US$8.8 billion and stockholders’ equity amounted to US$2.0 billion.



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