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Catlin US Appoints Dan Kumpf as Director of Professional Lines

15 June 2009

ATLANTA – Catlin Group Limited (‘CGL’; London Stock Exchange), the international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announces that Dan Kumpf has joined Catlin US as Director of Professional Lines. 

Dan will be responsible for the design, environmental and construction professional liability lines.  He will also be responsible for miscellaneous errors and omissions (E&O) insurance, focusing on technology E&O and professional liability coverage for lawyers, accountants and insurance agents. 

Dan joins Catlin with 20 years of underwriting experience in professional lines and will be based in Catlin’s Philadelphia office.

Commenting on the appointment, Nick Greggains, chief underwriting officer for Catlin US’s insurance operations said:

“I am pleased to have someone with Dan Kumpf’s experience and leadership skills in this position.  We are firmly committed to serving the needs of our customers in this important segment of the business, and I cannot think of anyone more qualified than Dan to lead that effort.”

Catlin US, headquartered in Atlanta, encompasses all of the Catlin Group’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 offices throughout the country.   Additional information can be found at www.catlinus.com. 

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For more information contact:

Media Relations:    
James Burcke,
Head of Communications, London		 Tel:
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E-mail:		 +44 (0)20 7458 5710
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james.burcke@catlin.com
     
Liz Morley, Maitland

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 +44 (0)20 7379 5151
emorley@maitland.co.uk
   
Investor Relations:
William Spurgin,
Head of Investor Relations, London

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 +44 (0)20 7458 5726
+44 (0)7710 314 365
william.spurgin@catlin.com

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 in 2008 exceeded US$3.4 billion. More information 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 was the largest at Lloyd's in 2008 based on fross premiums written of US$2.4 billion. Catlin also operates a life syndicate at Lloyd's (Syndicate 3002).
  • 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. A Guernsey Branch of Catlin Bermuda underwrites life 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 many other classes of commercial insurance.

  • 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 offices throughout the United States. 

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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 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Guernsey, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Signapore, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

 4.   Catlin Group Limited is the title sponsor of the Catlin Arctic Survey, a major scientific expedition to measure the thickness and density of the permanent ice surrounding the North Pole.  The project’s aim is to help scientists determine, with a much greater degree of accuracy, when this ice could disappear as a result of global warming.  More information is available at www.catlinarcticsurvey.com.