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Catlin Appoints Heinz-Walter Haas as Chief Underwriting Officer for Europe

2 July 2009

 

COLOGNE, Germany -- Catlin Group Limited (‘CGL’; London Stock Exchange), the international specialty property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announces that Heinz-Walter Haas has joined Catlin as chief underwriting officer for Continental Europe.

 

Heinz-Walter Haas, who is based in the Cologne office, is responsible for the execution of the Group’s underwriting operations across Continental Europe. He will work with the individual underwriting teams in Catlin’s nine European offices to develop existing classes of business as well as investigate potential new classes.

 

He previously held positions with Basler, Generali, HDI and Jauch & Hübener.

 

Ralf Tillenburg, chief executive officer for Continental Europe for Catlin, said:

 

“I am delighted that Heinz-Walter has joined Catlin in this key role.  With his extensive underwriting experience and client relationships, he will bring an additional dimension to our existing business activities.  I look forward to working closely with Heinz-Walter as we expand our existing classes of business and continue to seek new opportunities across Europe.”

 

Catlin’s European offices are located in Cologne, Paris, Zurich, Innsbruck, Barcelona, Antwerp, Bergen, Munich and Genoa.

 

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For more information contact:

 

 

Media Relations:    
James Burcke,
Head of Communications, London		 Tel:
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Liz Morley, Maitland

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 +44 (0)20 7379 5151
emorley@maitland.co.uk
   
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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). 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.