OneBeacon Professional Insurance Offers New Risk Management Services Through Jackson Lewis

OneBeacon Professional Insurance (OBPI), a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group (NYSE:OB), announced it has entered into a relationship with Jackson Lewis LLP to offer a suite of risk management services exclusively to OBPI's employment practices and management liability insureds. These insureds will have secure access to a dedicated workplace law website and a telephone hotline (see also Property & Casualty Insurance).

The website and hotline are designed to help insureds better understand the many issues affecting their workplace decisions. The site will include resource links, articles and employment law updates to assist their risk management efforts. Topic areas include employment litigation, disability leave issues, and handling reductions in force, drug testing and more. Similarly, insureds may call the dedicated Jackson Lewis telephone hotline for guidance regarding their workplace and employment-related questions.

Said Laurie Sablak, Assistant Vice President, Professional Liability at OneBeacon Professional Insurance, "We are very pleased to provide our insureds with this highly informative, new risk management program. This multi-level service will help our insureds to better manage and understand their workplace risks. And by offering services online and via telephone, our customers can access these resources whenever they need them most."

Paul Siegel, Partner at Jackson Lewis said, "OneBeacon Professional Insurance understands the unique and evolving exposures employers face today. Our relationship will introduce a broad spectrum of resources to their policyholders that will enable an educated, proactive approach to risk management."

About Jackson Lewis: Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law with over 600 attorneys practicing in 45 cities nationwide. Jackson Lewis has a wide range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Diversity Planning; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation, Workplace Privacy and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Trade Secrets, Non-Competes and Workplace Technology; Wage and Hour Compliance; and Workplace Safety Compliance. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Corporate Diversity Counseling and College and University Employment Law and Compliance Issues.

About OneBeacon Professional Insurance: OneBeacon Professional Insurance is a member of OneBeacon Insurance Group that specializes in professional liability solutions for targeted industries including hospitals of all sizes, physician groups, managed care organizations, long-term care facilities, health care facilities, media organizations, real estate professionals and lawyers. Additionally, OneBeacon Professional Insurance provides Employment Practices Liability Insurance, Management Liability and tailored products for complex organizations including health care provider excess insurance and HMO reinsurance.

About OneBeacon: OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. is a Bermuda-domiciled holding company that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "OB." OneBeacon Insurance Group's underwriting companies offer a range of insurance products sold through select independent agents, regional and national brokers, and wholesalers. The company's ongoing businesses include OneBeacon Professional Insurance, International Marine Underwriters, Entertainment Brokers International Insurance Services, Specialty Accident and Health, OneBeacon Government Risks, OneBeacon Energy Group, A.W.G. Dewar (tuition refund), collector cars and boats written through Hagerty Insurance Agency, Technology, Financial Services, OneBeacon Specialty Property, Property and Inland Marine and AutoOne.

As one of the oldest property and casualty insurers in the United States, OneBeacon traces its roots to 1831 and the Potomac Fire Insurance Company. Today, OneBeacon's specialty insurance businesses are national in scope while personal lines business is concentrated in the Northeastern United States.

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