XL Catlin Promotes Excess, Surplus Property Insurance Regional Leader in Boston

NEW YORK, June 22 -- XL Catlin, a brand used by XL Group, issued the following news release:

XL Catlin's Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance team has named Caitlin Murphy to the role of Eastern Regional Vice President, E&S Property. Promoted from senior underwriter, in her new role, Ms. Murphy will direct regional underwriting operations and product and business development from XL Catlin's Boston office.

Ms. Murphy joins XL Catlin's E&S property leadership team which includes Kyle Burnett, West Region Vice President and Brian Ahern, Central Region Vice President, all reporting to Stephen Oh, President of XL Catlin's multi-line E&S insurance business.

Commenting on the promotion, Mr. Oh, said: "Under Caitlin's guidance and using her impressive property underwriting experience, we'll look to provide our broker partners and clients with access to a customized, creative insurance programs to address our clients' most challenging property risks throughout our Eastern region. In her tenure here, Caitlin has proven very successful in creating effective underwriting strategies for our E&S team and finding insurance solutions for our clients. It's exciting to see the underwriting and business development opportunities here that open to such talented underwriters like Caitlin."

To her new role, Ms. Murphy brings nearly ten years of underwriting and broker experience, the past five of which focused on addressing clients' shared and layered property insurance programs. She has been responsible for developing new business growth on the East Coast with a primary focus in the New York region and Atlanta. Prior to working at XL Catlin, Ms. Murphy managed and placed complex risk management accounts at both Marsh & McLennan and Aon where she gained a solid background in brokerage. Ms. Murphy is a graduate of Boston University.

XL Catlin's Excess & Surplus Lines team serves challenging or hard-to-place risks, providing a variety of non-admitted insurance coverage -- casualty-excess, general liability, property-primary, buffer, and excess -- distributed exclusively through licensed, appointed surplus lines wholesale brokers. XL Catlin also provides multi-line insurance solutions for various industry segments through program administrators.

About XL Catlin's Insurance Operations

XL Catlin insurance companies offer property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty insurance products globally. Businesses that are moving the world forward choose XL Catlin as their partner. To learn more, visit xlcatlin.com.

About XL Catlin

XL Catlin is the global brand used by XL Group Ltd's (NYSE:XL) insurance and reinsurance companies which provide property, casualty, professional and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. Clients look to XL Catlin for answers to their most complex risks and to help move their world forward. To learn more, visit xlcatlin.com.