U.S. RE Names Josée Ouellette A.V.P. For CAT Modeling Unit

Pearl River, New York May 7th, 2013 - Mr. Joseph Fedor, Executive Vice President of U.S. RE Corporation, today announced the appointment of Ms. Josée Ouellette as Assistant Vice President and head of the company’s CAT Modeling Unit. Ms. Ouellette with seventeen years of experience in this sector adds concentrated experience and strength to U.S. RE’s growing technology and risk management team, according to Mr. Piccione.

Ms. Ouellette brings seventeen years of insurance experience to her new position, the last nine of which were spent with Endurance (Bermuda), Ironshore and QBE companies. Before that she served as an actuary with Deloitte & Touche, BCE Corporate Services and the City of Montreal. She has received her CCRA and CPCU designations and has passed the first three casualty actuarial examinations. Ms. Ouellette earned her BS degree in Actuarial Mathematics from the University of Laval in Quebec City and resides in New York.

Ms. Ouellette will lead the CAT Modeling team based at U.S. RE’s Pearl River, New York headquarters.