Renewal of “Accordion” side car facility

LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED                          

 

11 June 2012
London, England

 

 Renewal of "Accordion" collateralized property retrocession side car facility 

Lancashire Holdings Limited ("Lancashire") has today announced the renewal of
Accordion Reinsurance Limited ("Accordion") for another underwriting year. 
Flexibly capitalized for up to US$250 million, Accordion was launched in May
2011 as a fully collateralized side car quota share reinsurance arrangement
with an innovative capital draw down feature. Accordion will continue to act as
a quota share reinsurer of Lancashire Insurance Company Limited ("LICL") on its
worldwide property retrocession business.

Richard Brindle the Group CEO of Lancashire said:

"The renewal of the Accordion facility allows Lancashire to continue to offer
property retrocessional coverage at attractive rates following the accumulation
of international property catastrophe losses during 2010 and 2011 which reduced
the amount of available reinsurance. Supported by the Accordion capacity
Lancashire remains well positioned to take advantage of these underwriting
opportunities, particularly in the event of an active US storm season."

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Lancashire Holdings Limited                                      
                                                                 
Greg Lunn                   [phone]                  
                                                                 
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Jonny Creagh-Coen           [phone]                  
                                                                 
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HaggieFinancial             [phone]                  
                                                                 
Peter Rigby                 (Peter Rigby mobile [phone])     
                                                                 

About Lancashire

Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based insurance subsidiaries, is a
global provider of specialty insurance products. The Group companies carry the
following ratings:

                     Financial Strength     Long Term Issuer            
                                                                        
                     Rating (1)             Rating (2)          Outlook 
                                                                        
A.M. Best            A                      bbb                 Stable  
                                                                        
Standard & Poor's    A-                     BBB                 Stable  
                                                                        
Moody's              A3                     Baa2                Stable  
                                                                        

(1)Financial Strength Rating applies to Lancashire Insurance Company Limited
and Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited

(2) Long Term Issuer Rating applies to Lancashire Holdings Limited

Lancashire has capital in excess of $1 billion and its common shares trade on
the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LRE.
Lancashire has its corporate headquarters and mailing address at Level 11,
Vitro, 60 Fenchurch Street, London EC3M 4AD, United Kingdom and its registered
office at Power House, 7 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.

For more information on Lancashire, visit the Company's website at 
www.lancashiregroup.com

Lancashire Insurance Company Limited is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary
Authority in Bermuda.

Lancashire Insurance Company (UK) Limited is regulated by the Financial
Services Authority in the UK.


NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

CERTAIN STATEMENTS AND INDICATIVE PROJECTIONS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE MODELED LOSS
SCENARIOS) MADE IN THIS RELEASE OR OTHERWISE THAT ARE NOT BASED ON CURRENT OR
HISTORICAL FACTS ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
STATEMENTS CONTAINING THE WORDS 'BELIEVES', 'ANTICIPATES', 'PLANS', 'PROJECTS',
'FORECASTS', 'GUIDANCE', 'INTENDS', 'EXPECTS', 'ESTIMATES', 'PREDICTS', 'MAY',
'CAN', 'WILL', 'SEEKS', 'SHOULD', OR, IN EACH CASE, THEIR NEGATIVE OR
COMPARABLE TERMINOLOGY. ALL STATEMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL
FACTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE REGARDING THE GROUP'S FINANCIAL
POSITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS, LIQUIDITY, PROSPECTS, GROWTH, CAPITAL
MANAGEMENT PLANS, BUSINESS STRATEGY, PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OF MANAGEMENT FOR
FUTURE OPERATIONS (INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND OBJECTIVES RELATING TO THE
GROUP'S INSURANCE BUSINESS) ARE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND
OTHER IMPORTANT FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE THE ACTUAL RESULTS, PERFORMANCE OR
ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GROUP TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM FUTURE RESULTS,
PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS.

THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF
INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CONTRACTS THAT WE WRITE; THE PREMIUM RATES AVAILABLE
AT THE TIME OF SUCH RENEWALS WITHIN OUR TARGETED BUSINESS LINES; THE LOW
FREQUENCY OF LARGE EVENTS; UNUSUAL LOSS FREQUENCY; THE IMPACT THAT OUR FUTURE
OPERATING RESULTS, CAPITAL POSITION AND RATING AGENCY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
HAVE ON THE EXECUTION OF ANY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES; THE POSSIBILITY OF
GREATER FREQUENCY OR SEVERITY OF CLAIMS AND LOSS ACTIVITY THAN OUR
UNDERWRITING, RESERVING OR INVESTMENT PRACTICES HAVE ANTICIPATED; THE
RELIABILITY OF, AND CHANGES IN ASSUMPTIONS TO, CATASTROPHE PRICING,
ACCUMULATION AND ESTIMATED LOSS MODELS;  THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR LOSS
LIMITATION METHODS; LOSS OF KEY PERSONNEL; A DECLINE IN OUR OPERATING
SUBSIDIARIES' RATING WITH A.M. BEST, STANDARD & POOR'S, MOODY'S OR OTHER RATING
AGENCIES; INCREASED COMPETITION ON THE BASIS OF PRICING, CAPACITY, COVERAGE
TERMS OR OTHER FACTORS; A  CYCLICAL DOWNTURN OF THE INDUSTRY; THE IMPACT OF A
DETERIORATING CREDIT ENVIRONMENT FOR ISSUERS OF FIXED INCOME INVESTMENTS; THE
IMPACT OF SWINGS IN MARKET INTEREST RATES AND SECURITIES PRICES; A RATING
DOWNGRADE OF, OR A MARKET DECLINE IN, SECURITIES IN OUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO;
CHANGES IN GOVERNMENTAL REGULATIONS OR TAX LAWS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE
LANCASHIRE CONDUCTS BUSINESS; LANCASHIRE OR ITS BERMUDIAN SUBSIDIARY BECOMING
SUBJECT TO INCOME TAXES IN THE UNITED STATES OR THE UNITED KINGDOM; THE UK
TEMPORARY PERIOD EXEMPTION UNDER THE CURRENT CFC REGIME FAILING TO REMAIN IN
FORCE FOR THE PERIOD INTENDED; THE FAILURE OF THE UK GOVERNMENT TO BRING BEFORE
PARLIAMENT LEGISLATION CONTAINING A SUITABLE NEW CFC REGIME IN LINE WITH THE
PROPOSALS OUTLINED IN THE CONSULTATION DOCUMENT; THE OMISSION FROM THE NEW CFC
REGIME OF A SUITABLE EXCLUSION (E.G. RELATING TO LARGE RISKS WRITTEN IN THE
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE MARKET); ANY CHANGE IN UK GOVERNMENT OR THE UK
GOVERNMENT POLICY  WHICH IMPACTS THE TEMPORARY PERIOD EXEMPTION, THE
ANTICIPATED TERRITORIAL BUSINESS EXEMPTION OR OTHER ASPECTS OF THE NEW CFC
REGIME; AND THE CHANGE IN TAX RESIDENCE OF LANCASHIRE NEGATIVELY IMPACTS
STAKEHOLDERS OF LANCASHIRE IN A MATERIAL WAY.

THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SPEAK ONLY AS AT THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.
LANCASHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY OBLIGATION OR UNDERTAKING
(SAVE AS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH ANY LEGAL OR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS (INCLUDING
THE RULES OF THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE)) TO DISSEMINATE ANY UPDATES OR
REVISIONS TO ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS TO REFLECT ANY CHANGES IN THE
GROUP'S EXPECTATIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES ON WHICH ANY SUCH STATEMENT IS BASED.