Directorate Change

Beazley Group PLC
11 May 2006



Marty Becker joins Beazley Board


London, 11 May, 2006 - Beazley Group plc (BEZ.L) is pleased to announce the
appointment of W. Marston (Marty) Becker as an independent non-executive
director with effect from 8 May 2006.

Mr Becker, an attorney and certified public accountant, has more than 28 years'
experience working at a senior level across a broad range of insurance and
reinsurance businesses. He is currently serving as chairman and chief executive
officer of LaSalle Reinsurance, managing the run-off of the Bermuda-based
reinsurer. During the course of his career he served as chairman and chief
executive officer of Trenwick Group, Ltd; chairman of Hales and Company, an
investment bank specializing in insurance and financial services; chairman and
chief executive officer of Orion Capital; vice chairman of Royal & SunAlliance,
USA; and president and CEO of McDonough Caperton Insurance Group.

Andrew Beazley, CEO of Beazley, said:
'Marty has extensive experience in the US insurance industry at a senior
management level. His insight and knowledge of the US market will prove to be
invaluable and we look forward to his contribution in driving our business
forward.'


ENDS


For further information, please contact:

Beazley Group plc
Andrew Beazley
T [phone]

Finsbury
Simon Moyse
T [phone]



Notes on Marty Becker

1. Marty is currently a director of Max Re, Ltd and Selective Insurance Group,
Inc.

2. Within the past five years, Marty has also been a director of Arch Capital
Group, Inc and Trenwick Group, Ltd.

3. Whilst at Trenwick, Marty led the group through a successful consensual
Chapter 11 reorganization under the US Code.

Background to Beazley
Beazley Group, plc (BEZ.L), founded in 1986, is the parent company of specialist
insurance businesses with operations in the UK and the United States. Beazley
manages two Lloyd's syndicates (Syndicate 2623 and Syndicate 623) with an
aggregate underwriting capacity in 2006 of £830m ($1.46bn). Both syndicates are
rated A by A.M. Best. The Beazley syndicates focus on specialist risk business
in selected markets, including professional indemnity, commercial property,
marine, reinsurance, and personal lines. Beazley is a market leader in many of
its chosen segments, such as professional indemnity insurance for US law firms
and for US architects and engineers. Beazley is quoted on the London Stock Exchange.

In the United States, Beazley's underwriters focus on writing specialist
insurance products in the admitted market, backed by Beazley Insurance Company,
Inc., a US admitted carrier in all 50 states; and surplus lines risks, backed by
the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's. Beazley Insurance Company is rated A- by A.M.
Best.

Beazley's website address is: www.beazley.com







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