Directors interests

Beazley Group PLC
27 March 2008


Beazley Group plc

Directors Interests

London, 27th March 2008



The following Directors have interests in Retention Shares, awarded in March
2005, a proportion of the awards vested and were sold in whole or in part on
25th March 2008:


The average price for the disposal of the shares was 157.42p and the shares were
received for no consideration.

             Number of  Retention Shares   Number of      Shareholding
              ordinary                     ordinary           as a
               shares                     shares held      percentage
             held prior                    as at 25       of the total
                 to                       March 2008         issued
             Retention                                      ordinary
               Share                                         share
              Vesting                                       capital
                         Vested    Sold

A F Beazley   2,525,019   37,449   15,409   2,547,059        0.71%

N H Furlonge  1,308,052    9,362    3,858   1,313,556        0.37%

J G Gray      2,389,598   28,086   28,086   2,389,598        0.67%

D A Horton       88,505   31,831   13,097     107,239        0.03%

N P Maidment  2,966,099   28,086   11,556   2,982,629        0.83%

J G B Rowell  4,904,010   28,086   11,556   4,920,540        1.37%

C A  Washbourn    -       31,831   31,831       -            0.00%



In addition, Clive Washbourn exercised and sold 41,821 Unapproved Share Options
awarded in 2004 with an exercise price 93.95p for an average price of 156p on
20th March 2008.


For further information, please contact:

Beazley Group plc
Arthur Manners
020 7674 7012


Note to editors:

Beazley Group, plc (BEZ.L), based in London, is the parent company of global,
specialist insurance businesses with operations in the UK, US, France, Singapore
and Hong Kong.  Beazley manages two Lloyd's syndicates (Syndicate 2623 and
Syndicate 623) with aggregate underwriting capacity in 2008 of £814m (US$1.6bn).
Both syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best. In the US, Beazley's underwriters
focus on writing specialist insurance products in the admitted market, backed by
Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an admitted carrier in all 50 states; and
surplus lines risks, backed by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's. Beazley
Insurance Company, Inc. is rated A by A.M. Best.


Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include
professional indemnity, commercial property, marine, reinsurance, and personal
lines.


For more information please go to: www.beazley.com




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