Directorate Change

Catlin Group Limited
27 June 2006

27 June 2006 

                          JONATHAN KELLY APPOINTED TO
                        CATLIN GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS


HAMILTON, Bermuda - Catlin Group Limited ('CGL': London Stock Exchange), the
international speciality property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announces the
appointment of Jonathan Kelly as a non-executive director, with effect from 27
June 2006.

Jonathan Kelly is a principal with Capital Z Financial Services Partners, a
private equity firm based in New York. Prior to joining Capital Z in 1998, he
was a senior vice president in the Investment Banking Division of Donaldson,
Lufkin & Jenrette, where he specialised in corporate finance transactions for
clients in the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Jonathan Kelly was appointed to the Catlin Group's Board of Directors by Capital
Z Catlin Investment Ltd. under a provision in the Catlin Group's bye-laws which
gives certain major shareholders the right to appoint a director for a specific
period. He succeeds Mark Gormley, the former Capital Z appointee, who retired
from the Board effective 27 June 2006.

Sir Graham Hearne, chairman of the Catlin Group, said:

'I am pleased to welcome Jonathan Kelly to the Catlin Group Board. The Board
will benefit from Jonathan's past experience advising insurance and reinsurance
companies. I would also like to pay tribute to Mark Gormley for his
contributions to the Catlin Group, both before and after our IPO.'


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Notes to editors:

1. The Catlin Group, headquartered in Bermuda, is an international
specialist property/casualty insurer and reinsurer writing more than 30 classes
of business worldwide. Catlin wrote gross premiums of $1.4 billion in 2005.
Catlin shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: CGL).

2. Catlin operates four underwriting platforms:

•  The Catlin Syndicate at Lloyd's of London (Syndicate 2003), which is one
   of the largest syndicates at Lloyd's based on 2006 premium capacity of £450
   million. It is a recognised leader of numerous classes of specialty
   insurance and reinsurance.

•  Catlin Bermuda (Catlin Insurance Company Ltd.), which underwrites
   property treaty and casualty treaty reinsurance and property and casualty
   insurance.

•  Catlin UK (Catlin Insurance Company (UK) Ltd.), which specialises in
   underwriting commercial non-life insurance for UK clients. It also writes
   other classes of business written by the Catlin Syndicate.

• Catlin US (American Indemnity Company, to be renamed Catlin Insurance
  Company Inc.), which specialises in underwriting commercial property/
  casualty insurance for US clients.

The Catlin Syndicate, Catlin Bermuda and Catlin UK have financial strength
ratings of 'A' (Excellent) from A.M. Best Company. Catlin Bermuda and Catlin UK
have insurance financial strength ratings of 'A-' (Strong) from Standard &
Poor's, whilst the Catlin Syndicate has a Lloyd's Syndicate Assessment of '4-'
(Low Dependency) from Standard & Poor's.

3. Catlin also operates offices worldwide which allow Catlin
underwriters to work closely with local policyholders and brokers. The offices
are located in the United States (Atlanta, Houston, New Orleans and San
Francisco), Canada (Toronto), Australia (Sydney), Singapore, Malaysia (Kuala
Lumpur), Germany (Cologne), Belgium (Antwerp) and Guernsey. Catlin UK has
regional offices in Glasgow, Leeds, Derby, Birmingham and Watford.

4. More information about Catlin can be found on the Group's
website: www.catlin.com.





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