Appointment of Director and Chairman

Lancashire Holdings Limited                          

21 November 2008
Hamilton, Bermuda


  LANCASHIRE APPOINTS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN FOR MIDDLE EAST   
                                  OPERATIONS                                   

Lancashire Holdings Limited ("Lancashire" or "the Company") today announced the
appointment of Giles Hussey as Director and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company's Middle East marketing operations, Lancashire Marketing Services
(Middle East) Limited based in Dubai ("Lancashire Middle East"). At the same
time John Melcon becomes Executive Chairman of Lancashire Middle East.

Giles joins the Lancashire Group from Marsh & McLennan based in Dubai where,
most recently as Marsh's Energy Practice Leader, he had responsibility for
major Oil & Gas, Marine and Petrochemical clients from the Middle East & North
Africa Region, including the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Pakistan.

Giles has over 18 years of experience as a risk & insurance broker /
consultant, focusing on the Marine & Energy sectors. This includes: 8 years
working as a London insurance market placing broker with JLT; 4 years in South
Africa where Giles had Africa region responsibility for Marsh's contract with a
major oil company; 18 months leading Marsh's upstream energy client growth in
Asia Pacific; and 5 years in the Middle East.

John, who joined Lancashire Middle East as CEO in 2007, will as Executive
Chairman work closely with Giles in the continued execution of the Lancashire
Middle East business plan. John has over 36 years of experience in the
international insurance and reinsurance markets, including 8 years based in the
Middle East, most recently as General Manager of Al Khazna Insurance Company in
the United Arab Emirates. John, who also speaks fluent Arabic, will continue to
be based in Dubai.

Richard Brindle, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"We are delighted that Giles will be joining the Lancashire Group as CEO of
Lancashire Middle East. Over the last 18 months John has single-handedly and
tirelessly worked to grow a solid book of business for Lancashire in the
region. Giles' joining will give us even more marketing firepower in the
region; not to mention giving John a welcome new pair of helping hands. I have
no doubt that the combination of Giles and John will enable Lancashire to
develop its book of business from the region well beyond the excellent start
that has been made."

For further information, please contact:

Lancashire Holdings                                                            
Jonny Creagh-Coen                       [phone]                   
Greg Lunn                               [phone]                        

Financial Dynamics                      [phone]                   
Rob Bailhache                                                                  
Nick Henderson                                                                 

About Lancashire

Lancashire, through its UK and Bermuda-based insurance subsidiaries, is a
global provider of specialty insurance products. Its insurance subsidiaries
carry the Lancashire group rating of A minus (Excellent) from A.M. Best with a
stable outlook. Lancashire has capital in excess of $1 billion dollars and its
Common Shares trade on AIM under the ticker symbol LRE. Lancashire is
headquartered at Mintflower Place, 8 Par-La-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 08,
Bermuda. The mailing address is Lancashire Holdings Limited, P.O. Box HM 2358,
Hamilton HM HX, Bermuda. For more information on Lancashire, visit the
company's website at www.lancashire.bm.

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