2008-11-15 01:26:02 -
Arch Capital Group Ltd. [ NASDAQ: ACGL ] today announced that Gordon (Gord) Kerr has accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Agent of Arch Insurance Group " s Canadian insurance operations. Arch Insurance Group is a division of Arch Capital Group. Gord was previously Chief Operating Officer of American International Group " s (AIG) Canadian commercial insurance operations.
" We are extremely pleased to have someone of Gord " s caliber, experience level and outstanding reputation join our executive team, " said Mark Lyons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Worldwide Insurance Group. " Our Canadian strategy involves selective expansion, and Gord has the deep knowledge of this marketplace
to profitably execute that strategy. "
" It became clear to me that Arch " s strategy and approach to business is one of discipline and execution, " stated Gord Kerr. " I look forward to profitably growing Arch " s book and presence in Canada. " Constantine (Dinos) Iordanou, President and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Capital Group, stated: " This is another example of how Arch will strengthen and selectively expand its operations with recognized outstanding talent. We are all extremely pleased to welcome Gord to our team. "
Arch Capital Group Ltd., a Bermuda-based company with over $3.9 billion in capital at September 30, 2008, provides insurance and reinsurance on a worldwide basis through its wholly owned subsidiaries.
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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward " looking statements. This release or any other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of Arch Capital Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries may include forward " looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in or incorporated by reference in this release are forward " looking statements.
Forward " looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward " looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or their negative or variations or similar terminology. Forward " looking statements involve our current assessment of risks and uncertainties. Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. A non-exclusive list of the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements includes the following: adverse general economic and market conditions; increased competition; pricing and policy term trends; fluctuations in the actions of rating agencies and our ability to maintain and improve our ratings; investment performance; the loss of key personnel; the adequacy of our loss reserves, severity and/or frequency of losses, greater than expected loss ratios and adverse development on claim and/or claim expense liabilities; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable natural and man-made catastrophic events; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; changes in regulations and/or tax laws in the United States or elsewhere; our ability to successfully integrate, establish and maintain operating procedures as well as integrate the businesses we have acquired or may acquire into the existing operations; changes in accounting principles or policies; material differences between actual and expected assessments for guaranty funds and mandatory pooling arrangements; availability and cost to us of reinsurance to manage our gross and net exposures; the failure of others to meet their obligations to us; and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with other cautionary statements that are included herein or elsewhere. All subsequent written and oral forward " looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward ? looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Arch Capital Group Ltd.
John D. Vollaro, 441-278-9250
or
Arch Insurance (Canada)
David Price, 416-309-8188
