Earnings

Everest Re Group Limited

April 24. First Quarter 2006 earnings after the close of trading on the NYSE. A conference call discussing the results will be held at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2006. The call will be available on the Internet at the Company's website, www.everestre.com or at www.streetevents.com.

Partner Re

Aoril 24. First quarter earnings release after the market close. Conference call:10 a.m. Eastern Time, April 25. See www.partnerre.com for details of call.

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Limited

April 26. Financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 will be released after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The Company will host a teleconference the next morning at 9.a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the financial results. Company's website is located at www.platinumre.com.

ACE Limited

April 26. ACE Limited will hold its first quarter earnings conference call, beginning at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. ACE expects to issue its first quarter earnings release and financial supplement after 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Company's website located at www.acelimited.com.

Arch Capital Group Limited

April 26. A conference call for investors and analysts at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 28.

A live webcast of this call will be available via the Media-Earnings Webcasts section of the Company's website at www.archgroup.bm.

Aspen Re

April 27. Aspen will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results at 8.30 a.m. (Eastern Time). The conference call will be webcast live on the Investor Relations section of Aspen's web site, which is located at www.aspen.bm.

Endurance Specialty Holdings

May 1. First Quarter 2006 Financial Results. Management to host conference call at 8.30 a.m. Eastern Time on May 2. The public may access a live broadcast of the conference call at the Investors section of Endurance's website, www.endurance.bm.

Montpelier Re

April 27. First quarter results after the market closes.

Montpelier Re executives will conduct a conference call, including a question and answer period, on Friday, April 28, 2006 at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be available via a live audio webcast accessible on the Earnings Call page of the Investor Information section of the company's website at www.montpelierre.bm

Scottish Re Group Limited

May 4. Earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2006, after 4 p.m. New York time. A conference call with the company's management will be held on Friday, May 5. Webcast: www.scottishre.com/conferencecall

Assured Guaranty

May. First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call (tentative). Contact www.assuredguaranty.com

Other events

The 2006 Society of Trust and Estate (STEP) Caribbean Conference

April 10-12. At the Fairmont Southampton, primarily concerned with presenting topics that are of interest to all jurisdictions in the Caribbean, the conference will also examine macro issues facing STEP professionals worldwide with speakers coming from the US, UK and Europe. Delegates are expected from many of the Caribbean jurisdictions as well as Canada, the UK, Europe and US.

Captives 1091

April 11. This Bermuda Insurance Institute seminar introduces participants to the basic concepts of captives, their history, their uses and will include detailed discussions of the types of captives that are available, their advantages and disadvantages as well as a discussion of why Bermuda is chosen as a domicile.

The seminar starts at 8.45 a.m. (for a 9 a.m. start) until - 11 a.m at Bermuda Insurance Institute, Cedarpark Centre, 48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton. The cost is $60 for BII Patron Members, $75 BII Member Companies $100 Non Members and cheques are to be made payable to The Bermuda Insurance Institute. Payment in full is due prior to the seminar. Cancellations, in writing, must be received by the BII by April 3, or payment is due in full.

For more information contact Delma Parfitt at dparfittbii.bm, Donna Mapp at dmappbii.bm, or Julie Preece at jpreecebii.bm.

Basics of Reinsurance

April 12. This Bermuda Insurance Institute seminar introduces participants to the principles and functions of reinsurance. It will take participants through the basic concepts of reinsurance and its uses and will include a detailed discussion of the types of reinsurance that is available, its advantages and disadvantages. It will also include practical examples of how reinsurance works.

The seminar starts at 8.45a.m. (for a 9 a.m. start) - 11 a.m at the Bermuda Insurance Institute, Cedarpark Centre, 48 Cedar Avenue, Hamilton. The cost is $60 BII Patron Members, $75 BII Member Companies and $100 for non BII members. Cheques are to be made payable to The Bermuda Insurance Institute.

For more information contact Delma Parfitt at dparfittbii.bm, Donna Mapp at dmappbii.bm, or Julie Preece at jpreecebii.bm.

Interpersonal Skills For Senior/Exec Secretaries, Assistants

April 10-12. Learn how to deal and work with others more effectively, you will be able to identify your values, strengths and qualities that are the source of self-empowerment.

You will obtain coping skills to deal with the daily stresses of a high-powered organisation. Cost: $695.

This seminar will teach you and your team how to develop clear objectives before starting a project, prepare and implement a project plan, monitor and deal with changes in a project plan and improve your effectiveness as a project manager. Cost: $225 per person per half day. Call 295-0488 or visit www.bermudalearningsolutions.com for more details.

Managing Projects by Design

April 13. This seminar will teach you and your team how to develop clear objectives before starting a project, prepare and implement a project plan, monitor and deal with changes in a project plan and improve your effectiveness as a project manager.

Cost: $225 per person per half day. Call 295-0488 or visit www.bermudalearningsolutions.com for more details.

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