Earnings Calls

XL Capital First Quarter 2006 Financial Results

April 25. After the close of regular stock market hours. A conference call to discuss the Company's results will be held at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 26.

The webcast will be available at www.xlcapital.com.

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.

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.

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.assurredguaranty.com

Supervision And Management Level 2

April 17-19. An intermediate course for supervisors who wish to acquire a further understanding of the supervisory management position.

This course is designed for supervisors to better understand themselves and others through the application of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to develop their problem solving and decision making skills.

Runs from 8.45 p.m. to 5 p.m. all three days. Cost is $740 for Bermuda Employer's Council members and $740 for non-members. Call 295-5070 for more information.

How To Become Change Resilient

April 18. This course will teach participants how to effectively handle any change, even a crisis, move forward and get past fear, unlock their resistant behaviours, and open themeslves to new opprotunities.

Cost: $175 per person per half day. Call 295-0488 or visit www.bermudalearningsolutions.com for more details.

Building Open Communication.

April 20. This course will teach participants how to listen in a way that encourages others to be open and forthcoming, focus on the important aspects of what others are communicating, and presenting with confidence.

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

Administrative Support Level 2

April 20-21. Knowing ourselves and understanding others helps participants understand more about their own style of working, communicating and getting along with others.

Participants will benefit by better understanding personal strengths to build on challenges and overcome, develop techniques for handling workplace difficulties more effectively, learning some of the secrets for getting along with others and discover ways to get cooperation from colleagues. Cost: $465 for Bermuda Employer's Council members and $515 for non-members.

Runs from 8.45a.m - 5 p.m. both days. Call 295-5070 for more details.

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