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“PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused property & casualty operation of the ACE Group, today announced the appointment of Bruce Kessler as President, ACE Westchester Casualty and Specialty Lines. Based in Atlanta, Ga., Mr. Kessler will have responsibility for leading overall efforts, including new business development, strategic direction and implementation of underwriting strategy and product development of all casualty, environmental, transportation, and management and professional liability products and services. Mr. Kessler will report to Dennis Crosby, President and Chief Executive Officer, ACE Westchester, who recently added to his responsibilities the position of Chairman, ACE Commercial Risk Services®, a newly-established division that provides specialty products and solutions to small businesses in North America…Mr. Kessler brings to this position more than 28 years of insurance industry experience, and most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer, Insurance-North America, a position he held since July 2005. He previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Global Reinsurance, ACE Tempest Re USA, the company’s Stamford, Connecticut-based reinsurance company. Prior to his tenure with ACE, Mr. Kessler held a number of senior underwriting positions with reinsurance companies, including American-Re Insurance Company, NAC Reinsurance Company and General Reinsurance Company.”

“PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ACE Group of insurance and reinsurance companies today announced that it has appointed Doug Poetzsch Executive Vice President, ACE USA Claims. Mr. Poetzsch will have overall responsibility for the ACE USA Claims unit, including several specialized teams responsible for ACE USA’s wide array of commercial insurance products. Mr. Poetzsch will report to John Lupica, President and Chief Executive Officer, ACE USA and Chief Operating Officer, Insurance-North America, and Frank Lattal, Chief Claims Officer, ACE Group. Paul Ramsey has been named Executive Vice President, Claims, for ACE Commercial Risk Services^®. In this new role, Mr. Ramsey will oversee the establishment of an integrated claims infrastructure for ACE Commercial Risk Services, the company’s new small business division in North America. In addition, Mr. Ramsey will work directly with Mr. Lattal on strategic claims initiatives for ACE in North America. He will report to Dennis Crosby, Chairman, ACE Commercial Risk Services and Mr. Lattal. Mr. Poetzsch joined ACE in 2004 and most recently served as Executive Vice President, Head of ACE USA Specialty Claims and Chief Technical Officer. Prior to joining ACE, he held several senior claims management positions at The Navigators Group, The Gulf Insurance Group and American International Group (AIG). He holds a bachelors degree in Accounting from Siena College in Loudonville, New York, and his Juris Doctorate from Fordham University, also located in New York. Since joining ACE in 2005, Mr. Ramsey has served as Executive Vice President, ACE USA Claims. He brings more than 30 years of experience in the property and casualty insurance field, including numerous senior leadership positions in claims operations with St. Paul and Travelers. Mr. Ramsey earned his bachelor of arts degree from Union College in Schenectady, New York.”

“PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Westchester, the U.S.-based wholesale-focused property & casualty operation of the ACE Group, today announced the appointment of Joseph Casey as President, ACE Westchester Professional Lines. Based in Atlanta, Ga., Mr. Casey will have responsibility for leading overall efforts, including new business development, strategic direction and implementation of underwriting strategy and product development -- of all management and professional liability products and services. Mr. Casey will report to Dennis Crosby, President and Chief Executive Officer, ACE Westchester, who recently added to his responsibilities the position of Chairman, ACE Commercial Risk Services®, a newly-established division that provides specialty products and solutions to small businesses in North America. Mr. Casey replaces David Lupica, who most recently was named President of this new division, reporting to Mr. Crosby. Mr. Casey brings to this position more than 17 years of risk management, underwriting and business development experience in the insurance and financial services arena. He joined ACE in 2000, serving as Vice President, Product Manager for ACE USA’s retail-focused Professional Risk Division. He most recently served as Senior Vice President, Management Liability for ACE Westchester’s Professional Lines Division. To learn more about ACE Westchester, please visit: www.acewestchester.com.”

“NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ACE Group today announced the appointment of Michael Furgueson to President, Multinational Client Group, ACE Overseas General. In this newly created role, he will be responsible for leading the company’s commercial property and casualty insurance capabilities targeted to large multinational clients based outside North America. Based in New York and reporting to John Keogh, Chief Executive Officer, ACE Overseas General, Mr. Furgueson will work with ACE’s international product line and regional management to deliver the company’s insurance products and services tailored to the unique and often complex needs of multinational companies based in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific. He will also coordinate the service capabilities of ACE’s international network for the benefit of multinational clients based in North America… Mr. Furgueson brings more than 25 years of diverse experience in the property and casualty insurance industry to his new role. He had been Executive Vice President, International Commercial and Multinational Lines, since 2007. Mr. Furgueson joined ACE in 2002 as Executive Vice President, Financial Lines. In 2004, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer, ACE Europe, and oversaw the expansion of ACE into new territories, including Switzerland and Poland, and the introduction of new products throughout the European region. He became President of ACE’s U.K. and Ireland business in 2005. Mr. Furgueson joined ACE from the Financial Lines division of Kemper Insurance Companies, and previously served in a range of U.S. and international management assignments with Chubb. Mr. Furgueson earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in Washington, DC and is a past board member of the International Underwriting Association of London. The ACE Group is a global leader in insurance and reinsurance serving a diverse group of clients. Headed by ACE Limited (NYSE:ACE), the ACE Group conducts its business on a worldwide basis with operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries…”