Navigators Names U.S. Chief Claims Officer

The Navigators Group NAVG today announced that it has appointed Glen M. Bronstein as Chief Claims Officer of Navigators Management Company, Inc., the Group's principal U.S. underwriting agency subsidiary. Prior to joining Navigators, Mr. Bronstein worked at American International Group for 19 years. During his tenure, he served in a variety of executive capacities including head of Global TPA Management and head of Claims Professional Shared Services where he oversaw such areas as Claims Litigation Management, Vendor Management and Global Loss Prevention. He also served as process innovation lead for AIG's Global Claims Initiative and General Counsel of its Fischbach LLC subsidiary. The Navigators Group, Inc. is an international specialty insurance holding company with insurance company operations, underwriting management companies, and operations at Lloyd's. Headquartered in New York, Navigators has offices in major insurance centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe. This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whenever used in this release, the words "estimate," "expect," "believe," "may," "will," "intend," "continue" or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We cannot assure that results that we anticipate will be achieved, since results may differ materially because of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that we face. Please refer to Navigators' most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a description of Navigators' business and the important factors that may affect that business. Navigators undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.