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            <title>Torus Appoints Simon Urry to Underwrite Global Marine Liability</title>
            <description>Torus is further diversifying its product offerings with the appointment of Simon Urry to the position of Senior Casualty Underwriter, with immediate effect. Mr. Urry, who has over 30 years experience in liability insurance, joins Torus’ Offshore Energy team in London, reporting to Head of Global Offshore Energy, David Message. He will also work closely with Torus’ Head of Global Casualty, David Perez, who is based in Bermuda.</description>
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            <description>To help with the provision of local support services for brokers in North America, Torus has expanded its construction team with the appointment of Richard Girden to the position of Vice President, Senior Underwriter.</description>
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            <description>Christopher Johnson has joined Torus’ rapidly expanding Global Onshore Energy team as Senior Underwriter. He brings over 20 years’ of London Market experience to boost the team’s global offerings.</description>
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            <description>Torus Specialty can now write $10 million in capacity for umbrella and excess liability placements. Further capacity increases are expected in the coming months. The team, led by Linc Trimble, has also increased its headcount with the appointments of Regional Vice Presidents Todd Dixon, Doris Pacelli and Maryann DelRio.</description>
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            <description>Torus Insurance Holdings Limited today announced the appointment of Tim Mardon as President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Torus Re with immediate effect. He will report directly to Clive Tobin, Chief Executive of Torus.</description>
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            <description>Torus has appointed Debbie Landes as Vice President, Senior Onshore Energy Underwriter, in its recently opened Houston office, with immediate effect. Landes will report to London-based Philip Sexton, head of Torus’ Global Onshore Energy Practice. She joins Torus’ Onshore Energy Engineering Practice Leader, Peter Wong, who has been in situ since April this year.</description>
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            <description>Torus Insurance (Holdings) Ltd today announced the appointment of Linc Trimble as US Head of Excess Casualty headquartered in New Jersey.</description>
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            <description>Torus is pleased to announce that David Message, currently at XL insurance, will take charge of Torus’ offshore underwriting team in London, at a date to be determined.</description>
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            <description>Torus Insurance today announced that it is offering up to $50 million excess liability capacity which can be accessed through its new Bermuda office.</description>
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            <title>Torus appoints Bob Klepper President and Chief Underwriting Officer - Global Property</title>
            <description>Torus Insurance Holdings Limited today announced, with immediate effect, the appointment of Bob Klepper as President and Chief Underwriting Officer - Global Property. Mr. Klepper will also be President of Torus Specialty Insurance, Inc., a US excess and surplus lines insurer. He will report to David Hope, Chief Underwriting Officer.</description>
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            <description>Torus Insurance Holdings Limited announced today that it has appointed David T Perez as President and Chief Underwriting Officer - Global Casualty, with effect from October 14th.</description>
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            <description>Torus Insurance Holdings Ltd today announced that it has appointed Clive Tobin as the Group’s Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2009. He will succeed interim Chief Executive Officer David Hope who will continue as Chief Underwriting Officer.</description>
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            <description>First Reserve Corporation has joined forces with a group of senior insurance practitioners to create a new specialist insurance company, Torus Insurance Holdings Limited (Bermuda).</description>
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