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WATKINS SYNDICATE APPOINTS SENIOR UNDERWRITERS TO SUPPORT GROWING AMBITION IN

ASIA PACIFIC

Singapore: Monday February 17, 2014 Release: Immediate

Watkins Syndicate Singapore Pte Ltd has appointed two senior underwriters to bolster its expanding presence in the Asia Pacific region.

Watkins Syndicate Singapore, which is part of the Lloyd's Asia Platform and represents Watkins Syndicate 457 at Lloyd's, has hired Colin Fordham as Liability Underwriter and Richard Dare as Energy Underwriter.

Both underwriters join Watkins in Singapore with strong track records in the insurance industry.

Colin Fordham joins from Seasia P&I Services Singapore where he was general manager. Before that he was the managing director of Thomas Miller and Co, the leading P&I Club managers, based in Singapore.

Richard Dare joins with more than seven years of frontline energy underwriting experience in both the London and Singapore markets and continues a strong upstream energy insurance tradition at Watkins.

Jonathan Ranger, Watkins Principal Officer in Singapore, said today: "I am delighted we have been able to attract such experienced and high calibre underwriting talent as Colin Fordham and Richard Dare.

"Both Colin and Richard join our underwriting team with a wealth of experience in their specialist markets and I believe their arrival signifies the scale of our ambition in the 2014 underwriting year and beyond.

"Watkins has excelled in the provision of bespoke marine and energy insurances in Singapore for a number of years now and I have no doubt Colin and Richard will add further value to the range and depth of services we offer." The Watkins Singapore office was established in 2000 and since its inception has been committed to providing the highest quality service to its clients in the Asia Pacific region. Watkins Syndicate is a leading underwriter in a range of Marine related business including upstream energy, marine and transport liability, hull and machinery, cargo and offshore construction. The office also writes a growing book of non-marine terrorism business.

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For further information about this release, contact: Jonathan Ranger, Principal Officer, Watkins Syndicate Singapore Pte Ltd Telephone: +65 6395 0188 (o) Or Edward Ion ? Managing Partner, Helix Media Pte Ltd Telephone: +65 9111 6871 (m) Telephone: +65 6222 6375 (o) Email : edward.ion@helixmedia.asia

8 Marina View Asia Square Tower 1 #14-01Singapore 018960 Tel.: (65) 6395 0188 Fax: (65) 6395 0199 wss@.sg watkins-syndicate.co.uk Registered in Singapore No. 199907298C

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