Beazley plc Employee Benefit

RNS Number : 3792E

Beazley PLC

18 December 2009

 

Beazley plc 

Directors Interests

Dublin, 18th December 2009

Beazley plc Employee Benefit Trust

The board of Beazley plc announces that Beazley plc Employee Benefit Trust has purchased 1,000,000 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company on  17th December 2009 at an average price of 100.00p.  

The Beazley plc Employee Benefit Trust now owns 14,220,325 ordinary shares of 5p each (2.6% of the issued share capital).

For further information, please contact:

Beazley plc
Sian Coope
0044 (0)20 7667 0623

Beazley plc (BEZ.L), is the parent company of global, specialist insurance businesses with operations in the UK, US, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong and Australia.  Beazley manages four Lloyd's syndicates: Syndicate 2623 and Syndicate 623 underwrite a broad range of insurance and reinsurance business worldwide; Syndicate 3623 focuses on accident and health business; and 3622 is a dedicated life syndicate. In 2008, Beazley underwrote gross premiums of £875.7 million. All Lloyd's syndicates are rated A by A.M. Best.  

Beazley's underwriters in the United States focus on writing a range of specialist insurance products.  In the admitted market, coverage is provided by Beazley Insurance Company, Inc., an A.M. Best A rated carrier licensed in all 50 states.  In the surplus lines market, coverage is provided by the Beazley syndicates at Lloyd's.

Beazley is a market leader in many of its chosen lines, which include professional indemnity, property, marine, reinsurance, accident and life, and political risks and contingency business. 

For more information please go to: www.beazley.com

 

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