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Jack Reddy Joins Crum & Forster as Chief Human Resources Officer

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 14, 2012 — Crum & Forster today announced that Jack Reddy has joined the company as Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. Reddy is responsible for the leadership of all Human Resources functions including compensation and benefits, leadership and staff development, and performance management.

Mr. Reddy previously served as Senior Vice President of Argo Group. Prior to that, he was with Royal and Sun Alliance as Chief Human Resources and Communications Officer of their U.S. Group. During his career there, he held a variety of positions including Vice President of Human Resources for the Canadian Group, and Vice President of the U.S. Specialty Division. He also has expertise in Employee Relations and Learning and Organizational Development. Jack actually began his insurance career at Crum & Forster following graduation from Upsala College with a B.A. in Human Resources and Psychology.

Steve Mulready, Crum & Forster Executive Vice President, commented, "Jack brings a very deep and wide HR background. He has worked with standard lines and specialty businesses over the past 25 years, been actively involved in business acquisitions and has lead cultural integration activities to the benefit of the companies and their employees. We are excited to welcome Jack back to Crum & Forster."

Crum & Forster is a national insurance group that is part of the Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited group. Crum & Forster provides specialty and standard lines of insurance coverages through its operating companies. Visit our website at http://www.cfins.com.

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Nathan Sambul
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