OneBeacon Specialty Accident and Health Launches Transportation Website

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OneBeacon Specialty Accident and Health Launches Transportation Website

CANTON, Mass., May 18 -- OneBeacon Insurance Group's Specialty Accident and Health business has launched a new website - http://www.onebeacontransportation.com - exclusively dedicated to motor carriers, independent contractor drivers and brokers representing the transportation industry, one of its largest target segments. Through this site, visitors can access information regarding Specialty Accident and Health's insurance products and standalone services, request access to additional resources, and browse a live feed of breaking industry news.

Said Tina Angelone, Marketing Director of Specialty Accident and Health, "We developed this targeted website to establish an online dialogue with our transportation industry brokers and insureds. Besides offering insights about OneBeacon's products and unique services, we are enabling them to directly manage their experience with us by providing online access to certain reports and tools. We are excited to take greater advantage of the Web through an approach that directly benefits our target distribution partners and customers."

Targeted products featured on the website include: occupational accident; passenger accident; contingent liability; fleet workers compensation and more. Additionally, Specialty Accident and Health offers a discounted prescription drug program, identity management, and travel assistance services through OneBeacon Services.

This is the first dedicated website available to OneBeacon Specialty Accident and Health's target customers. Similar websites are planned for other industry groups.

About OneBeacon: OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. is a Bermuda-domiciled holding company that is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "OB." OneBeacon Insurance Group's underwriting companies offer a range of insurance products and services sold through select independent agents, regional and national brokers, and wholesalers. The company's ongoing businesses include OneBeacon Professional Insurance, International Marine Underwriters, Entertainment Brokers International Insurance Services, Specialty Accident and Health, OneBeacon Government Risks, OneBeacon Energy Group, A.W.G. Dewar (tuition refund), collector cars and boats written through Hagerty Insurance Agency, OneBeacon Technology Group, OneBeacon Financial Services, OneBeacon Specialty Property, Property and Inland Marine and AutoOne.

As one of the oldest property and casualty insurers in the United States, OneBeacon traces its roots to 1831 and the Potomac Fire Insurance Company. Today, OneBeacon's specialty insurance businesses are national in scope while personal lines business is concentrated in the Northeastern United States.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or referenced in this release which address activities, events or developments which we expect or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. The words "will," "believe," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate," "predict" and similar expressions are also intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements with respect to OneBeacon's:

  --  change in book value per share or return on equity;
  --  business strategy;
  --  financial and operating targets or plans;
  --  incurred loss and loss adjustment expenses and the adequacy of its
      loss and loss adjustment expense reserves and related reinsurance;
  --  projections of revenues, income (or loss), earnings (or loss) per
      share, dividends, market share or other financial forecasts;
  --  expansion and growth of our business and operations; and
  --  future capital expenditures.

These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by OneBeacon in light of its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors believed to be appropriate in the circumstances. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations, including:

  --  claims arising from catastrophic events, such as hurricanes,
      windstorms, earthquakes, floods, fires, explosions, terrorist attacks
      or severe winter weather;
  --  recorded loss and loss adjustment expense reserves subsequently
      proving to have been inadequate;
  --  the continued availability and cost of reinsurance coverage;
  --  the continued availability of capital and financing;
  --  general economic, market or business conditions;
  --  business opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to it
      and pursued;
  --  competitive forces, including the conduct of other property and
      casualty insurers and agents;
  --  changes in domestic or foreign laws or regulations, or their
      interpretation, applicable to OneBeacon, its competitors, its agents
      or its customers;
  --  an economic downturn or other economic conditions adversely affecting
      its financial position including stock market volatility;
  --  actions taken by ratings agencies from time to time, such as financial
      strength or credit ratings downgrades or placing ratings on negative
      watch;
  --  the risks that are described from time to time in OneBeacon's filings
      with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited
      to OneBeacon's Annual Report on the Form 10-K for the fiscal year
      ended December 31, 2009 filed February 26, 2010.

Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by OneBeacon will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, OneBeacon or its business or operations. OneBeacon assumes no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Website:   www.onebeacon.com

Source: OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
   

CONTACT:  Sasha Valasek, OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.,
+1-781-332-7165, svalasek@onebeacon.com

Web Site:  http://www.onebeacon.com/

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