Professional Development for Managers Level 1 with facilitator Laura Boyd-Brown. This April 18-19 workshop explores the difference between managing and leading and how the two functions can complement one another. Participants explore organisational leadership and leadership styles and also identify techniques for group effectiveness that enable ordinary people to do extraordinary things. Cost is $465 for members and $515 for non-members. For more details call Bermuda Employers' Council at 295-5070 or visit www.bec.bm.

Professional Development for Senior & Executive Secretaries with facilitator Paul Loftus. Learn key skills to enhance your effectiveness as an executive secretary such as when to be assertive for results, time management skills, how to plan and time your schedule and how to improve your writing skills. Cost for members is $695 and $770 for non members. The seminar takes place April 18, 19 and 20. For more details call Bermuda Employers' Council at 295-5070 or visit www.bec.bm.

Administrative Support Level 2 with Laura Boyd-Brown will among other things help participants develop techniques for handling workplace difficulties more effectively and learns some secrets for getting along with others. Cost for members is $465 and $515 for non-members. The seminar takes place April 20-21. For more details call Bermuda Employers' Council at 295-5070 or visit www.bec.bm.

Interviewing, Hiring and Retaining the Right People with Paul Loftus. This April 21-22 seminar will suggest what you can do to ensure better selection of employees. It will also provide you with techniques to keep the people you hire. Cost is $450 for members and $505 for non-members. For more details call Bermuda Employers' Council at 295-5070 or visit www.bec.bm.

Emerald Financial Group's seminar “Women In The Know” Investment Strategies for Women will take place at The Bermuda Chamber of Commerce boardroom between 12:30-1:30 p.m. on April 21. Financial consultant Colleen Crowe will speak to topics to including Having Enough, Choosing to Prosper, Starting a Financial Plan, Investing in yourself, The In's and Out's of Investing, Building Your Portfolio. Contact Michelle Kromer at mkromerbcc.bm for more details. A $10 fee applies for all non-members.

Professional Liability Claims with Marjorie J. Thompson. The April 26 seminar is intended to introduce participants to the basics of claims handling for professional liability claims. After completing this seminar, participants will be able to identify the key elements of handling professional liability claims. This Bermuda Insurance Institute seminar is a must for captive managers, brokers, underwriters, lawyers, accountants and bankers who need to know or want to learn more about their client's business. For further details telephone 295-1596 or e-mail jpreecebii.bm

RIMS 2005 will take place in Philadelphia April 17-21. This year's keynote speakers include Joe Plumeri, chairman and chief executive officer of Willis Group and Stephen M. Wilder, VP Risk Management for The Walt Disney Company.

PartnerRe Ltd. will release its 2005 first quarter results after the market close on April 26. Senior management will conduct a dial-in conference call, which will include a question and answer period, on April 27 at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. Investors and analysts are encouraged to call in 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the call. The conference call can be accessed by dialling (719) 457-2642. The media are invited to listen to the call live over the Internet on the Investor Information section of PartnerRe's Web site www.partnerre.com. To listen to the Webcast, please log onto the broadcast at least five minutes prior to the start. To access the replay of the call dial (719) 457-0820 Access Code: 3536477.

XL Capital Ltd intends to release its first quarter 2005 financial results after the close of regular stock market hours on Tuesday, April 26. A conference call to discuss the results will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 27, 2005. The conference call can be accessed through a listen only dial-in number or through a live webcast. To listen to the conference call, please dial 201-689-8320, password XL427. The webcast will be available at www.xlcapital.com and will be archived on XL's website from April 27-May 27. A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 27 until May 4 by dialling (201) 612-7415 (account number: 290 and conference I.D. number: 145318).

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. will report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on April 27. The Company will host a teleconference on April 28 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) to discuss the financial results. The call can be accessed by dialling 913-981-5591 or in a listen-only mode at www.platinumre.com. Those who intend to participate in the teleconference should register at least ten minutes in advance to ensure access to the call. The teleconference will be recorded and a replay will be available from 11:00 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 28-May 5. To access the replay by telephone, dial 719-457-0820 and specify passcode 6743189.

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. expects to release its 2005 first quarter results on April 27 after the market closes. Montpelier Re executives will conduct a conference call, including a question and answer period on April 28 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The presentation will be available via a live audio webcast accessible on the Earnings Call page of the Investor Information section of the Company's website at www.montpelierre.bm. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through May 6 by dialling 617-801-6888 and entering the pass code: 56182101.

IPC Holdings will hold its first quarter 2005 earnings conference call on April 27 at 08:30 AM EDT. The call can be accessed at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/playerlink.zhtml?c=64704&s=wm&e=1040772. To access the replay, visit www.ipcre.bm.

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd will issue its 2005 first quarter financial results on April 27 after the close of the financial markets. On April 28, Kenneth LeStrange, Chairman, President and CEO, Steven Carlsen, Chairman of the Underwriting Committee, David Cash, Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer, and James Kroner, Chief Financial Officer will host a conference call at 10:00 AM (Eastern) to discuss the financial results. The conference call can be accessed via telephone by dialling 312-461-9314. Call participants should register at least ten minutes in advance. The public may access a live broadcast of the conference call at www.endurance.bm. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available through May 11 by dialling (719) 457-0820 and entering the pass code: 3324354.

April Wired Wednesday: No Magic Security Dust... QuoVadis host the next Wired Wednesday event to be held at the Bermuda Society of the Arts Gallery at City Hall on April 27, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Top security expert and cryptography writer, Bruce Schneier, will speak exclusively to attendees about thinking sensibly and creatively about security. RSVP: www.businesstechnology.bm/wired or call: 295.8932.

PXRE Group Ltd.will release its 2005 first quarter financial results after the market close on April 28. PXRE will hold a conference call to discuss the results on April 29 at 10:00 a.m. ET. It may be accesses by dialling (913) 981-4911. A live webcast of the conference call will be available online at www. pxre.com It will be archived through May 29.

Arch Capital Group Ltd. expects to release its 2005 first quarter results after the close of regular stock market hours on Thursday, April 28. The Company will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 29. A live webcast will be available at www.archcapgroup.bm and will be archived on the website from 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 29 through midnight Eastern Time on May 29, 2005. A telephone replay of the conference call also will be available beginning on April 29 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time until May 6 at midnight Eastern Time. To access the replay, domestic callers should dial 888-286-8010 (passcode 98423311), and international callers should dial 617-801-6888 (passcode 98423311).

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited will release its first quarter 2005 financial results on April 28 following the closing of the U.S. markets. The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results on Friday, April 29, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). The conference call will be webcast live on www.aspen.bm. Chris O' Kane, Chief Executive Officer, and Julian Cusack, Chief Financial Officer, will review Aspen's results and questions will be taken from registered analysts and investors. Investors may participate in the live conference call by dialling 973-582-2706. Please register at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call will be available for 10 days via telephone starting approximately two hours following the live call on April 29 and can be accessed at 877-519-4471 (toll-free domestic U.S.) or 973-341-3080 (international); passcode: 5903987. A replay will also be available for 10 days on the web.

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