Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 15, 2012:

RSA Insurance, a leading provider of general insurance in the UAE, announced a series of senior appointments to strengthen their current operations and future growth plans.

Drawing upon more than 25 years of experience in the insurance sector, AK Ravindran joins RSA as Technical Director for the UAE. Having recently served as Head of Corporate Offering Strategy with AXA Insurance Gulf, he brings with him comprehensive knowledge in corporate and retail underwriting, reinsurance, portfolio management and development.

Saju George takes on the role of Consumer Director managing the Personal Lines Business for the UAE. With over 12 years of experience of which nine years were spent in RSA, Saju has extensive exposure to operations in the Middle East, India and Far East. Prior to this, he was responsible for managing global broker relationships and driving affinity and bancassurance deals in his role as Regional Sales Lead.

Phabiola Menon, takes on a new role as Trading Leader for the UAE. She has been with RSA for over nine years as she played a significant role in the development & management of the sales function and has contributed significantly to the UAE business. In her previous role as Head of Sales, her market- and customer-centric approach have been strong enablers to developing RSA's commercial profile in the market.

"We are proud to have secured such a varied group of talented individuals and I am confident their experience and expertise will be an asset to RSA," said Chris Dooley, UAE CEO for RSA. "As part of our UAE Leadership team, they will play a key role in continuing to drive our current strategy and achieve our growth agenda, both within the Commercial and Personal Lines business."

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About RSA
With a 300 year heritage, RSA is one of the world's leading multinational quoted insurance groups. RSA has major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, Asia and the Middle East, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe and has the capability to write business in around 140 countries. Focusing on general insurance, RSA has around 23,000 employees and, in 2011, its net written premiums were £8.1 billion.

RSA has major operations in the Middle East as part of its emerging markets business. The UAE commercial product portfolio spans a range of insurance solutions for small and mid market sectors to large and complex risks. The company's personal insurance range is equally comprehensive with seven products including motor, home, travel, golf, yacht, personal accident and medical.

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Enquiries:
Nilanjana Ghosh
Head of Marketing & Communications
RSA Insurance
Dir +971 4 302 9896
nilanjana.ghosh@ae.rsagroup.com

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