Beazley plc

London, 21 July 2017

Directorate changes                      

Beazley plc announces that Clive Washbourn, who has been a Beazley plc director since 2006, has stepped down from the board with effect from 20 July 2017 for personal reasons. Clive will remain on the board of Beazley Furlonge Ltd, Beazley's managing agency and on the executive committee. 

There are no matters requiring disclosure under Listing Rule 9.6.13.

For further information, please contact:

Beazley plc

Christine Oldridge

+44 (0)20 7674 7758

Note to editors:

Beazley plc (BEZ), is the parent company of specialist insurance businesses with operations in Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Beazley manages six Lloyd's syndicates and, in 2016, underwrote gross premiums worldwide of $2,195.6 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