ODYSSEY RE

OdysseyRe is a leading U.S.-based underwriter of reinsurance, providing a full range of property and casualty products on a worldwide basis. They operate through a global network of branch offices enabling them to construct a balanced portfolio of risks with the potential for superio returns. They are among the top ten reinsurance companies in the United States and are the sixth largest broker market reinsurer in the United States based on statutory surplus of $853.0 million as of December 31, 2000, according to information published by the Reinsurance Association of America.