Press Releases

Date	Title
Toggle Summary02-26-2004	White Mountains Announces The Retirement Of Mark Byrne As Director HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb 26, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that its Board of Directors accepted the retirement of Mark Byrne from the Board effective February 26, 2004. Chairman George Gillespie said, "Mark Byrne, a
Toggle Summary02-26-2004	White Mountains Declares 2004 Dividend HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At its regular meeting held on February 26, 2004, the Board of Directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. declared a $1.00 per share annual dividend, payable in cash on March 24, 2004, to holders of record of Common Shares as of the close
Toggle Summary02-03-2004	White Mountains Reports 13% Growth In Book Value For 2003 Fourth Quarter 2003 Acquisitions to Add Significant Value in 2004 HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. ended 2003 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $291, an increase of 13% (including dividends) from $259 at the end of 2002.
Toggle Summary12-09-2003	White Mountains to Acquire Sirius Insurance Group HAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with ABB Ltd. to acquire the Sirius Insurance Group, an insurance and reinsurance organization based in Sweden, at a purchase price
Toggle Summary12-05-2003	OneBeacon to Purchase Atlantic Mutual's Commercial Insurance Business BOSTON, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- OneBeacon Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM), announced it has signed an agreement in principle to acquire the Atlantic Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Atlantic Mutual, and the renewal rights
Toggle Summary11-25-2003	Folksamerica Acquires Sierra Insurance Group from Sierra Health Services, Inc. NEW YORK, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Folksamerica Holding Company, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Sierra Insurance Group companies -- California Indemnity Insurance Company and its three subsidiaries -- from Nevada-based Sierra Health
Toggle Summary11-20-2003	Lon Smith and Allan Waters Elected Directors George Gillespie Elected Non-Executive Chairman Jack Byrne Elected Chairman of the Executive Committee HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) today announced the election of Lowndes (Lon) Smith and Allan
Toggle Summary10-30-2003	White Mountains Book Value Per Share up Slightly to $282 Excellent Underwriting Performance Continues HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct 30, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. (NYSE: WTM) ended the third quarter of 2003 with a fully converted tangible book value per share of $282, up slightly from the second quarter of 2003 and up
Toggle Summary10-08-2003	BSX Approves Secondary Listing of Common Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct 8, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The Listing Committee of the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) today announced the approval of the listing of up to 12,246,680 Common Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. White Mountains was originally formed as a Delaware
Toggle Summary10-03-2003	Folksamerica Acquires Renewal Rights from CNA Re NEW YORK - October 3, 2003 - Folksamerica Reinsurance Company announced today that it has acquired renewal rights to the property and casualty treaty reinsurance business of CNA Reinsurance, a division of CNA Financial Corporation (NYSE: CNA). Under the terms of the transaction, Folksamerica will