The St. Paul Group
385 Washington St., St. Paul, Minn. 55102-1396; 651-310-7911; fax: 651-310-7318
www.stpaul.com
1997 1996
Int'l premiums* $425,000,000 $337,000,000
U.S. 25% 13%
Non-U.S. 75% 87%
Offices: Claims 18 15
Underwriting 18 15
Employees 812 633
U.S. 25 26
Non-U.S. 787 607
Underwriting in foreign countries 60 43
Owned offices in foreign countries 9 7
Combined ratio* 118% 108%
* 1997 figure is pro forma to reflect the merger of The St. Paul Cos. Inc. and USF&G Corp., which took place in April of 1998; 1996 figure reflects The St. Paul Group only.
Intl. P/C operations began: 1988.
Parent: The St. Paul Cos. Inc.
Specialties: Construction, medical services, financial and professional services, public sector, technology, ocean marine and surety.
Services: Captive programs; loss control services for all industry-specific insurance products; retrospectively rated programs; statistics in support of international programs.
Licensed or accepted insurer in: Argentina, Botswana, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States.
Affiliates/fronting arrangements: Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Latvia, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela.
Officers: Douglas W. Leatherdale, chairman/president/CEO-The St. Paul Cos.; Paul J. Liska, executive vp/CFO; Mark L. Pabst, president/COO-international underwriting-The St. Paul Cos.; Kent D. Urness, president/CEO-St. Paul International Insurance Co. Ltd.
U.S. contact: Joan Palm, senior manager-corporate communications, 651-310-2685.