Industry Leader Dr. Bodo Sartorius to Join ARIS Title Insurance Corporation

ARIS Title Insurance Corporation, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NasdaqGS: AGII), announced today that Dr. Bodo Sartorius will join ARIS effective January 1, 2014, as chief operating officer and senior EU executive. Dr. Sartorius will join ARIS from AXA ART where he served as chief operating officer for over a decade. Based out of ARIS’ Zurich office, Dr. Sartorius will help to oversee both U.S. and international operations for ARIS and will assume day-to-day management of ARIS’ market initiatives in the EU centered in Luxembourg and London.

"Dr. Sartorius joins us with a wealth of knowledge, experience and respected relationships throughout the international art industry,” commented ARIS Chairman Lawrence M. Shindell. " We continue to develop the title insurance market for the global art and collectibles industry particularly in the institutional commercial, financial services and alternative asset investment fund sectors. Having Dr. Sartorius on the ARIS team will assist in these growth efforts as well as in strengthening our symbiotic relationship with the fine art property insurance market.”’

"The expertise that Dr. Sartorius brings will be a substantial asset as ARIS grows its market presence and expands its innovative initiatives,” said Argo Group President and Chief Executive Officer Mark E. Watson III. "We’re very excited that he’ll be joining the ARIS leadership team.”

ABOUT ARIS

ARIS Title Insurance Corporation is the world leader in securing legal ownership to fine art and other precious collectible, non-real estate property assets. ARIS serves the full range of stakeholders and participants in the global art and collectibles industry including the institutional commercial, not-for-profit, audit-accountancy, legal advisory, financial services, D&O/E&O insurance and private equity and alternative asset investment fund sectors. ARIS, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., is a New York State domiciled title insurance company. ARIS is headquartered in New York, New York. More information about ARIS is available at www.aristitle.com and www.argolimited.com.

ABOUT ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NasdaqGS: AGII) is an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance products in the property and casualty market. Argo Group offers a full line of products and services designed to meet the unique coverage and claims handling needs of four primary businesses segments: Excess & Surplus Lines, Commercial Specialty, International Specialty and Syndicate 1200. Argo Group's insurance subsidiaries are A. M. Best-rated 'A' (Excellent), and Argo's U.S. insurance subsidiaries are Standard and Poor's-rated 'A-' (Strong). More information on Argo Group and its subsidiaries is available at www.argolimited.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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