Max Capital Provides Guidance On Chilean Earthquake And Winter Storm Xynthia

Max Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MXGL; BSX: MXGL BH) today announced that preliminary estimates of combined claims for the Chilean earthquake of February 7, 2010 and winter storm Xynthia, which crossed Western Europe from February 26 to 28, 2010, range from $10 million to $20 million, net of reinstatement provisions and retrocessions.

W. Marston (Marty) Becker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Max Capital, said: "Our projected claims from the Chilean earthquake and storm Xynthia are well within our normal loss provisions. In addition, in connection with Max’s previously announced pending merger with Harbor Point Limited, we believe that the equivalent preliminary estimate, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the combination, would have been in the range of $30 million to $50 million, net of reinstatement provisions and retrocessions ─ also within the normal loss provisions for the pro-forma combined organization."

Max Capital's and Harbor Point’s loss estimates are based on proprietary modeling analysis, the assessment of individual treaties, and data from clients and brokers. Additionally, aftershocks are continuing in Chile with no reports as of yet on the extent of any related damages. Significant changes in these loss estimates may occur.

About Max Capital Group Ltd.

Operating from offices in Bermuda, Ireland, the U.S., Latin America, and at Lloyd's, Max Capital Group Ltd. is a global enterprise dedicated to providing diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance products to corporations, public entities, property and casualty insurers, and life and health insurers.

About Harbor Point Limited

Harbor Point Limited is a Bermuda-based holding company with property and casualty reinsurance operations in Bermuda, the U.S. and the UK.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This press release includes statements about future economic performance, finances, expectations, plans and prospects of Max and Harbor Point, both individually and on a consolidated basis, that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by such statements. For further information regarding cautionary statements and factors affecting future results of Max, please refer to the most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (as amended by Max’s Form 10-K/A on March 12, 2010), Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed subsequent to the Annual Report and other documents filed by Max with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, in the case of Harbor Point, please refer to the joint proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Max with the SEC. These documents are also available free of charge, in the case of Max, by directing a request to Max through Joe Roberts, Chief Financial Officer, or Susan Spivak Bernstein, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, at 441-295-8800 and, in the case of Harbor Point, by directing a request to Gayle Gorman, Senior Vice President, at 441-294-6743. Neither Max nor Harbor Point undertakes any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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