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Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (AGII),

Q1 2010 Earnings Call

May 5, 2010 8:00 am ET

Executives

Michael Russell – Director of Investor Relations

Mark Watson - Chief Executive Officer

Jay Bullock – Chief Financial Officer

Analysts

Scott Heleniak – RBC Capital Markets

Amit Kumar - Macquarie Group, Ltd.

Robert Farnam - Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Presentation

Operator

Good day ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the first quarter 2010 Argo Group International earnings conference call. My name is Veronica and I will be your operator for today. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session. (Operator instructions)

I would now like to turn the conference over to your host for today, Mr. Michael Russell, Director of Investor Relations.

Michael Russell

Thank you Veronica and good morning. Welcome to Argo Group's conference call for the first quarter of 2010.

On the call today is Mark Watson, Chief Executive Officer, and Jay Bullock, Chief Financial Officer. We are pleased to review with you the company's results for the quarter as well as provide management's perspective on the business.

Before we begin I’d like to mention that we will be participating in the Oppenheimer Insurance CEO Summit on June 8 and the Macquarie Small and Mid Cap Conference on June 15. Should you be attending one of these conferences, we invite you to sign up for [101] meetings with Argo Group management.

I would like to remind you that this call is being recorded, and all participants are in listen-only mode. Following management's opening remarks, the operator will provide instructions on how you may queue in to ask questions.

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