For immediate release
January 15, 2009

Stamford, CT, January 15, 2009 … General Star Management Company is pleased to announce a new primary and excess insurance product for criminal justice risks. In addition to traditional General Liability, Professional Liability and Incidental Medical Professional coverage, General Star also includes Sexual Misconduct protection as a standard feature in its criminal justice policies. All of these coverages, including Sexual Misconduct, are available on an occurrence or claims-made basis.

Primary and excess limits up to $6 million are available for all of the above coverages, including Sexual Misconduct.

Eligible classes include secure jails and prisons, as well as non-secure drug and rehab centers, half-way houses, boot camps, and protective custody centers. Prisoner transport operations and non-residential operations, such as electronic monitoring and probation services, are also eligible under this program.

General Star also provides centralized claims-handling within a specialized unit as another key element of this product.

Underwritten by General Star's Casualty Division, coverage will be written by General Star Indemnity Company or General Star National Insurance Company. Both companies are rated A++ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company and carry an AAA Insurance Financial Strength Rating from Standard & Poor's Corporation. Coverage will be written on a non-admitted basis in all states.

“Criminal justice services have evolved beyond the conventional operations of the past. Creative rehabilitation strategies and technological advances have changed the face of the industry and increased the risks resulting from these new approaches. General Star is proud to step up and answer the growing needs of the criminal justice community,” said Gregory Woods, Product Leader for the Criminal Justice program. Commenting further, Gregory J. Diorio, Chief Operating Officer of General Star, stated, “We are pleased to deliver an essential product designed to respond to risks presented by today's criminal justice facilities.” For more information, please contact a General Star underwriter near you:

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General Star National Insurance Company is licensed in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all states except Connecticut, where it is an eligible surplus lines insurer. General Star Indemnity Company is an eligible surplus lines insurer in the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and all states except Connecticut, where it operates as a licensed insurer. GSN has its principal place of business in Stamford, CT and operates under NAIC Number 0031-11967.Insurance is placed with the General Star companies by licensed wholesale brokers and, for risks that qualify, by licensed surplus lines brokers.