MEDIA ADVISORY - RSA Canada President and CEO Rowan Saunders Available for
Interviews Regarding GCAN Acquisition

TORONTO, Oct 4 /CNW/ - Rowan Saunders, President and CEO of RSA Canada, is available to speak to media regarding today's announcement of RSA's acquisition of commercial mid-market, small/medium enterprise, large risk and specialty insurer, GCAN.

• RSA purchased GCAN for approximately $420 million. With this transaction, RSA will become the fourth largest general insurer with pro forma gross written premiums for 2009 of approximately
  $2.2 billion
• GCAN is a leading Canadian mid-market large risks & specialty commercial insurer with a solid track record of profitability with a combined operating ratio (COR) of 81% in 2009 and an average COR over the last five years of 77%
• Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval

Who:	Rowan Saunders, President and CEO of RSA Canada
What:	Telephone, in-person or video interview
Where:	RSA Canada Toronto office, 10 Wellington Street East, Toronto, Ontario
When:	Monday, October 4^th, 11:15am-12:00pm, 1:00-2:30pm

For further information:

Media Contact: Samantha Kemp-Jackson, APEX Public Relations, [phone], [email protected]