Hai Dao Hoang Joins XLCA as a Managing Director In the Global Infrastructure Group

New York, New York - October 18, 2004

New York, New York, October 18, 2004 - XL Capital Group Assurance Inc. (XLCA) announced that Hai Dao Hoang joined XLCA today as a Managing Director in the Global Infrastructure group, a newly created position. He is based in New York and reports to Alberto Ramos, the XLCA Managing Director who heads the company's Global Infrastructure group from its Madrid office.Mr. Hoang has 25 years of U.S. municipal, global infrastructure, and project finance experience. He worked for 20 years at MBIA Insurance Corp., and most recently he acted as Country Manager for Chile. He began his career at Harris Bank in Chicago, later moving to Ambac Assurance Corp.Mr. Ramos said, "Demand for XLCA's global infrastructure expertise, capacity, and triple-A ratings continues to grow, so we are delighted that Hai Hoang, with his proven track record, has joined XLCA. XLCA is committed to the global infrastructure market and meeting the needs of our issuer and investor clients."XLCA, rated triple-A by Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, and Fitch Ratings, specializes in global infrastructure, power & utilities, future flow securitization, U.S. public finance, consumer and commercial asset securitization, structured investment products, deposit insurance, and whole business securitization. XLCA is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL), which, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance coverages and financial products to industrial, commercial and professional service firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis.