XL Group plc Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.14 Per Ordinary Share and Dividend of $8.5884 Per Series D Preference Ordinary Share

DUBLIN,Ireland - April 26, 2013

XL Group plc (the “Company”) (NYSE: XL) announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a quarterly dividend on April 25, 2013 of $0.14 per ordinary share payable on the Company’s ordinary shares. The dividend will be payable on July 1, 2013 to ordinary shareholders of record as of June 14, 2013.

The Company also announced today that the Board of Directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary, XLIT Ltd., resolved on April 25, 2013 to pay a dividend of $8.5884 per share on XLIT Ltd.’s Series D Preference Ordinary Shares, which dividend will be paid on July 15, 2013 to all shareholders of record as of July 1, 2013.

About XL Group plc

XL Group plc (NYSE:XL), through its subsidiaries, is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty and specialty products to industrial, commercial and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises throughout the world. XL is the company clients look to for answers to their most complex risks and to help move their world forward. Its principal offices are located at No.1 Hatch Street Upper, 4^th Floor, Dublin 2, Ireland. To learn more, visit www.xlgroup.com