Catlin Group Sponsors Veterans’ Antarctic Trek

December 4, 2013

A group of wounded servicemen and women who have begun an unprecedented expedition across Antarctica will be protected by insurance coverage underwritten by subsidiaries of Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited.

Catlin is underwriting Personal Accident and related coverages to protect the servicemen and women participating in Walking With The Wounded’s ‘South Pole Allied Challenge’.

This is the third consecutive year the Catlin has sponsored a Walking With The Wounded expedition by donating the cost of insurance coverage for the participants.

This year’s challenge, which began on Sunday [Dec 1], features a team of wounded service personnel from the United Kingdom racing across the frozen Antarctic landscape, competing with similar teams from the United States and Commonwealth Nations of Australia and Canada.

The members of the teams will wear a Catlin logo on the right sleeve of their parkas. All of the participants have received rigorous training to cope with the harsh environmental conditions they will face.

HRH Prince Henry of Wales is the patron of the South Pole Allied Challenge and is participating in the start of the expedition as a demonstration of his support.

Catlin Head of Marketing John Carroll, who oversees the Group’s corporate responsibility activities, said: “We are again honoured to be one of the sponsors of Walking With The Wounded’s annual expedition.

“As the sponsor of the Catlin Arctic Survey from 2009-2011, we at Catlin know how difficult it is for experienced explorers to cope with harsh polar conditions. The fact that individuals with significant disabilities would attempt to race across Antarctica is inspiring to say the least.

“We at Catlin wish all of the teams the best of luck and good fortune as they begin their icy journey to the South Pole.”

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