OneBeacon, National Equipment Register Help Contractors Fight Equipment Theft

CANTON, Mass., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OneBeacon Insurance Group
(NYSE: OB) today announced an alliance with National Equipment Register (NER)
that offers its customers an extra layer of protection against construction
equipment theft. OneBeacon policyholders can hinder thieves or make it easier
to retrieve stolen machinery by registering equipment with the NER HELPtech
database.

If OneBeacon-insured equipment that is registered with the HELPtech database
is stolen and not recovered, OneBeacon will waive the customer's deductible,
up to $10,000 - provided the owner has reported the theft to law enforcement
officials.

NER's secure and confidential databases of more than 15 million ownership
records and 90,000 theft reports enable law enforcement to identify the true
owner of any registered machine 24 hours a day. For a nominal per-machine
annual fee, owners can register their entire fleet of equipment; OneBeacon
policyholders will receive a 20-percent discount off the registration fee.
NER also provides a warning decal for each piece of registered equipment, to
deter theft.

Don Keahon, OneBeacon's national inland marine manager, said, "A critical best
practice is to help our policyholders avoid losses or reduce the financial
impact of those that do occur. By joining forces with companies like National
Equipment Register, we can offer our customers in the construction industry
the added comfort of a proven, reliable solution for protecting critical
assets."

About National Equipment Register: National Equipment Register, a member of
the ISO family of companies, manages a national database of heavy equipment
ownership and thefts to help equipment owners, the insurance industry and law
enforcement identify and recover stolen equipment. Please visit
www.StopEquipmentTheft.com for more information.

About OneBeacon: OneBeacon Insurance Group's underwriting companies offer a
range of specialty and segmented commercial and personal insurance products
sold through select independent agents, regional and national brokers, and
wholesalers. As one of the oldest property and casualty insurers in the
United States, OneBeacon traces its roots to 1831 and the Potomac Fire
Insurance Company. Today, OneBeacon's specialty insurance businesses are
national in scope, while commercial lines business is produced in select
territories throughout the United States. Personal lines business is
concentrated in the Northeastern United States.

OneBeacon's U.S. headquarters is in Canton, Massachusetts. The company is
publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "OB".

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SOURCE OneBeacon Insurance Group

Maggie Sheehan of OneBeacon Insurance Group, +1-781-332-7271,
msheehan@onebeacon.com