Exhibit 32.1
Certification by the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Relating to a Periodic Report Containing
Financial Statements
I, Jeffrey L. Radke, Chief Executive Officer, and Robert P. Myron, Chief Financial Officer, of PXRE Group Ltd., a Bermuda company (the “Company”), hereby certify that, based on our knowledge:
(1) The Company’s periodic report containing financial statements on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006 (the “Form 10-K”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
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Date: | | As of March 16, 2007 | |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER: |
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/s/ Jeffrey L. Radke | | /s/ Robert P. Myron | |
Jeffrey L. Radke | Robert P. Myron |
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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
110 PITTS BAY ROAD
PEMBROKE HM08, BERMUDA
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| Vote On Directors | | | | | | | To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
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| 1. | Election of Directors: Nominees: (01) F. Sedgwick Browne (02) Hector De Leon (03) Frank W. Maresh (04) John R. Power, Jr. (05) Gary V. Woods | | | | For All
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| 2. | Approval of the Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. | o | o | | o | |
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| 3. | Approval of the Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. 2007 Annual Incentive Compensation Plan. | o | o | | o | |
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| 4. | Approval of the Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan. | o | o | | o | |
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| 5. | Approval of the recommendation of the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors that Ernst & Young LLP be appointed as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 and referral of the determination of the independent auditors' remuneration to the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. | o | o | | o | |
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| Please sign exactly as your name appears hereon. Joint owners should each sign. Trustees and others acting in a representative capacity should indicate the capacity in which they sign and give full title. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by an authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by an authorized person.Please mark, sign and date this proxy and return it promptly whether you plan to attend the meeting or not. If you do attend, you may vote in person if you desire. | | | | | | |
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ARGO GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LTD.
PROXY SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
October 2, 2007
The undersigned shareholder of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. ("Argo Group") hereby appoints MARK E. WATSON III and CRAIG S. COMEAUX, and each of them, with the full power of substitution to each, true and lawful attorneys, agents and proxyholders of the undersigned, and hereby authorizes them to represent and vote as specified herein, all shares of Common Stock held of record by the undersigned on October 1, 2007 at the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at the corporate offices of Argo Group, located at 110 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda and at any adjournments or postponements thereof.
The Shares Represented By This Proxy Will Be Voted in the Manner Directed. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY DIRECTION, THE SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" ITEMS 1 THROUGH 5 AND IN THE DISCRETION OF THE PROXYHOLDERS ON ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENTS OR POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF. THE UNDERSIGNED ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT DATED OCTOBER 2, 2007. THE DIRECTORS RECOMMEND VOTES "FOR" THE PROPOSALS ON THE REVERSE SIDE.