EXHIBIT 99.1
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                        IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BERMUDA

                            COMPANIES (WINDING-UP)

                                2003 : No. 340

                     IN THE MATTER OF TRENWICK GROUP LTD.

                  AND IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1981



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                   NOTICE TO CONTRIBUTORIES OF FIRST MEETING

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(Under the order for winding-up the  above-named  Company dated the 4th day of
November 2005)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the first meeting of  contributories  in the above
matter  will be held  at the  offices  of  KPMG  Financial  Advisory  Services
Limited,  Crown House, 4 Par-la-Ville Road,  Hamilton,  Bermuda at 10.30 am on
the 28th day of April 2006.

Proxy  forms  to be  used  at the  meeting  may be  obtained  from  the  Joint
Provisional   Liquidators.*   Proxy  forms  must  be  lodged  with  the  Joint
Provisional  Liquidators  (marked for the  attention  of Michael  Tagg) at the
offices of KPMG Financial  Advisory Services  Limited,  Crown House, 4 Par-la-
Ville Road, Hamilton, Bermuda by 5:00 pm Bermuda time on the 27th day of April
2006.

Dated this 19th day of April 2006.

                                                Mike Morrison and John Wardrop
                                                 Joint Provisional Liquidators


NOTES
* To obtain a proxy form,  contact  Michael  Tagg at KPMG  Financial  Advisory
Services Limited,  Crown House, 4 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton,  Bermuda Tel +1
441 295 5063; Fax: +1 441 295 8280; Email: michaeltagg@kpmg.bm.

At the first meetings of the creditors and contributories they may amongst
other things -

1.      By resolution determine whether or not an application is to be made to
        the Court to appoint  Liquidators  and, if so, who the Liquidators are
        to be.

2.      By resolution determine whether or not an application shall be made to
        the Court for the appointment of a Committee of Inspection to act with
        the  Liquidators,  and if so, who the members of the  Committee are to
        be.

If a Liquidator or Liquidators  is/are not appointed by the Court the Official
Receiver will be the Liquidator.