NEW YORK -- (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TRH) today announced the election of Thomas V. Cholnoky as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations. Mr. Cholnoky will report to Steven S. Skalicky, Executive Vice President and CFO.

Mr. Skalicky noted, "We are pleased to have Tom join Transatlantic in this critical role. He brings a wealth of industry and investment expertise to the Company. Tom's breadth of experience will also benefit us in strategic planning and capital management activities."

Mr. Cholnoky most recently served as a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he spent more than two decades as an analyst in Global Investment Research following the insurance industry.

Mr. Cholnoky holds an MBA from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Hartford, CT.

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (TRH) is a leading international reinsurance organization headquartered in New York, with operations on six continents. Its subsidiaries, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company^®, Trans Re Zurich and Putnam Reinsurance Company, offer reinsurance capacity on both a treaty and facultative basis - structuring programs for a full range of property and casualty products, with an emphasis on specialty risks.

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CONTACT:

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc.
Thomas V. Cholnoky, 212-365-2292