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    Employment
Agreement

    


    between

    


    


    Flagstone
Reassurance Suisse SA

    Rue du
College 1, CH-1920 Martigny

    


    (the
“Company”)

    


    and

    


    Patrick
Boisvert

    


    (the “Employee”)

    


    


    


    


    


    


    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    


     

    

    
 

    
      
        

      



    


    1.           FUNCTION
AND FIELD OF ACTIVITY

     

    The
Employee is employed as Chief Financial Officer for the Company. The description
of the Employee’s field of activity as well as his duties and responsibilities,
is an integral part of this Agreement (ANNEX 1).

    


    The
Company has the right to assign other duties and responsibilities to the
Employee which are in accordance with the Employee’s education and
knowledge.

    


    


    
      	
              2.

            	
              RELEVANCE
      OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND
REGULATIONS

            


    

     

    The
Company’s articles of incorporation and regulations, to be issued by the board
and as amended from time to time, are an integral part of this Agreement. These
articles are to be provided to the Employee.

    


    


    
      	
              3.

            	
              REPORTING

            


    

     

    The
Employee shall regularly report to the CEO of the Company (or as otherwise
assigned). The Employee will also work closely with the Group CFO. Annex 1
contains a detailed description of the Employee’s obligations.

    


    


    
      	
              4.

            	
              CONFLICT
      OF INTERESTS

            


    

     

    The
Employee shall not engage in any activities which might lead to a conflict of
interests with respect to his position with the Company. In particular, the
Employee shall refrain from operating, working for, or participating in any
business which competes with the Company.

    


    The
Employee shall not engage in any other business activities without a written
board resolution. In case of non-remunerated activities a written board
resolution shall only be required in case such activities could affect the
Company’s interests or the Employee’s performance.

    


    The
participation as a shareholder in the share capital of another company which is
not in competition with the Company is authorized if no entrepreneurial
influence is exercised. The Employee is obliged to inform the board of
transactions in the shares of other insurers/reinsurers.

     

     

     

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

     

    

     

    
      


      
        	
                5.

              	
                TERM
      AND STARTING DATE

              


      

       

      This
Employment Agreement is concluded for an indefinite term of two years commencing
June 1, 2008.

      


      This
Employment Agreement may be terminated by either party upon three months’
notice, effective as of the end of the month.

      


      
        	
                6.

              	
                PROBATION
      PERIOD

              


      

       

      None.

      


      


      
        	
                7.

              	
                WORKING
      HOURS

              


      

       

      The
Employee shall devote his full working capacity exclusively to the
Company.

      


      


      
        	
                8.

              	
                SALARY

              


      

       

      The gross
salary amounts to CHF 270,000 per year, payable in 12 monthly
installments. There is no “13th month
salary”.

      


      This
amount includes all compensation for overtime.

      


      


      
        	
                9.

              	
                BONUS

              


      

       

      The
Employee may be considered for a bonus in the range 0-50% of his gross salary
earned, which is discretionary and conditional upon his performance, conduct and
the profitability of the Company. The bonus settlement will not take place
before the year end result is approved by the general assembly.

      


      No bonus
is payable to an Employee who has resigned.

      


      


      
        	
                10.

              	
                EXPENSES

              


      

       

      The
Company shall cover all reasonable expenses (traveling and hotel expenses,
expenses for invitations etc.) which arise in connection with the Employee’s
activities for the Company. The Staff Policy Manual as amended from time to time
contains further rules regarding reimbursement of expenses.

       

       

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

       

      

       

       

      
        	
                11.

              	
                SOCIAL
      CONTRIBUTIONS

              


      

       

      The
Employee and the Company shall each pay half of the contributions for AVH (Old
Age and Survivors’ Insurance), IV (Invalidity Insurance), EO (Loss of Earnings)
and ALV/AC (Unemployment Insurance). The Employee’s contributions are deducted
by the Company from his gross salary and possible bonus payment.

      


      


      
        	
                12.

              	
                PENSION
      PLAN

              


      

       

      Unless he
elects otherwise consistent with Swiss law, the Employee shall participate in
the Company’s pension plan. The plan is detailed in the Staff Policy
Manual.

      


      


      
        	
                13.

              	
                ILLNESS

              


      

       

      In case
of the Employee’s inability to perform his duties under this Employment
Agreement due to illness, the Employee shall continue to receive his salary for
a maximum period of three months. In no case shall the Employee be entitled to
receive salary after the end of this Employment Agreement.

      


      


      
        	
                14.

              	
                ACCIDENT

              


      

       

      The
employee is insured for occupational as well as non-occupational accidents
according to the mandatory Swiss accident insurance (UVG). The contributions for
the non-occupational accident insurance shall be paid by the Employee. The
Company may deduct the Employee’s contributions from his gross
salary.

      


      The
continuation of salary payment in case of accident is determined by Art 324a and
324b of the Swiss Code of Obligations. In no case shall the Employee be entitled
to receive salary after the end of this Employment Agreement.

      


      


      
        	
                15.

              	
                DEATH

              


      

       

      In case
of the Employee’s death the Company shall pay to his spouse or his minor
children, or, in the absence of these heirs, other persons to whom the Employee
fulfilled an obligation of support, the salary for the month of death and for
the three consecutive months. Such payment shall include the Company’s
obligations under Art. 338 of the Swiss Code of Obligations.

       

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

       

      


       

      


      
        	
                16.

              	
                VACATION

              


      

       

      The
Employee is entitled to 5 weeks of paid vacation (25 working
days) per year. Vacation is pro-rated for the first year.

      


      The
Employee shall further be entitled to receive his salary for public holidays
which apply in the Canton of Valais.

      


      


      
        	
                17.

              	
                CONFIDENTIALITY,
      TRADE SECRETS

              


      

       

      All
manufacturing or trade secrets including customer base, technical,
organizational and financial information and all other information directly or
indirectly related to the business of the Company or to the business of any
customer of the Company, which is disclosed to the Employee by the Company or
any of its employees and which the Employee gets acquainted with during the
employment relationship with the Company, shall be treated as confidential
information. At all times, both during the employment and after the termination
thereof, the Employee shall keep such information secret and shall refrain from
disclosing it or using it in any way for his own benefit or for the benefit of
any person other than the Company.

      


      


      
        	
                18.

              	
                INTELLECTUAL
      PROPERTY RIGHTS

              


      

       

      Inventions,
designs, developments and improvements which the Employee makes while performing
his employment activity and contractual duties or to which the Employee
contributes belong to the Company, regardless of their
protectability.

      


      Inventions
and designs which the Employee makes while performing his employment activity
but not during the performance of his contractual duties or to which the
Employees contributes are assigned to the Company without further formalities.
The Employee shall inform the Company of such inventions or designs. The Company
shall inform the Employee in writing within 6 months whether it wishes to keep
the rights to the invention or the design or to release them to the Employee. In
case that the invention or the design is not released to the Employee, the
Company shall pay him a special appropriate compensation within the meaning of
Art. 332 (4) of the Swiss Code of Obligations.

      


      The
rights to works of authorship (drafts, models, plans, drawings, texts) which the
Employee creates while performing his employment activity, whether during the
performance of his contractual duties or not, including the right to uses not
yet known at this time, are transferred completely and exclusively to the
Company.

       

       

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      
 

      

      


      
        	
                19.

              	
                MISCELLANEOUS

              


      

       

      This
Agreement together with Annexes and any other signed agreements of like date
form the entire contract between the Employee and the Company. Amendments to
this Employment Agreement shall only be valid if made in writing. E mails shall
not form any part of this contract or any amendment thereto; however, documents
exchanged electronically but signed by hand shall constitute valid contracts and
amendments.

      


      Should
any provision of this Employment Agreement be fully or partially invalid or
ineffective, the other provisions or parts shall remain valid and in full force
and effect. In such event, the invalid or ineffective provision or part shall be
replaced by a provision which best reflects the economic intentions of the
parties without being invalid or ineffective, having due regard to the subject
and purposes of this Employment Agreement.

      


      This
Agreement replaces in its entirety any previous Agreements between the Employee
and the Company, which are hereby rendered null and void.

      


      


      
        	
                20.

              	
                APPLICABLE
      LAW

              


      

       

      This
Employment Agreement is subject to Swiss law.

      


      
        	
                21.

              	
                ANNEXES

              


      

       

      The
agreements and regulations attached to this Employment Agreement, as amended
from time to time, form an integral part of this Agreement.

      


      


      


      Place,
Date:     ________________________

      


      


      


      __________________

      David
Brown

      Director

      


      


      


      _________________

      Employee

      


      


      


      
        
          
          

        

        
          
          

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      


      


      


      


      Annex
1

      Description
of Field of Activity as well as Duties and Responsibilities

      


      


      
        	
                1)

              	
                Generally
      Contributing at all times to the creation within the Company and the Group
      of business processes, designs, inventions, data repositories and
      compilations, analytical techniques and improvements to the
      same.

              


      

      
        	
                2)

              	
                To
      provide senior leadership to Flagstone Reassurance Suisse SA’s financial
      reporting and strategic planning
functions.

              


      

      
        	
                3)

              	
                Recruitment,
      development and retention of finance
team

              


      

      
        	
                4)

              	
                To
      deploy best practices in finance

              


      

      
        	
                5)

              	
                Participation
      in strategic initiatives

              


      

      
        	
                6)

              	
                Implementing
      internal financial controls and risk management
  procedures

              


      

      
        	
                7)

              	
                Key
      member of the Flagstone Reassurance Suisse SA executive management
      team

              


      

       

      


      Before
conclusion of legal matters or completion of measures which are not part of the
normal business activity, the CFO has to refer to the CEO or Board for
completion. Such activity or measures are to be of high relevance or constitute
a high risk potential.

      


      The
general guidance above notwithstanding, the following activities and issues are
always to be submitted to the Board:

      


      
        	
                1)

              	
                For
      the avoidance of doubt, the Employee is not authorized to enter into
      insurance or reinsurance contracts.

              


      

      
        	
                2)

              	
                Investments
      or yearly expenses which exceed CHF
50.000.--

              


      

      
        	
                3)

              	
                relevant
      contracts such as cooperation with third parties,
  leasing.

              


      

      
        	
                4)

              	
                guarantees,
      credits, leases, participations,
etc.

              


      

      
        	
                5)

              	
                hiring
      of personnel

              


      

      
        	
                6)

              	
                real
      estate transactions

              


      

      
        	
                7)

              	
                creation
      of branches or business centers

              


      

      
        	
                8)

              	
                conclusion
      of contracts with impact exceeding the normal business activity
      or which are of vital importance for the
  company

              


      

      
        	
                9)

              	
                conclusion
      of all business which are board power
reserved

              


      

       

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