8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2010

The Navigators Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-15886	13-3138397
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6 International Drive, Rye Brook, New York	10573
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 934-8999

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 11, 2010, the board of directors (the “Board”) of The Navigators Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Robert V. Mendelsohn as an independent member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Mendelsohn most recently served as Worldwide Group Chief Executive of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group, PLC (RSA) from 1997 — 2002. Mr. Mendelsohn has also been actively involved in a number of civic and industry organizations in several capacities.
 
Mr. Mendelsohn has been appointed to the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and the Risk & Underwriting Advisory Committee of the Board.
 
A copy of the Company’s press release, dated August 11, 2010, announcing Mr. Mendelsohn’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated August 11, 2010.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

THE NAVIGATORS GROUP, INC.
By:	/s/ Bruce J. Byrnes
	Name:	Bruce J. Byrnes
	Title:	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: August 12, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated August 11, 2010.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

The Navigators Group, Inc.
CORPORATE NEWS

Navigators Appoints Mendelsohn to Board of Directors

NEW YORK, August 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE)—The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NAVG) today announced the appointment of Robert V. Mendelsohn to its Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased to add Bob to our Board of Directors,” said Stanley A. Galanski, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Bob’s breadth of leadership experience in both the U.S. specialty and international insurance markets will be a tremendous asset to our growing Company.”

Mr. Mendelsohn began his career as an attorney at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP before joining W.R. Berkley Corporation for the next 20 years, ultimately serving as President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1993, he became Chief Executive Officer of Royal Insurance Group, which later merged with Sun Alliance to become Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group, PLC (RSA), which he served as Worldwide Group Chief Executive from 1997 to 2002. He has been actively involved in a number of civic and industry organizations in several capacities including Director of the International Insurance Society and of the Association Internationale pour l’Etude de l’Economie de l’Assurance and as former Chairman of the American Insurance Association and former trustee of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Society. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and received his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School, where he now serves on the Advisory Board of the Program on Corporate Governance.

The Navigators Group, Inc. is an international specialty insurance holding company with insurance company operations, underwriting management companies, and operations at Lloyd’s of London. Headquartered in New York City, Navigators has offices in major insurance centers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Continental Europe.

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whenever used in this release, the words “estimate,” “expect,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “continue” or similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. We cannot assure that results that we anticipate will be achieved, since results may differ materially because of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that we face. Please refer to Navigators’ most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q and its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a description of Navigators’ business and the important factors that may affect that business. Navigators undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement.

CONTACT

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