SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

                  Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
              the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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    Section240.14a-12

                                  EXEL LIMITED
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

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    (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)

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                    [Western Union Mailgram]



Dear Shareholder:

The Class Meeting of Shareholders of EXEL Limited will be held on
August 3, 1998, only a few days from now. Since time is short and 
your vote is important, we have established a method to enable you
to vote via toll-free ProxyGram. To be sure your vote is received
in time, we urge you to vote today. Please take a few minutes of
your time to follow the simple steps listed below.

Thank you for your consideration and support.

 TOLL-FREE PROXYGRAM OPERATORS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT OF THE COMPANY
                ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOU NOW!!!

                          INSTRUCTIONS

1. Call Toll-Free 1-800-437-7699 between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00
   midnight eastern time.

2. Tell the operator that you wish to send a collect ProxyGram to
   ID No. 4182, EXEL Limited.

3. State your name, address and telephone number.

4. State the bank or broker at which your shares are held and your
   control number as shown below:
        
                  Name:               [NA.1]
                  Broker:             [Broker]
                  Control number:     [ControlNum]
                  Number of Shares:   [NumShares]

If you need assistance in voting, call our solicitor, Georgeson &
Company Inc. at 1-800-223-2064.



                      PROXY - EXEL LIMITED

  THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

     The undersigned shareholder of EXEL Limited ("EXEL") hereby 
appoints Michael P. Esposito, Jr., Brian M. O'Hara and Paul S.
Giordano, and each of them acting singly, with full power of 
substitution, to be its proxy and to vote for the undersigned on all
matters arising at the Class Meeting of Shareholders of EXEL (or any
adjournments or postponements thereof) to be held on August 3, 1998
at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Princess Hotel, Hamilton, Bermuda
and to represent the undersigned at such meeting. 

     THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY WILL BE VOTED WITH THE 
INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED HEREIN. IF NO INSTRUCTION IS GIVEN, THE
SHARES WILL BE VOTED "FOR" PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 BELOW, ALL SAID ITEMS
BEING FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE OF SUCH MEETING AND THE 
ACCOMPANYING PROXY STATEMENT, RECEIPT OF WHICH IS ACKNOWLEDGED, THE
UNDERSIGNED RATIFIES AND CONFIRMS ALL THAT SAID PROXIES OR THEIR
SUBSTITUTES MAY LAWFULLY DO BY VIRTUE HEREOF.

THIS PROXY WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED WILL BE VOTED IN THE MANNER
DIRECTED HEREIN BY THE UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDER. IF NO DIRECTION IS
MADE, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR PROPOSALS 1 AND 2 AND IN THE
DISCRETION OF THE PROXIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY
PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE CLASS MEETING OR ANY ADJOURNMENT OR 
POSTPONEMENTS THEREOF.

1.  To approve the proposed Scheme of Arrangement pursuant to
   Section 85 of the Companies Law (1995 Revision) of the
   Cayman Islanmds between EXEL and its shareholders under which 
   EXEL will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Exel Merger
   Company Ltd., an exempted limited liability company 
   incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

          ( ) FOR                       ( ) AGAINST

2.  To adjourn the Class Meeting, if necessary, to permit further 
   solicitation of proxies in the even that there may not be  
   sufficient votes at the time of the Class Meeting to approve
   the proposed Scheme of Arrangement.

          ( ) FOR                       ( ) AGAINST

The undersigned hereby authorizes the proxies to vote in their
discretion on any other business which may properly be brought 
before the Class Meeting or any adjournments or postponements 
thereof.