Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number:0606L
Benfield Group Limited
25 October 2006

25 October 2006

                             Benfield Group Limited

Benfield Group Limited ("Benfield" or the "Group") announces that on 25 October
2006 the trustees of the Benfield Group 1998 Employee Benefit Trust (the "Trust
") acquired a total of 364,000 1p common shares at a price of 339.5386p per
common share, to be held for the benefit of the Group's employees. The executive
directors of Benfield Group Limited and its subsidiaries are deemed to have an
interest in shares in Benfield Group Limited held by the Trust, by virtue of
their status as potential beneficiaries under the Trust.

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Investors & Analysts
Julianne Jessup                 Benfield                    +44 (0)20 7578 7425
Robert Bailhache                Financial Dynamics          +44 (0)20 7269 7200

Media
David Bogg                      Benfield                    +44 (0)20 7522 4016
Peter Rigby                     Haggie Financial            +44 (0)20 7417 8989


Benfield is the world's leading independent reinsurance and risk intermediary.
Its customers include many of the world's major insurance and reinsurance
companies as well as government entities and global corporations.   Benfield
operates from more than 40 locations worldwide. The company is listed on the
London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BFD.  www.benfieldgroup.com




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