Press Release

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Maiden Holdings, Ltd. ("Maiden") (Nasdaq:MHLD) will participate in the 12th Annual JMP Securities Research Conference on Tuesday, May 14th in San Francisco, California.

Art Raschbaum, President and Chief Executive Officer and Patrick Haveron, Executive Vice President of Maiden are scheduled to present at 2:30 p.m. PDT.

The presentation will be available via live audio webcast through the Maiden website at www.maiden.bm/presentations_conferences and at the following URL: http://wsw.com/webcast/jmp20/mhld/. The audio replay and presentation will be available for 90 days after the event.

About Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

Maiden Holdings, Ltd. is a Bermuda-based holding company formed in 2007. Through its subsidiaries, which are each A- rated (excellent) by A.M. Best, the Company is focused on providing non-catastrophic, customized reinsurance products and services to small and mid-size insurance companies in the United States and Europe. As of December 31, 2012, Maiden had $4.1 billion in assets and shareholders' equity of $1.0 billion.

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CONTACT: Noah Fields, Vice President, Investor Relations

         Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

         Phone: 441.298.4927

         E-mail: nfields@maiden.bm