UPDATE 2-XL to write nearly a tenth of Lloyd's business after Catlin deal
January 09, 2015 at 10:10 AM EST
Jan 9 (Reuters) - XL Group Plc said it would buy underwriter Catlin Group Ltd for about 2.79 billion pounds ($4.22 billion), increasing the Dublin-based insurer's share of business written in the Lloyd's of London market to nearly 10 percent.