Summary of TOWER GROUP, INC.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Number Description

99.1 Investor Presentation

Forward Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements about the anticipated consummation of the proposed merger transaction involving Tower and Canopius Holdings Bermuda Limited and other statements that are not historical facts. These forward-looking statements are based on Tower's current expectations and inherently involve significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward looking statements as a result of these risks and uncertainties, which include, without limitation, risks related to Tower's ability to complete the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule, including risks and uncertainties related to the satisfaction of the closing conditions related to the merger. There can be no assurance that Tower will be able to complete the merger on the anticipated terms, or at all. Additional risks and uncertainties relating to Tower and its business can be found under the caption "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Tower's SEC filings and reports, including in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as amended by Form 10-K/A on January 16, 2013, which are available at the SEC's website http://www.sec.gov. Tower undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K as a result of new information, future events or changes in its expectations.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed merger transaction involving Tower and Canopius Holdings Bermuda Limited ("Canopius Bermuda"), Tower and Canopius Bermuda have filed documents with the SEC, including the filing by Tower of a definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger and the filing by Canopius Bermuda of the Registration Statement that includes the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed merger. The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC and a definitive proxy statement/prospectus has been filed with the SEC by Tower and has been mailed to Tower's stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND THE RELATED DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TOWER, CANOPIUS BERMUDA, THE PROPOSED MERGER AND THE MATTERS DESCRIBED ABOVE. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other related documents filed with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, by directing a request to Tower's Secretary at Tower Group, Inc., Attention: Secretary, 120 Broadway, 31st Floor, New York, New York 10271, or by calling Tower at 212-655-2000. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC on Tower's website at www.twrgrp.com under the heading "Investors" and then under the heading "SEC Filings."

Tower and its directors and executive officers and Canopius Bermuda and its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Tower in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding these directors and executive officers and their special interests in the proposed merger is included in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus described above. This document is available free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and from Tower as described above.