EX-10.2: MONTPELIER RE HOLDINGS LTD 2005 ANNUAL BONUS PLAN

Exhibit 10.2

Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.
2005 Annual Bonus Plan

Purpose

The purpose of this Plan is to increase the intrinsic business value of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries (the “Company”) by aligning employee performance with the interests of the Company’s owners. All full-time employees of the Company shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.

Performance Targets

The Plan shall be tied to a calendar year performance cycle consistent with the Company’s fiscal year. Annual bonus pool targets for categories of employees and an overall Company performance target under the Plan shall be set by the Company’s Compensation and Nominating Committee (the “Committee”). At the conclusion of the calendar year, the Committee shall judge Company performance against the bonus pool targets when determining the final size of the bonus pools and the level of payout for each employee. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in consultation with the Committee, shall then recommend the distribution of the pool to individual Plan participants who are non-executive officers of the Company. The Committee shall approve any payments to the Company’s executive officers.

Bonus Pool Targets

For the 2005 calendar year, the bonus pool targets for the Company’s officers and all remaining Company staff shall be as follows:

Eligible salaries for all officers and staff shall be equivalent to the 2005 base salaries of Plan participants, pro-rated in the case of any officer or staff member employed by the Company for less than the entire 2005 calendar year.