ALLIED WORLD'S BENJAMIN HOWELL TO SPEAK AT SEMINARS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEV'T

Allied World's Benjamin Howell to Speak at the Courses & Seminars Continuing Professional Development - Financial Institutions Seminar in Hong Kong

PEMBROKE, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd, a member company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) today announced that Benjamin Howell, Vice President, Professional Liability, Asia, will be presenting at the Courses & Seminars Limited Financial Institutions Seminar, to be held on 5 November, 2009 in Hong Kong.

The seminar is entitled 'Investment Managers - Developments in Litigation and Possible Solutions.' Mr. Howell's presentation will cover the correlation between the global recession and the rising professional liability exposures facing investment managers, recent professional liability claims events and insurance as a supplement to internal controls.

Mr. Howell is responsible for Allied World's Professional Liability business in Hong Kong and specializes in the development of products for and management of a diversified portfolio of professional liability risks. He was formerly a Vice President at AIG, Financial Lines, responsible for AIG's Financial Institutions and Crime Insurance portfolios throughout Southeast Asia and China. He is a regular presenter on a variety of insurance-related topics and holds a Bachelor of Applied Finance and Laws (Honours) from Macquarie University, Sydney.

About Allied World Assurance Company

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd, through its subsidiaries, is a global provider of innovative property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, offering superior client service through offices in Bermuda, the United States, Europe and Hong Kong. Our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries are rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. For further information on Allied World, please visit our website at www.awac.com.

SOURCE: Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd

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