MEDIA RELEASE PR36857
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
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Any forward-looking statements made in this press release reflect our current views with respect to future
events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause
actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. For example, our forward-looking
statements could be affected by the ability to recognize the benefits of the Darwin Professional Underwriters,
Inc. acquisition; pricing and policy term trends; increased competition; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts
of war; greater frequency or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; investigations of market practices
and related settlement terms; negative rating agency actions; the adequacy of our loss reserves; the company
or its subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in the United States or elsewhere; changes in
regulations or tax laws; changes in the availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or retrocessional coverage;
adverse general economic conditions including those related to the ongoing financial crisis; and judicial,
legislative, political and other governmental developments, as well as management's response to these
factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. You are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
on which they are made. We are under no obligation (and expressly disclaim any such obligation) to update or
revise any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.
SOURCE: Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd
CONTACT: Media,
Faye Cook, VP,
Marketing & Communications,
+1-441-278-5406,
faye.cook@awac.com, or
Investors,
Keith J. Lennox,
Investor Relations Officer,
+1-646-794-0750,
keith.lennox@awac.com,
both of Allied World Assurance Company
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