PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE:AWH), today announced that Susan Chmieleski, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Product & Risk Management for Allied World U.S., will be a panel judge for the Marketing, Public Relations or Promotional Category of the Asian Hospital Management Awards 2009 (AHMA), to be held on August 14th in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The prestigious AHMA recognizes and honors hospitals in Asia that carry out best hospital practices. The awards will be given at a gala dinner during the Hospital Management Asia 2009 conference. Ms. Chmieleski will also be participating on a patient safety panel. Her presentation is titled "Patient Safety and Risk Management: Putting Your Best Foot Forward." Ms. Chmieleski is responsible for the development of healthcare products for Allied World U.S., as well as risk consulting and loss control services for various Allied World products. She is a frequent presenter and has authored numerous published healthcare and risk management educational articles. Ms. Chmieleski is a licensed attorney in the State of Connecticut and holds an Advanced Practice Nursing license. She is a Fellow of The American Society for Healthcare Risk Management, and is a member of the ASHRM Board of Directors. For additional information on Hospital Management Asia 2009 and Asian Hospital Management Awards, please visit the HMA website at http://www.hospitalmanagementasia.com/ 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 http://www.awac.com/. 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. DATASOURCE: Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd CONTACT: Media: Faye Cook, VP, Marketing & Communications, +1-646-794-0543, ; or Investors: Keith J. Lennox, Investor Relations Officer, +1-646-794-0750, , both of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Web site: http://www.awac.com/ http://www.hospitalmanagementasia.com/

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