PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE:AWH) announced today that Todd Biondo, AVP, Medical Liability Claims at Darwin, a brand of Allied World, and Diane Parker, AVP, D&O Claims, at Allied World U.S., will be participating on separate panels at this year's Crittenden Insurance Coverage Forum on October 1-2, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Biondo's panel, on Thursday afternoon, will focus on Hospital Risk Management and discuss electronic health records. Some of the topics featured include new and unique risks concerning electronic charting, current claim trends and analysis from the hospital, litigator and claims perspective. Mr. Biondo has over 20 years experience in the insurance claims arena. Prior to joining Darwin, Mr. Biondo directed a sector of CNA HealthPro's claim division for 10 years. Before CNA, Mr. Biondo worked as a senior claims analyst for Illinois State Medical Insurance Services, Inc. Throughout his career, Mr. Biondo has exclusively managed claims involving hospitals, physicians, miscellaneous health-care entities, long-term care facilities, dentists and other allied health care professionals. He is a member of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) Society and has published numerous articles on risk prevention. Mr. Biondo has a B.A. in Business Administration from Beloit College in Wisconsin. Ms. Parker will participate in a panel on Thursday morning titled, "Brave New World: Understanding Side 'A' D&O Exposures in the Current Economy." The panel will address what Side "A" products are available, how they intersect with Side "B" and "C" D&O coverage, typical Side "A" claims, and why Side "A" coverage is becoming more important than ever. Prior to joining Allied World U.S., Ms. Parker was AVP and Claims Counsel at Chubb for almost ten years, overseeing the company's healthcare D&O and E&O claims, as well as high-exposure commercial D&O, financial D&O and E&O, fiduciary, employment, and other professional liability claims across the United States. Previously, she served as Claims Manager at Executive Risk, where she oversaw D&O, professional liability, healthcare, and media liability claims, and also was responsible for the company's non-U.S. claims. Ms. Parker is a member of the Texas bar, and received her law degree with honors from the University of Texas. 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, +1-441-278-5406, ; Investors: Keith J. Lennox, Investor Relations Officer, +1-646-794-0750, , both of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Web site: http://www.awac.com/

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