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Allied World's Tom Rocca to Speak at American Public Transportation Association Risk Management Seminar, June 9, 2009

Posted on: Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 15:30 CDT

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company (U.S.) Inc., a member company of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH), today announced that Tom Rocca, Assistant Vice President, General Casualty, Brokerage, will be participating in a panel at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Risk Management Seminar to be held on June 7-10, 2009 in San Jose, California. The panel, taking place on June 9, will discuss broker selection, and is intended for risk managers, claims and safety personnel, policy makers, insurance brokers, suppliers and others with an interest in risk management in the public transportation industry.

Mr. Rocca joined the insurance industry in 1990 and has 19 years experience as an underwriter of commercial business lines including property, boiler & machinery, inland marine, auto, general liability and excess casualty. Prior to joining Allied World in October 2007, Mr. Rocca was an Excess Casualty Underwriting Manager at AIG. Prior to this position, he worked as a Senior Underwriter for CV Starr & Co.

The APTA's mission is to strengthen and improve public transportation. APTA serves and leads its diverse membership through advocacy, innovation and information sharing. APTA and its members and staff work to ensure that public transportation is available and accessible for all Americans in communities across the country.

For more information on APTA, visit www.apta.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 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.

SOURCE Allied World Assurance Company

Source: PR Newswire

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