Allied World's Susan Chmieleski to Speak at American Academy of Child and
Adolescent Psychology Annual Meeting
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World
Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that Allied World
U.S.' Susan Chmieleski, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Product & Risk
Management, will speak at the 2009 American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychology (AACAP) annual meeting at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu,
Hawaii on October 28, 2009. Ms. Chmieleski will speak on a panel discussing
"Risk Management Concerns in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry."
The AACAP is a not-for-profit organization which was established in 1953.
It is a membership-based organization composed of over 7,500 child and
adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. For more information
about this year's annual meeting, please visit the website at
http://www.aacap.org/cs/AnnualMeeting/2009.
Ms. Chmieleski is responsible for the development of products for
healthcare-related business and risk management / loss control services for
all Allied World U.S. products. She oversees an in-house team which provides
consulting and client services to policyholders, helping them assess and
manage their organizational risk. Ms. Chmieleski has authored numerous
published risk management articles and brochures and is a frequent presenter
at industry conferences.
Ms. Chmieleski obtained her Bachelor of Science degree, summa cum laude,
from the University of Hartford. She earned her JD degree from the University
of Connecticut School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of the Connecticut
Law Journal. Ms. Chmieleski holds Connecticut Law and Nursing Licenses and is
an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. She is a current ASHRM board member.
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.
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