Allied World Receives Recognition at IMCA 2009 Annual Meeting and Showcase Awards...

Allied World Receives Recognition at IMCA 2009 Annual Meeting and Showcase
Awards Gala

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World
Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that the company
received three awards for their marketing campaign designs at the Insurance
Marketing and Communications Association (IMCA) 2009 Showcase Awards Gala on
June 30 in Seattle, Washington.
Tom Pytel, Allied World's Director of Creative Services, attended and
accepted the Best of Show and Award of Excellence awards for the company's
(i-bind)(R) marketing campaign in the category of Sales Promotion to
Producers, and a Best of Show award for the Miscellaneous Medical Facilities
marketing campaign in the category of Sales Promotion to Producers - Business
to Business.
Gordon Knight, President of Allied World U.S., commented, "These awards
are a true testament to the talent and expertise our team brings to
communicating innovative products in new and unique ways. I'm pleased to
congratulate Tom and the rest of the team on their accomplishments and their
contribution to the success of Allied World."
IMCA is an international organization of insurance communications
professionals who specialize in marketing communications, advertising, sales
promotion, and public relations. The Annual Meeting and Awards Gala consists
of three days of educational sessions, networking and showcasing creative
talents.
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 Holdings, Ltd

Media, Faye Cook, VP, Marketing & Communications, +1-646-794-0543,
faye.cook@awac.com, or Investors, Keith J. Lennox, Investor Relations Officer,
+1-646-794-0750, keith.lennox@awac.com, both of Allied World