Allied World’s Julianne Splain to Speak at Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that Julianne Splain, Vice President for Professional & Management Liability Claims in the United States, will be speaking at the 9th Annual Legal Malpractice and Risk Management Conference in Chicago. The conference takes place at The Westin River North Hotel from March 3-5, 2010. Ms. Splain is scheduled to speak on Wednesday, March 3 at 2:45pm. She will speak as part of a panel focusing on, "Insurance Coverage Update: The Year in Review."

As Vice President for Professional & Management Liability Claims in the U.S., Ms. Splain is responsible for overseeing the handling of all claims under the company's E&O policies, including lawyers, insurance agents, technology, media, managed care, governmental and miscellaneous professional liability policies. She is also responsible for managing claims under the company's D&O policies, including public, private, not for profit, and healthcare policies.

Ms. Splain previously managed D&O and E&O claims at Executive Risk, Chubb Specialty, HCC Global, and Darwin. While employed at Chubb, she was also responsible for providing loss prevention services to law firms. Her previous professional experience also includes in-house counsel at The Dexter Corporation and nearly ten years in private practice in Seattle and Hartford. Ms. Splain attended Vassar College and earned a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts. She received her J.D. from Seattle University.

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, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore and the United States. 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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