Allied World Appoints Sarah Doran to Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer

ZUG, Switzerland, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE: AWH) announced today that Sarah Doran has been appointed Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer.  Ms. Doran will be based in Allied World's New York office and will report directly to Thomas Bradley, Chief Financial Officer for the company.  Ms. Doran assumes investor relations responsibility from Keith Lennox, who has been appointed Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Allied World's reinsurance operation.

Mr. Bradley commented, "We are excited that Sarah has joined the Allied World finance team and I personally look forward to working with her in her new role.  Her extensive experience covering financial institutions and her knowledge of the insurance market will be a valuable asset as she works with investors and analysts to highlight Allied World's business strategy. I am confident that she will meet with much success here."

As Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer, Ms. Doran will be responsible for corporate treasury, capital management, banking and M&A activity. Ms. Doran joins Allied World from Barclays where she was a Director in the Financial Institutions Group, responsible for executing strategic transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and capital raising for the insurance and reinsurance industry.  Prior to Barclays, Ms. Doran was a Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group at Lehman Brothers.  Ms. Doran received an M.B.A. in Finance and Economics from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Government and from the University of Notre Dame.

About Allied World
Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG, through its subsidiaries and brand known as Allied World, is a global provider of innovative property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions.  Allied World offers superior client service through a global network of offices and branches. All of Allied World's rated insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries are rated A by A.M. Best Company, A by Standard & Poor's, and A2 by Moody's, and our Lloyd's Syndicate 2232 is rated A+ by Standard & Poor's and Fitch.

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