PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World
Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH), today announced that Susan
Chmieleski, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Product & Risk Management for
Allied World U.S., will be a panel judge for the Marketing, Public Relations
or Promotional Category of the Asian Hospital Management Awards 2009 (AHMA),
to be held on August 14th in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
The prestigious AHMA recognizes and honors hospitals in Asia that carry
out best hospital practices. The awards will be given at a gala dinner during
the Hospital Management Asia 2009 conference. Ms. Chmieleski will also be
participating on a patient safety panel. Her presentation is titled 'Patient
Safety and Risk Management: Putting Your Best Foot Forward.'
Ms. Chmieleski is responsible for the development of healthcare products
for Allied World U.S., as well as risk consulting and loss control services
for various Allied World products. She is a frequent presenter and has
authored numerous published healthcare and risk management educational
articles.
Ms. Chmieleski is a licensed attorney in the State of Connecticut and
holds an Advanced Practice Nursing license. She is a Fellow of The American
Society for Healthcare Risk Management, and is a member of the ASHRM Board of
Directors.
For additional information on Hospital Management Asia 2009 and Asian
Hospital Management Awards, please visit the HMA website at
http://www.hospitalmanagementasia.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
http://www.awac.com.
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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
