Allied World Announces New Online Training Feature to Assist Policyholders in Avoiding Unlawful Harassment

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today the inclusion of online Unlawful Harassment Training as a new component of its Employment Practices Liability (EPL) Workplace Helpline risk management program.  All EPL policyholders who receive Workplace Helpline services will now also have access this training, which is provided at no additional cost.  Harassment Training meets California's AB 1825 requirements, as well as most other state requirements.

"We are pleased to be adding this exciting new training program to our array of risk management services.  Harassment training, such as this, can save organizations thousands of dollars in compliance fees," said Allied World US's Susan Chmieleski, Senior Vice President.  Chmieleski added, "This is yet another opportunity to bring industry-leading support to prevent losses and to help policyholders reduce legal costs."

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.

About the Workplace HELPLINE®

As a forward-thinking employment law and human resource information company, HELPLINE has revolutionized the way that professional services are brought to the workplace by providing nationwide advice and support resources to organizations of all sizes and across all industries. HELPLINE's unique, "high touch" Relationship and Knowledge Management approach is protected by a U.S. Patent and seamlessly integrates human contact with cutting edge technology to create a highly successful value-add and risk management solution.

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 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, Ltd

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