Allied World U.S. Announces Jennifer Hamilton to Speak at the ACI Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability Insurance

ZUG, Switzerland, Jan. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG (NYSE: AWH) announced that Jennifer Hamilton, Senior Claims Analyst at Allied World U.S., will speak at the American Conference Institute's 16th Annual Conference on Employment Practices Liability.  The event will be held January 25 & 26, 2011 in New York City.  

Ms. Hamilton is responsible for handling a wide variety of employment practices liability (EPL), government liability, and private and not-for-profit directors and officers (D&O) claims.  Prior to joining the company, Ms. Hamilton was a labor and employment attorney in private practice for twelve years. Most recently, she worked at Robinson & Cole, LLP in Hartford, Connecticut, where she practiced employment counseling and litigation. Ms. Hamilton earned her B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Arizona and earned her J.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is a member of the state bar in Connecticut.

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