Allied World's Barry Zurbuchen to Speak at the Casualty Actuarial Society's Seminar on Reinsurance
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that Barry Zurbuchen, Senior Vice President & Head of Enterprise Risk Modeling for Allied World Assurance Company, Ltd is speaking at the Casualty Actuarial Society's Seminar on Reinsurance. The event takes place on May 6 & 7, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Hotel in New York City, New York. Mr. Zurbuchen will speak on May 6 at 2:30pm (EDT) as part of a panel entitled, "What Makes a Good Economic Capital Model?"
As Senior Vice President & Head of Enterprise Risk Modeling, Mr. Zurbuchen is responsible for all aspects of enterprise risk modeling including development and parameterization of Allied World's Economic Capital Model and monitoring Allied World's aggregation of catastrophes, developing pricing mechanisms to ensure risk adjusted returns on capital are met, monitoring Allied World's total corporate risk to ensure it is within the company's risk appetite, and making strategic recommendations to enhance shareholder value. He joined Allied World in November 2002, moving from his previous position as Vice President at Aon Re in Chicago. At Aon Re, Mr. Zurbuchen worked with clients and brokers structuring and pricing reinsurance placements for all property and casualty lines and performing dynamic financial analysis of client portfolios. Prior to joining Aon Re, he held a variety of positions at CNA, including Assistant Vice President responsible for the pricing of all large commercial casualty accounts. Mr. Zurbuchen graduated with Highest Departmental Distinction from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor's of Science in Actuarial Science.
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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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