Source: Allied World Assurance =
Company=20
Holdings, Ltd
Darwin's Laura Martinez to Present at Colorado =
Health=20
Care Association Spring Conference, May 20-22, =
2009 Tuesday May 19, 4:00 pm ET
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ =
-- Darwin=20
National Assurance Company, a member company of Allied World =
Assurance=20
Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH - =
News), today =
announced=20
that Laura Martinez, Vice President, Director of Medical Risk =
Management,=20
will present at the Colorado Health Care Association (CHCA) Spring =
Conference on May 20-22, 2009. The presentation is titled =
"Clinical Risk=20
Management Update - Trends & Management Strategies in Skilled=20
Nursing," and will take place on Wednesday, May 20.
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The goal of =
the CHCA is to=20
assist the healthcare system in meeting the physical and =
psychological=20
needs of long-term care patients in a cost- effective manner. The =
CHCA and=20
each of its active facility members are members of the American =
Health=20
Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living =
(NCAL), a=20
national organization representing more than 11,000 long-term care =
facilities dedicated to improving health care for the convalescent =
and=20
chronically ill.
In her role with Darwin, Ms. Martinez provides risk management=20
education and consultation to Darwin's medical professional =
policyholders,=20
helping them assess and manage their organizational risk. Ms. =
Martinez=20
also assists the company's healthcare clients with ongoing medical =
educational programs and policy and procedure review and =
development.
Ms. Martinez's nursing career spans 30 years in which she =
gained=20
practical, hands-on experience in orthopedics, inpatient and =
outpatient=20
rehabilitation and hospice, managed care, and hospital =
administration. As=20
a clinician, her work has focused on medical and vocational case=20
management in casualty claims, including workers' compensation and =
liability. Ms. Martinez is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor,=20
Disability Management Specialist, and Case Manager. She is a =
licensed=20
insurance adjuster in Texas and holds an Associates degree in Risk =
Management. Ms. Martinez earned a BSN degree from Texas Christian=20
University and an MS degree in rehabilitation counseling from the=20
University of North Texas.
For more information on the CHCA, please visit http://www.cohca.org/.
About Darwin and Allied World Assurance Company
Darwin, a Farmington, CT-based specialty insurance group =
focused on the=20
professional liability insurance market, underwrites errors and =
omissions=20
liability insurance, medical malpractice liability insurance and =
other=20
specialty coverages. Darwin member companies (Darwin National =
Assurance=20
and Darwin Select Insurance) are subsidiaries of Allied World =
Assurance=20
Company Holdings, Ltd, a global provider of innovative property, =
casualty=20
and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, offering =
superior=20
client service through offices in Bermuda, the United States, =
Europe and=20
Hong Kong. Allied World's insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries =
are rated=20
A (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. For further information on =
Darwin and=20
Allied World, please visit our websites at http://www.darwinpro.com/ =
and http://www.awac.com/.
Any forward-looking statements made in this press release =
reflect our=20
current views with respect to future events and financial =
performance and=20
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private =
Securities=20
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve risks and=20
uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially =
from=20
those set forth in these statements. For example, our =
forward-looking=20
statements could be affected by the ability to recognize the =
benefits of=20
the Darwin acquisition; pricing and policy term trends; increased=20
competition; the impact of acts of terrorism and acts of war; =
greater=20
frequency or severity of unpredictable catastrophic events; =
investigations=20
of market practices and related settlement terms; negative rating =
agency=20
actions; the adequacy of our loss reserves; the company or its=20
subsidiaries becoming subject to significant income taxes in the =
United=20
States or elsewhere; changes in regulations or tax laws; changes =
in the=20
availability, cost or quality of reinsurance or retrocessional =
coverage;=20
adverse general economic conditions including those related to the =
ongoing=20
financial crisis; and judicial, legislative, political and other=20
governmental developments, as well as management's response to =
these=20
factors, and other factors identified in our filings with the U.S. =
Securities and Exchange Commission. You are cautioned not to place =
undue=20
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as =
of the=20
date on which they are made. We are under no obligation (and =
expressly=20
disclaim any such obligation) to update or revise any =
forward-looking=20
statement that may be made from time to time, whether as a result =
of new=20
information, future developments or otherwise.
Source: Allied World Assurance =
Company=20
Holdings, Ltd
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