Bret Pearlman to Depart Aspen's Board

Bret Pearlman to Depart Aspen's Board 


HAMILTON, Bermuda, Aug. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aspen Insurance Holdings
Limited (NYSE:AHL)(BSX:AHLBSX:BH) today announced that Bret Pearlman will step
down from the company's Board of Directors.  Mr. Pearlman's resignation
coincides with his move to Elevation Partners.  His resignation is effective
immediately.  Aspen will seek to fill the vacant directorship left by Mr.
Pearlman as soon as practicable and has commenced a search for independent
director candidates.

"On behalf of the entire Board, I thank Bret for his manifold contributions to
Aspen's success," said Chris O'Kane, chief executive officer. "The insights and
experiences he brought to bear on Aspen's behalf have made our company
stronger.  We wish Bret all the best in his new endeavors with Elevation
Partners."

About Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (Aspen) was established in June 2002. Aspen is
a Bermudian holding company that provides property and casualty reinsurance in
the global market, property and liability insurance principally in the United
Kingdom and surplus lines insurance in the United States. Aspen's operations
are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiaries located in London, Bermuda
and the United States: Aspen Insurance UK Limited (Aspen Re), Aspen Insurance
Limited (Aspen), Aspen Specialty Insurance Company (Aspen Specialty) and Aspen
Re America Inc (Aspen Re America). Aspen's reinsurance segment consists of
property reinsurance, casualty reinsurance and specialty reinsurance lines of
business. Aspen's insurance segment consists of commercial property, commercial
liability and U.S. surplus insurance lines of business. Aspen's principal
existing shareholders include The Blackstone Group, Candover Partners Limited,
Wellington Underwriting plc and Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity. 

DATASOURCE: Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited



CONTACT:  Investors - Noah Fields, Head of Investor Relations, or Julian

Cusack, Chief Financial Officer, both of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited,

[phone]; or US - Carina Thate or Jason Thompson, both of The Abernathy

MacGregor Group, [phone], for Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited; or UK

- Emma Burdett or Brian Hudspith, both of The Maitland Consultancy,

[phone], for Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited

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