Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Jacobs Kerry J	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 7/1/2019	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLEGHANY CORP /DE [Y]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION, 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner ___ X ___ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Financial Officer /
(Street) NEW YORK, NY 10018        (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	680	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	1122	(2)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Each restricted stock unit will vest on the four-year anniversary of the date of grant, subject to the reporting person being employed by the registrant on such date.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the unit, one share of the registrant's common stock or a payment in cash in respect of such restricted stock unit in an amount equal to the fair market value of one share of the registrant's common stock on the applicable vesting date.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Jacobs Kerry J C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 1411 BROADWAY, 34TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10018			SVP, Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ Stela Burghart, Attorney-in-Fact		7/10/2019
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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