Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As previously reported in a Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 6, 2009, the Board of Directors of Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (the "Company") announced the appointment of Ms. Barbara T. Alexander as a director effective as of such date. At such time, Ms. Alexander was not appointed to any committees of the Company's Board of Directors.

At the recommendation of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, on November 5, 2009, Ms. Alexander was appointed to serve as a member of the Enterprise Risk Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.

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