Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Following the publication of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited's (the
"Company" or "Aspen") earnings release and financial supplement on October 29,
2008, the impairment charge for the quarter and nine months ended September 30,
2008 increased from the reported $44.5 million to $55.8 million due to the sale
of certain bonds in financial institutions after the quarter-end. Where we
assess unrealized losses on securities to be temporary at the balance sheet
date, we incur no impairment charge, as we maintain the ability and intent to
hold these securities until their market values recover to amortized cost.
Subsequent to September 30, 2008, we sold a portion of our holdings in the
bonds of certain financial institutions, receiving $87.5 million in proceeds
from the sales. As at September 30, 2008 we recognized impairment charges on
these holdings of $11.3 million, based on their value at that date. As the fair
value of these bonds appreciated between September 30, 2008, and the dates of
their disposal, we will recognize a realized gain of $6.7 million, pre-tax, in
the fourth quarter of 2008, in relation to such holdings and in accordance with
the current accounting standards. This reflects the reversal of a portion of the
$11.3 million impairment charge accounted for at September 30, 2008.
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is an updated earnings release supplement for the
period ended September 30, 2008, reflecting the above-mentioned adjustments.
In addition, the information about the Company described in the slides
attached to this report as Exhibit 99.2 will be presented by the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company to various investors starting
November 11, 2008 and throughout the months of November and December. The
Company furnishes the attached presentation which includes general information
about the Company, its diversification and its impact on performance, current
performance and outlook, 2008 third quarter and nine months results, current
market rates and conditions and 2008 Guidance as at the Company's earnings call
on October 30, 2008. The attached slides also update the earnings slide
presentation filed with the SEC on October 31, 2008 to reflect the
above-mentioned adjustments.
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in Exhibit 99.1 include forward-looking statements which
reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial
performance. Such statements may include forward-looking statements both with
respect to us in general and the insurance and reinsurance sectors specifically,
both as to underwriting and investment matters. Statements that include the
words "expect," "intend," "plan," "believe," "project," "anticipate," "seek,"
"will," "estimate," "aim," "may," "guidance," "continue," and similar statements
of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements in
Exhibit 99.2 for purposes of the U.S. federal securities laws or otherwise. We
intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions for forward-looking statements in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.
All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and
uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or may be important factors that could
cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking
statements. See slide 2 of the attached presentation on Exhibit 99.2 for such
factors as well as our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and
we undertake no obligation publicly to update or revise any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or
otherwise.
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Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following exhibits are furnished under Item 7.01 as part of this report:
99.1 Updated Earnings Release Supplement for the quarter and nine months ended
September 30, 2008.
99.2 Slides from presentation by management - November 2008.
The information furnished under Item 7.01 "Regulation FD Disclosure" shall
not be deemed "filed" for purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or incorporated by reference in any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except
as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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