Allied World Reports Record Operating Results in Third Quarter 2009; 27.4% Increase in Total Book Value Year to Date; 11% Dividend Increase...(me in the third quarter of 2009 was $73....),Health

Date:11/5/2009

me in the third quarter of 2009 was $73.0 million, a decrease of 5.0% from the $76.9 million of net investment income in the third quarter of 2008. The decrease was primarily due to lower fixed income amortization on securities for which we had previously recognized other-than- temporary impairment ("OTTI") adjustments. The cumulative adjustment made in the second quarter 2009 effectively eliminated OTTI previously taken by increasing the book value of our fixed maturity investments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, net investment income was $227.4 million, an increase of 0.5% over the $226.2 million of net investment income in the first nine months of 2008.

The company recorded net realized investment gains of $46.9 million and $88.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively. As of September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, net accumulated unrealized gains were $185.0 million and $105.6 million, respectively. The change in net unrealized investment gains from December 31, 2008 to September 30, 2009 was due to unrealized gains in our fixed-maturity portfolio of $216.3 million primarily resulting from the narrowing of credit spreads across all fixed income classes partially offset by the cumulative effect adjustment of $136.8 million related to the company adopting accounting changes for investments in the second quarter of 2009.

Shareholders' Equity

As of September 30, 2009, our shareholders' equity was $3.1 billion, a 12.3% increase in the current quarter and a 27.4% increase compared to shareholders' equity of $2.4 billion as of December 31, 2008. The increase was primarily the result of net income earned and net unrealized gains on investments recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The company's annualized net income return on average shareholders' equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 was 28.7%
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