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Validus Holdings, Ltd. to Present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference


Published on 2010-08-31 13:20:48 - Market Wire
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PEMBROKE, Bermuda--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR) (aValidusa or the aCompanya) announced todayJoseph E. (Jeff) Consolino, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference in New York on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 2:35 p.m. (Eastern).

A live webcast of the presentation will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Companya™s website located at [ www.validusholdings.com ]. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available on the Companya™s website shortly after the event.

WHAT:

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance Conference

WHEN:

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 at 2:35 p.m. (Eastern).

LIVE WEBCAST:

Available on the Companya™s website at [ www.validusholdings.com ].

About Validus Holdings, Ltd.

Validus Holdings, Ltd. is a provider of reinsurance and insurance, conducting its operations worldwide through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. (aValidus Rea) and Talbot Holdings Ltd. (aTalbota). Validus Re is a Bermuda based reinsurer focused on short-tail lines of reinsurance. Talbot is the Bermuda parent of the specialty insurance group primarily operating within the Lloyda™s insurance market through Syndicate 1183.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release may include forward-looking statements, both with respect to us and our industry, that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Statements that include the words aexpect,a aintend,a aplan,a abelieve,a aproject,a aanticipate,a awill,a amaya and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements address matters that involve risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements and, therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. We believe that these factors include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events; 2) rating agency actions; 3) adequacy of Validusa™ risk management and loss limitation methods; 4) cyclicality of demand and pricing in the insurance and reinsurance markets; 5) Validusa™ limited operating history; 6) Validusa™ ability to implement its business strategy during asofta as well as aharda markets; 7) adequacy of Validusa™ loss reserves; 8) continued availability of capital and financing; 9) retention of key personnel; 10) competition; 11) potential loss of business from one or more major insurance or reinsurance brokers; 12) Validusa™ ability to implement, successfully and on a timely basis, complex infrastructure, distribution capabilities, systems, procedures and internal controls, and to develop accurate actuarial data to support the business and regulatory and reporting requirements; 13) general economic and market conditions (including inflation, volatility in the credit and capital markets, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates); 14) the integration of businesses Validus may acquire or new business ventures Validus may start; 15) the effect on Validusa™ investment portfolios of changing financial market conditions including inflation, interest rates, liquidity and other factors; 16) acts of terrorism or outbreak of war; and 17) availability of reinsurance and retrocessional coverage, as well as managementa™s response to any of the aforementioned factors.

The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the Risk Factors included in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made in this news release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by us will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, us or our business or operations. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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