8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2011

ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-31909	Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

Maxwell Roberts Building
1 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11
Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (441) 295-8201

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1

Section 5 — Corporate Governance and Management

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

     Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (the “Company” or “Aspen”) today issued a press release announcing the decision on January 7, 2011 that Mr. David Kelso will not stand for re-election as a director of the Company at the next Annual General Meeting expected to be scheduled for April 28, 2011. As a result, Mr. Kelso will no longer serve as a director of the Company as at April 28, 2011.

Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

     On January 12, 2011, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited issued a press release announcing that Mr. David Kelso will not be standing for re-election at the next Annual General Meeting, which has been attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following exhibit is furnished under Item 7.01 as part of this report:

     99.1 Press Release of the Registrant, dated January 12, 2011.

     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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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED                           (Registrant)
Dated: January 12, 2011	By:	/s/ Richard Houghton
	Name:		Richard Houghton
	Title:		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited Announces Director Will Not Be
Standing for Re-Election

Hamilton, BERMUDA, January 12, 2011 — Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen” or “the Company”) (NYSE:AHL) today announced that Mr. David Kelso will not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors when his current term expires at the next Annual General Meeting on April 28, 2011.

Mr. Kelso has been a Director of the Company since May 26, 2005, and a member of the Audit Committee, the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and the Risk Committee.

Glyn Jones, Chairman of the Company said: “On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank David for his contributions to the Company over the last 5 years. During his tenure, both the Board and Executive Management have benefitted greatly from David’s robust and constructive challenge and contribution to Board debate.”

About Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited

Aspen provides reinsurance and insurance coverage to clients in various domestic and global markets through wholly-owned subsidiaries and offices in Bermuda, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2009, Aspen reported gross written premiums of $2,067.1 million, net income of $473.9 million and total assets of $8.3 billion. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A” (“Strong”) by Standard & Poor’s, an “A” (“Excellent”) by A.M. Best and an “A2” (“Good”) by Moody’s Investors Service. For more information about Aspen, please visit www.aspen.bm.

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Investor Contact:
Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited
Noah Fields, Head of Investor Relations	T: +1 441-297-9382
European Press Contact:
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Justin Griffiths/Sarah Gestetner	T: +44 (0) 20 7282 2920
North American Press Contact:
Abernathy MacGregor
Carina Davidson/Allyson Morris	T: +1 212-371-5999

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