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): August 7, 2018

ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

141 Front Street

Hamilton HM 19

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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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

On August 7, 2018, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Thomas Lillelund, previously the Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Re, has left the Company effective August 7, 2018. The press release is furnished and attached hereto in Exhibit 99.1.

Section 7 — Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 7, 2018, Aspen issued a press release announcing that Thomas Lillelund, previously the Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Re, has left the Company effective August 7, 2018. The press release is furnished and attached hereto in Exhibit 99.1.

Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Unless otherwise specified above, the following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

99.1 Press Release of the Registrant dated August 7, 2018.

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: August 8, 2018	By:	/s/ Scott Kirk
	Name:	Scott Kirk
	Title:	Group Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

PRESS
RELEASE

ASPEN APPOINTS EMIL ISSAVI TO LEAD ITS REINSURANCE BUSINESS

Hamilton, Bermuda – August 7, 2018 – Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (“Aspen” or the “Company”) (NYSE:AHL) announced today that Emil Issavi, President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Aspen Re, has been appointed to lead its reinsurance business with immediate effect.

Mr. Issavi succeeds Thomas Lillelund who is leaving Aspen to take a senior leadership position with a global P&C insurance company. Mr. Lillelund is expected to remain with Aspen for a period of time to ensure a smooth transition.

Chris O’Kane, Aspen’s Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are delighted to name Emil as our new leader for Aspen Re. His appointment recognizes the deep knowledge and insights that he brings to the role with over 20 years in the reinsurance business, including 12 years at Aspen. As a highly-respected leader, Emil’s appointment will provide continuity and is testament to the significant strength-in-depth that we have across our leadership team at Aspen.

“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Thomas Lillelund for his significant contribution to Aspen Re over the last 10 years, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Re and before that as Managing Director of our Asia Pacific business. We wish him every success in the future.”

Emil Issavi commented: “I am honored to have been appointed to lead Aspen Re. The business is a highly respected player in our chosen markets, we have an outstanding team of people and we are well positioned to sustain the long-standing success of the business moving forward.”

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Notes to Editors:

About Emil Issavi

Emil has served as Chief Underwriting Officer of Aspen Re, Aspen's reinsurance business, since August 2012 and as President of Aspen Re since September 2014. Emil joined Aspen in 2006 as the head of casualty treaty at Aspen Re America before becoming the head of casualty reinsurance in 2008. He was previously at Swiss Re America where he was the senior treaty account executive responsible for various

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global and national property casualty clients. Emil began his career at Gen Re as a casualty facultative underwriter.

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 Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2017, Aspen reported $12.9 billion in total assets, $6.7 billion in gross reserves, $2.9 billion in total shareholders’ equity and $3.4 billion in gross written premiums. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of “A” by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, an “A” (“Excellent”) by A.M. Best Company Inc. and an “A2” by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

For more information about Aspen, please visit www.aspen.co.

For further information:

Investors

Mark Jones, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Aspen

mark.p.jones@aspen.co

+1 (646) 289 4945

Media

Steve Colton, Head of Group Communications, Aspen

Steve.colton@aspen.co

+44 20 7184 8337

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