On December 16, 2016, Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Mr. Richard Thornton, previously the Group Chief Risk Officer, was appointed to the newly created position of Group Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. As Group Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Thornton will be responsible for leading the Company’s operational strategy across its business segments, platforms and corporate functions. Mr. Thornton will also continue his position as the Company’s Head of Strategy.

Mr. Thornton, age 44, was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer in September 2014 and has been Group Head of Strategy since March 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Thornton was at Oliver Wyman since 1999 where he became a partner in 2007 and led the development of its general insurance business in the United Kingdom and Europe. Previously, Mr. Thornton was an economist in the Bank of England’s monetary analysis division.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Thornton and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and there is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Thornton or any other person and the Company or any of its subsidiaries to which he was appointed Group Chief Operating Officer of the Company. There are no transactions that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K between Mr. Thornton or any of his immediate family members and the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

Section 7 – Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD

On December 16, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Thornton’s appointment as Group Chief Operating Officer of the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this report by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

>(d) The following exhibit is furnished as part of this report:

99.1 Press Release from Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited dated December 16, 2016

The information furnished under Item 7.01 “Regulation FD Disclosure” shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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.

About ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED (NYSE:AHL)

Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited (Aspen Holdings) is a holding company. The Company conducts insurance and reinsurance business through its subsidiaries: Aspen U.K. and AUL, Aspen Bermuda (Bermuda) and Aspen Specialty and AAIC (the United States). It operates in two segments: Aspen Insurance and Aspen Reinsurance (Aspen Re). Its insurance segment consists of property and casualty insurance; marine, aviation and energy insurance, and financial and professional lines insurance. Aspen Re consists of property catastrophe reinsurance, other property reinsurance, casualty reinsurance and specialty reinsurance. Its Aspen Re consists of property catastrophe reinsurance, other property reinsurance (risk excess, pro rata and facultative), casualty reinsurance (the United States treaty, international treaty and global facultative) and specialty reinsurance (credit and surety, agriculture, marine, aviation, terrorism, engineering).

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