ALLEGHANY CORPORATION (NYSE:Y) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

Item2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February22, 2017, Alleghany Corporation (Alleghany) issued a
press release on the subject of its financial results for the
three months and year ended December31, 2016. A copy of such
release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The information
hereunder shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of
Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange
Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor
shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

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About ALLEGHANY CORPORATION (NYSE:Y)

Alleghany Corporation is an insurance holding company. The Company owns and manages operating subsidiaries and investments, which are involved in the property and casualty reinsurance and insurance. The Company operates through two segments: reinsurance and insurance. The Company’s reinsurance segment consists of property and casualty reinsurance operations conducted by the Company’s subsidiary, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (TransRe), and its reinsurance operating subsidiaries. The Company’s insurance segment consists of property and casualty insurance operations conducted by Alleghany Insurance Holdings LLC (AIHL) through its insurance operating subsidiaries, RSUI Group, Inc. (RSUI), CapSpecialty, Inc. (CapSpecialty) and Pacific Compensation Corporation (PacificComp). The Company owns and manages properties in the Sacramento, California region through its subsidiary, Alleghany Properties Holdings LLC (Alleghany Properties).

ALLEGHANY CORPORATION (NYSE:Y) Recent Trading Information

ALLEGHANY CORPORATION (NYSE:Y) closed its last trading session up +3.35 at 643.70 with 56,983 shares trading hands.