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EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS INC | a6643478ex99-1.htm |
United States
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 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): March 10, 2011
Transatlantic
Holdings, Inc.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware |
1-10545 |
13-3355897 |
(State or Other |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer |
80 Pine Street, New York, New York |
10005 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 365-2200
None |
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Section 7 – | Regulation FD |
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On March 10, 2011, Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. issued a press release announcing an update to its preliminary estimate of the pre-tax net catastrophe costs, net of the impact of reinstatement premiums and reinsurance, of catastrophe events occurring in the first quarter of 2011. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
Section 9 – | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated March 10, 2011. |
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.
TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS, INC. |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: |
March 10, 2011 |
By: |
/s/ STEVEN S. SKALICKY |
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Name: |
Steven S. Skalicky |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief |
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Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. dated March 10, 2011 |