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):      July 5, 2016

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (212) 752-1356

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:

Item 7.01      Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 5, 2016, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (“TransRe”), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Alleghany Corporation (“Alleghany”), issued a press release announcing that it has entered into an agreement with General Reinsurance Corporation (“Gen Re”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., for an initial five-year term, for TransRe to act as exclusive underwriting manager on behalf of Gen Re for U.S. and Canadian property and casualty treaty reinsurance business produced by brokers and intermediaries.

A copy of the press release containing the announcement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information hereunder shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this document may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements relating to the terms of the agreement with Gen Re (including certain projections and business trends, and statements which may be identified by the use of the words “plans,” “expects” or “does not expect,” “estimated,” “is expected,” “budget,” “scheduled,” “estimates,” “forecasts,” “intends,” “anticipates” or “does not anticipate,” or “believes,” or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may,” “could,” “would,” “might,” “will” or “will be taken,” “occur” or “be achieved”). Forward-looking statements do not relate solely to historical or current facts, but are rather based on management’s expectations as well as certain assumptions and estimates made by, and information available to, management at the time. These forward-looking statements are based upon Alleghany’s current expectations and are subject to a number of uncertainties and risks that could significantly affect current plans, anticipated actions and Alleghany’s future financial condition and results. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. Factors that could cause these forward-looking statements to differ, possibly materially, from that currently contemplated include the factors set forth in Alleghany’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based on information available at that time. Alleghany does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

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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.

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