Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd is a Germany-based holding company. It provides property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions to clients around the world. The Company operates in three segments: North American Insurance, Global Markets Insurance and Reinsurance. The North American Insurance segment consists of the Company's direct insurance operations in the United States, Bermuda and Canada. The Global Markets Insurance segment includes all of the Company's direct insurance operations outside of North America. The Company's reinsurance segment includes the reinsurance of property, general casualty, professional liability, specialty lines and property catastrophe coverage's written by other reinsurance companies. The Company leases space in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Labuan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States for the operation of its North American Insurance, Global Markets Insurance and Reinsurance segments.