Company: AHL
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001267395-25-000019
Chunk: 27

Company: ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: 20-F
Item: Item 3
Chunk 27
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 global brokers, which may result in enhanced market power for these larger brokers in placing (re)insurance. In the U. S. market, larger regional retailers are also being acquired by the larger global brokers. Consolidation of distributors may also increase the likelihood that distributors will try to renegotiate the terms of existing selling agreements to terms less favorable to us. As brokers merge with or acquire each other, any resulting failure or inability of brokers to market our products successfully, or the loss of a substantial portion of the business sourced by one or more of our key brokers, could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

We are exposed to risks in connection with our management of alternative reinsurance platforms on behalf of investors in any entities ACM manages or could manage in the future.

Those of our subsidiaries that are engaged in the management of alternative reinsurance platforms as part of our ACM division may owe certain legal duties and obligations to third-party investors (including reporting obligations) and are subject to a variety of often complex laws and regulations relating to the management of those structures. Although we continually monitor our policies and procedures to ensure compliance, faulty judgments, simple errors or mistakes, or the failure of our personnel to adhere to established policies and procedures could result in our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations which could result in significant liabilities, penalties or other losses and significantly harm our business and results of operations. Additionally, ACM also raises capital from third-party investors that may be invested in a vehicle that is a reinsurer of an Aspen entity but may be managed by a third-party administrator.

Our third-party investors may decide to redeem their interests, which could materially impact the financial condition of the entities supporting our underwriting. Certain of our third-party capital investors provide significant capital investment. The loss or alteration of this capital support could be detrimental to our financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, we can provide no assurance that we may be able to attract and raise additional third-party capital for our existing entities or for potential new entities and therefore we may forego existing and/or potential attractive fee income and other income-generating opportunities.

Furthermore, notwithstanding any capital holdback, we may decide to return to our investors all or a portion of their capital held as collateral prior to the maturity specified in the terms of the particular underlying transactional documents. A return of capital to our investors is final. As a result, if we release collateral early and capital is returned to our investors, we may not have sufficient collateral to pay the claims associated with such losses in the event losses are