NYSE, Y - Alleghany Corp
We were incorporated in 1984 under the laws of the State of Delaware. In
December 1986, we succeeded to the business of our parent company, Alleghany
Corporation, a Maryland corporation incorporated in 1929, upon its liquidation.
We are engaged, through AIHL and its subsidiaries RSUI, CATA, Darwin and EDC, in
the property and casualty and surety insurance business. We also own and manage
properties in the Sacramento, California region through our subsidiary Alleghany
Properties. In June 2006, we established AIHL Re as a captive reinsurance
subsidiary of AIHL, and AIHL Re is available to provide reinsurance to our
insurance operating units and affiliates.
We were engaged in the industrial minerals business through World Minerals, Inc.
and its subsidiaries, or ?World Minerals,? until July 14, 2005, when we sold
that business to Imerys USA, Inc. ...
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