Validus Holdings, Ltd. : Announces $404.4 Million of Third Party Capital Raised for Deployment in Collateralized Reinsurance and Insurance Linked Securities

Validus Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: VR) ("Validus" or the "Company") announced today that its investment advisory subsidiary, AlphaCat Managers, Ltd., has raised $404.4 million of third party capital for investment in collateralized reinsurance and Insurance Linked Securities ("ILS").

AlphaCat 2013, Ltd. ("AlphaCat 2013") is a special purpose vehicle formed to invest in collateralized property catastrophe reinsurance and retrocession on a worldwide basis. AlphaCat 2013 is capitalized at $230.0 million, with outside investors contributing $185.0 million or 80.4% of the funding and the balance being provided by Validus.

Validus also announced that $219.4 million of third party subscriptions were received in its ILS funds. The AlphaCat ILS funds invest in instruments with returns linked to property catastrophe reinsurance, retrocession and ILS contracts.

Ed Noonan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Validus commented: "AlphaCat 2013 and the third party investment in the AlphaCat ILS funds reflect the continued importance of Validus' franchise in the global property catastrophe reinsurance market. We are pleased with the significant level of investor support which reflects on the scale of Validus' operations, the skill of our underwriting team and the AlphaCat infrastructure we have developed to manage third party capital."

About Validus Holdings, Ltd. and AlphaCat

Validus Holdings, Ltd. is a provider of reinsurance and insurance, conducting its operations worldwide through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Validus Re") and Talbot Holdings Ltd. ("Talbot"). Validus Re is a Bermuda based reinsurer focused on short-tail lines of reinsurance. Talbot is the Bermuda parent of the specialty insurance group primarily operating within the Lloyd's insurance market through Syndicate 1183.

The Validus owned AlphaCat investment advisory group was formed in 2008 and manages property catastrophe-linked sidecars, ILS funds and the Bermuda Class 4 reinsurer, PaCRe, Ltd.

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The foregoing review of important factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including the risk factors included in Validus' most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by Validus will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Validus or its business or operations. Validus undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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