PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 19, 2010 - Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) announced today that its initial loss estimate for the recent catastrophe event in Chile ranges from $55 million to $75 million and its initial estimate for European Windstorm Xynthia is $2 million. Both estimates are pre-tax and net of reinsurance.

Unions Concerned About Passenger Safety Compromises WASHINGTON, March 19, 2010 - Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa and Transport Workers Union President James C. Little issued the following statement today regarding the March 17 meeting with Steve Turner, National Secretary of Civil Air Transport of Unite the Union (www.tgwu.org.uk), the British labor union representing the British Airways cabin crews:

BRUSSELS, March 19, 2010 - Emakina Group (Alternext Brussels: ALEMK) today communicates its consolidated results for the year 2009. Sales continued to grow by 1%.Group EBITDA improved significantly during the second semester 2009, reaching 10.6% of sales compared to 3.6% for the first semester of 2009 and 9.7% for the second semester of 2008.

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Johnson Controls Plans to Acquire a Business Division of Benecke-Kaliko BURSCHEID, Germany, March 19, 2010 - Johnson Controls, a leading global supplier of automotive interior systems and electronics, today announced plans to acquire Benoac Fertigteile GmbH in Peine, Germany. Benoac Fertigteile GmbH is a joint venture between Johnson Controls, Benecke-Kaliko AG and Inoac Corporation. Johnson Controls who previously had a 4.8% holding intends to acquire the 84.8% owned by Benecke-Kaliko AG, including approximately 60 employees located in Peine.