Validus Holdings, Ltd.
29 Richmond Road
Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08
| August 1, 2011 |
VIA EDGAR AND EMAIL TRANSMISSION
Jeffrey Riedler, Esq.
Assistant Director
Office of Mergers and Acquisitions
Division of Corporation Finance
Mail Stop 3628
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-6010s
RE: | Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | |
| Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A | |
| Filed on July 20, 2011 | |
| SEC File No. 001-10545 |
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Dear Mr. Riedler:
In response to the request of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) contained in your letter dated July 28, 2011 regarding the Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed by Validus Holdings, Ltd. (the “Company”) on July 20, 2011, the Company hereby acknowledges that:
(1) the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing;
(2) Staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to Staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and
(3) the Company may not assert Staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.
| VALIDUS HOLDINGS, LTD. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino | |
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| Name: | Joseph E. (Jeff) Consolino |
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| Title: | President and Chief Financial Officer |
