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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - ALLEGHANY CORP /DE | y90734e10vq.htm |
EX-32.2 - EX-32.2 - ALLEGHANY CORP /DE | y90734exv32w2.htm |
EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - ALLEGHANY CORP /DE | y90734exv31w2.htm |
EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - ALLEGHANY CORP /DE | y90734exv31w1.htm |
EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - ALLEGHANY CORP /DE | Financial_Report.xls |
Exhibit 32.1
ALLEGHANY CORPORATION
CERTIFICATION
In
connection with the periodic report of Alleghany Corporation (the Company) on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Report), I, Weston M. Hicks, President and chief executive officer of the Company, hereby certify
as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United
States Code, that:
(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, and
(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods
indicated.
This
Certification, which accompanies the Report, has not been, and shall
not be deemed, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Date: May 5, 2011 | By: | /s/ Weston M. Hicks | ||
Weston M. Hicks | ||||
President and chief executive officer | ||||