Alterra Capital to Participate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Insurance Conference

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (“Alterra”) (NASDAQ: ALTE; BSX: ALTE.BH) announced today that W. Marston (Marty) Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at The Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Insurance Conference being held at The New York Palace Hotel located at 455 Madison Avenue, New York. Alterra's presentation is on Wednesday, February 15, 2011 at 1:45 pm Eastern Time, and can be accessed through the company's website: www.alterracap.com. There will be a live webcast of this discussion that may be accessed via the following link:

http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/baml/insurance2012/id12551340.cfm

Also in attendance will be Jed Rhoads, Executive Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer, Reinsurance of Alterra Bermuda and Susan Spivak Bernstein, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations.

Alterra Capital Holdings Limited is a global enterprise dedicated to providing diversified specialty insurance and reinsurance products to corporations, public entities and property and casualty insurers.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

The presentation may include forward-looking statements that reflect Alterra’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by such statements. For further information regarding cautionary statements and factors affecting Alterra’s future results, please refer to the most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and other documents filed by Alterra with the SEC. Alterra undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise