SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Notifies Investors of Claims of Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited in Connection With the Sale of the Company to Markel Corp.

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Feb 13, 2013) - Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited ("Alterra" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ALTE) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to Markel Corp. ("Markel"). A complaint was filed in New York Federal court.

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Under the terms of the transaction, Alterra shareholders will receive 0.043 Markel share and $10.00 for each share of Alterra stock they own. The transaction has total approximate value of $3.13 billion. The claims concern whether the Alterra Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Markel is underpaying for Alterra shares, thus unlawfully harming Alterra stockholders.

If you own common stock in Alterra and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or http://zlk.9nl.com/alterra-capital-holdings-limited-alte/.

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