The board of directors of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has declared a quarterly cash dividend on Aspen’s ordinary shares of $0.18 per ordinary share. The dividend is payable on August 27, 2013 to the holders of record as of the close of trading on August 9, 2013.Aspen’s board of directors also declared a dividend on its 7.401 percent perpetual non-cumulative preference shares of $0.462563 per 7.401 percent perpetual preference share. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2013 to the holders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2013.In addition, Aspen’s board of directors declared a dividend on the 7.250 percent perpetual non-cumulative preference shares of $0.4531 per 7.250 percent perpetual preference share. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2013 to the holders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2013.The board of directors also declared a dividend on the 5.95 percent perpetual non-cumulative preference shares of $0.3719 per 5.95 percent perpetual preference share. The dividend is payable on October 1, 2013 to the holders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2013.Aspen provides reinsurance and insurance coverage to clients in various domestic and global markets through wholly-owned subsidiaries and offices in Bermuda, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2012, Aspen reported $10.3 billion in total assets, $4.8 billion in gross reserves, $3.5 billion in total shareholders’ equity and $2.6 billion in gross written premiums. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of A (strong) by Standard & Poor’s, an A (excellent) by A.M. Best and an A2 (good) by Moody’s Investors Service.