FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   VITALE MARIO 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/01/2013 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD [AHL] (Last) (First) (Middle) ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED, 141 FRONT STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO Aspen Insurance 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) HAMILTON, D0 HM19 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Ordinary Shares (1) 242 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Share Units (2011 Grant)	  (2)	  (2)	Ordinary Shares	56,595 (2)	$ 0 (3)	D	Â
Restricted Share Units (2012 Grant)	  (4)	  (4)	Ordinary Shares	12,747 (4)	$ 0 (3)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
VITALE MARIO ASPEN INSURANCE HOLDINGS LIMITED 141 FRONT STREET HAMILTON, D0 HM19	Â	Â	  CEO Aspen Insurance	Â

Signatures

/s/ Patricia Roufca as Attorney-in-fact for Mario Vitale		12/18/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As of June 29, 2012, the Issuer ceased to qualify as a foreign private issuer under Rule 3b-4(c) of the Securities Exchange Act.
(2)	Represents Restricted Share Units remaining available for future vesting. Original grant was 84,893 Restricted Share Units granted on March 21, 2011, of which 1/3 had previously vested. Restricted Share Units vest 1/3 annually on the anniversary of the the grant date over a three-year period. Upon vesting of the 2012 Restricted Share Units, the Reporting Person shall be entitled to received a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Restricted Share Units then vesting.
(3)	Each Restricted Share Unit represents the right to receive one share of the Issuer's Ordinary Shares.
(4)	Represents 2012 Restricted Share Units granted on February 8, 2012. One-third of the 2012 Restricted Share Units vests annually on the anniversary of the grant date over a three-year period, in each case subject to the Reporting Person's continued service. Upon vesting of the 2012 Restricted Share Units, the Reporting Person shall be entitled to received a number of Ordinary Shares equal to the number of Restricted Share Units then vesting.

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