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SEC Company Response from PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS FINANCE INC (CIK 0001183236) — Oct 20, 2005

PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS FINANCE INC (CIK 0001183236)
Date: Oct. 20, 2005 · CIK: 0001183236 · Accession: 0000950123-05-012334

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File numbers found in text: 333-128967

Date
October 20, 2005
Author
Not clearly detected
Form
CORRESP
Company
PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS FINANCE INC (CIK 0001183236)

Letter

ACCELERATION REQUEST

PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.

The Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08

October 20, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Mail Stop 6010

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Gregory S. Belliston

Re:

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-4

Registration No. 333-128967

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. and Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. hereby respectfully request that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Monday, October 24, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

By: /s/ Michael E. Lombardozzi

Name: Michael E. Lombardozzi

Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer

Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.

By: /s/ Joseph F. Fisher

Name: Joseph F. Fisher

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

cc:

Jeffrey P. Riedler

Assistant Director

Linda E. Ransom

Jonathan L. Freedman

Dewey Ballantine LLP

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ACCELERATION REQUEST

PLATINUM UNDERWRITERS HOLDINGS, LTD.

The Belvedere Building

69 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke, Bermuda HM 08

October 20, 2005

Securities and Exchange Commission

Division of Corporation Finance

Mail Stop 6010

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Attention: Gregory S. Belliston

              Re:

    Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-4

Registration No. 333-128967

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.
and Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. hereby respectfully request that the effective date of the
above-captioned Registration Statement be accelerated to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time, on Monday,
October 24, 2005, or as soon thereafter as practicable.

    Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

    By:
    /s/ Michael E. Lombardozzi

    Name:
    Michael E. Lombardozzi

    Title:
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer

    Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc.

    By:
    /s/  Joseph F. Fisher

    Name:
    Joseph F. Fisher

    Title:
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

    cc:

    Jeffrey P. Riedler

    Assistant Director

    Linda E. Ransom

    Jonathan L. Freedman

    Dewey Ballantine LLP