HCC Insurance Holdings To Present At Raymond James Investors Conference

HOUSTON, March 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) today announced that HCC President and Chief Executive Officer John N. Molbeck, Jr. and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer W. Tobin Whamond will be presenting at Raymond James' 32nd Annual Institutional Investors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Monday, March 7, 2011, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

There will be a live webcast of HCC's presentation by Mr. Molbeck and Mr. Whamond available on a listen-only basis in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://ir.hcc.com . The webcast replay will also be archived in the Investor Relations section of the HCC website through Friday, June 10, 2011.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a leading international specialty insurance group with offices across the United States and in the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland. As of December 31, 2010, HCC had assets of $9.1 billion and shareholders' equity of $3.3 billion. HCC's major domestic and international insurance companies have financial strength ratings of "AA (Very Strong)" from Standard & Poor's Corporation, "A+ (Superior)" from A.M. Best Company Inc., "AA (Very Strong)" from Fitch Ratings, and "A1 (Good Security)" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.

For more information about HCC, please visit http://www.hcc.com .

Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made under "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The types of risks and uncertainties which may affect the Company are set forth in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

CONTACT:  Doug Busker, Director of Investor Relations
          HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
          [phone]

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