HCC TAKES PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
AT HOME OFFICE FOR HURRICANE IKE
HOUSTON (September 11, 2008) . . .
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) announced today that the
Company has activated its emergency weather plan to protect its employees
and fixed assets due to the incoming storm. The HCC home office in Houston,
Texas will close at 2:00 p.m. today and be closed on Friday, September 12,
2008. The Company anticipates the office will re-open at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, September
15, 2008.
All email and Internet functions are being moved to back-up locations.
Emergency inquiries should be directed to (877) 866-0722.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC) is a
leading international specialty insurance group with offices across the
United States and in Belgium, Bermuda, Ireland, Spain and the United
Kingdom. HCC has assets of $8.3 billion, shareholders’ equity of $2.6
billion and is rated AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s and AA (Very
Strong) by Fitch Ratings. In addition, HCC’s domestic property and casualty
insurance companies are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company.
For more information, visit our website at
www.hcc.com.
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Contact:
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Barney White, HCC Vice President of
Investor Relations
Telephone: (713) 744-3719
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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. |
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