HCC DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

HOUSTON (March 29, 2004) . . .
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE symbol: HCC)
today announced its 31st consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

Stephen L. Way, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated that the Board of Directors had declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.0750 per share on the Company's shares of $1.00 par value common stock. This dividend is payable to shareholders of record on April 1, 2004 and will be paid on or about April 14, 2004. Mr. Way stated that it is the Company’s intention to continue to pay at least a $0.0750 per share dividend in each subsequent quarter.

HCC is an international holding company and a leading specialty insurance group since 1974, headquartered in Houston, Texas, with offices in Bermuda, Spain and the UK. HCC has assets of $4.9 billion, shareholders’ equity of more than $1.0 billion and is rated AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s and A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company.

For more information, visit our website at www.hcch.com.

Contact:

L. Byron Way, Vice President
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Telephone: (713) 690-7300

 

 
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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