HCC TAKES PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES
AT HOME OFFICE FOR HURRICANE RITA
HOUSTON (September 21, 2005) . . .
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE symbol: HCC) announced today that
the Company has activated its emergency weather policy to protect its
employees and fixed assets due to the incoming storm. The HCC home office in
Houston, Texas will be closed on September 22nd and 23rd and the Company
anticipates the office will re-open on Monday, September 26.
All e-mail and Internet functions have been moved to the back-up location at
the Company’s subsidiary office in Kennesaw, Georgia. Any emergency
inquiries should be directed to (877) 866-0722.
HCC is an international insurance holding company and a leading specialty
insurance group since 1974, based in Houston, Texas with offices across the
USA and in Bermuda, England and Spain. HCC has assets exceeding $6.0 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.
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Contact:
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L. Byron Way, Vice
President
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Telephone: (713) 690-7300
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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
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