HCC DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND


HOUSTON (May 25, 2007) . . .
HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE symbol: HCC)
today announced its 44th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

The Board of Directors had declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company's shares of $1.00 par value common stock. This dividend is payable to shareholders of record on July 2, 2007 and will be paid on or about July 16, 2007. Frank J. Bramanti, Chief Executive Officer, stated that it is the Company’s intention to continue to pay at least a $0.10 per share dividend in each subsequent quarter.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC is a leading international specialty insurance group with offices across the United States and in Bermuda, Spain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. HCC has assets exceeding $7.6 billion, shareholders’ equity of over $2.1 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.hcc.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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