HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: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 reopen 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.
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.