HCC Insurance Holdings Executives to Present At Citi's 5th Annual Small & Mid-Cap Conference


HOUSTON, Feb. 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) announced today that HCC President and Chief Operating Officer John N. Molbeck, Jr. and HCC Chief Financial Officer Edward H. Ellis, Jr. will be presenting at the Citi Investment Research 5th Annual Small & Mid-Cap Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, March 19, 2008, beginning at 1:45 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

The presentation by Mr. Molbeck and Mr. Ellis will be webcast live and will be available on a listen-only basis accessible through the HCC website at www.hcc.com. A replay of the webcast will be available on the website until Friday, April 18, 2008.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (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 of nearly $8.1 billion, shareholders' equity in excess of $2.4 billion and is rated AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor's, AA (Very Strong) by Fitch Ratings and A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company.

For more information, visit our website at www.hcc.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.



            

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