HCC Schedules Fourth Quarter 2006 Earnings Release and Conference Call


HOUSTON, Feb. 9, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) announced today that the Company plans to release fourth quarter and full year 2006 results after the close of the NYSE on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The Company will hold an open conference call the following morning at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss the results.

To participate, the conference call number is:



 Domestic:       (800) 374-0290
 International:  (706) 634-1303

There will also be a listen-only webcast of the conference call at the Company's website, www.hcc.com. The replay of the listen-only webcast will be available on the website until March 2, 2007.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC is a leading international specialty insurance group with offices across the United States and in Bermuda, Spain and the United Kingdom. HCC has assets exceeding $7.5 billion, shareholders' equity of $2.0 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.hcc.com.

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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 the Securities and Exchange Commission.



            

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