Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 27, 2012, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors had authorized a new share repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may repurchase up to $300 million of its outstanding common stock, par value $1.00 per share. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

No. Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated August 27, 2012

In connection with the disclosure set forth in Item 7.01, the information in this Current Report, including the exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Current Report, including the exhibits, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing. This Current Report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Current Report that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.

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