Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On October 30, 2012, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2012. A copy of the press release announcing the Company's results is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this "Current Report") as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

No. Exhibit
99.1 Press Release dated October 30, 2012

In connection with the disclosure set forth in Item 2.02, 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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