UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 15, 2012

 

HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-13790

 

76-0336636

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

13403 Northwest Freeway

Houston, Texas 77040

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(713) 690-7300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 7.01.             Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On March 19, 2012, John N. Molbeck, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (“HCC”) and Christopher J.B. Williams, President of HCC will address attendees at the New York Society of Security Analysts’ 16th Annual Insurance Industry Conference in New York, New York.  The slideshow presentation that will accompany the remarks made by Mr. Molbeck and Mr. Williams during the conference is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference solely for purposes of this Item 7.01 disclosure.  A live webcast of the presentation will be available on a listen-only basis in the Investor Relations section of HCC’s website at http://ir.hcc.com.  A replay of the webcast will also be archived in the Investor Relations section of the HCC website through June 22, 2012.

 

Item 9.01.             Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)           Exhibits

 

No.

 

Exhibit

 

 

 

99.1

 

Presentation, dated March 19, 2012, at the New York Society of Security Analysts’ 16th Annual Insurance Industry Conference in New York, New York

 

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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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

By:

           /s/ Alexander M Ludlow

 

Alexander M Ludlow

 

Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary

 

DATED:  March 15, 2012

 

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