8-K

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): July 23, 2010

XL GROUP

Public Limited Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland	1-10804		98-0665416
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
No. 1 Hatch Street Upper, 4th Floor, Dublin, Ireland		2
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +353 (1) 405-2033

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b)On July 27, 2010, the Company announced that G. Thompson Hutton has decided to retire from the Board of Directors, effective as of July 23, 2010. A press release announcing Mr. Hutton’s retirement is filed as exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)           Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release (“G. Thompson Hutton to Retire from XL Group plc Board of Directors”) dated July 27, 2010.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date: July 27, 2010

XL Group plc

By:   /s/Kirstin R. Gould                        

Name:	Kirstin R. Gould
Title:	General Counsel and Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

XL Group plc XL House One Bermudiana Road Hamilton HM 08 Bermuda
Phone	(441) 292-8515
Fax	(441) 292-5280

Press Release

Contact:	David Radulski	Carol Parker Trott
	Investor Relations	Media Relations
	(441) 294-7460	(441) 294-7290

G. THOMPSON HUTTON TO RETIRE FROM XL GROUP PLC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Hamilton, Bermuda – July 27, 2010 – XL Group plc, (the “Company”) (NYSE: XL) announced today that Mr. G. Thompson Hutton has decided to leave the Board of Directors to start a new business focused on risk and insurance in renewable energy.

XL’s Chairman of the Board, Mr. Robert R. Glauber, commented: “Tom’s decision that his future business activities require that he retire from the XL Board will be a great loss to the Board. As Chair of the Special Committee on Enterprise Risk Management, he has led the Board’s successful effort to create a more robust ERM framework for XL. The ERM Committee was charged by the Board with recommending, no later than October 2010, whether it should become a permanent Committee or move its responsibilities into other Committees. On the Committee’s recommendation, the Board has determined to consolidate the oversight of the Company’s risk management responsibilities into the Finance Committee and rename such Committee the “Risk and Finance Committee”.

“We thank Tom for helping to enhance the risk management framework of XL, which has received public praise, and for his many other contributions. We wish him all the best in his new endeavors.”

XL Group plc, through its subsidiaries, is a global insurance and reinsurance company providing property, casualty, and specialty products to industrial, commercial, and professional firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis. Its principal executive offices are located at No. 1 Hatch Street Upper, 4^th Floor, Dublin 2, Ireland. More information about XL Group plc is available at www.xlgroup.com.