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):  November 12, 2013

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)

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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.

On November 12, 2013, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Hans D. Rohlf had been elected to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective November 11, 2013.  Mr. Rohlf, 62, currently serves as Managing Director for the North American Property & Casualty business of Hannover Re, a position that he has held since 1995 and from which he plans on retiring at the end of November 2013. From 1977 to 1995, Mr. Rohlf held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility with Hannover Re, including serving as the head of the Retrocessional Department and head of the U.S. and Aviation businesses.  Mr. Rohlf will serve on the Board’s Enterprise Risk Oversight Committee.

Mr. Rohlf will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation practices for non-employee directors as more fully described in Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 12, 2013.  As part of that compensation, Mr Rohlf will be granted shares of the Company’s common stock with a value equal to $41,863, the pro-rated portion of the standard $80,000 annual equity retainer for non-employee directors.

The Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Rohlf, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

No.	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated November 12, 2013

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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:  November 12, 2013

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

HANS ROHLF ELECTED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

HOUSTON (November 12, 2013) . . .

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) today announced that Hans D. Rohlf, 62, has been elected as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors.

“We are very pleased to have an executive of Hans’ stature join our Board.  He is well-respected throughout the insurance industry for his extensive experience, breadth of knowledge, and ability to build and grow reinsurance and insurance businesses,” said Christopher J.B. Williams, HCC’s Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Rohlf will serve on the Enterprise Risk Oversight Committee, as well as the Board of Directors of HCC’s subsidiary company, HCC International Insurance Company PLC.  Since 1995, he has served as the Managing Director of Hannover Re’s North American Property & Casualty Business.  Previously, Mr. Rohlf held several positions with Hannover Re, including Senior Vice President and Head of the U.S. and Aviation Businesses, and Head of the Retrocessional Department.  He joined Hannover Re in 1977.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. is a leading specialty insurer with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland.  As of September 30, 2013, HCC had assets of $10.4 billion and shareholders’ equity of $3.6 billion.  HCC’s major domestic and international insurance companies have financial strength ratings of “AA (Very Strong)” from Standard & Poor’s Corporation, “A+ (Superior)” from A.M. Best Company, Inc., “AA (Very Strong)” from Fitch Ratings, and “A1 (Good Security)” from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

For more information about HCC, please visit http://www.hcc.com.

Contact:	Doug Busker, Director of Investor Relations
	HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
	Telephone: (713) 996-1192

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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