POWER OF ATTORNEY

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA  (
		       (	  KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:
COUNTY OF COSTA RICA       (


	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Douglas R. Busker, Brad T.
Irick, Alexander M. Ludlow and/or Randy D. Rinicella the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to:

 (1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the "Company"),
Forms 3, 4 and 5 and timely file such forms with the United States Securities
and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3, 4 or 5
and timely file such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or resubstitution,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 12th day of February, 2015.


							/s/ LYDIA I. BEEBE
							LYDIA I. BEEBE



THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA	(
			(
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA	(

	BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared LYDIA I.
BEEBE, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged to me that she executed the same for the purposes
and consideration therein expressed.

	GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE on this 12th day of February, 2015.


						/s/ AMIE BOGAARD
						Notary Public, State of California
						Notary's printed name: Amie Bogaard							Commission Expires: 4/4/2016
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