HCC Insurance Holdings to Present At KBW Insurance Conference

HOUSTON, Aug. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
(NYSE:HCC) announced today that HCC President and Chief Executive Officer John
N. Molbeck, Jr. will be presenting at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insurance
Conference in New York City on Thursday, September 10th, beginning at 2:50 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time.

There will be a live webcast of the presentation by Mr. Molbeck available on a
listen-only basis on the Company's website at http://www.hcc.com. The webcast
replay will be archived in the Investor Relations section of the HCC website
through Friday, December 11, 2009.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (HCC) is a leading
international specialty insurance group with offices across the United States
and in Bermuda, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. HCC has assets of $8.9
billion, shareholders' equity of $2.8 billion and is rated AA (Very Strong) by
Standard & Poor's and AA (Very Strong) by Fitch Ratings. In addition, HCC's
major domestic insurance companies are rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best Company.

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

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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CONTACT: HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Jen Browne, Investor Relations Coordinator
(713) 996-1144