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
November
1, 2007
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
HCC
INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 001-13790 76-0336636
(State
or
other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File
Number) (IRS Employer Identification
No.)
13403
Northwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77040-6094
(Address
of
principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(713) 690-7300
Not
Applicable
(Former
name
or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
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Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Directors.
On
November
2, 2007, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the resignation
of James R. Crane from the Company’s Board of Directors to pursue other business
interests effective as of November 1, 2007.
Item
7.01 Regulation FD
Disclosure
A
copy of the
press release issued by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
is
also available at the Company’s website at www.hcc.com.
The
information contained herein 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 that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements
and Exhibits.
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No.
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Exhibit
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99.1
|
Press
Release dated November 2, 2007
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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.
HCC
INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
Date: November
2,
2006 By: /s/
Frank J. Bramanti
Name: Frank
J.
Bramanti
Title: Chief
Executive Officer