HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. Announces Formation of Texas Regional Surety Office

• Press Release
• Source: HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
• On 8:00 am EDT, Tuesday October 6, 2009

HOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HCC - News) announced today that Paul A. "Tony" Yasilli, Jr. has been appointed as a Vice President and Regional Director of American Contractors Indemnity Company and U.S. Specialty Insurance Company, members of the HCC Surety Group.

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Yasilli will lead a new office based in Addison, Texas focusing on contract, license and permit and court bond business in Texas and surrounding states. Yasilli and his team of underwriting and service professionals, including George M. Storm, bring more than 25 years of experience in the Texas surety marketplace. Yasilli holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. Storm holds a B.A. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.

"The opening of a Texas-based office under Tony's leadership will allow us to successfully enter the nation's second largest surety market and develop surety business in Texas as we have throughout the United States," said Adam S. Pessin, President and Chief Executive Officer of American Contractors Indemnity Company.

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.

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.
Jen Browne, Investor Relations Coordinator
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