HCC Global Hires New Team Member to Lead Financial Institutions Business

LONDON, October 19, 2010 - HCC Global Financial Products (HCC Global) today announced the
appointment of Ms. Renette Pretorius to their London Office and who will be
responsible for Financial Institutions business.

Ms. Pretorius joins the company with over 12 years of
specialist financial lines insurance experience, having held senior positions
in this field previously at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG, AIG UK
Limited and AIG South Africa Limited.

Ms. Pretorius will assume her role at HCC Global on 2nd
November, 2010, reporting directly to Mr. Paul Rayner, Underwriting Director
- UK. Mr. Rayner said, "We are very pleased to welcome Renette amongst us.
She joins at a crucial time of vision, direction and growth for our office.
We have a structured approach to business and a team dynamic that suits her
experience, expertise and market knowledge."

HCC Global Managing Director for International Operations,
Thibaud Hervy reiterated this sentiment by saying, "Introducing Ms.
Pretorius' experience and specialist focus to our existing talent base and UK
operations, reflects well our wider corporate culture and strategy: We build
expert teams of underwriters who share our long-term vision and reinforce our
business relationships. This ultimately and most importantly benefits
clients."

HCC Global Financial Products (HCC Global) is a tied insurance agency,
headquartered in Barcelona (Spain), with offices in London (UK), and in
Farmington, Houston, Jersey City and Miami (USA). HCC Global specialises in a
select portfolio of Financial Lines Insurance products and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

Please visit our website: www.hcc-global.com

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 $8.8 billion, shareholders' equity of $3 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.

Please visit our website at www.hcc.com

    CONTACT: HCC Global Financial Products

    Eleana Sanford,
    Marketing Manager
    +34-93-530-7351
    esanford@hcc-global.com

HCC Global Financial Products, Eleana Sanford, Marketing Manager, +34-93-530-7351, esanford at hcc-global.com