UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event
reported)
November
6,
2007
HCC
INSURANCE
HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-13790
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76-0336636
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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13403
Northwest Freeway
Houston,
Texas
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77040-6094
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including
area code: (713) 690-7300
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the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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Item
2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
November
6, 2007, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced its results for the Third
Quarter of 2007. A press release setting forth the announcement is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
No.
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Earnings
Press Release dated November 6,
2007
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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.
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
6, 2007
By: s/
Frank J. Bramanti
Frank
J.
Bramanti,
Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT
INDEX
No.
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Earnings
Press Release dated November 6,
2007
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