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

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 24, 2013

Tower Group International, Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda	001-35834	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Bermuda Commercial Bank Building

19 Par-La-Ville Road

Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive office)

(441) 279-6610

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.133-4(c))

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 24, 2013, William W. Fox, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tower Group International, Ltd., notified the Chairman of the Board of his resignation from the Board effective as of December 31, 2013.

- 2 -

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Tower Group International, Ltd.
	Registrant
Date: December 31, 2013	/s/ Elliot S. Orol
	ELLIOT S. OROL
	Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

- 3 -