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    <periodOfReport>2013-05-09</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ACGL</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerCik>0001286007</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>GRANDISSON MARC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>WESSEX HOUSE, 5TH FLOOR, 45 REID STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HAMILTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>D0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>HM 12</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>BERMUDA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Reinsur. Group Chairman &amp; CEO</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2013-05-09</value>
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                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>17700</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>494524</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By spouse</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

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        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Appreciation Right</value>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>53.53</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2013-05-09</value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
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                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2023-05-09</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>17700</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents restricted shares that vest in three equal annual installments on May 9th in each of 2014, 2015 and 2016, subject to the applicable award agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The stock appreciation right will become exercisable in three equal annual installments, with the first installment becoming exercisable on May 9, 2014 and the next two installments on May 9, 2015 and May 9, 2016, subject to the applicable award agreement.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Louis T. Petrillo, Attorney in fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-05-13</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
