-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, RWc0RFum3cjin90Scekpct3fRhb0fD6Gm22jALllgq60Lq4dS1n3AErZQSTJwegv PnEqV3H67l7OXMcrh2sPjA== 0001181431-10-003513.txt : 20100119 0001181431-10-003513.hdr.sgml : 20100118 20100119171543 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-10-003513 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100115 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100119 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100119 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HAMILTON THOMAS M CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001192430 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13790 FILM NUMBER: 10533984 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 CITY WEST BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 1400 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC/DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000888919 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 760336636 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13403 NORTHWEST FRWY CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77040-6094 BUSINESS PHONE: 7136907300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77040 4 1 rrd263218.xml FORM 4 X0303 4 2010-01-15 0 0000888919 HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS INC/DE/ HCC 0001192430 HAMILTON THOMAS M C/O HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC. 13403 NORTHWEST FREEWAY HOUSTON TX 77040 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 4000 D Deferred Stock Common Stock 5442.15 5442.15 D Deferred Stock 2010-01-15 4 A 0 26.61 27.61 A Common Stock 26.61 5468.76 D The reporting person has elected to defer payment of director stock compensation pursuant to the HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the "Plan"), which is payable in shares of common stock of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("HCC Common Stock"). This number represents his deferral of such stock. At the time of payout, the Deferred Stock deemed to be held in the bookkeeping account balance will be paid to the reporting person as shares of HCC Common Stock. The total number of shares of Deferred Stock deemed to be held in the bookkeeping account as of the date of this filing is reflected in Column 9 of Table II above. The Deferred Stock deemed to be held in the bookeeping account will be payable to the reporting person in shares of HCC Common Stock upon occurrence of certain payment events, including reporting person's termination of service as a director or a change in control of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. This number represents the number of fractional shares of Deferred Stock credited to the reporting person's bookkeeping account as a dividend deemed to be paid. Acquisition of Deferred Stock based upon dividend reinvestment feature. This represents the closing price of HCC's Common Stock on the dividend payment date. James L. Simmons as Attorney in Fact for Thomas M. Hamilton 2010-01-19 EX-24. 2 rrd235603_266089.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd235603_266089.html 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
THE STATE OF TEXAS        (
                              (                KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:
COUNTY OF HARRIS                (

        The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints William T. Whamond,
James L. Simmons and or Randy D. Rinicella the undersigneds true 
and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to:
(1)        execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the 
undersigneds capacity as an officer and/or director of HCC Insurance 
Holdings, Inc. (the Company), Forms 3, 4 and 5 and timely file such 
forms with
 the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any 
stock exchange or similar authority; and
(2)        do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the 
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute 
any such Forms 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such forms with the United 
States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or 
similar authority; and
(3)        take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with 
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of 
benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by the 
undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such 
attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of 
Attorney shall be in such attorney-in-facts discretion.
        The undersigned hereby grants to such a
ttorney-in-fact full power 
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever 
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of 
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and 
purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, 
with full power of substitution or resubstitution, hereby ratifying and 
confirming all that such substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be 
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers 
herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing 
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the 
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the 
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect 
until the undersigned is no longer re
quired to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 
with respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in 
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the 
undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorney-in-
fact.
        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of 
Attorney to be executed as of this 17th day of November, 2009.
                                                        /s/ Thomas M. Hamilton
                
                     
                                      
        

THE STATE OF TEXAS        (
                                (
COUNTY OF HARRIS                (
        BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally 
appeared THOMAS M. HAMILTON, known to me to be the person whose name 
is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he 
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
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p;     GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE on this 17TH day of November, 
2009.

                                                /s/ Stacey M. Bowman        
                
                                        Notary Public, State of Texas
                             
;           Notarys printed name: Stacey M. Bowman
                                        Commission Expires:  July 14, 2012
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