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): May 1, 2014

HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

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

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Item 1.01.                                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On April 30, 2014, HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Loan Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, Barclays Bank PLC and Bank of America, N.A., as Co-Syndication Agents, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the other lenders party thereto.  The Amendment, among other things, (i) extends the maturity of the Credit Agreement to April 30, 2019, (ii) increases the size of the revolving facility under the Credit Agreement to $825 million, (iii) creates a letter or credit facility under the Credit Agreement with a sublimit of $400 million, and (iv) increases the size of the optional increase in the Credit Agreement to $175 million. The description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to such document.  A copy of the Amendment is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference thereto.

Item 2.03.                                        Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

The information included in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                                 Exhibits

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SIGNATURE

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.

DATED:  May 1, 2014

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