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 26, 2015 (May 19, 2015)

HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

13403 Northwest Freeway

Houston, Texas 77040

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(713) 690-7300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

On May 19, 2015, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) established revised targets and maximums for 2015 annual incentive awards under the Company’s 2008 Flexible Incentive Plan, as follows:

Target annual incentive awards are generally expressed as a percentage of a named executive officer’s base salary. The actual annual incentive award received by a named executive officer may vary based (i) 70% upon the Company’s achievement of certain levels of operating return on equity, growth in book value per share (excluding accumulated other comprehensive income) and GAAP combined ratio, and (ii) 30% upon the named executive officer’s achievement of pre-established individual goals. No annual incentive awards will be granted in a given year if the Company’s pretax income for such year is less than 50% of the Company’s pretax income for the preceding year and in no case will a named executive officer receive an actual annual incentive award payment in excess of the designated percentage of the Company’s pretax income.

Item 5.07.                                        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 20, 2015, the Company held its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  During the Annual Meeting, stockholders were asked to consider and vote upon three proposals: (1) the election of twelve nominees to serve as members of the Company’s Board for a one-year term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2016 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, (2) an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive offices, and (3) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015.

On the record date of April 1, 2015, there were 95,847,346 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting.  For each proposal, the results of the stockholder voting were as follows:

1.              Election of eleven nominees to serve as members of the Board for a one-year term:

2.              Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

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3.              Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2015:

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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 26, 2015

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