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

HCC INSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-13790		76-0336636
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)		Number)		Identification No.)
13403 Northwest Freeway
Houston, Texas				77040-6094
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 690-7300

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HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. is filing this Form 8-K to retrospectively adjust portions of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed on March 2, 2009 (the 2008 Form 10-K), to reflect the adoption of two new accounting standards, as of January 1, 2009. This change relates to Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 470, Debt (originally issued as FSP APB 14-1), Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash Upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement) and ASC Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (originally issued as FSP EITF 03-6-1), Determining Whether Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities. Both standards required retrospective application to prior financial statements.

Except as described in the next two paragraphs, no other changes have been made to the 2008 Form 10-K. Effective July 1, 2009, the ASC issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board became the single authoritative source of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). Although ASC renames and renumbers all previous accounting literature, it does not change current U.S. GAAP. References to specific accounting literature in this Form 8-K are the same as originally disclosed in the 2008 Form 10-K and have not been changed to reflect new ASC references. All information in the 2008 Form 10-K is as of December 31, 2008 and does not reflect events occurring after the date of the 2008 Form 10-K, other than the retrospective adjustment of certain amounts and disclosures affected by the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 and EITF 03-6-1 subsequent to the date of the 2008 Form 10-K.

FSP EITF 03-6-1 clarifies whether instruments granted in share-based payments, such as restricted stock, are participating securities prior to vesting and, therefore, must be included in the earnings allocation in calculating earnings per share under the two-class method described in SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. Under FSP EITF 03-6-1, unvested share-based payments that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend-equivalents are treated as participating securities. Our adoption of FSP EITF 03-6-1 had no impact on our consolidated earnings per share in 2008 due to immateriality of our restricted stock awards that have such terms. There were no restricted stock awards outstanding prior to 2008.

FSP APB 14-1 clarifies that convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion are not totally debt and requires issuers to bifurcate and separately account for the liability and equity components. In our consolidated financial statements and schedules, filed as Exhibits 99.4 and 99.5 to this Form 8-K, we adopted FSP APB 14-1 for our 1.30% Convertible Notes and 2.00% Convertible Notes and retrospectively adjusted our consolidated financial statements for all periods presented. The effective interest rate on our 1.30% and 2.00% Convertible Notes increased to 4.80% and 3.86%, respectively, which resulted in the recognition of a $22.6 million and $8.3 million discount, respectively, with the offsetting after-tax impact recorded in additional paid-in capital. The following line items in our consolidated financial statements were affected by the adoption of FSP APB 14-1:

		Twelve months ended December 31, 2008
		As originally
		reported				As adjusted				Change
Interest expense		$	16,288			$	20,362			$	4,074
Earnings before income tax expense			436,312				432,238				(4,074	)
Income tax expense			131,544				130,118				(1,426	)
Net earnings			304,768				302,120				(2,648	)
Basic earnings per share		$	2.65			$	2.63			$	(0.02	)
Diluted earnings per share			2.64				2.61				(0.03	)
		Twelve months ended December 31, 2007
		As originally
		reported				As adjusted				Change
Interest expense		$	10,304			$	16,270			$	5,966
Earnings before income tax expense			585,870				579,904				(5,966	)
Income tax expense			190,441				188,351				(2,090	)
Net earnings			395,429				391,553				(3,876	)
Basic earnings per share		$	3.50			$	3.47			$	(0.03	)
Diluted earnings per share			3.38				3.35				(0.03	)
		Twelve months ended December 31, 2006
		As originally
		reported				As adjusted				Change
Interest expense		$	11,396			$	18,128			$	6,732
Earnings before income tax expense			509,834				503,102				(6,732	)
Income tax expense			167,549				165,191				(2,358	)
Net earnings			342,285				337,911				(4,374	)
Basic earnings per share		$	3.08			$	3.04			$	(0.04	)
Diluted earnings per share			2.93				2.89				(0.04	)
		December 31, 2008
		As originally
		reported				As adjusted				Change
Other assets (debt issuance costs and deferred tax asset)		$	153,964			$	153,581			$	(383	)
Notes payable			344,714				343,649				(1,065	)
Additional paid-in capital			861,867				881,534				19,667
Retained earnings			1,696,816				1,677,831				(18,985	)
Total shareholders’ equity			2,639,341				2,640,023				682
		December 31, 2007
		As originally
		reported				As adjusted				Change
Other assets (debt issuance costs)		$	170,314			$	170,189			$	(125	)
Notes payable			324,714				319,471				(5,243	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (deferred tax liability)			375,561				377,349				1,788
Additional paid-in capital			831,419				851,086				19,667
Retained earnings			1,445,995				1,429,658				(16,337	)
Total shareholders’ equity			2,440,365				2,443,695				3,330

The reduction in retained earnings and the increase in additional paid-in capital resulted from amortization of the implied discount as interest expense through the first contractual put date of the 2.00% Convertible Notes at September 1, 2007 and the 1.30% Convertible Notes at April 1, 2009. The 2.00% Convertible Notes were submitted for conversion during September and October 2007. The contractual interest expense was $1.6 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006. Interest expense resulting from amortization of the implied discount was $4.1 million, $6.0 million and $6.7 million in 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The adoption of FSP APB 14-1 did not impact our past or current consolidated cash flows.

The following sections of the 2008 Form 10-K are being adjusted retrospectively to reflect the adoption of the accounting pronouncements described above. These items are attached as Exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Part I — Item 1 — Business
Part II — Item 6 — Selected Financial Data
Part II — Item 7 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Part II — Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Part IV — Item 15(a) — Financial Statement Schedules

Part IV — Item 15(b) — Exhibit 12 — Statement of Ratios

This Form 8-K should be read in conjunction with HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.’s periodic filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the 2008 Form 10-K, as well as any Current Reports filed on Form 8-K subsequent to the date of the 2008 Form 10-K.

(d)

Exhibits

23.1		Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
99.1		Item 1, Form 10-K — Business
99.2		Item 6, Form 10-K — Selected Financial Data
99.3		Item 7, Form 10-K — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
99.4		Item 8, Form 10-K — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
99.5		Item 15(a), Form 10-K — Financial Statement Schedules
99.6		Item 15(b), Form 10-K — Exhibit 12 — Statement of Ratios

SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.