HCC Ins. Holdings Acquires UK-Based DeMontfort Group of Companies

Houston-based international insurance holding company and specialty insurer, HCC Insurance Holdings Inc., announced it has completed its acquisition of the UK-based DeMontfort Group of companies.

DeMontfort is an insurance company located near Leicester, England, that provides surety and credit insurance to small and medium size companies throughout the UK and Ireland. Executive management, Jim Davidson, Martyn Ward and Nick Walklett, head up a team of professionals at DeMontfort, which has been in business for more than 22 years and is expected to underwrite approximately BPS25 million in premium in 2005.

For more information, visit DeMontfort’s Web site at www.demontfort.com.