Legal Notice

While HCC Surety Group ("HCC Surety Group" or the "Company") provides the information on this Web site to anyone, we retain copyright on all text and graphic images. As such, one copy of the contents of this Web site may be viewed, copied and downloaded for your own personal non-commercial use, provided that this Legal Disclaimer and Notice of Copyright appear in all copies. The contents of this Web site may not be modified or used in any manner other than as expressly permitted by the immediately preceding sentence, including without limitation, utilization by reference or the establishment of a link, without the prior written consent of HCC Surety Group. HCC Surety Group reserves the right at any and all times and in its sole discretion to change the content of this Web site and the products and services referenced hereon. HCC Surety Group reserves all other rights. HCC Insurance Holdings and the HCC logo and HCC Surety Group and HCC Surety Group logo are service marks of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. ("HCC") and HCC Surety Group, respectively, and the names, logos and products of the other HCC group companies referenced hereon are either service marks or registered service marks of such companies. Other product and company names referenced herein may be the service marks of their respective owners.

Disclaimer of Liability

HCC Surety Group maintains this Web site as a service to the Internet community. The information contained on this Web site is subject to change without notice and HCC Surety Group assumes no commitment to update the information contained herein. You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon such information shall be at your sole risk. This service and all such information is provided on an "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL HCC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHICH MAY ARISE OUT OF ANY PERSON'S ACCESS OR INABILITY TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE. The World Wide Web exists across public networks, many of which are insecure. This Web site uses the security features of Netscape and Internet Explorer on most forms on this site; however, HCC cannot guarantee the security of the in-transit information. HCC Surety Group disclaims any and all liability for interception by unauthorized persons and for any computer viruses that may be loaded into your computer as a result of the downloading of any information from this or any other Web site. The descriptions of products and services contained on this Web site are intended to provide a reference guide to the types of products and services offered by the HCC group of companies and are not intended to be relied upon by clients or business partners. Some products and services referenced on this Web site may not be available in all areas. Please contact us directly if you wish to obtain specific information concerning the products and services referenced on this Web site.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The HCC stock pricing information appearing on the third party Web site linked to this Web site is updated periodically from a source other than HCC. HCC and HCC Surety Group do not assume any responsibility for the accuracy of such pricing information or any other materials included on such third party Web site. Accordingly, such information must not be used for any formal analysis or estimation. All links and frames of this Web site to third party sites are provided as a convenience only. HCC Surety Group does not control or endorse the information and content contained on any such sites, or their sponsors. HCC Surety Group is under no obligation to maintain any link on this Web site and may remove any such link at any time in its sole discretion for any reason whatsoever.

Disclaimer of Privacy

Except as otherwise provided herein, by providing information through the use of this Web site (such as inquiries, comments, suggestions or ideas) to HCC Surety Group, the visitor agrees that such information is provided on a non-confidential basis and that HCC Surety Group shall have unlimited rights to use (or not use), distribute (or not distribute), reproduce (or not reproduce), and disclose (or not disclose) such information worldwide as HCC Surety Group deems appropriate, without compensation or acknowledgment of its source. HCC Surety Group shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any information a visitor provides HCC Surety Group through this Web site. Should you have any questions or comments about our privacy policies or practice, please direct them to the HCC Legal Department.

Jurisdictional Issues

This Web site is controlled and operated by HCC Service Company from its offices within the State of Texas, United States of America. HCC makes no representation that materials on www.hccsurety.com are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so of their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. The information contained on this Web site is not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. No security is offered or will be sold in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of such jurisdiction Must a court of competent jurisdiction hold or find any portion or provision of any of the disclaimers appearing hereon illegal, non-enforceable, or invalid the remainder of the disclaimer or disclaimers shall remain in full force and effect in that case and in all other cases.

Forward Looking Statements

The information contained on this Web site contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created by those laws. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of our operations. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included or incorporated by reference on this Web site that address activities, events or developments that we expect or anticipate may occur in the future, including such things as future capital expenditures, business strategies, competitive strengths, goals, growth of our businesses and operations, plans and references to future successes may be considered forward-looking statements. Also, when we us words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "probably" or similar expressions, we are making forward-looking statements. Many risks and uncertainties may impact the matters addressed in these forward-looking statements. Many possible events or factors could affect our future financial results and performance. These could cause our results or performance to differ materially from those we express in our forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements are reasonable, any of these assumptions, and therefore also the forward-looking statements based on these assumptions, could themselves prove to be inaccurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included on this Web site, our inclusion of this information is not a representation by us or any other person that our objectives and plans will be achieved. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we will not update these forward-looking statements unless the securities laws require us to do so. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed on this Web site may not occur.

Employment Opportunities

HCC Surety Group is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, color, age, sex, religion, disability or national origin. Consistent with the American Disabilities Act, applicants may request accommodations needed to participate in the application process.