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

 

	September 29, 2008
	Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

	Arch Capital Group Ltd.
	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

Wessex House, 45 Reid Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(441) 278-9250

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On September 29, 2008, Arch Capital Group Ltd. issued a press release providing information on recent catastrophic activity and other market events.  A copy of this press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

ITEM 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release dated September 29, 2008 providing information on recent catastrophic activity and other market events.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.

 

	ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD.
Date: September 29, 2008	By:	/s/ Marc Grandisson
		Name: Marc Grandisson
		Title:	Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Arch Worldwide Reinsurance Group

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

EXHIBIT NO.		DESCRIPTION
99.1		Press Release dated September 29, 2008 providing information on recent catastrophic activity and other market events.