XL Capital Ltd To Announce Fourth Quarter and Year End 2006 Results On Tuesday, February 6, 2007

HAMILTON, BERMUDA - January 06, 2007

Hamilton, Bermuda - January 5, 2007 - XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) ("XL" or the "Company") intends to release its Fourth Quarter and Year End 2006 financial results after the close of regular stock market trading hours on Tuesday, February 6, 2007. A conference call to discuss the Company's results will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 7, 2007.The conference call can be accessed through a listen-only dial-in number or through a live webcast. To listen to the conference call, please dial (877) 422-4657 or (706) 679-0474, Conference ID # 5665106. The webcast will be available at www.xlgroup.com and will be archived on XL's website from approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 7, 2007, through midnight Eastern Time on March 7, 2007. A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 7, 2007, until midnight Eastern Time on February 28, 2007, by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, Conference ID# 5665106.XL Capital Ltd, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance coverages and financial products and services to industrial, commercial and professional service firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis. As of September 30, 2006, XL Capital Group Ltd had consolidated assets of approximately $59.8 billion and consolidated shareholders' equity of $9.5 billion. More information about XL Capital Ltd is available at www.xlgroup.com.