XL Capital Ltd To Announce First Quarter 2008 Results On Tuesday, April 22, 2008

New York, New York - March 27, 2008

Hamilton, Bermuda – March 27, 2008 - XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) (“XL” or the “Company”) announced today that it intends to release its First Quarter 2008 financial results after the close of regular stock market trading hours on Tuesday, April 22, 2008. A conference call to discuss the Company’s results will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 23, 2008.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# 41008704. 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 April 23, 2008, through midnight Eastern Time on May 23, 2008. A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 23, 2008, until midnight Eastern Time on May 14, 2008, by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, Conference ID# 41008704.XL Capital Ltd, through its operating subsidiaries, is a leading provider of global insurance and reinsurance coverages to industrial, commercial and professional service firms, insurance companies and other enterprises on a worldwide basis. As of December 31, 2007, XL Capital Ltd had consolidated assets of approximately $57.8 billion and consolidated shareholders’ equity of approximately $9.9 billion. More information about XL Capital Ltd is available at www.xlgroup.com.