XL Capital Ltd To Announce First Quarter 2006 Results On Tuesday, April 25, 2006

HAMILTON, BERMUDA - April 12, 2006

Hamilton, Bermuda - April 12, 2006 -- XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) ("XL" or the "Company") intends to release its first quarter 2006 financial results after the close of regular stock market hours on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. A conference call to discuss the Company's results will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 26, 2006.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 (706) 679-0474, password 042606. 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 26, 2006, through midnight Eastern Time on May 26, 2006. A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 26, 2006, until 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 26, 2006, by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291.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 December 31, 2005, XL Capital Ltd had consolidated assets of approximately $58.4 billion and consolidated shareholders' equity of approximately $8.5 billion. More information about XL Capital Ltd is available at www.xlgroup.com.