XL Capital Ltd Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 Per Ordinary Share and $0.76275 Per Series C Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Share

Munich, Germany - April 24, 2009

HAMILTON, BERMUDA – April 24, 2009 – XL Capital Ltd (“XL” or the “Company”) (NYSE: XL) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on April 24, 2009 of $0.10 per Ordinary Share payable on the Company’s Ordinary Shares. The dividend will be payable on June 30, 2009 to Ordinary Shareholders of record as of June 15, 2009.In addition, the Board of Directors resolved on April 24, 2009, to pay a dividend of $0.76275 per share on the Company’s Series C Perpetual Non- Cumulative Preference Shares. The dividend will be paid on July 15, 2009 to all shareholders of record as of July 14, 2009. The aggregate amount of the dividends payable on the Series C Preference Ordinary Shares is $5,573,353.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.