XL Capital Ltd To Announce Second Quarter 2009 Results On Tuesday, July 28, 2009

New York, New York - July 16, 2009

Hamilton, Bermuda – July 16, 2009 - XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) (“XL” or the “Company”) announced today that it intends to release its Second Quarter 2009 results after the close of regular stock market trading hours on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. A conference call to discuss the Company’s results will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, July 29, 2009.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# 1916647. 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 July 29, 2009, through midnight Eastern Time on August 29, 2009. A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2009, until midnight Eastern Time on August 20, 2009, by dialing (800) 642-1687 or (706) 645-9291, Conference ID# 1916647.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. More information about XL Capital Ltd is available at www.xlgroup.com.