XL Capital Ltd To Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results On Wednesday, October 28, 2009

HAMILTON, BERMUDA - October 09, 2009

Hamilton, Bermuda – October 9, 2009 - XL Capital Ltd (NYSE: XL) (“XL” or the “Company”) announced today that it intends to release its Third Quarter 2009 results after the close of regular stock market trading hours on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. A conference call to discuss the Company’s results will be held at 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, October 28, 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 (866) 617-1526 or (210) 795-0624; Passcode: ‘xl global’. The webcast will be available at www.xlgroup.com and will be archived on XL’s website from approximately 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 28, 2009, through midnight Eastern Time on November 27, 2009. A telephone replay of the conference call will also be available beginning at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 28, until midnight Eastern Time on Nov 27, 2009, by dialing (800) 337-5619 or (402) 220-9652.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.