8-K


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 

April 7, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 


WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


 
Bermuda
 
1-8993
 
94-2708455
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(Commission file number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 


80 South Main Street, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(603) 640-2200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



 
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ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD.
 
Sirius International Group, Ltd. (“SIG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd., is required to provide financial statements annually to the holders of its $400 million face value senior unsecured notes (the “SIG Senior Notes”) and its 250,000 non-cumulative perpetual preference shares with liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the “SIG Preference Shares”).  The financial statements of SIG as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015 are provided to the holders of the SIG Senior Notes and the SIG Preference Shares and concurrently furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
 

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1  The financial statements of SIG as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2015, furnished herewith.

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.
 
 
DATED: April 7, 2016
By:
/s/ J. BRIAN PALMER
 
 
J. Brian Palmer
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Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer