UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 2, 2009
Tower Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-50990 (Commission File Number) | 13-3894120 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
120 Broadway, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
New York, NY 10271
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 655-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 1:35 p.m. Eastern Time, Michael H. Lee, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tower Group, Inc. (“Tower”) and Francis M. Colalucci, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tower, will speak at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference in New York City. A copy of their presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The information under this Item 7.01 and the Investor Presentation attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 shall be deemed to be “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Tower Group, Inc. Registrant | ||||
| Date: December 2, 2009 | /s/ Francis M. Colalucci | |||
| FRANCIS M. COLALUCCI | ||||
| Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||||