Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CARNEY SEAN
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. [ACGL] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O WARBURG PINCUS, 466 LEXINGTON AVE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/30/2007
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share (1) (2) 04/30/2007   J(3)   4,922,860 D (3) 13,959,285 I See Footnotes
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share (1) (2) 04/30/2007   A   12,736 (3) A (3) 26,808 D  
Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share (1) (2)               6,553 (4) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $ 35.54             07/10/2003(5) 07/10/2013 Common Shares, $0.01 par value per share 300   300 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CARNEY SEAN
C/O WARBURG PINCUS
466 LEXINGTON AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10017		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Sean D. Carney, Director   05/02/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The security holders are Warburg Pincus (Bermuda) Private Equity VIII, L.P. ("WP VIII Bermuda"), Warburg Pincus (Bermuda) International Partners, L.P. ("WPIP Bermuda") and Warburg Pincus Netherlands International Partners I, C.V. ("WPIP Netherlands I"). Warburg Pincus (Bermuda) Private Equity Ltd. ("WP VIII Bermuda Ltd.") is the sole general partner of WP VIII Bermuda. Warburg Pincus (Bermuda) International Ltd. ("WPIP Bermuda Ltd.") is the sole general partner of WPIP Bermuda. Warburg Pincus Partners, LLC ("WPP LLC"), a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Co. ("WP"), is the sole general partner of WPIP Netherlands I. WP VIII Bermuda, WPIP Bermuda and WPIP Netherlands I are managed by Warburg Pincus LLC ("WP LLC"). WP VIII Bermuda, WPIP Bermuda, WPIP Netherlands I, WP VIII Bermuda Ltd., WPIP Bermuda Ltd., WPP LLC, WP and WP LLC are referred to herein as the "Warburg Pincus Entities."
(2) Sean Carney, a director of the Issuer, is a general partner of WP, a managing director and member of WP LLC and a beneficial owner of certain shares of capital stock of WP VIII Bermuda Ltd. and WPIP Bermuda Ltd. Other than 6,553 Common Shares of the Issuer which were granted to and are directly owned by Mr. Carney in consideration of his service as a director of the Issuer and 26,808 Common Shares, 12,736 of which were received by Mr. Carney pursuant to the distribution described in footnote (3) below, the Warburg Pincus Entities own 13,959,285 Common Shares. Mr. Carney may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest (within the meaning of Rule 16a?1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) in an indeterminate portion of the shares owned by WP VIII Bermuda, WPIP Bermuda and WPIP Netherlands I. Mr. Carney disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares owned by the Warburg Pincus Entities.
(3) On April 30, 2007, WP VIII Bermuda, WPIP Bermuda and WPIP Netherlands I distributed an aggregate of 4,922,860 Common Shares to their limited and general partners. Mr. Carney received 12,736 Common Shares pursuant to the distributions.
(4) Represents shares, including restricted shares vesting May 2, 2007, granted to and directly owned by Mr. Carney in connection with his compensation for serving as a director of the Issuer.
(5) The Stock Options became exercisable in three equal annual installments commencing on July 10, 2003, and on the first and second anniversary thereafter.

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