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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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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 LLC, 466 LEXINGTON AVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/03/2006 (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, $.01 par value per share (1) (2) 05/03/2006   J(3)   4,028,333 D (3) 18,882,145 I See Footnotes Common Shares, $.01 par value per share (1) (2) 05/03/2006   A   809 (4) A (4) 5,984 D   Common Shares, $.01 par value per share (1) (2) 05/03/2006   A   569 (5) A (5) 6,553 D   Common Shares, $.01 par value per share (1) (2) 05/03/2006   A   7,519 (6) A (6) 14,072 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

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

/s/ Scott Arenare, Authorized Signatory		05/05/2006
**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 ("WP Partners LLC"), a subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Co. ("WP") is the sole gerneral partner of WPIP Netherlands I. WP VIII Bermuda, WPIP Bermuda and WPIP Netherlands I are managed by Warburg Pincus LLC ("WP LLC").
(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 are granted to Mr. Carney in consideration of his service as a director of the Issuer and 7,519 Common Shares received by Mr. Carney pursuant to the distribution described in footnotes (3) and (6) below, the Warburg Pincus entities own 18,882,145 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 these Warburg Pincus entities.
(3)	On May 3, 2006, WP VIII Bermuda, WPIP Bermuda and WPIP Netherlands I distributed an aggregate of 4,028,333 Common Shares to their limited and general partners.
(4)	Represents shares granted as part of the director-elected annual retainer for serving as a director of the Issuer.
(5)	Subject to the terms of the restricted share agreement, this represents shares that will vest on May 2, 2007.
(6)	Mr. Carney received 7,519 Common Shares pursuant to the distribution described in footnote (3) above.

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