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

                                   FORM 13F
                              FORM 13F COVER PAGE

      INFORMATION REQUIRED OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT MANAGERS PURSUANT
  TO SECTION 13(f) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 AND RULES THEREUNDER

Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2012
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Check Here if Amendment / /; Amendment Number:
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   This Amendment (Check only one.):    / / is a restatement.
                                        / / adds new holdings entries.

Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:

   Name:         White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd.
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   Address:      80 South Main Street
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                 Hanover, New Hampshire   03755-2053
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                 U.S.A.
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Form 13F File Number:    028-01681
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The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by
whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is
authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true,
correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items,
statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:

Name:    J. Brian Palmer
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Title:   Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
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Phone:   (603) 640-2200
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Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:

      /s/   J. Brian Palmer    Boston, Massachusetts   August 13, 2012
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           [Signature]             [City, State]        [Date]

Report Type (Check only one.):

/ / 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting
    manager are reported in this report.)

/ / 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report,
    and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)

/X/ 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this
    reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by
    other reporting manager(s).)

List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]

No.       Form 13F File Number        Name

1.        028-12951                OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd.
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2.        028-10494                White Mountains Advisors LLC
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                             FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE

Report Summary:


Number of Other Included Managers:      0
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Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 2
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Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $219,915
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                                            (thousands)




                      FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE




      COLUMN 1        COLUMN 2     COLUMN 3  COLUMN 4        COLUMN 5        COLUMN 6     COLUMN 7         COLUMN 8
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                                              VALUE      SHRS OR   SH/  PUT/  INVESTMENT   OTHER       VOTING AUTHORITY
   NAME OF ISSUER   TITLE OF CLASS   CUSIP   (x$1000)    PRN AMT   PRN  CALL  DISCRETION  MANAGERS   SOLE       SHARED   NONE
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SIEMENS AG         SPONSORED ADR   826197501 $    327      3,900   SH          SOLE         N/A          3,900
SYMETRA FINL CORP  COM             87151Q106  219,588 17,400,000   SH          SOLE         N/A     17,400,000