Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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 *
BARRETTE RAYMOND JOSEPH RENE
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP LTD [WTM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer / Chairman of the Board
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD, 80 SOUTH MAIN STREET
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2011
(Street)


HANOVER, NH 03755
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 02/22/2011   G 2,276 (1) D $ 0 17,469 (2) I By Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
Common Shares 12/20/2011   G 1,000 (3) D $ 0 10,368 (4) D  
Common Shares 12/27/2011   G 725 (3) D $ 0 9,643 D  
Common Shares (restricted)             22,000 D  
Common Shares             20,820 (5) I By wife
Common Shares             10,751 (6) I By daughter
Common Shares             5,230 I By IRA
Common Shares             526 I by 401(k)

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Share Options $ 742             (7) 01/20/2017 Common Shares
125,000
  125,000
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BARRETTE RAYMOND JOSEPH RENE
C/O WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP, LTD
80 SOUTH MAIN STREET
HANOVER, NH 03755
  X     Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board

Signatures

Jason R. Lichtenstein, by Power of Attorney 02/02/2012
**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) Gifts made to non-dependent child on February 22, 2011 and July 14, 2011.
(2) Reflects net increase in GRAT holdings of 4,590 Common Shares, all of which Reporting Person includes in his Sec. 16 holdings.
(3) Gift made to family charitable foundation in which Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership.
(4) Reflects gifts made by Reporting Person to wife and daughter, and net shares transfers to GRATs, all of which Reporting Person includes in his Sec. 16 holdings.
(5) Reflect receipt of gifts in 2011 of 14,705 Common Shares from the Reporting Person.
(6) Reflects receipt of gifts in 2011 of 2,276 Common Shares from the Reporting Person.
(7) All the options are vested and immediately exerciseable.

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