UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 orOR 15(d) of ~~the~~OF

~~Securities~~THE ~~Exchange~~SECURITIES ~~Act~~EXCHANGE ofACT OF 1934

Date of Report (~~date~~Date of earliest event reported): August 4 28, 2017

ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its charter~~Charter)

Bermuda	1-33128	98-0503315
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)		Identification Number)

605 North Highway 169 ~~North~~, Plymouth, Minnesota 55441 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (ZIP Code)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(952) 852-2431

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o☐

~~ITEM~~Item 25.02. Departure ~~RESULTS~~of OFDirectors ~~OPERATIONS~~or ~~AND~~Certain ~~FINANCIAL~~Officers; ~~CONDITION~~Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 4 28, 2017, OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. ~~issued a press release announcing financial results for~~ (the ~~fiscal~~“Company”) ~~quarter~~announced ~~ended~~that ~~June 30,~~Paul ~~2017~~H. AMcDonough, ~~copy~~Executive ofVice ~~the~~President ~~press~~and ~~release~~Chief isFinancial ~~furnished~~Officer, ~~with~~and ~~this~~Maureen ~~report as Exhibit 99~~A.1. ~~The information in this report~~Phillips, ~~including~~Senior ~~Exhibit~~Vice ~~99.1,~~President ~~is furnished in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216~~ and ~~shall~~General ~~not~~Counsel, bewill ~~deemed~~leave ~~“filed” for purposes of Section 18 of~~ the ~~Securities~~Company ~~Exchange~~effective ~~Act~~as of ~~1934~~December ~~(the~~31, ~~“Exchange~~2017, ~~Act”)~~as ora ~~otherwise~~result ~~subject to the liabilities~~ of ~~that~~and ~~section,~~conditioned ~~nor~~upon ~~shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under~~ the ~~Securities~~closing ~~Act~~ of ~~1933 or~~ the ~~Exchange~~Company’s ~~Act,~~previously ~~regardless~~announced ofmerger ~~any~~with ~~general~~a ~~incorporation~~subsidiary ~~language~~of inIntact ~~such~~Financial ~~filing~~Corporation.

~~ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.~~SIGNATURE

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~to the requirements 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.

~~99.1~~Date: ~~Press~~August ~~Release of OneBeacon Insurance Group~~29, ~~Ltd. dated August 4,~~ 2017.

~~SIGNATURES~~ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD. By: /s/ Maureen A. Phillips Name: Maureen A. Phillips Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

		ONEBEACON INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.
Date:	August 4, 2017
		By:	/s/ JOHN C. TREACY
			John C. Treacy
			Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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