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<ownershipDocument> |
| <schemaVersion> X0306 </schemaVersion> |
| <documentType> 5/A </documentType> |
| <periodOfReport> 2014-12-31 </periodOfReport> |
| <dateOfOriginalSubmission> 2015-01-20 </dateOfOriginalSubmission> |
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| <issuer> |
| | <issuerCik> 0000947484 </issuerCik> |
| | <issuerName> ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. </issuerName> |
| | <issuerTradingSymbol> ACGL </issuerTradingSymbol> |
| | </issuer> |
| <reportingOwner> |
| | <reportingOwnerId> |
| | | <rptOwnerCik> 0001227102 </rptOwnerCik> |
| | | <rptOwnerName> IORDANOU CONSTANTINE </rptOwnerName> |
| | | </reportingOwnerId> |
| | <reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet1> C/O ARCH CAPITAL GROUP LTD. </rptOwnerStreet1> |
| | | <rptOwnerStreet2> WATERLOO HOUSE,100 PITTS BAY ROAD </rptOwnerStreet2> |
| | | <rptOwnerCity> PEMBROKE </rptOwnerCity> |
| | | <rptOwnerState> D0 </rptOwnerState> |
| | | <rptOwnerZipCode> HM 08 </rptOwnerZipCode> |
| | | <rptOwnerStateDescription> BERMUDA </rptOwnerStateDescription> |
| | | </reportingOwnerAddress> |
| | <reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | | <isDirector> 1 </isDirector> |
| | | <isOfficer> 1 </isOfficer> |
| | | <isTenPercentOwner> 0 </isTenPercentOwner> |
| | | <isOther> 0 </isOther> |
| | | <officerTitle> Chairman, President & CEO </officerTitle> |
| | | <otherText></otherText> |
| | | </reportingOwnerRelationship> |
| | </reportingOwner> |
| <nonDerivativeTable> |
| | <nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | | <securityTitle> |
| <value> Common Shares, $.0033 par value per share </value> |
| </securityTitle> |
| | | <transactionDate> |
| <value> 2014-12-23 </value> |
| </transactionDate> |
| | | <transactionCoding> |
| <transactionFormType> 5 </transactionFormType> |
| <transactionCode> G </transactionCode> |
| <equitySwapInvolved> 0 </equitySwapInvolved> |
| </transactionCoding> |
| | | <transactionAmounts> |
| <transactionShares> |
| <value> 700 </value> |
| </transactionShares> |
| <transactionPricePerShare> |
| <value> 0 </value> |
| </transactionPricePerShare> |
| <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode> |
| </transactionAmounts> |
| | | <postTransactionAmounts> |
| <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| <value> 408226 </value> |
| </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction> |
| </postTransactionAmounts> |
| | | <ownershipNature> |
| <directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| <value> D </value> |
| </directOrIndirectOwnership> |
| </ownershipNature> |
| | | </nonDerivativeTransaction> |
| | </nonDerivativeTable> |
| <derivativeTable></derivativeTable> |
| <footnotes></footnotes> |
| <ownerSignature> |
| | <signatureName> /s/ Constantine Iordanou </signatureName> |
| | <signatureDate> 2015-01-29 </signatureDate> |
| | </ownerSignature> |
| </ownershipDocument> |