Latest Hiscox Headlines
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How Firms Rate on Cyber Readiness and Why Some Don’t Buy Cyber Insurance: Hiscox Report
Feb 7 2017 // A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses in the three countries are ill-prepared to deal with cyber-attacks. Fewer than one-third (30 percent) qualify...
Ascot Taps Hiscox Healthcare Specialists, Thompson, Williamson & Keith
Feb 3 2017 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that Ian Thompson, Nick Williamson, and Justin Keith will be joining Ascot on March 1 to underwrite healthcare, casualty treaty, and specialty reinsurance business, based in Ascot’s...
Hiscox Launches Security Incident Response Policy for Crisis Support
Jan 26 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has launched a Security Incident Response (SIR) policy designed to provide clients with crisis management services. “SIR will enable organizations to fulfil their duty of care...
Hiscox UK Taps AIG’s White as London Regional Mgr, Professional & Specialty Lines
Dec 22 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Trish White as London regional manager for Professional and Specialty Commercial lines within Hiscox UK. White joins Hiscox from AIG, where she had worked...
Krefta Named CEO of Hiscox Re and ILS, Succeeding Pinchin
Dec 2 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced that Michael Krefta has been appointed CEO of Hiscox Re and ILS, and CEO of Hiscox Bermuda, effective Aug. 1, 2017. He will succeed Jeremy Pinchin who, after five years in...
Hiscox Promotes Bowen to CUO for European Operations
Nov 22 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the promotion of Justin Bowen to chief underwriting officer for its European operations. Bowen has worked at Hiscox since 2000 and held a number of different roles within its...
Lloyd’s Innovation Awards Go to Aon, Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox, Tokio Marine Kiln
Nov 3 2016 // Lloyd’s of London recently announced the winners of its 2016 Innovation Awards. Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox and Tokio Marine Kiln each picked up awards for innovative products or new ways of working. Aon won most...
Indio, Tech Startup for Commercial Insurance Brokers, Raises $2 Million
Nov 1 2016 // Indio, a commercial insurance platform for brokers that aims to do what Sabre did for travel agents or Schwab did for wealth managers, said it has secured $2 million in seed financing. Venture capital firms NEA, Compound,...
Hiscox Leads New $1B Fine Art Consortium, in Collaboration with Ascot
Oct 27 2016 // Hiscox announced it has formed a new US$1 billion fine art consortium, the result of a collaboration with Ascot Underwriting. The $1 billion capacity consortium has been constructed specifically to streamline the process...
Hiscox Launches Crime Cover to Protect UK & Irish SMEs Against Fraud
Oct 6 2016 // Specialist insurer Hiscox has launched a new crime product, Hiscox Crime Insurance, designed to protect small businesses in the UK and Ireland against a broad range of fraudulent acts from both internal and external...
Insurers Hiscox, American Family Back Bunker, a Startup Broker for Gig Economy
Oct 4 2016 // Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left startup mode and unveiled its first product. The target audience: independent...
BTIS announces partnership with Hiscox for new bind-online Small Business Program
Sep 28 2016 // Rocklin, CA, September 28, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Hiscox providing access to small business solutions in 49...
Hiscox USA Expands Allied Healthcare Coverage to Pharmacies
Sep 22 2016 // Hiscox has launched a new coverage designed specifically for pharmacies that will complement Hiscox’s existing tailored forms in Allied Healthcare, including ambulance and medical transportation, beauty salon and day...
Hiscox Launches Combined Cyber Risk, Professional Liability Coverage for Hospitals
Sep 19 2016 // Hiscox has combined the services of its healthcare and cyber underwriters to launch Healthcare Threat Protect to coordinate with a hospital’s professional and general liability as well as their growing cyber...
Hiscox Expansion of ILS Activity Includes New Collaterized Capability, Rebranding
Sep 13 2016 // Insurer Hiscox said it is building a collateralized reinsurance insurance linked securities (ILS) capability for launch on January 1, 2017, in addition to expanding its fully-fronted ILS fund structures. The expanded ILS...
Hiscox Sells Hong Kong Division of DirectAsia to Well Link Group Holdings
Aug 31 2016 // Hiscox, the specialist insurance group, has completed the sale of the Hong Kong division of its DirectAsia business to Well Link Group Holdings Ltd., having received regulatory approval from the Office of the Commissioner...
Bank Selling Hiscox Cyber Insurance to Its Business Customers
Jun 22 2016 // Los Angeles-based Grandpoint Bank is now selling cyber insurance policies to its business customers to provide coverage for wire-transfer and cyber fraud. Grandpoint, which does business in California, Arizona and...
Hiscox Launches New US Flood Cover
May 9 2016 // Hiscox London Market has launched a new flood product for U.S. homeowners — FloodPlus. Working with wholesale brokers in the US to distribute the new product, FloodPlus offers higher limits and a wider scope of cover...
Hiscox Appoints Hussain as Group Chief Financial Officer
Apr 22 2016 // Hiscox Ltd. announced that Hamayou Akbar (“Aki”) Hussain will join the Hiscox Group as group chief financial officer. Hussain will join Hiscox from Prudential plc, where he spent seven years; latterly as chief...
Hiscox Expands Cyber Offering to Small, Mid-Size Businesses
Apr 13 2016 // Hiscox has expanded its cyber and data risk coverage to include Hiscox CyberClear. The product is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. with less than $1 billion in annual revenue. This product will...
