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People Moves: Miraglia and Rusas Join Alliant M&A from WTW; Embroker’s Maletsky Joins Hiscox’s Tech E&O

Aug 23 2024 // Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, hired Peter Miraglia as executive vice president, Alliant Specialty, within the company’s mergers & acquisitions vertical.Miraglia brings over...

Hiscox Confirms Chairman Bloomer Died During Yacht Accident Off Coast of Sicily

Aug 22 2024 // Hiscox Ltd. issued a statement confirming that the insurer’s chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and Bloomer’s wife, Judy, died in the tragic sinking of the yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Aug....

Morgan Stanley’s and Hiscox’s Bloomer Among Those Missing After Yacht Sinks

Aug 20 2024 // Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer is among those missing, along with UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, as Italian authorities continue to search the wreckage of the luxury yacht that sank during a storm...

Tech Update: Hiscox Launches GenAI-Powered Lead Underwriting Platform

Aug 13 2024 // Hiscox, the global specialist insurer, has launched the London insurance market’s first lead underwriting platform enhanced by generative AI, aiming to provide sabotage and terrorism insurance quotes to customers...

Hiscox Appoints Plymouth Rock’s Boyd to US CEO

Jun 12 2024 // Hiscox appointed Mary Boyd CEO of its U.S. business unit to replace Kevin Kerridge, who is stepping down after 30 years in the business. Mary Boyd Boyd, who will join specialist insurer Hiscox on June 24, was CEO of...

People Moves: BMS Launches Global Healthcare Liability Unit, Led by Wendin From Carpenter; Gallagher Re Taps Hiscox’s Marling as UK COO

May 1 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurance brokers BMS and Gallagher.A summary of these new hires follows here. BMS Launches Global Healthcare Liability Unit, Led by Wendin From...

Markets/Coverages: Ariel Re and Hiscox Re & ILS Launch Cyber Catastrophe Consortium

Apr 25 2024 // Re/insurer Ariel Re and Hiscox Re & ILS, the reinsurance and insurance linked securities arm of insurer Hiscox, announced the launch of CyberShock, a cyber catastrophe consortium.The CyberShock consortium is designed...

People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Hellrung as US COO

Mar 25 2024 // Hiscox, headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, named Leigh Hellrung as chief operating officer in the U.S. Hellrung will serve on the Hiscox U.S. leadership team. Bringing over 20 years of industry experience to the role,...

People Moves: DUAL Europe Taps Hiscox’s Hervé to Launch and Lead French Unit; Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance Names Spagnoli as Head of Consumer Lines

Dec 12 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at DUAL France and Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance unit.A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Europe Taps Hiscox’s Hervé to Launch...

Tech Update: Hiscox London Mkt, Google Collaborate to Boost Underwriting With AI

Dec 12 2023 // Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has collaborated with Google Cloud to create the first AI-enhanced lead underwriting model in the London market insurance industry.The collaboration combines Hiscox London...

Costs of Small Business Cyberattacks Are Down But Frequency Is Up, Says Hiscox

Dec 7 2023 // The less-than-encouraging news: Only a third (33%) of US small businesses consider cyber risk high or very high.The somewhat encouraging news: 53% of U.S. small businesses have either a standalone cyber insurance policy or...

75% of Small Businesses Are Underinsured, Says Hiscox Survey

Oct 11 2023 // Small businesses may be growing their revenue, but the vast majority – 75% – are not adequately protecting themselves and their assets.Small businesses are an essential part of the US economy, with 56 million workers...

Hiscox Agrees to Sell Motor Insurance Business in Singapore and Thailand

Sep 27 2023 // Hiscox Ltd., the Bermuda-headquartered specialist insurer, announced it has entered into an agreement to sell DirectAsia, its motor insurance business in Singapore and Thailand, to Ignite Thailand Holdings Ltd., the parent...

Former Hiscox CEO Masojada Named Chair of SiriusPoint

Jun 2 2023 // SiriusPoint Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty insurer and reinsurer, announced the appointment of Bronek Masojada as chair of the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.Masojada, who joined the board on...

People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Bloomer as Chair, Succeeding Childs; SCOR Names de Varenne as Group CFO and Deputy CEO

May 30 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details executive appointments at Hiscox and SCOR.A summary of these new hires follows here. Hiscox Appoints Bloomer as Chair, Succeeding ChildsHiscox Ltd., the international...

People Moves: BMS Re Promotes Wheeler to President; Arch Names Heads of Onshore, Offshore Energy; SiriusPoint Appoints Former Hiscox CEO Masojada to Board

May 5 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at BMS Re, Arch Insurance International, and SiriusPoint.A summary of these new hires follows here. Wheeler Promoted to President of BMS ReBMS Re, the...

People Moves: Hiscox Re & ILS Hires Hamilton Re’s Shah as Dir. of U/W Risk; BHSI Names Claims Execs in Germany; Aon’s Reins. Solutions Taps AXA XL’s Grigg for Cyber

Apr 26 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hiscox Re & ILS, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI), and Aon’s Reinsurance SolutionsA summary of these new hires follows here. Hiscox...

People Moves: Specialty MGA Nirvana Taps Sompo’s Mannsdorfer for European Underwriting; Verlingue Hires Hiscox’s Bethell as Head of Private Clients

Mar 22 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at media, tech and cyber MGA, Nirvana, and the broker Verlingue.A summary of these new hires follows here. New Specialty MGA Nirvana Taps Sompo’s...

Specialist Insurer Hiscox Launches Underwriting Academy in UK

Mar 17 2023 // Specialist insurer Hiscox UK has officially launched its underwriting academy following a successful pilot in Q4 2022.The Hiscox Underwriting Academy provides hands-on technical and professional development for high...

People Moves: Childs to Retire as Chair of Hiscox; Optio Taps Munich Re’s Kennett as UK Head of Political Risk & Terrorism; Conduit Re Names BMS Re’s Binetti to Lead Casualty

Mar 8 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hiscox, Optio Group and Conduit Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Childs to Retire as Chair of Hiscox BoardHiscox Ltd., the international...