All the headlines from our Hiscox Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 5 2015 // George Rogers has been promoted to senior vice president at GEICO. Rogers’ new responsibilities include oversight for GEICO’s Southeast and Midwest operations in addition to his current duties as vice president...
Sep 21 2015 // The private insurance industry is ready and anxious to take on flood risk, and politicians should reform the federal program now to take advantage of this interest, according to the U.S. executive of a leading specialty...
Sep 16 2015 // Hiscox has merged its Bermuda and London Market casualty reinsurance teams. The new division, operating under the Hiscox Re brand, and led by Nick Pascall as head of Casualty Reinsurance, controls a combined portfolio of...
Sep 14 2015 // Kiskadee Investment Managers, Hiscox Re’s insurance linked securities (ILS) operation, has launched Cardinal Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled special purpose insurer designed to transform collateralized insurance and...
Sep 14 2015 // The private insurance industry is ready and anxious to take on flood risk, and politicians should reform the federal program now to take advantage of this interest, according to the U.S. executive of a leading specialty...
Sep 9 2015 // Amlin Plc’s $5.3 billion takeover by a Japanese competitor has put the remaining four publicly traded Lloyd’s of London insurers in the spotlight for a possible takeover.Beazley Plc, Hiscox Ltd., Lancashire...
Sep 4 2015 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Eva Berg-Winters as head of UK Claims.Berg-Winters joins Hiscox from strategy consultants OC&C, where she was an associate partner. Originally from Germany,...
Aug 28 2015 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed John Giralt as head of Property for its Miami MGA operation.Joining from Catlin XL where he was a director covering the Americas, Giralt was responsible for managing the Latin...
Jul 27 2015 // UK regulators need to widen stress tests for insurers to show how the whole industry, including themselves, would respond to an event on the scale of the 9/11 attacks, Hiscox Ltd. said.Unless the Prudential Regulation...
Jul 27 2015 // Hiscox, the Bermuda-based specialist insurer, delivered a pre-tax profit of £135.1 million* ($205.2 million) in the first half ending June 30, 2015, compared with £124.6 million ($189.3 million) during the same period in...
Jul 21 2015 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed of Nicole Goodwin as chief underwriting officer for Hiscox USA. She will be based in New York City and replaces Gary Head, who will return to Hiscox’s London office to take on...
Jun 26 2015 // Starr Companies reported that Robert Cruz has joined the firm as national branch officer, director of field operations. In his new role, he will lead the growth and distribution strategy of Starr’s field...
Jun 26 2015 // Bermuda-based specialist insurer Hiscox announced it has reached an agreement with Willis to acquire its specialist UK classic car business, RH Specialist Insurance.This acquisition complements Hiscox’s existing...
Jun 19 2015 // Bermuda-based Hiscox announced that John Worth will join the company on June 22, and, subject to regulatory approval, will be appointed interim chief financial officer with effect from September 1, 2015.Worth’s...
May 12 2015 // Bermuda-based Hiscox Ltd., the international specialist insurer, reported gross written premiums increased by 12 percent to £561.7 million ($869.6 million), compared to £501.6 million ($776.6 million) reported during the...
May 4 2015 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has launched a stand-alone Threat product designed to protect businesses against the loss of revenue suffered as a result of a threat or hoax.The Hiscox Threat policy provides non-physical...
Apr 30 2015 // Beazley Group has hired a former Hiscox executive to help expand its miscellaneous medical insurance capabilities.Christopher Dunlavy will be based in Beazley’s Atlanta office. The miscellaneous medical team...
Mar 2 2015 // Lloyd’s of London insurers Amlin plc and Hiscox Ltd. both said they have enough scale to stay independent and see no need to find a buyer amid a flurry of deals in the industry.Both insurers reported lower full-year...
Dec 10 2014 // Hiscox has launched enhancements to its Hiscox PRO suite of insurance coverages for professional liability, encompassing a wider variety of professions with new admitted policies for technology, miscellaneous professional,...
Nov 13 2014 // International specialist insurer Hiscox is now offering a Cyber Deception endorsement as part of its crime insurance that is aimed at protecting businesses against malicious efforts by criminals to trick employees into...