All the headlines from our Hiscox Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 29 2006 // The U.K.’s Hiscox Insurance Co. has launched of a new management liability policy developed to cover the liabilities of U.K. companies, their directors and employees.Hiscox said it had revamped the coverage “to...
Jun 21 2006 // The U.K.’s Hiscox plc, a leading specialist insurer, operating in the Lloyd’s market, Bermuda and the U.S. said it “will give the following update at its Annual General Meeting,” scheduled to be...
Apr 3 2006 // Shareholders of Lincoln National Corp. approved its $7.5 billion acquisition of rival Jefferson-Pilot Corp. The combined company, with 2004 revenue of $9.5 billion, will be headquartered in Philadelphia.Eastern buys...
Mar 15 2006 // Hiscox plc, a provider of specialty insurance based in the U.K., has opened a new U.S.-based underwriting operation offering cover for small and mid-size US professional service businesses outside the Fortune 1000.Hiscox...
Mar 14 2006 // Hiscox Plc, the U.K.-based Lloyd’s and specialty insurer, released its 2005 preliminary results on Monday, March 13. Although Hiscox was one of many companies whose earnings were adversely affected by last...
Feb 14 2006 // Purse snatching has traditionally been a crime directed against women, but the growing use of small electronic devices by men, has increasingly made them the victims of grab and run thieves.A bulletin on the Lloyd’s...
Dec 22 2005 // Hiscox Plc, the U.K.-based specialty and Lloyd’s insurer, has issued a warning to music lovers that they could face a “double whammy” if their portable player is lost or stolen. They could lose not only...
Dec 19 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has announced its credit ratings on U.K. specialist and Lloyd’s insurer Hiscox plc. and its operating entities. It affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent) and the...
Dec 19 2005 // The trials and tribulations of maintaining and insuring a well-known corporate art collection, from bombings by the IRA, to being stolen by builders and damaged when cleaners sprayed paintings with window cleaner, were...
Dec 18 2005 // The trials and tribulations of maintaining and insuring a well-known corporate art collection, from bombings by the IRA, to being stolen by builders and damaged when cleaners sprayed paintings with window cleaner, were...
Dec 4 2005 // Willis Expands in China, Latin America: In a breakthrough agreement, global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited, has received written approval from the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to increase...
Nov 30 2005 // The trials and tribulations of maintaining and insuring a well-known corporate art collection, from bombings by the IRA, to being stolen by builders and damaged when cleaners sprayed paintings with window cleaner, were...
Nov 14 2005 // Hiscox, Plc, one of the U.K.’s leading Lloyd’s and specialty insurers, announced that it’s in the process of forming a Bermuda-based subsidiary, which will “write a balanced business mix of...
Oct 10 2005 // The U.K.-based Lloyd’s and specialty insurer Hiscox Plc issued a statement indicating that its preliminary loss estimates from Hurricane Rita are around $70 million. Hiscox also said that, based on current industry...
Jul 19 2005 // Hiscox plc has announced a number of appointments to expand its presence and distribution in the U.S. market.Ed Donnelly joins Hiscox with immediate effect in the newly-created position of president of Hiscox USA. He will...
Jun 6 2005 // Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry: “The British are coming!” He’d be somewhat surprised to learn of today’s more benign invasion by a number of British insurance...
Mar 14 2005 // U.K. insurer Hiscox plc reported a drop in profits for 2004 of around 8 percent, posting a net figure of £77 million ($148.1 million), compared to £83.4 million ($160.5 million) in 2003, as losses from the Florida...
Dec 22 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has affirmed its “A-” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on U.K.-based P/C insurer Hiscox Insurance Co. Ltd....
Nov 3 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the U.K.’s Hiscox Insurance Company Limited’s financial strength rating (FSR) of “A-” (Excellent), and has assigned an issuer credit rating (ICR) of...
Oct 5 2004 // U.K. insurer Hiscox PLC, which writes coverage both in the Lloyd’s market and independently, said that based on an initial review of its losses from the recent four hurricanes, which caused extensive damage in the...