All the headlines from our Hiscox Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 19 2021 // The proportion of businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past year increased from 38% to 43%, with over a quarter of those targeted (28%) experiencing five attacks or more, according to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness...
Apr 9 2021 // This wrap-up of International People Moves details recent appointments at Hiscox, Canopius, IGI and HDI Global.A summary of these new hires follows here. HiscoxSpecialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Robert Dietrich...
Mar 12 2021 // Specialist insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Isha Patel to head of Direct Commercial within Hiscox UK.Patel joined Hiscox in 2013 and since then her experience has spanned operations, finance and sales with roles...
Mar 3 2021 // British insurer Hiscox reported a big loss for 2020 after a jump in claims from businesses disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and also faces “brand damage” from a legal dispute over policy wordings for...
Feb 4 2021 // Hiscox Ltd., the international specialist insurer, announced the appointment of Stéphane Flaquet, who currently serves as CEO of Hiscox Europe, as its chief transformation officer for the group.In this newly created role,...
Feb 3 2021 // Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has appointed Aimee Nolan to head up its London Market cargo underwriting team.As cargo line underwriter, Nolan will be based in Hiscox’s London office, reporting to Mike...
Jan 22 2021 // Attune Insurance Services, LLC has launched general liability and professional liability products with Hiscox serving as the carrier.The Attune and Hiscox partnership adds over 180 new classes and two admitted products to...
Jan 15 2021 // A UK Supreme Court insurance judgment substantially in favor of policyholders will be a “massive boost” for British businesses currently suffering from a third government lockdown, the Hiscox Action Group...
Jan 4 2021 // Independent specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group announced it completed the acquisition of the Hiscox MGA Marine business (HMM) from Hiscox MGA Ltd.Completed on Dec. 30, 2020 via an asset purchase into...
Nov 23 2020 // Inigo Ltd., a new London-based insurance group, announced it has completed a capital raise of approximately $800 million from a consortium of global investors, comprising (among others) funds controlled by Caisse de...
Nov 13 2020 // Regine Fiddler has been appointed chief marketing officer for insurer Hiscox in the U.S. Fiddler, who previously served as the chief marketing officer and head of Product at BankMobile, will report to and succeed Russ...
Oct 22 2020 // PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Andrew Hughes will join PartnerRe in the new role of CEO, Third Party Capital, subject to immigration approval.Hughes will be responsible for further developing and growing PartnerRe’s...
Oct 21 2020 // Hiscox Ltd., the international specialist insurer, announced the appointment of Kathleen Reardon as CEO of Hiscox Re & ILS, subject to regulatory approval. Reardon succeeds Mike Krefta, who, as announced in August,...
Oct 19 2020 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. has appointed Tony Rai as head of claims for Aspen Insurance UK (AIUK) and Aspen Managing Agency Ltd. (AMAL).Rai will join Aspen in early 2021 from Hiscox, where he has been head of London...
Sep 9 2020 // Specialist insurer Hiscox has created a Crisis Management division within its London Market business to include kidnap and ransom, security incident response, terrorism, product recall and personal accident lines.Headed up...
Aug 24 2020 // Wright National Flood Insurance Services (WNFIS) has introduced two private flood insurance products for Virginia residential property owners – The Wright Residential Private Flood Insurance Program and Hiscox...
Aug 3 2020 // Hiscox, the global specialist insurer, announced that Mike Krefta has decided to return to the UK in early 2021, having completed almost four years as CEO of Hiscox Re & ILS based in Bermuda. After 17 years with...
Aug 3 2020 // Hefty payouts for sports events and holidays canceled due to the coronovirus crisis helped send insurer Hiscox deep into the red on Monday and pummeled its shares to their lowest in more than two months.The company, which...
Jul 15 2020 // Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, has appointed Adam Petrone as senior vice president and Northeast regional executive in the U.S.In his new role, Petrone will lead the Northeast region underwriting team in...
Jul 14 2020 // Specialty insurer AXIS Insurance announced the hiring of three experienced underwriters to its U.S. Cyber and Technology team.Peter Smith will join AXIS as underwriting manager, while and Emma Werth and Jessica Currier...