Latest Hiscox Headlines

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How a Business Can Move from Novice to Expert in Cyber Defense Best Practices

Apr 24 2019 // Sixty-one percent of firms surveyed for insurer Hiscox had a cyber attack in the past year, compared to 45% in 2018. Meanwhile, the median cost for cyber incidents losses soared from $229,000 to $369,000.While those...

UK Specialty MGA Nexus Buys an MGA and a Broker – All in One Day

Apr 3 2019 // UK specialty managing general agent (MGA) Nexus Group lived up to its description as an “acquisitive insurance intermediary holding company,” with the purchase this week of an MGA and an insurance broker.On...

CFC Appoints Fletcher from Hiscox as Chief Technology Officer

Feb 27 2019 // CFC, the London-based managing general agent that specializes in emerging risks, announced the appointment of Jonathan Fletcher as chief technology officer. Fletcher, formerly group CTO at Hiscox, will oversee CFC’s...

Hiscox Stages Cyber Attack to Show Small Businesses What It’s Like to Be Hacked

Jan 18 2019 // Hiscox, a specialist in small business and cyber insurance, recently staged a “real world” hack to demonstrate what a cyber attack would look like for small businesses.The insurer collaborated with UK bike...

UK MGA Nexus Acquires Hiscox Global Flying

Dec 20 2018 // Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Group announced it has completed the acquisition of Hiscox Global Flying (HGF) via an asset purchase into Millstream Underwriting Ltd., a Nexus Group company that...

Hamilton Re Taps Hiscox’s Roache as Head of Risk XS

Nov 16 2018 // Hamilton Re Ltd., the Bermuda platform for Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that David Roache has joined the company in the position of senior vice president, head of Risk XS.Roache, who will report to reinsurance chief...

Hiscox USA Promotes Hart to Product Head for Media

Nov 2 2018 // Specialty insurer Hiscox USA has promoted David Hart to senior vice president, product head for Media.Hart, who joined Hiscox in 2006 and manages media and entertainment insurance products in the U.S., has three decades of...

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Sep 17 2018 // Paula Downey, president and CEO of CSAA Insurance Group in California since 2010, will retire following a search for her successor.Downey recently led the AAA insurer through a six-year infrastructure transformation. She...

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Sep 17 2018 // Pryor Cashman hired insurance coverage attorney Christopher Loeber in the firm’s New York office to lead the newly-created Insurance Recovery and Counseling practice.With more than 20 years of experience, Loeber...

Gender, Seniority Key Factors in Workplace Harassment: Hiscox Survey

Sep 5 2018 // More than one-third (35 percent) of employees in the U.S. feel they’ve experienced workplace harassment, and half of them believe it was due to their gender.A study released by specialty insurer Hiscox also found...

Hiscox Names Wong Regional Executive for Northwest

Sep 4 2018 // Rick Wong, based in San Francisco, Calif. has been named regional executive for Hiscox’ Northwest area.Wong is one of Hiscox three recent appointments to the Hiscox U.S. field and underwriting management teams, which...

Hiscox Appoints Peterson as Miscellaneous Professional Liability Product Head in N.Y.

Aug 29 2018 // Hiscox, an international specialist insurer, has appointed Tyler Peterson to miscellaneous professional liability product head in New York.Peterson joined Hiscox in 2012 as a professional risks underwriter and most...

At-Bay in California Names Sadoff of Hiscox Head of Insurance

Aug 28 2018 // Mountain View, Calif.-based At-Bay announced that Brett Sadoff will join the company as head of insurance. Sadoff will be responsible for design and deployment of At-Bay’s insurance program, field operations, and...

Flood Model Changes Help Hiscox Re & ILS Enter U.S. Flood Market

Aug 6 2018 // Less than 12 percent of U.S. homeowners have a flood insurance policy, despite the fact that flooding is the country’s most common natural disaster, said Katy Sivyer, underwriter for North America and the Caribbean...

Flood Model Development Helps Hiscox Re & ILS Enter U.S. Flood Protection Market

Jul 25 2018 // Less than 12 percent of U.S. homeowners have a flood insurance policy, despite the fact that flooding is the country’s most common natural disaster, said Katy Sivyer, underwriter for North America and the Caribbean...

U.S. Flood Models Still in Infancy, So Underwriters Must Be ‘Cautious Consumers’

Jul 24 2018 // The market for privately written inland flood insurance in the United States is growing rapidly, but flood modeling is still in its infancy. As a result, underwriters need to be aware of the differences that exist among...

Small Businesses That Ignore Lessons from Cyber Attack Likely to Suffer Another: Hiscox

Jun 20 2018 // While 47 percent of small businesses suffered at least one cyber attack in the past year, only 35 percent of them took action following a cyber security incident to mitigate against another. Forty-four percent of small...

Woodruff Sawyer in California Ads Burke from Hiscox as Cyber Specialist

May 14 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff Sawyer has named Dan Burke vice president and cyber specialist. He will expand Woodruff Sawyer’s cyber liability resources for clients to include new partnerships with cyber...

Hiscox Launches Mental Health Professional Liability Policy

Mar 9 2018 // Hiscox has added new coverages to its insurance policy for U.S. businesses in the mental health industry. Hiscox PRO Outpatient Mental Healthcare Professional Liability offers a variety of specialized benefits for mental...

Chubb Global Markets Appoints Hiscox’s Rowley as Senior Underwriter Financial Lines

Mar 5 2018 // Chubb announced the appointment of Benjamin Rowley as senior underwriter Financial Lines, Chubb Global Markets.Rowley is a medical malpractice specialist with a broad knowledge of errors and omissions and will be...