All the headlines from our Hiscox Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 12 2017 // Everest Re Group Ltd. announced the addition of several new senior underwriters to the London team of Everest Reinsurance (Bermuda) Ltd. Luke Armitage joins Everest Re’s London office as senior underwriter for motor...
Oct 11 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Kate Markham as CEO for its London Market business, subject to regulatory approval.Markham has been at Hiscox for five years and most recently was managing...
Oct 3 2017 // Chubb has announced the appointment of two new positions within its Middle Market Independent Broker segment.Hannah Hosking has been appointed as Head of Distribution – Independent Brokers UK&I, while Steve Bear has...
Sep 18 2017 // Nearly 25 percent of employee thefts involve large-scale losses of more than $1 million and 29 percent are carried out over five or more years.That’s according to a study on embezzlement by specialist insurer Hiscox....
Aug 24 2017 // Nearly 25 percent of employee thefts involve large-scale losses of more than $1 million and 29 percent are carried out over five or more years.According to a study on embezzlement by specialist insurer Hiscox, high-loss...
Jul 12 2017 // Specialty insurer Hiscox USA announced two senior executive appointments to its Professional Risks division.Joseph Reynolds has been appointed vice president, Architects and Engineers (A&E) product head, and Thomas Rea...
Jul 5 2017 // Lloyd’s announced that Robert Childs, non-executive chairman of Hiscox, has been appointed deputy chairman of Lloyd’s. He takes up the position immediately.Childs takes over from Paul Jardine, who retired from...
Jun 27 2017 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has a new chief operating officer for its Hiscox USA business unit. Josh Nevin brings more than a decade of experience in operations and business development to his new role. Nevin will be based in...
Jun 26 2017 // Everest Re Group, Ltd. announced that Matthew Kelly has joined the group as vice president and head of the Reinsurance Division’s International Casualty Facultative unit and is based in Everest Re’s Miami...
Jun 1 2017 // Ironshore Inc. has appointed Russell Fisher as vice president of Political Risk and Trade Credit to underwrite European business lines, based in London.Fisher has more than 20 years’ experience as a specialist in...
May 4 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Adam Szakmary as director of underwriting for Hiscox Insurance Company Bermuda, subject to immigration and regulatory approval. Szakmary replaces Damien...
Apr 19 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced the appointment of Ian Penny as chief information officer (CIO) for the Hiscox Group.An experienced IT professional with a wealth of global, blue-chip experience, Penny brings...
Mar 17 2017 // When someone gets to be a CEO at the age of 36, perhaps it’s a good idea to listen to his story about how he got there and some of the lessons he’s learned.From his current position as chief underwriting...
Mar 9 2017 // Specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed Shree Khare as group head of Catastrophe Research. Khare will lead the research that directly informs Hiscox’s own view of risk and its underwriting strategies for catastrophe...
Feb 16 2017 // Specialist insurer Hiscox said it is addressing new exposures faced by the media and creative industries with the launch of two tailor-made professional indemnity products focused on those working within digital marketing...
Feb 7 2017 // A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses in the three countries are ill-prepared to deal with cyber-attacks. Fewer than one-third (30 percent) qualify...
Feb 3 2017 // Ascot Underwriting Ltd. announced that Ian Thompson, Nick Williamson, and Justin Keith will be joining Ascot on March 1 to underwrite healthcare, casualty treaty, and specialty reinsurance business, based in Ascot’s...
Jan 26 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has launched a Security Incident Response (SIR) policy designed to provide clients with crisis management services.“SIR will enable organizations to fulfil their duty of care...
Dec 22 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Trish White as London regional manager for Professional and Specialty Commercial lines within Hiscox UK.White joins Hiscox from AIG, where she had worked...
Dec 2 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced that Michael Krefta has been appointed CEO of Hiscox Re and ILS, and CEO of Hiscox Bermuda, effective Aug. 1, 2017.He will succeed Jeremy Pinchin who, after five years in Bermuda,...