All the headlines from our Hiscox Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 22 2016 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has announced the promotion of Justin Bowen to chief underwriting officer for its European operations. Bowen has worked at Hiscox since 2000 and held a number of different roles within its...
Nov 3 2016 // Lloyd’s of London recently announced the winners of its 2016 Innovation Awards. Beazley, Cromar, Hiscox and Tokio Marine Kiln each picked up awards for innovative products or new ways of working.Aon won most...
Nov 1 2016 // Indio, a commercial insurance platform for brokers that aims to do what Sabre did for travel agents or Schwab did for wealth managers, said it has secured $2 million in seed financing.Venture capital firms NEA, Compound,...
Oct 27 2016 // Hiscox announced it has formed a new US$1 billion fine art consortium, the result of a collaboration with Ascot Underwriting.The $1 billion capacity consortium has been constructed specifically to streamline the process of...
Oct 6 2016 // Specialist insurer Hiscox has launched a new crime product, Hiscox Crime Insurance, designed to protect small businesses in the UK and Ireland against a broad range of fraudulent acts from both internal and external...
Oct 4 2016 // Bunker, a Hiscox and American Family-backed startup billing itself as the first contract-related insurance marketplace, has officially left startup mode and unveiled its first product. The target audience: independent...
Sep 28 2016 // Rocklin, CA, September 28, 2016- Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services, Inc. (BTIS) is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Hiscox providing access to small business solutions in 49...
Sep 22 2016 // Hiscox has launched a new coverage designed specifically for pharmacies that will complement Hiscox’s existing tailored forms in Allied Healthcare, including ambulance and medical transportation, beauty salon and day...
Sep 19 2016 // Hiscox has combined the services of its healthcare and cyber underwriters to launch Healthcare Threat Protect to coordinate with a hospital’s professional and general liability as well as their growing cyber...
Sep 13 2016 // Insurer Hiscox said it is building a collateralized reinsurance insurance linked securities (ILS) capability for launch on January 1, 2017, in addition to expanding its fully-fronted ILS fund structures.The expanded ILS...
Aug 31 2016 // Hiscox, the specialist insurance group, has completed the sale of the Hong Kong division of its DirectAsia business to Well Link Group Holdings Ltd., having received regulatory approval from the Office of the Commissioner...
Jun 22 2016 // Los Angeles-based Grandpoint Bank is now selling cyber insurance policies to its business customers to provide coverage for wire-transfer and cyber fraud.Grandpoint, which does business in California, Arizona and...
May 9 2016 // Hiscox London Market has launched a new flood product for U.S. homeowners — FloodPlus. Working with wholesale brokers in the US to distribute the new product, FloodPlus offers higher limits and a wider scope of cover...
Apr 22 2016 // Hiscox Ltd. announced that Hamayou Akbar (“Aki”) Hussain will join the Hiscox Group as group chief financial officer.Hussain will join Hiscox from Prudential plc, where he spent seven years; latterly as chief...
Apr 13 2016 // Hiscox has expanded its cyber and data risk coverage to include Hiscox CyberClear. The product is designed for small and medium-sized enterprises in the U.S. with less than $1 billion in annual revenue. This product will...
Mar 10 2016 // Hiscox, the specialist insurance group, announced it has reached an agreement to sell the Hong Kong division of its DirectAsia business to Well Link Group Holdings Ltd., a member of a Hong Kong-based financial...
Mar 2 2016 // Specialty insurer Hiscox announced senior executive hires to its Professional Risks division, which writes liability coverage for professionals in the technology, architects and engineering, accounting, financial services,...
Feb 22 2016 // After a successful pilot, Hiscox has launched Hiscox Trader, a new e-trading solution for U.K. commercial insurance brokers in partnership with insurance technology specialists Open GI London.The new cloud-based technology...
Feb 16 2016 // Lorraine Mackey has joined Hiscox’s London market energy team as an energy underwriter. Mackey’s appointment completes the team led by Charles Rawlins, energy line underwriter, and also includes Louis...
Jan 26 2016 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed QBE’s Rick Wiseley as its head of programs for its Hiscox USA business unit. Prior to joining Hiscox, Wiseley held senior roles with Hannover Re, Fireman’s Fund and...