Hiscox blog

We are passionate about contributing to and supporting innovation in the insurance industry, so we are really proud to become one of the first associate members of Insurtech UK.

We’ve teamed up with Eigen Technologies, the global provider of natural language processing (NLP) technology, to automate some of our internal processes.

Together with her team, Abigail Little – a Trainee Underwriter on the Hiscox graduate scheme – scooped the top prize in KPMG’s Insurance Innovation Challenge with an app that ‘insures’ you have a good experience.

Hiscox has achieved the highest level of cyber security under a UK Government backed scheme.

Just 18 months since take-off, Moonrock Drone Insurance – which specialises in drone insurance, underwritten by Hiscox, for commercial pilots – has safely landed its 1,000th insurance policy.

How Hiscox has been running its own dragons’ den - the Hiscox Innovator - in a bid to unearth the groundbreaking insurance products and services of the future. 

Amazon's Jeff Bezos pins much of the retailing giant’s success down to the philosophy of 'starting with the customer and working backwards'.

Last week, Hiscox became the first company to sign up to Fairer Finance's endorsement scheme in the UK – a new, balanced and independent source of advice for consumers looking to buy financial services products.

A lot has been said about how the minnows can no longer compete with the big fish in the insurance broking business. But, the reports of the death of the small broker are greatly exaggerated, in my opinion. 

You may have seen that Hiscox has been publically campaigning Government on Flood Re, the proposed solution to affordable flood cover for UK homes. But what is Flood Re and how might it affect you?