Specialist global insurer Hiscox has welcomed today’s announcement from Home Secretary Theresa May that a new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill will be introduced to Parliament this Wednesday.
Hiscox Ltd (LSE:HSX), the international specialist insurer, today issues its Interim Management Statement for the first nine months of the year to 30 September 2014.
Hiscox Re has made two senior appointments with Bevis Tetlow appointed to a new role as Chair of North America and Caribbean, and Philip Vandoninck also to a new role of Chair of International.
Following consultation within the sector, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has accepted the case made by a number of insurers, including Hiscox, that all households included in the calculation of the levy that will fund Flood Re should be offered protection under the scheme.
The growing trend for including previously excluded areas of cover such as terrorism and cyber risk in poorly worded reinsurance contracts and at no extra premium, is not only disguising the true cost of risk, warns Hiscox Re, but could also trigger a torrent of future litigation.
Hiscox today announced the appointment of Michael Krefta, CUO of Hiscox Re, to Joint Active Underwriter for Syndicate 33 alongside Paul Lawrence, CUO of Hiscox London Market. Michael will also become Active Underwriter for Syndicate 6104.
Leading specialist insurer Hiscox is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Applewell Ltd. to acquire Event Assured, a specialist provider of insurance for the events sector.
Specialist global insurer Hiscox has built a new London Market Management Liability team and its four latest hires will be tasked with building its US and International Directors and Officers' Liability business, delivering an integrated approach between underwriting and claims.
Hiscox Ltd (LSE:HSX), the international specialist insurer, today issues its Interim Management Statement for the first three months of the year to 31 March 2014.
New research released today by specialist insurer Hiscox reveals the increasing confidence with which today’s art buyers are approaching online art platforms.
Hiscox Re, the newly combined reinsurance operations of Hiscox, has continued to strengthen its senior management team with the appointments of Reeva Bakhshi as Chief Financial Officer and Paresh Thakrar as Chief Operating Officer.
Kiskadee Investment Managers, Hiscox Re’s Insurance Linked Securities (“ILS”) asset management subsidiary, has appointed Richard Lowther as Chief Operating Officer.
Hiscox, the global specialist insurance group, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Whittington Group, the Singapore-headquartered insurance services and investment business, to acquire its direct-to-consumer online operation DirectAsia, subject to regulatory approval.