Latest Hiscox Headlines
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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...
Hiscox Names McLaughlin as CFO in U.S.
Feb 14 2018 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed David McLaughlin as chief financial officer in the U.S.. McLaughlin is based in Atlanta and will report to Ben Walter, chief executive officer for Hiscox in the U.S. McLaughlin brings...
Hiscox Names Walter as CEO Hiscox Global Retail, Langan as CEO of Hiscox USA
Feb 8 2018 // Hiscox Ltd. announced that Ben Walter, the current CEO of Hiscox USA, will relocate to London to take up the newly created role of CEO Hiscox Global Retail. He will be succeeded as CEO Hiscox USA by Steve Langan, the...
Nearly 75% of Organizations in 5 Countries Fail in Cyber Security Readiness: Hiscox
Feb 7 2018 // Major shortcomings exist in cyber security readiness for nearly three-quarters (73%) of more than 4,100 organizations in five countries, despite keen awareness of the threat, according to a study commissioned by specialist...
Hiscox Names Micheals as Chief Underwriting Officer in U.S. as Goodwin Retires
Jan 9 2018 // Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Eric Micheals as its chief underwriting officer in the U.S. Micheals replaces Nicole Goodwin, who is retiring. Micheals is based in New York and reports to Ben Walter, chief executive...
Global Insurer Hiscox Hires Dorr in Massachusetts
Nov 21 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Glenn Dorr as head of business development and broker relationships for North America within its London market business. Dorr joins Hiscox from Lloyd’s USA, where he was...
Hiscox Launches Coverage Suite for Financial Services Firms
Nov 21 2017 // Hiscox has launched a new suite of professional and management liability coverages for financial services firms across the U.S. The new platform, Hiscox FS, is an expansion of Hiscox’s current offering to financial...
How States Compare for Risk of Employee Lawsuits: Hiscox
Nov 16 2017 // A new study of employment practices disputes and litigation by global insurer Hiscox concludes that businesses in Washington, D.C., Nevada, Delaware, New Mexico and California face the highest risk of being sued by their...
Hiscox Appoints Veys from UK Insurer LV= as Chief Investment Officer
Oct 26 2017 // Specialist global insurer Hiscox has appointed Alex Veys as chief investment officer. Veys will take over the position from David Astor, who is retiring in 2018 after 15 years at Hiscox. Veys has more than 30 years’...
Hiscox Re Offers Private Label Flood Insurance Endorsement for U.S. Insurers
Oct 16 2017 // Bermuda-based reinsurer Hiscox Re, along with insurance linked securities investors (ILS), has launched a flood insurance product for personal lines insurers to sell in the U.S. The turnkey flood insurance product, named...
Everest Re in London Taps Hiscox’s Armitage, Gairdner from Tokio Marine Kiln as Sr. Underwriters
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...
Hiscox Names Markham as CEO for London Market Business
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...
Chubb Taps Hiscox’s Hosking, Promotes Bear to UK Middle Market Broker Roles
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...
Co-Worker Embezzlers
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...
Employee Embezzlement Schemes Often Carried Out Over Years
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...
XL’s Reynolds, Travelers’ Rea Join Hiscox USA Professional Risks Unit
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...
