Hiscox Chairman Rob Childs News

People Moves: Hiscox Appoints Bloomer as Chair, Succeeding Childs; SCOR Names de Varenne as Group CFO and Deputy CEO

This edition of International People Moves details executive appointments at Hiscox and SCOR. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hiscox Appoints Bloomer as Chair, Succeeding Childs Hiscox Ltd., the international specialist insurer, announced the appointment of Jonathan Bloomer …

Hiscox CEO Masojada to Retire at Year End, Succeeded by CFO Hussain

Specialist global insurer Hiscox announced that after 21 years as group chief executive, Bronek Masojada plans retire at the end of the year. In January 2022, he will be succeeded by Group Chief Financial Officer Aki Hussain, subject to regulatory …

Cat Simulations Test London Insurers’ Vulnerabilities to Next ‘Big One’

A major $200 billion loss from a combination of a cyber attack, U.S. hurricane and the failure of a reinsurer could strip insurers of up to 120 percent of their net capital base, tests of insurers in London showed. However, …

London Insurance Market Prepares to Hold Catastrophe Response Test

The London insurance market plans to test its response this month to a major catastrophe on the scale of the 9/11 attacks, the chairman of insurer Hiscox said on Tuesday. While insurers have coped with regular hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorist …