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FCA sees dramatic rise in cyber attacks
There were 75 cyber attacks on financial services firms last year, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
Hiscox appoints Matt Webb as head of cyber
Hiscox has promoted Matt Webb to the newly created role of group head of cyber.
Neos begins testing connected home insurance service
Neos has begun beta testing its new connected home insurance service with its partner Hiscox, the service claims to be a first for the UK insurance industry but similar services have been launched in Italy.
Hiscox completes sale of Hong Kong Direct Asia operation
Hiscox-owned Direct Asia has completed the sale of its Hong Kong operation to Hong Kong-based financial services group Well Link.
XL Innovate backs peer-to-peer start-up Lemonade with 'significant investment'
XL Innovate has made a "significant investment" in peer- to-peer insurance company Lemonade.
Week in Post: Amazon Echo; pills that make you hard; CMC scourge and elderly drivers
This week Post reporter Rosie Quigley and I were given a tour around the Accenture Innovation Lab at Plantation Place in the City.
Hiscox pledges to pay out in full on fair representation of risk cases under Insurance Act
Hiscox Insurance Company has made a pledge to pay claims in full to claimants that neither deliberately nor recklessly fail to make a fair representation of a risk under Insurance Act 2015.
Hiscox launches its online trading platform in Ireland
Hiscox Trader, Hiscox’s online trading facility, has been launched in Ireland following its UK launch earlier this year.
Hiscox's Ross Dingwall on the value of relationships
Ross Dingwall, managing director of the Broker Channel for Hiscox UK and Ireland explains why, in a digital world, relationships still count
Hiscox could set up EU carrier following Brexit
Hiscox could set up a separate EU registered business if the UK loses access to the common market, the company’s CEO has said.
Hiscox sees growth in London market
Interim results reveal Hiscox London Market grew during the first half of 2016.
Webinar: Chubb, Hiscox, Paragon and IDT911 discuss challenges of cyber crime
Now that cyber-attacks are becoming a regular occurrence, the insurance industry is now honing in on a lucrative market.
Penny Black's Social World - Footballing feats, charity cycling and bathroom broadcasts
The highlights of Penny Black's social world this month
Hiscox launches renovation and extension product
Hiscox has launched a new renovation and extension insurance product, which protects homeowners undertaking sizeable building works on their property.
Europe: Caution in the online art world
Online art transactions remain buoyant, despite a global decline in the trade. What are the perils and pitfalls that insurers should be aware of?
Cycling: Reaching new summits
The London 2012 Olympics made cycling popular in the UK again but what effect has it had on the insurance industry supporting it?
Pay-as-you-go broker Belong Safe shuts down after three months
Just three months after its launch, Belong Safe has shut down completely due to financial and branding troubles.
In Depth: Terrorism - Protecting the City: is the market prepared for a terror threat?
Should the insurance industry be scenario testing to ready itself for the future?
Sharing Economy: Taking a slice of the action
With the sharing economy growing year-on-year, what are the challenges and opportunities for the insurance industry?
Hiscox expects ‘manageable loss’ from Alberta wildfires
Hiscox expects a manageable loss as a result of claims arising from the Alberta wildfires, according to the insurer's interim management statement for the three months ending 31 March 2016.
Hiscox sees 10% growth in GWP
Hiscox has seen gross written premiums increase by 10% in the first quarter globally, and by 5.8% in the UK.
Senior management: Parachuting in
With more senior management roles going to those from outside the general insurance industry, how will this affect the sector in the future?
R&Q to dispose of more businesses in 2016, focuses on cost-management
Randall and Quilter will look to dispose of more businesses this year as part of a simplification of the firm’s business model.
Hiscox Group adds Prudential’s Aki Hussain as group CFO
Chief financial officer of Prudential’s UK and Europe division, Hamayou Akbar (Aki) Hussain, will join Hiscox as its group CFO in the second half of 2016.