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Guest promoted at XL Catlin in Singapore
David Guest, XL Catlin's Asia-Pacific head of crisis management, has been promoted to country manager for the insurer's Singapore operations.
JLT CEO Dominic Burke and Robert Hiscox back Brexit campaign Vote Leave
JLT group chief executive Dominic Burke (pictured) and Hiscox's former chairman Robert Hiscox have been named among 250 business leaders and entrepreneurs backing the Vote Leave campaign.
Brit-led commercial aviation consortium launches
Brit has launched a Lloyd's consortium for commercial general aviation with capacity also provided by Kiln, Hiscox, Apollo and Pritchard.
C-Suite Insurer: Hiscox's Robert Childs - Good in a crisis
It is in an emergency that the industry’s expertise is needed most. It’s up to London to lead the way
Hiscox-owned Direct Asia sells Hong Kong division to Well Link
Global insurer Hiscox has decided to sell the Hong Kong division of Direct Asia to Well Link for an undisclosed sum.
Construction: The fall guys
New safety regulations and sentencing guidelines will place additional pressures on firms to ensure construction safety – and it is likely SMEs will find it hardest to comply
GI CEO's urge against IPT increase in letter to Osborne
Twenty-three general insurance executives have written to Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne ahead of the 16 March Budget announcement, urging against a further increase in insurance premium tax.
Hiscox teams up with start-up broker for pay-as-you-go host insurance
Online platform Belong Safe has today launched the first on demand host insurance product to cater for the rising home-sharing market.
New Hiscox MGA to focus on professional indemnity and motor
Hiscox will this year set up a managing general agent in the UK focusing on areas outside its underwriting appetite, including some classes of professional indemnity and motor insurance.
Hiscox reports 6.5% pre-tax profit fall as GWP rises
Hiscox’s pre-tax profit dropped by £14.9m to £216.1m in 2015 as the company reported increased gross written premiums of £1.94bn (2014: £1.75bn).
Litigation likely to test limitation clauses in data breach cases
Litigation will test the effectiveness of companies seeking to absolve themselves of data protection and data security responsibilities via clauses in contracts as companies increasingly believe it's "worth a go", according to cyber insurance experts.
Patrick Snowball: bankers and regulators are ruining the GI market
Many of the UK’s major general insurance companies are suffering because their boards have turned the businesses into pseudo-banks, and manage them accordingly to pacify the authorities.
The Post Power List 2016
In a year where regulation, natural disasters, consolidation and cyber/digital again look set to make waves, and when the country could learn if it’s in or out of the European Union, Post had a mind mapping session – with a bottle of wine – to see who…
Rank: 27 - Bronek Masojada, Hiscox Group CEO
Masojada has identified “plenty of opportunities for growth” off the back of a 12.9% increase in gross written premiums to £1.54bn for the first nine months of 2015 (9M 2014: £1.36bn).
Blog: Five reasons Sian Fisher is a good choice for CII CEO
This morning Sian Fisher was unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Penny Black's New Year 2016
As the insurance industry rings in the New Year, Penny Black asked commentators how they like to celebrate and what resolutions they will be making for 2016.
Review of the Year: General Insurance
The past year has been a rollercoaster ride for general insurers, with tough market conditions serving as a backdrop for highs, such as strategic consolidation and a £1bn whiplash windfall, and lows, including the Insurance Premium Tax hike and struggles…
Quiz of the week - 4 December
Test your knowledge of the week's insurance news, with the Post insurance quiz of the week.
Hiscox raids Catlin for product recall team hires
Hiscox has established a product recall team within its London market business with four new hires.
Hiscox opens £19m York office
Hiscox has today (2 December) opened its office in York, a £19m investment.
Lloyd's syndicates unite for $400m natural catastrophe pool
Eight Lloyd's syndicates are uniting to help protect emerging economies in Africa, Asia and Latin America from natural catastrophes.
Crowded places initiative take-up positive for UK resilience in light of Paris attacks
Promising early take-up of the government’s crowded places initiative has been “positive for building the resilience of British infrastructure” if faced with a similar attack to that witnessed in Paris last week, according to Pool Re CEO Julian Enoizi.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Five: Brokers, professionalism and governance
In the final part of a five-part series covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our insurance CEOs view relationships with brokers, professionalism in the sector and the importance of diversity for…
C-Suite: Insurer - Forever friends
Every customer wants to feel their insurer is doing right by them.