Hiscox
Lloyd's /London market: Thoroughly modern
With London still perceived as an expensive place to conduct business, Daniel Dunkley reports on the London Market Group's ambitious plans for modernisation.
NIG aims to double SME market share
NIG has insisted its relationships with regional brokers have not been impacted by its UK restructure, after finalising the underwriting line-up of the company's regional centres.
Hiscox faces £100m Cat losses
Hiscox has estimated that it faces £100m worth of claims as a result of the Chilean earthquake and the European windstorm Xynthia.
NIG raids Axa, Hiscox and Travelers for regional underwriting managers
NIG has made a series of senior underwriting appointments to spearhead a “major push” for regional SME business
Hiscox despairs over Tory FSA proposal
Hiscox's chairman has credited a three-fold increase in annual profits on responsible investment strategy, a cautious approach to underwriting catastrophe-exposed risk and a benign mother nature.
Sterling nabs Hiscox high net worth underwriter
Sterling Insurance has appointed Jane Flaherty as a senior high net worth underwriter based in the Midlands.
Strong London market performance helps Hiscox treble profits
Hiscox has reported gross premiums written £1.44bn (2008: £1.15bn) and pre-tax profit of £320.6m (£105.2m).
Reinsurance launches the Bermuda Reinsurance Club
The first half day seminar to be held in Bermuda on March 17th
Zurich PI underwriter joins Hiscox
Hiscox has appointed Graeme King as underwriter, international technology, media and telecommunications.
Takaful - UK viability: Taking up Takaful
Shariah-compliant Takaful insurance has had a rocky start in the UK. Daniel Dunkley reports on the problems it has encountered and where its strengths may lie.
Roundtable: Solvency II in depth
In this extended roundtable discussion, group editor-in-chief Ant Gould and industry big hitters from the UK and continental Europe consider the progress made by (re)insurance as the once-distant spectre of Solvency II now looms large and close
Penny black's insurance week
Penny was intrigued to discover the lengths to which people will go for insurance at Hiscox. On a recent visit to the insurer's City office, a chat with two underwriters uncovered some unusual clients on Hiscox's books — among them a balloon artist, and…
Awal collapse could cost (re)insurers millions of dollars
Last year's collapse of Awal bank in Bahrain could cost the insurance industry hundreds of millions of dollars, Reinsurance...
Hiscox reports 5-7% drop in reinsurance renewal rates
Insurer says this was expected due to low level of claims and previous high rates.
Nadra Bank losses helping to drive trade credit prices up
Nationalised Ukranian bank helping to drive rates skywards, Reinsurance has learned.
Play the long game
Despite the economic troubles of 2009, Lloyd's and the London market still had a fairly successful, if cautious, year. Mairi MacDonald takes a look back at the past 12 months.
Capita insurance services boss to join Xchanging
Former Hiscox ops boss Pell looked after the outsourcing giant's Lloyd's business.
Lloyd’s, Aon and Hiscox may be hit by piracy claims, sources
Aon is the broker for the Maersk marine fleet which has been repeatedly targeted by Somalian pirates including in an attack this week, according to market sources. Lloyd’s and Hiscox have also been named.
Hiscox appoints new claims chiefs
Insurer names new head of UK and London market claims
Innovation and stagnation
Insurers make fine promises on service. But which ones are delivering" and how? Peter Joy set out to find the answers.