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The former chairman of Bermuda-based insurance giant Hiscox said the firm could move back to London if the UK votes to quit the European Union. Robert Hiscox, who chaired the firm for 43 years until 2013 and is now honorary chairman, told the UK’s Pr...

Hiscox marked its first ten years in Bermuda with a celebration event held at Masterworks in the Botanical Gardens. A number of the global specialist insurer’s senior executives, including Bronek Masojada, group CEO, Robert Childs, chairman, and Jer...

Hiscox has integrated so deeply with the community during its first ten years in Bermuda that it is hard to imagine a time when it was not part of the island’s fabric. The global specialist insurer has proved to be a force for good in many avenues, o...

Hiscox Ltd, the international specialist insurer, saw its gross written premiums grow 10 per cent to £640.5 million ($924.5 million) in the first quarter. The improvement was driven by strong performances in all segments of its business, the company ...

Bermudian insurer Hiscox Ltd wrote more business last year but profits fell 6.5 per cent mainly due to dwindling investment returns. Hiscox said full-year profit fell to £216.1 million from £231.1 million in 2014, slightly better than analysts had ex...

Bermuda-based insurer Hiscox Ltd said its gross written premiums for the first nine months rose nearly 13 per cent, driven by a strong performance in its US and London markets. Hiscox, which underwrites a range of risks from oil refineries to kidnapp...

The insurance linked strategies (ILS) arm of Hiscox Re has made two senior appointments. Kiskadee Investment Managers has made Andrew Hughes ILS compliance manager, while Matthew Swann has been appointed to the role of portfolio manager. In addition,...

The Kiskadee arm of Bermuda-based Hiscox has launched a new reinsurer. Cardinal Re, which is based in Bermuda, will operate as a special purpose insurer designed to turn collateralised insurance and reinsurance risk into a security aimed at capital m...

Hiscox has merged its Bermuda and London Market casualty reinsurance teams. The new division will operate under the Hiscox Re brand and will be led by Nick Pascall as head of casualty reinsurance. The division controls a combined portfolio of $50 mi...

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer Hiscox saw half-year pre-tax profits rise by 8.4 per cent, fuelled by strong growth in its retail insurance business. Hiscox reported earnings of £135.1 million ($210.4 million) for the January-through-June period,...

Bermuda-based Hiscox has no plans to join the merger spree occurring in the reinsurance market. The London-listed insurer and reinsurer, which yesterday reported a £231.1 million ($355 million) pre-tax profit for 2014, down more than 5 per cent from ...

New investment has boosted the assets in Hiscox’s Bermuda-based Kiskadee insurance-linked strategies funds to more than $400 million. And Hiscox said investors have committed to inject more capital by the time reinsurance renewals take place next sum...