Hiscox Ltd
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in mil. unless spec.- CEO
- Hamayou Akbar Hussain
- Full Time Employees
- 3,000
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Address
- Chesney House Pembroke Bermuda HM 08
- IPO Date
- Feb 22, 2010
- Website
- hiscoxgroup.com
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- Hiscox Ltd is a Bermuda-based international specialist insurer listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: HSX) that underwrites a diverse portfolio of property, casualty, and specialty insurance products for commercial and high-net-worth individual clients worldwide; core offerings include personal lines such as high-value home and contents, classic car, fine art, bloodstock, kidnap and ransom, and personal accident coverage, alongside commercial lines encompassing property, marine, aerospace, professional indemnity, errors and omissions, cyber and hacker insurance, product recall, political risk, management liability, crime, entertainment, terrorism, and reinsurance; the company operates through key segments including Hiscox Retail (UK, Europe, USA, Asia), Hiscox London Market, and Hiscox Re & ILS, with over 3,000 employees across 13 countries spanning North America, Europe (including UK offices in London, Birmingham, Colchester, Glasgow, Maidenhead, Manchester, York; Guernsey; continental Europe in Madrid, Munich, Paris), Bermuda, and Asia. Founded in 1901 in London with headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda since the 2006 redomiciliation from the UK, Hiscox maintains underwriting platforms at Lloyd's of London and focuses on niche, high-quality risks with a strong emphasis on innovation in areas like cyber protection and digital distribution. Recent developments include the August 2025 agreement to acquire US-based insurtech entities Corix Insurance Services, LLC and Vouch Insurance Company from Vouch, Inc. to bolster Hiscox USA's small business offerings in technology start-ups, life sciences, and professional services while enhancing broker platform digitization; the July 2025 divestiture of DirectAsia, now reported outside Retail; new distribution deals such as with a major German broker consolidator and product launches like a cyber offering in France; strategic partnerships including a multi-year Google Cloud collaboration for AI-enhanced underwriting and a new IT services provider; an upsized $275 million share buyback (65% complete as of early November 2025); and a planned 20% increase in the final 2025 dividend per share, reflecting Retail growth acceleration to over 6% in constant currency for 2025 amid 5.9% group insurance contract written premium rise to $4.05 billion in the first nine months.
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