Insurance & Reinsurance

Marine: Hiscox Develops New Product to Combat Shipping Seizures by Nations

Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has developed a new security product to help protect shipping targeted by nation states. Malicious Vessel Seizure will respond to a single peril of a ship taken by a foreign […]

Lloyd's/London Market

Industry Update: Hiscox Results Shows GWP Income Is On The Up

Hiscox Ltd (LSE:HSX), the international specialist insurer, today issues its trading statement for the first three months of the year to 31 March 2019. Gross written premiums grew by 3.3% in constant currency to $1,164.7 […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker News: Cyber Risk Cover for German Rail Companies Via DVA/Cylus

Deutsche-Verkehrs-Assekuranz-Vermittlungs-GmbH, the insurance broker for rail in Germany, created an innovative insurance policy to address the growing threat of cyber security attacks on rail companies. Through DVA, policy holders will be eligible for discounts from insurance provider Hiscox, based […]

Household Insurance

Hidden Costs & Insurance Risks of Home Extensions & Renovations

The number of homeowners choosing to stay put and invest in their existing property instead of moving has soared in the past five years, according to a new report from specialist insurer Hiscox. One way […]

Insurance Brokers

Industry Jobs Round-Up: Latest New Hires

Here is a round-up of the latest new faces at various insurance companies and industry suppliers. If you have a press release on a new hire, then send it to editorial@insurance-edge.net Laird Assessors Expands Team […]

Household Insurance

Canopy Aim to Make RentPassport App a Gamechanger in Home Insurance

Tenants get a distinctly second class deal in Britain. No matter how diligent you are about paying rent on time, or how detailed your home contents policy is, or how many years NCD you have, […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Monday Briefing: 06.11.2017

Here’s your regular monday morning essential briefing, covering what’s happening in the insurance industry. The Sunday Times reports that plumbers, hairdressers and air crew are performing beauty treatments, often leaving patients scarred, or requiring hospital […]

InsureTech

Symantec and Hiscox Launch Cyber Security Software + Insurance

Whether it’s Russian hackers, ransomware demands or ID fraudsters, cycber attacks are something that no business can ignore. An estimated 48 percent of UK small businesses were hit last year and so leading insurer Hiscox […]