Hiscox News
OMAC Is Hull Carrier for Sunken Yacht in Sicily
Yacht insurance provider OMAC is the carrier on the hull for the Bayesian, a 56-meter-long (184-ft) sailboat, that was hit by a ferocious storm earlier this month, sinking off the northern coast of ...
Hiscox Confirms Chairman Bloomer Died During Yacht Accident Off Coast of Sicily
Hiscox Ltd. issued a statement confirming that the insurer's chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and Bloomer's wife, Judy, died in the tragic sinking of the yacht Bayesian off the coast of Sicily on Monday, ...
Hiscox Appoints New U.S. CEO as Kerridge Steps Down
Specialty insurer Hiscox has appointed Mary Boyd as chief executive officer of its USA business unit. She joins the specialty insurer on June 24, replacing Kevin ...
Costs of Small Business Cyber Attacks Are Down But Frequency Is Up, Says Hiscox
The less-than-encouraging news: Only 33 percent of U.S. small businesses consider cyber risk high or very high.
The somewhat encouraging ...
75% of Small Businesses Are Underinsured; 70% Use Agents: Survey
Small businesses may be growing their revenue, but the vast majority–75 percent–are not adequately protecting themselves and their assets. Small businesses are an essential part of the U.S. ...
Executives on the Move at Farmers, Hiscox, Swiss Re
Farmers Insurance announced that Kevin Yoo will join the organization as chief claims officer effective July 12.
Yoo has an extensive ...
Executives on the Move at Canopius, Cowbell, Hiscox
Canopius Group, a global specialty re/insurer, has hired Coleman V. Johnson as its chief underwriting officer U.S. and Bermuda.
Johnson ...
More Frequent, Expensive Cyber Attacks Spur U.S. Spending on IT
A new study from insurer Hiscox shows that cyber attacks on U.S. businesses are more frequent and more expensive than ever before. The annual Hiscox Cyber Readiness Report, which gauges businesses' ...