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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lloyd’s Syndicate 33
Hiscox Syndicates Ltd (HSL). At the same time, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "bbb+" of Hiscox Ltd (Bermuda), the ultimate parent holding company of the Hiscox group of ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 10, 2010
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UK Budget Contains Good and Bad News for Insurers
The emergency budget announced by the U.K. government is likely to enhance the competitive position of the country's insurance sector as it proposes an easing of the corporation ...
Source: BestWire Date: June 24, 2010
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Chile Quake Losses Appear to Have Strong Reinsurance Backing
International specialist insurer Hiscox Ltd. said initial combined estimates of its losses from the earthquake in Chile and Europe's Windstorm Xynthia are about 100 million pounds ...
Source: BestWire Date: March 16, 2010
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Hiscox Sees Drop in January Reinsurance Rates
Specialist insurer Hiscox Ltd. said it saw average rate declines of between 5% and 7% in January reinsurance renewals, citing a "very light level" of insured catastrophe losses in ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 25, 2010
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Hiscox Reports 31.7% Rise in Nine-Month Premium Income
Specialist Bermuda-based Lloyd's insurer Hiscox Ltd. reported a 31.7% rise in premium income, to 1.21 billion pounds (1.35 billion euros), for the first nine months of 2009. ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 10, 2009
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A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of Lloyd’s Syndicate 33
Hiscox Syndicates Ltd (HSL). At the same time, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "bbb+" of Hiscox Ltd (Bermuda), the ultimate parent holding company of the Hiscox group of ...
Source: BestWire Date: October 29, 2009
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Hiscox Profit Up 45%; CEO Credits Steady Nerves
Chief Executive Bronek Masojada said in a telephone interview. "That generated an 85 million pound investment return." Masojada cited the good performance of corporate bonds and ...
Source: BestWire Date: August 25, 2009
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Once the Backbone of Lloyd's, Names Still Play a Key Role
Names did relatively well. That result, Vale said, demonstrated that there had been a clean break by Lloyd's with the past. The New Names The Names who are writing in Lloyd's these ...
Source: BestWire Date: July 6, 2009
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Hiscox Plans for 1 Billion Pounds in 2010 Syndicate 33 Capacity
Syndicate 3624, which is completely supported from within Hiscox. Units of Hiscox, including Syndicate 33, have current Best's Financial Strength Ratings of A (Excellent). Lloyd's ...
Source: BestWire Date: June 24, 2009
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Insurers Size Up Threats as Major Sports Events Approach
Elizabeth Seeger, contingency underwriter at Hiscox Ltd., told BestWeek Europe. "An organizer who picks up the paper will focus on the headlines. Underwriters react the same way, ...
Source: BestWire Date: May 26, 2009
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Hiscox Posts 55% Drop in 2008 Pretax Profits
United Kingdom, Guernsey and in the domestic U.S. market. "This is a robust performance, especially in view of the near-collapse of the financial markets and the third-most ...
Source: BestWire Date: March 9, 2009
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Hiscox Names Senior V.P. for Global Errors and Omissions Office
Hiscox Ltd. has named Jim Whetstone as the senior vice president for global errors and omissions in its global markets division. Whetstone will work out of the Chicago office of ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 16, 2009
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‘Challenging’ Conditions Help Cut Hiscox Premiums by 8.3%
Gross written premiums for Hiscox totaled 920.1 million pounds (1.12 billion euros) for the first nine months of 2008, down from 1.003 billion pounds for the same period in 2007. ...
Source: BestWire Date: November 10, 2008
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