30. Hiscox

Hiscox Insurance Company

Gross written premiums less treaty (2000): £125.2m

Year established: 1901
Address:
1 Great St Helens
London EC3A 6HX
Tel: 020 7448 6000
Fax: 020 7448 6900
Email: enquiry@hiscox.com
Website: www.hiscox.com

History: Hiscox is a specialist insurance company and was first registered on the London Stock Exchange on 17 May 1901.

Chief officer: Sian Fisher
Biography: Fisher joined Hiscox in 1986 and originally wrote a multi-class account for Hiscox Syndicate 624 with a speciality in professional indemnity. In 1994, she began specialising in areas like information technology and media. She joined syndicate 33 in 1995 and, in 1998, she moved to set up a new commercial lines department.

UK branch offices: Four - London, Birmingham, Leeds and Glasgow
UK staff: 170
Direct arm: Internet only
Main classes of general insurance business: Professional indemnity, high value household and property owners.

Key general insurance personnel:
Robert Hiscox, chairman
Sian Fisher, managing director