High Five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 18 to 22 August 2025
High five: Catch up on the biggest exclusive stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the biggest exclusive stories from 11 to 15 August 2025
The biggest people moves this week
Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, promotions and leadership changes from 11 to 15 August 2025.
Hiscox appoints ex-AIG leader to newly created claims role
’He joins us at an exciting moment as we focus on realising our ambitious growth plans,’ says claims director
Hiscox hires ex-Allianz leader to lead new London market ART team
’Adding an ART team to our portfolio responds to increasing client demand for innovative insurance solutions,’ says chief underwriting officer
Hiscox appoints lead for new sexual molestation liability cover
The appointee’s ’background in underwriting liability products’ will establish ’Hiscox as a go-to market for sexual molestation liability protection’, says London market director
In Focus: The impending ‘peril’ of underinvesting in reinsurance talent
‘The real issue isn’t that reinsurance is too niche – it’s that we’ve failed to communicate its relevance and impact,’ says chief commercial officer
Is influencer insurance the next must-follow for protecting content creators?
‘Most influencers and content creators are really underinsured – if they’re insured at all,’ says commercial account executive
TechTalk: Directors face ‘real risk’ of liability in wake of cyber attacks
‘There should be no assumption that cyber risks are covered under a D&O policy,’ says law firm partner
Briefing: As AI evolves, affirmative cover is becoming ever more important
’It’s a very, very good thing for it to be explicit in the [policy] wording,’ says executive director
Brokers reveal 2025’s best and worst commercial lines insurers
TechTalk: The broker opportunity to fill a cover gap around commercial drone use
Gareth Hemming: Hiscox carrying ‘positive momentum’ on broker sentiment into 2025
In Focus: How should UKGI underwrite emerging technologies like VR gaming and advanced robotics?
Gareth Hemming: Hiscox carrying ‘positive momentum’ on broker sentiment into 2025
’We’re clear on where we want to go in terms of strategy and growth, but we’re going to do it in a way that’s informed by broker feedback and input,’ says specialist insurer’s head of distribution
FCA review on rule simplification offers ‘opportunity’ to forge ‘proportionate’ framework – Jon Dye
The chief executive says Consumer Duty marked ‘a significant regulatory change’ that ‘has involved a good deal of work’ to implement and embed successfully within the insurer’s operations
Jon Dye: Hiscox is third of way through ‘strategy for profitable growth’
UK chief executive flags ‘really good energy’ at the specialist insurer as it targets retail growth ‘between 5% and 15% at the right level of profit’ over four-year strategy duration
Jo Musselle: Hiscox targets ‘new distribution deals’ with brokers as part of ‘omnichannel’ strategy
Market-wide appetite ‘to trade more in a digital way’ sees insurer commit to roll out high net worth proposition on eTrade extranet by year-end, says chief underwriting officer
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