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Hiscox’s London market arm targets ‘underwriting discipline’ to ‘grow profitably’ amid ‘microcycles’

By 2024-09-03T06:00:00

Jo Musselle 09-21

Insurer’s chief underwriting officer expects second half growth for this area of the business after experiencing insurance contract written premium dip in 2024’s H1

Hiscox plans to “exercise underwriting discipline” across its London market division in the second half of 2024 in order to “grow profitably” amid “microcycle” fluctuations that detrimentally impacted its financial figures for H1, according to Jo Musselle, the insurer’s chief underwriting officer.

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