Hiscox hails record profits, announces $150m buyback
5th Mar 2024 08:24
(Sharecast News) - Hiscox hailed record full-year pre-tax profit on Tuesday amid record investment income as it announced a $150m share buyback.
Read moreHiscox reports strong written premium growth
8th Nov 2023 07:18
(Sharecast News) - Specialist insurer Hiscox reported strong growth in group insurance contract written premiums (ICWP) on Wednesday in the first nine months of the year, increasing 6.8% in constant currency to reach $3.76bn.
Read moreHiscox sells Thailand, Singapore for undisclosed sum
27th Sep 2023 07:09
(Sharecast News) - Specialist insurer Hiscox said it had signed a deal to sell DirectAsia, its business operations in Singapore and Thailand to Ignite Thailand Holdings for an undisclosed sum.
Read moreMorgan Stanley downgrades Hiscox, upgrades Lancashire
5th Sep 2023 09:24
(Sharecast News) - Morgan Stanley has reassessed its performance ratings on stocks in the insurance sector, leading to a downgrade for Hiscox and an upgrade for Lancashire Holdings.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hiscox CEO invests; Coca-Cola HBC counsel exercises, sells options
1st Sep 2023 12:56
(Sharecast News) - Hiscox was among those on the list of director buys on Friday, after its chief executive officer added to his holding.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hiscox chair invests, Origin non-exec transfers shares
10th Aug 2023 12:03
(Sharecast News) - Hiscox was at the top of the list of director buys on Thursday, after its chairman picked up 20,000 shares on the open market.
Read moreFTSE 100 movers: Commodity stocks rise, Hiscox sinks
9th Aug 2023 16:16
(Sharecast News) - Mining stocks were up across the board on Wednesday, clawing back losses after a poor showing the previous session as weak economic data from China fuelled concerns over demand.
Read moreHiscox reports solid growth across all business units
9th Aug 2023 07:53
(Sharecast News) - Global insurer Hiscox reported a robust set of interim financial figures on Wednesday, with its insurance contract written premiums rising 6.3% year-on-year to $2.72bn.
Read moreDirector dealings: Hiscox non-exec take some fees as shares, LSE buyback continues
21st Jun 2023 14:06
(Sharecast News) - On the buying side of the ledger on Wednesday was insurer Hiscox, after a non-executive board member chose to take some of his director fees in shares.
Read moreHiscox appoints Jonathan Bloomer as chair designate
30th May 2023 08:09
(Sharecast News) - Insurer Hiscox said on Tuesday that Jonathan Bloomer has been appointed as chair designate, succeeding Robert Childs, who will retire on 1 July.
Read moreHiscox bullish after first-quarter premiums jump
4th May 2023 09:14
(Sharecast News) - Specialist insurer Hiscox sounded a bullish note on Thursday, after seeing a jump in written premiums during the first quarter.
Read moreFCA to clamp down on rip-off building insurance commissions
21st Apr 2023 07:24
(Sharecast News) - The UK's financial watchdog has proposed new rules that will allow apartment leaseholders to claw back millions in rip-off insurance costs as part of a clampdown on scandalous overcharging by brokers working in conjunction with unscrupulous landlords.
Read moreUBS double upgrades Beazley to 'buy'
31st Mar 2023 15:22
(Sharecast News) - UBS upgraded insurer Beazley on Friday to 'buy' from 'sell' and lifted the price target to 688p from 646p as it said the pullback in the stock has been too severe.
Read moreBerenberg hikes target price on Hiscox following 'strong' end to trading year
9th Mar 2023 09:47
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg raised their target price on insurer Hiscox from 1,015.0p to 1,285.0p on Thursday, citing a "strong finish to a turbulent year".
Read moreHiscox upbeat on strong underwriting result as profits fall
8th Mar 2023 10:16
(Sharecast News) - Specialist insurer Hiscox Group reported a strong 2022 performance on Wednesday, with gross premiums written increasing 3.6% to $4.43bn, despite foreign exchange headwinds caused by a strengthening dollar.
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