bermuda key people robert hiscox honorary president robert childs chairman bronek masojada ceo products specialty property casualty kidnap and ransom marine aerospace hacker and political risk insurance revenue 1 944.2 million 2015 1 operating income 224.8 million 2015 1 profit 209.9 million 2015 1 website www.hiscoxgroup.com hiscox is an underwriter at the lloyd s of london insurance market . hiscox ltd. is a bermuda incorporated insurance provider listed on the london stock exchange . an underwriter at lloyd s of london the company largely specialises in niche areas of the market offering property and casualty insurance aimed at companies and high net worth individuals as well as cover against such risks as hacking kidnapping and satellite damage . the firm is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . contents 1 history 2 products 3 shareholder structure 4 references 5 external links history edit the roots of the company lie with the roberts agency which commenced underwriting marine insurance at the lloyd s market in 1901 . 2 in 1946 ralph hiscox who had joined the agency as an underwriter of non marine insurance eight years earlier formed the roberts & hiscox partnership for the purposes of managing syndicates at lloyd s. 2 hiscox was elected chairman of lloyd s in 1967 3 the same year his son robert joined the group s syndicate 33 as an underwriter of fine art and personal accident insurance . 2 robert hiscox subsequently took over as head of the partnership in 1970 after the death of his father and set about growing the size of the business . 4 in 1987 the firm reorganised a holding company hiscox holdings ltd was established for the group which comprised the subsidiaries hiscox syndicates for managing syndicates and roberts & hiscox for introducing and advising members of the lloyd s market . 2 expansion beyond the london market followed in 1989 with the formation of a third subsidiary hiscox underwriting specifically for this purpose . 2 roberts & hiscox and related interests were demerged in 1994 leaving the company as merely an underwriter and manager of syndicates . 2 having previously listed on the alternative investment market hiscox plc transferred to the main market of the london stock exchange in july 1997 . 5 following the purchase of a 28 % stake in the company by chubb corporation in 1998 6 the company fought to remain independent successfully rebuffing two takeover offers by 2001 . 7 chubb subsequently sold off its interest in hiscox in 2004 . 8 in 2005 the company opened a bermuda office writing a mix of worldwide reinsurance and retail business . the following year hiscox plc moved its country of domicile from the united kingdom to bermuda adopting the new name hiscox ltd. 9 for 2009 the company increased its marketing budget from 400 000 to 10 million and launched a mass media campaign with the strap line as good as our word . 10 in 2011 hiscox had a catastrophe filled year . with floods in australia the tsunami in japan and many other catastrophes the company had to pay out a lot and profits suffered . 11 in march 2014 hiscox acquired direct to consumer online operation directasia 12 and in october 2014 hiscox usa launched a new brand platform encourage courage . 13 products edit the company sells both personal and commercial insurance cover in a range of areas for individuals hiscox provides home and contents insurance for higher value houses as well as classic car fine art bloodstock kidnap and ransom and personal accident cover . 14 for companies cover types include property marine aerospace professional indemnity hacker and political risk insurance as well as reinsurance . 15 shareholder structure edit as at 28 february 2011 invesco limited was the largest shareholder in hiscox with a 14.04 % stake . massachusetts financial services company 5.15 % and ruane cunniff & goldfarb inc. 5.10 % were the other institutions to hold more than 5 % in the company . 16 references edit a b c annual report 2015 pdf . hiscox . retrieved 9 april 2016 . a b c d e f history . hiscox . retrieved 2008 05 31 . new chairman named by lloyd s of london . the new york times . december 13 1966 . retrieved 2008 06 03 . wynn sheridan 10 september 2006 . business interview robert hiscox chairman hiscox . the independent on sunday . retrieved 2008 06 04 . eakin jan 22 july 1997 . the market fall continues in heavy trading . the daily telegraph . archived from the original on 2005 09 12 . retrieved 2008 06 05 . cave andrew 23 december 1998 . us insurer buys stake in hiscox . the daily telegraph . archived from the original on 2005 11 30 . retrieved 2008 06 05 . edwards simon 21 march 2001 . hiscox rejects chubb takeover . the daily telegraph . retrieved 2008 06 05 . chubb sells hiscox stake . investors chronicle . 16 april 2004 . retrieved 2008 06 05 . seib christine 19 september 2006 . omega to follow hiscox to tax free haven . the times . london . retrieved 2008 06 05 . hiscox hands seo account to vccp search retrieved 2009 08 16 frankfurt business media . cfo insight.com . retrieved 28 march 2015 . hiscox announces direct asia acquisition . post on line . retrieved 28 march 2015 . doremus launches encourage courage campaign for hiscox insurance adweek . adweek . retrieved 28 march 2015 . personal insurance . hiscox . retrieved 2008 06 09 . commercial insurance . hiscox . retrieved 2008 06 09 . investors major shareholders . hiscox . retrieved 2011 04 12 . external links edit official corporate website hiscox uk website hiscox london market website hiscox usa website hiscox global insight hiscox group app directasia singapore directasia hong kong directasia thailand v t e ftse 100 ftse 250 companies of the united kingdom 3i infrastructure aa aberdeen asset management aberforth smaller companies trust acacia mining aggreko aldermore group alliance trust allied minds amec foster wheeler ao world ascential ashmore group assura atkins auto trader group aveva balfour beatty bankers investment trust barr a.g. bba aviation beazley group bellway berendsen berkeley group holdings bank of georgia bh macro big yellow group b & m european retail value bodycote booker group bovis homes group brewin dolphin holdings british empire trust britvic brown n. btg plc cairn energy caledonia investments capital & counties properties card factory carillion centamin cineworld city of london investment trust clarkson close brothers group cls holdings cmc markets cobham computacenter countryside properties countrywide cranswick crest nicholson cybg daejan holdings dairy crest debenhams dechra pharmaceuticals derwent london dfs dignity diploma domino s pizza drax group dunelm group edinburgh investment trust electra private equity electrocomponents elementis entertainment one essentra esure euromoney institutional investor evraz f & c commercial property trust fidelity china special situations fidelity european values fidessa group finsbury growth & income trust firstgroup fisher james & sons 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