Hiscox, Ltd. has created two senior claims roles with Joanne Musselle taking on the role of head of UK claims for the retail division and Tony Rai appointed as head of London market claims. Ms. Musselle joined Hiscox in 2002 as a technical underwriting manager. Latterly she has been head of group claims strategy and will continue with this role. Mr. Rai joined the company in 2007 to head up first party claims. He was admitted as a solicitor in 1998 and spent eight years as a senior associate at Clyde & Co.

Hiscox Ltd. reported earnings results for the first six months ended June 30, 2009. The company has reported a profit attributable to shareholders of the company of GBP 122.08 million, or 31.8 pence per diluted share, for the first six months ended June 30, 2009, compared to GBP 84.35 million, or 20.9 pence per diluted share, for the corresponding quarter of 2008. Net premiums written for the first half of 2009 were GBP 715.15 million, compared to GBP 513.95 million for the same period of 2008. Revenue was GBP 661.3 million, compared to GBP 512.48 million for the first half of 2008. Profit before tax for the first half of 2009 was GBP 141.39 million, compared to GBP 109.22 million for the same period of 2008. Total comprehensive income attributable to the shareholders of the company was GBP 44 million, compared to GBP 82.42 million for the same period of 2008.

Hiscox Ltd. reported earnings results for the first half of 2009. For the first half, the company reported after-tax profit of £122 million (€139 million), up 45% from £84.4 million for the first half of 2008. Gross written premiums for the half rose 41.7% to £906 million from £639.4 million. Earnings per share increased to 33.2 pence (37.9 cents) from 21.7 pence. Return on equity rose to 27.5% from 21.8%. On an annualized basis, investment return was 7%, up from 1.6%. The interim dividend was raised to 4.5 pence from 4.25 pence.