Hiscox names three UK-based independent NEDs

Specialist global insurer Hiscox has named three new independent non executive directors to its two UK legal entities.

James Illingworth has been appointed to the board of Hiscox Syndicates, which oversees the insurer’s globally traded specialty re/insurance lines.

Mark Cliff and Jane Hayes both join the board of Hiscox Insurance Company (HIC), which oversees its UK retail operations.

Cliff has over 35 years’ industry experience, and has held a number of senior industry and trade body roles during this time. He will take up his post on July 1, 2021.

Illingworth and Hayes are both experienced underwriters, with Illingworth bringing 36 years’ industry experience and Hayes having spent nearly 40 years running insurance portfolios in all segments. Illingworth took up his position on June 23 while Hayes will start on July 1, 2021.

Robert Childs, Hiscox group chairman, said the appointments bring underwriting and distribution expertise as Hiscox pursues growth in UK retail and realises opportunities in its big-ticket lines.

“These appointments bolster our existing senior expertise and it is always pleasing to attract this calibre of experience to our UK boards,” he added.