Hiscox
Hiscox Ltd is a global insurance and reinsurance provider based in Pembroke, Bermuda. The company operates through four segments: Hiscox Retail, Hiscox London Market, Hiscox Re & ILS, and Corporate Centre. Hiscox specializes in offering a wide range of insurance products, including commercial insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises, property and casualty insurance, and specialty coverage such as terrorism, kidnap and ransom, and marine insurance. The company serves clients through brokers, partnerships, and direct consumer channels, focusing on both entrepreneurs and larger corporations. Hiscox has a strong presence in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, and several nations across Europe and Asia, employing over 2,700 staff across 34 offices. Its diversified approach balances catastrophe-exposed businesses with less volatile specialty markets, aiming to meet a broad spectrum of client needs in the insurance sector.
Past deals in Insurance
Coterie Insurance
Venture Round in 2024
Coterie Insurance is an InsurTech company that focuses on simplifying commercial insurance for small businesses through an API-based platform. By leveraging data-driven automation, Coterie delivers accurate pricing and streamlines the submission-to-bind process, allowing clients to obtain quick and reliable coverage. The company's innovative technology not only enhances the efficiency of the insurance experience but also alleviates the complexities associated with managing insurance audits. Through its commitment to data-backed underwriting, Coterie aims to remove unwanted risks for businesses, ultimately saving clients time and reducing stress in their insurance management.
Bikmo
Series A in 2023
Bikmo Limited is a cycle insurance provider based in Chester, United Kingdom, founded in 2011. Originally established as a bike and kit comparison engine, the company transitioned to specialize in offering comprehensive insurance products tailored for cyclists. These products cover accidental damage, public liability, and theft, with a notable feature of no excess on replacements, ensuring riders are adequately protected. Renowned as an award-winning provider, Bikmo is dedicated to sustainable practices, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding both cyclists and the environments they enjoy. The company changed its name from 45NORTH LTD to Bikmo Limited in July 2017, reflecting its commitment to the cycling community.
Pathpoint
Series A in 2021
Pathpoint Inc., operating as Pathpoint Insurance Service, is a digital wholesale brokerage firm based in San Francisco, California, established in 2017. The company specializes in excess and surplus (E&S) insurance services, offering a range of products including general and cyber liability coverages. Pathpoint's innovative platform streamlines the procurement process for surplus lines coverage, enabling independent agents to access bindable quotes from multiple carriers quickly and efficiently. The company's software enhances various aspects of insurance operations, including quoting, binding, policy document management, underwriting, and accounting. By leveraging technology, Pathpoint aims to simplify access to insurance solutions, reduce costs for carriers, and improve overall market intelligence.
Bikmo
Series A in 2020
Bikmo Limited is a cycle insurance provider based in Chester, United Kingdom, founded in 2011. Originally established as a bike and kit comparison engine, the company transitioned to specialize in offering comprehensive insurance products tailored for cyclists. These products cover accidental damage, public liability, and theft, with a notable feature of no excess on replacements, ensuring riders are adequately protected. Renowned as an award-winning provider, Bikmo is dedicated to sustainable practices, emphasizing the importance of safeguarding both cyclists and the environments they enjoy. The company changed its name from 45NORTH LTD to Bikmo Limited in July 2017, reflecting its commitment to the cycling community.
CoverHound
Series D in 2019
CoverHound, Inc., operating as CoverHound Insurance Solutions, is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in an online platform for comparing property and casualty insurance, particularly car insurance. Established in 2010, CoverHound provides consumers with the ability to assess their personal insurance needs and receive accurate rate comparisons from top national carriers and local agents. The platform aims to deliver transparent options and smart recommendations, enabling users to find the most suitable policies at competitive prices. Emphasizing consumer control, CoverHound ensures that users receive personalized quotes without spam and with a commitment to protecting their private information.
AkinovA
Seed Round in 2018
AkinovA Limited is a company that has developed an independent electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of re/insurance risks. Founded in 2017 and based in Marylebone, United Kingdom, AkinovA aims to enhance the efficiency of the insurance value chain by facilitating connections among brokers, capital market participants, and insurance providers. The platform allows users to provide insurance advisory services, manage their client bases, and optimize capital and risk management. By collaborating with leading industry players such as Hiscox and MS&AD Insurance Group, AkinovA seeks to drive market growth while minimizing frictional costs and expediting the execution of insurance transactions. The company is supported by an experienced Advisory Board with expertise in insurance, capital markets, and technology.
Wrisk
Seed Round in 2016
Wrisk Limited is a London-based company established in 2015 that develops and markets the Wrisk app, a versatile insurance platform designed to simplify insurance management. The app initially focused on contents insurance but aims to expand its offerings to cover various insurance needs, including motor, travel, health, and professional insurance. By providing users with a personalized Wrisk Score, the app helps customers understand the factors influencing their premiums and encourages them to share more information for a more accurate assessment. This user-friendly platform allows customers to manage their insurance policies at any time, ensuring immediate updates to their coverage. Wrisk collaborates with industry partners to capture existing market share while also targeting individuals who may not have previously engaged with insurance, thereby creating a comprehensive solution that adapts to the evolving needs of its users.
Bunker
Seed Round in 2016
Bunker is a prominent provider of insurance compliance and verification solutions, specializing in digital business insurance software. The company offers a comprehensive platform that combines smart Certificate of Insurance (COI) screening, compliance verification, and on-demand insurance services. Bunker's innovative marketplace streamlines the insurance process for small business buyers by efficiently matching them with the appropriate policies at critical moments. This approach enhances the insurance experience for enterprises, suppliers, and independent contractors, particularly in the context of contingent staffing models. Through its services, Bunker aims to simplify and improve contract-related insurance experiences for businesses.
R&Q Marine Services
Acquisition in 2015
R&Q Marine Services, an underwriting agency specialising in yachts and the general marine leisure industry.
Event Assured
Acquisition in 2014
Event Assured is a specialist provider of insurance tailored specifically for the events sector. The company offers a range of insurance products, including event cancellation and disruption coverage, legal liability protection, professional indemnity insurance, and incentive travel insurance. These services are designed to meet the unique needs of professional event organizers, ensuring that they are protected against various risks associated with hosting events. Through its focused expertise, Event Assured aims to support the events industry by providing comprehensive insurance solutions that address the complexities and uncertainties inherent in event planning.
Altoha
Acquisition in 2007
Altoha offers livestock insurance and animal mortality insurance services.Altoha, Inc. is based in Geneva, Illinois.
Aon - Kidnap & Ransom Business
Acquisition in 2007
Aon - Kidnap & Ransom Business is a risks from third party intermediaries.
American Live Stock
Acquisition in 2007
American Live Stock Insurance Company, founded in 1952, is a leading provider of livestock insurance in the United States, offering coverage in all 50 states as well as internationally in Australia and South Africa. The company specializes in animal mortality insurance, catering primarily to registered cattle and horses, and covers full mortality, accidents, and surgeries. In addition to its core business, American Live Stock provides farmowners coverage in select areas. With a commitment to the industries it serves, the company emphasizes support for veterinary medicine and education. Its history is rooted in the cattle import/export trade, tracing back to the Chicago Stock Yards and the contributions of its founders, Frank Harding and Clint Tomson.
Global Flying Insurance Services
Acquisition in 2006
Global Flying Insurance Services is an underwriting agency specialising in loss of licence insurance for aviation pilots.
Ascot Underwriting
Acquisition in 2005
Ascot Underwriting Ltd. is a Lloyd’s of London syndicate and a leading global specialty insurance underwriter. With a reputation for excellence we offer our clients the expertise and security of a large insurer while maintaining a personal approach to their risks.
Insurex Expo-Sure
Acquisition in 2005
Insurex Expo-Sure is a specialist insurance provider to the conference, event and exhibitions market.
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