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Hiscox wins insurance award

Hiscox has won the General Insurer of the Year award at the British Insurance Awards. The award is given to the company that has most successfully set out a coherent development strategy, including product innovation, response to customer needs and enhanced quality of service. Hiscox Chairman Robert Hiscox said: “This is a very welcome endorsement by our peers and will spur us on to do even better.”