Hiscox Appoints Alannah Paul as Cyber and Technology Product Head in the US

Atlanta, GA – February 1, 2022 – Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, today announced the appointment of Alannah Paul as Vice President, Cyber and Technology Product Head, in the US. In this role, Alannah will focus on continuously refining the Cyber and Technology products to better serve the needs of customers. She is based in Los Angeles, California, and will report to Doug Karpp, Senior Vice President, Head of Specialty Risks in the US.

“Alannah is a fantastic asset to the Hiscox Cyber team,” said Karpp. “The cyber world develops at a particularly rapid pace, as criminals become increasingly sophisticated and innovative in their tactics. With her talent and vast industry knowledge, Alannah can keep us, our products and our customers one step ahead through a clear strategy and value-added services.”

Alannah joined Hiscox USA in 2018 as Technology and Cyber Underwriter. In 2020, she was promoted to Technical Underwriting Lead for Technology and Cyber, where she joined the underwriting management team and was responsible for refreshing the Technology and Cyber products and underwriting process.

Prior to joining Hiscox, Alannah spent several years in underwriting roles in London, where she served as a Professional Indemnity Underwriter at Brit Insurance, as well as a Financial Lines Underwriter at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. She earned her BSc (Hons) in Business Management at the University of Surrey.

Hiscox USA provides a variety of specialty risk solutions, including a broad spectrum of errors & omissions, general liability, cyber and data security, media liability, management liability, crime, and terrorism insurance products.

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About The Hiscox Group

Hiscox is a global specialist insurer, headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:HSX). Our ambition is to be a respected insurer with a diverse portfolio by product and geography. We believe that building balance between catastrophe-exposed business and less volatile local specialty business gives us opportunities for profitable growth throughout the insurance cycle.

The Hiscox Group employs over 3,000 people in 14 countries, and has customers worldwide. Through the retail businesses in the UK, Europe, Asia and the USA, we offer a range of specialist insurance for professionals and business customers as well as homeowners. Internationally traded, bigger ticket business and reinsurance is underwritten through Hiscox London Market and Hiscox Re & ILS. In the US, Hiscox small business Insurance is underwritten by Hiscox Insurance Company Inc., a Chicago-based insurance company.

Our values define our business, with a focus on people, courage, ownership and integrity. We pride ourselves on being true to our word and our award-winning claims service is testament to that. For more information, visit www.hiscox.com.

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