Hiscox appoints Paul Sanghera as US Chief Financial Officer
Atlanta, GA – September 21, 2026— Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has announced the appointment of Paul Sanghera as US Chief Financial Officer. Paul will report to Paul Cooper, Chief Financial Officer for Hiscox Group, and Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA, and will serve on the US Leadership Team.
Paul brings more than 25 years of experience across specialty and commercial insurance and will lead the Hiscox USA finance organization, supporting the business’s continued growth and financial strength. Before joining Hiscox, Paul held several senior finance leadership roles at Liberty Mutual, including Executive Vice President and Comptroller, as well as an earlier role as Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Mutual Surety. Paul holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and forensic science and a Master of Management and Professional Accounting degree from the University of Toronto.
“Across Hiscox, our finance teams are critical strategic partners, shaping ambition with insight, stewardship, and commercial focus,” said Paul Cooper, Chief Financial Officer of Hiscox Group. “Paul’s appointment brings additional strength and experience to a talented and well-established team in the US, driving the next stage of growth and long-term value creation.”
“A strong finance culture – embedded across the business – amplifies sustained profitable growth,” said Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA. “Paul’s deep technical expertise, broad operational leadership, and proven ability to build scalable organizations will help advance our capabilities and our culture. He will be an integral partner as we continue to build, innovate, and deliver for our customers, brokers, partners, and people.”
Hiscox USA provides a variety of admitted or specialty risk solutions, including a broad spectrum of errors & omissions, general liability, cyber and data security, media liability, management liability, crime, entertainment, and terrorism insurance products.
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 specialist 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 13 countries and has customers worldwide. Through the retail businesses in the UK, Europe and the USA, we offer a range of specialist insurance products in commercial and personal lines. Internationally traded, bigger ticket business and reinsurance is underwritten through Hiscox London Market and Hiscox Re.
In the USA, Hiscox small business Insurance is underwritten either by Hiscox Insurance Company Inc., a Chicago-based insurance company, or a Hiscox Syndicate at Lloyd’s, London, which is available on a surplus lines basis through licensed surplus lines brokers. Hiscox USA currently provides a variety of admitted or specialty risk solutions, including a broad spectrum of errors & omissions, general liability, cyber and data security, media liability, management liability, crime, entertainment, and terrorism insurance products.
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.hiscoxgroup.com.
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