Hippo grows excess of loss reinsurance, cuts quota share at 1.1

Home insurtech Hippo has expanded its excess-of-loss reinsurance protection but purchased substantially less proportional cover in 2024 in anticipation of an improvement in the attritional loss ratio and its efforts to mitigate volatility.

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