Hiscox appoints Thaker as UK CEO
Specialist insurer Hiscox has appointed Bob Thaker as its new UK CEO, effective March 2019.
Thaker succeeds Steve Langan, who moved to the US in 2018 as Hiscox USA CEO and remains the Hiscox group’s chief marketing officer. Thaker will report to Ben Walter, CEO of Hiscox Global Retail, who is responsible for Hiscox USA, Hiscox UK, Hiscox Europe and Hiscox Special Risks.
In his new role, Thaker will lead the 800-strong UK team and will be based out of Birmingham. He has worked at Hiscox since 2010 and held a number of senior roles during that time, having joined as head of strategy before going on to serve as group chief risk officer. He is already very familiar with the UK business, having spent two years as head of claims for Hiscox UK and Europe, where he served on the UK leadership team. In 2014 he relocated to Asia to become chief operating officer of DirectAsia, a newly-acquired direct-to-consumer personal lines insurance business, and became CEO of the DirectAsia Group in January 2015.
Get all the latest re/insurance industry news with our daily newsletter - sign up here.
More of today's news
Lloyd’s syndicates partner with Lab’s insurtech Parsyl for marine cargo
Swiss Re appoints ReAssure CEO pre-IPO
JLT Re partners with insurtech firm for digital product
