Hiscox appoints Nick Sinkus as Chief Underwriting Officer in the US

Atlanta, GA – April 29, 2025 – Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has announced the appointment of Nick Sinkus to Chief Underwriting Officer, effective May 5. He will report to Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA, and Jo Musselle, CUO of Hiscox Group, and will serve on the Hiscox US Leadership Team as well as the Hiscox Group Underwriting Leadership Team.

Sinkus will lead all aspects of Hiscox USA’s underwriting and product development. With over 20 years of experience in personal lines and commercial underwriting ranging from small commercial to middle market, most recently serving as Chubb’s Senior Vice President for Small Commercial P&C Products, Sinkus has a proven track record of connecting underwriting, product, analytics, claims, finance and actuarial functions to drive opportunities and creative solutions. Prior to Chubb, Sinkus served as the Chief Underwriting Officer for Mutual of Enumclaw and held product and underwriting leadership roles with Travelers. Sinkus earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Management from Bryant University.

“Hiscox USA shines increasingly brighter as a destination for top talent, and Nick certainly fits that description. We’re thrilled to welcome Nick to the team,” said Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA. “Not only has Nick led digital transformations and delivered intuitive online experiences for leading carriers, he also possesses strong product management experience and a classical underwriting background. His deep understanding of the functions that serve as critical partners to underwriting enable him to drive synergies across our entire business. Nick is a proven leader who is highly relationship-oriented and engaging, inspiring novel approaches and enthusiasm from his team at every hurdle, and he epitomizes our key Hiscox values of being human and connected. Nick’s appointment is certainly a triumph for the team and for Hiscox.”

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.

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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 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.

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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