Hiscox appoints Sharena Ali to its US subsidiary board

Hamilton, Bermuda – September 24, 2024 – Leading global specialist insurer Hiscox has announced the appointment of Sharena Ali as a Non Executive Director on its US subsidiary board, effective 1 July 2024.

Sharena has a 20-year career in the US insurance market and extensive experience across a number of key areas – operations, partner distribution and customer experience. This includes senior roles at Progressive, Travelers, AIG and the American Family Insurance Group, recently serving as President, CONNECT, powered by American Family Insurance. Here she held P&L accountability for all areas of the business- across multiple products and channels within the US.

As a Non Executive Director of Hiscox’s US subsidiary board, Sharena will help shape the insurer’s US strategy and vision, and inform its growth trajectory.

Aki Hussain, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Sharena’s deep US insurance market expertise will be a real benefit to the board as we focus on our next phase of growth and on realizing our ambition to be America’s leading small business insurer.”

Sharena added: “Hiscox is a brand I’ve been watching for some time as an early innovator in the US SME insurance market. The opportunity for the business is massive and I’m particularly passionate about the role of tech and data as an enabler for growth.”

 

ENDS

 

Sharena Ali insurance career history:

American Insurance Family Group (various roles)                         2016-2023

  • Chief Operating Officer, Homesite-CONNECT
  • President, CONNECT
  • Chief Operating Officer, CONNECT
  • SVP, Partner Distribution, Experience and Analytics

AIG, SVP – Global Head of Consumer Auto & Excess Liability     2012-2015

Travelers, VP – Product Management (Personal Insurance)         2008-2012

Progressive (various roles)                                                          2000-2008

  • Director - Customer Experience
  • Agent Experience Manager

For further information please contact: 
Lucy Baines                 [email protected]

 

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.

Media Contacts

Lucy Baines
Hiscox USA
+1 646 560 9399 
[email protected]

Hayley Susino
Hiscox USA
+1 646 452 2365   
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