Hiscox Awarded Gold Level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™
Atlanta, GA – April 10, 2025 – Hiscox, the specialist global insurer, has received the 2024 Gold Level Healthy Workforce Designation™ from Cigna Healthcare for developing an industry-leading workplace wellness program. Hiscox offers their employees a number of resources that promote health and wellbeing, empowering them to thrive both personally and professionally.
Hiscox’s workplace wellness program is comprised of a series of workshops and activities to promote employees’ physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing, which includes:
- A 4-week paid sabbatical after five years of service to recharge and lean into passions.
- Two “Hiscox Days” in addition to paid time off for things like celebrations or special events.
- WeMind Employee Resource Group, focusing on mental health and wellbeing.
- Access to Headspace app for all employees.
- Access to the entire library of LinkedIn Learning content, including video courses, podcasts, books, and certifications.
- On site and virtual seminars, and healthy snacks in every office.
- A variety of health screenings and interactive team and individual fitness challenges.
“If you ask an employee what the best thing about working for Hiscox is, the most common answers are the people and the culture. Fostering a supportive and inclusive working environment is a top priority for us, and we’re thrilled to be recognized for a fourth consecutive year by Cigna Healthcare for doing so,” said Laila Gillies, Head of Human Resources in the US. “Our culture is unique for its warmth and connectivity, but we’re always looking for ways to be better, bigger, and brighter. Having employees who are engaged and provide great feedback is crucial, and so our thanks go out to all the exceptional individuals that make Hiscox a wonderful place to be.”
The Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation evaluates organizations based on the core components of their wellbeing program, including leadership and culture, program foundations, program execution, whole person health, and utilization of Cigna’s capabilities.
Hiscox USA provides a variety of 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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Lucy Baines
Hiscox USA
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