Hiscox pre-tax profit falls amid low interest rate environment March 2, 2015 The figures Specialist insurer Hiscox has said pre-tax profit fell to £231.1m for the year ending 31 December 2014, down from £244.5m a year earlier. The London-listed group reported a 3.3 per cent increase in gross written premiums, jumping to £1,756.3m in the same period. Why it's interesting Insurers such as Hiscox have struggled amid a [...]