Hiscox shares suffer after ominous trading update

Hiscox shares were down some 5 percent in early morning trading this morning after the carrier said it expects to deliver a profit before tax for the six months ended 30 June 2019 in the range of $150mn- $170mn, with some $40mn of reserve strengthening for prior year claims from Typhoon Jebi, Hurricane Michael and its risk excess book.

 

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