Headquarters:
5 Concourse Parkway, Suite 2150, Atlanta, GA 30328
Year founded:
1901
Number of employees:
3,000+
Phone:
1 866 283 7545
Email:
dkhoury@tmhcc.com
Website:
hiscox.com
LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/company/hiscox-small-business-insurance/posts/
“We prioritise embracing cutting-edge technologies, creative problem solving and continuous improvement to enhance our premium funding solutions and provide exceptional value to our clients”
Brett Bastow, IQumulate Premium FundinG
Mary Boyd
Nick Sinkus
Chief Underwriting Officer, Hiscox USA
Kathryn Janofsky
Vice President and Practice Leader, Miscellaneous Professional Liability, Hiscox USA
Leadership
Mary Boyd, CEO of Hiscox USA, has more than 30 years of experience leading businesses and people through transformative periods that span invention, renovation, integration, and rebuilding. Known for translating strategic vision into measurable results, she has led large-scale operational, technological, and team transformations that drive innovation and performance. Drawing on that experience, and with Hiscox serving as a leading insurer of entrepreneurs in the US and the preferred partner of their advisors, Boyd is especially passionate about helping small business owners fulfill their dreams with the peace of mind that comes from having the right protection in place. When small businesses thrive, so do communities and the broader economy: more than 36 million small businesses contribute roughly 43 percent of US GDP. Boyd leads the Hiscox team in delivering solutions that help business owners manage risk through education, risk mitigation, and access to a growing network of professional services, backed by an A+ AM Best rated carrier so entrepreneurs can grow with confidence.
Chief Executive Officer, Hiscox USA
Mary Boyd
Nick Sinkus is the Chief Underwriting Officer at Hiscox USA, where he leads all aspects of underwriting and product strategy. With more than 20 years of experience in underwriting, product management, finance & claims (spanning across personal lines, commercial lines and agribusiness). He prides himself on finding innovative solutions for opportunities that leverage all aspects of the business model. He is a graduate of Bryant University and a Certified Managerial Accountant.
Chief Underwriting Officer, Hiscox USA
Nick Sinkus
Kathryn Janofsky is Vice President and Practice Leader, Miscellaneous Professional Liability at Hiscox USA, where she oversees a US-based errors and omissions insurance portfolio. With nearly 25 years of experience in commercial insurance, she specializes in casualty and specialty lines underwriting. Her expertise spans organizational transformation, cross-functional strategy execution, and thought leadership.
Vice President and Practice Leader, Miscellaneous Professional Liability, Hiscox USA
Kathryn Janofsky
Connor Brennan
Senior Vice President, Professional Liability
Connor Brennan serves as senior vice president at Arch Insurance, leading the privacy and cyber, technology errors and omissions, and miscellaneous professional liability team across the Central and West regions. His responsibilities include new and renewal business production, underwriting strategy, portfolio profitability, and distribution management. Brennan joined Arch in 2016 and brings more than 14 years of underwriting experience, including nine years in cyber underwriting management. His previous roles include underwriting large commercial directors and officers coverage at Arch and professional liability at Hiscox. Based in Chicago, he manages underwriters across Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York. He holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Senior Vice President, Professional Liability
Connor Brennan
Alex Asquino
Vice President, Professional Liability
Alex Asquino serves as vice president of professional liability at Arch Insurance, overseeing the national Open Brokerage Small Business team and underwriting for errors and omissions digital partnerships. His team provides miscellaneous professional liability, cyber, and technology errors and omissions coverage to organizations with revenues below $100 million. Asquino joined Arch in 2013 and has since held various roles spanning operations, underwriting, and management. Based in New York, he leads a team of underwriters across New York, New Jersey, and Philadelphia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Binghamton University, bringing a strong analytical foundation to his insurance leadership role.
Vice President, Professional Liability
Alex Asquino
Stevens & Associates Lawyers is a leading and trusted employment law firm based in Sydney known for delivering high-quality legal expertise in the area of employment law and industrial relations across Australia, alongside a proven track record of effectively and swiftly resolving a variety of workplace law issues.
In the past year, the firm’s growth has been notable. It has:
• experienced a 213% growth in the number of client matters, increasing from 149 client matters in the 2022 financial year to 390 client matters in the 2023 financial year
• improved its online visibility, leading to over 50 online enquiries each month and a conversion rate of client leads of up to 40%
• significantly expanded the breadth and type of matters that it advises on day to day, which has increased the firm’s skillsets, diversity and resilience
• expanded its community outreach by collaborating with local Sydney venues for client seminars and continuing active participation in a Sydney small/family business group
Stevens & Associates Lawyers has adapted to digital trends by implementing an effective strategy with SEO and web design, resulting in a structural shift that has seen increased representation of employees where the firm previously mainly advised employers.
The firm’s recognition as a “Fast Firm” attests to its momentum in the employment law space.
“IQumulate is on a technology journey, and we’re just getting started”
Wayne Tower,
IQumulate Premium Funding
Jamie Schibuk
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Marilyn Marshall
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability
Paul Meinschenk
President, Underwriting Operations
Pam Chhabra
Manager – Residential Strata
Jamie Schibuk serves as executive vice president of professional liability and cyber for Arch Insurance Group in North America. He joined Arch in 2009 as an underwriting manager in Executive Assurance. Before joining the company, Schibuk spent four years in The Hartford’s financial services department within its Financial Products unit. His background combines extensive underwriting and leadership experience with a strong academic foundation in economics, mathematics, and risk management. Schibuk holds a master’s degree in risk management from St. John’s University in Queens, New York, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and mathematics from Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. He also holds the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter and Registered Professional Liability Underwriter designations.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability and Cyber
Jamie Schibuk
Marilyn Marshall serves as executive vice president of Arch Insurance’s Professional Liability Division. She joined the professional liability team in 2018 as head of PL Programs, having previously served as a senior vice president in Arch’s Business Process Management office, where she led the open brokerage segment. Earlier at Arch, Marshall held senior underwriting management positions in Executive Assurance, overseeing alternative asset protection, financial institutions, and growth and middle-market businesses, as well as product development and IT initiatives. Before joining Arch, she spent more than 10 years at The Hartford and worked at Marsh and Reliance National. She holds an MBA in finance from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston College.
Executive Vice President, Professional Liability
Marilyn Marshall
Laura Martin puts people at the heart of her leadership, helping to embed a positive, supportive culture within her own team and across the wider business. She invests time in mentoring and developing others, creating safe spaces where colleagues feel able to speak openly, ask for support and be themselves. Martin leads with kindness and emotional intelligence, taking time to understand each individual behind the role. Her supportive and collaborative approach helps people feel valued, builds confidence and encourages colleagues to grow and thrive.
President, Underwriting Operations
Paul Meinschenk
Stephen McMillan first entered the financial services Industry when he joined GE Capital as a finance analyst in 2008, from which he progressed through roles working both onshore and offshore. From there, he moved into Pacific Premium Funding as a financial planning and analysis leader in 2012 and was a key resource in the evolution of the business, first with the successful sale to Macquarie Pacific Funding and then the following progression into IQumulate Premium Funding, where he is now the commercial manager.
As commercial manager, McMillan leads a team that is responsible for commercial analysis and business support, identifying and reporting improvement initiatives, and the securitization and treasury functions of the business.
Commercial Manager
Stephen McMillan
One culmination of these efforts has been the real-world, needs-based IQEdge solution. A one-stop online quoting tool designed for both the Australian and New Zealand markets, IQEdge delivers quotes in under 60 seconds. Plus, the solution offers quote comparison and quote versioning capabilities, enabling users to review vital historical and financial data in a single page view.
IQEdge can streamline and automate application processing, underwriting document verification and payment collection, cutting the need for manual labour and minimising processing errors. A digital “self-service” platform, IQEdge, reduces the need for customer and administrative support. Meanwhile, borrowers can access their accounts, make payments and manage their policies independently and through sales and support teams, which are always available for further assistance.
“We’ve created a quality platform that simplifies the quoting process yet amplifies the customer experience,” says Gordon. “It’s a real game changer.” IQumulate offers an online digital quoting tool to clients. The best-in-market solution enables IQumulate to tailor funding offerings to brokers that align with their prefered distribution channel.
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“IQumulate is on a technology journey, and we’re just getting started,” says Wayne Tower, CEO. “Through continuous engagement with our clients, partners, marketplace and industry, we will listen to the needs as they arise and position our business to be agile and respond to changes as they occur.
“Faster decision-making innovations such as AI-powered decision support systems can expedite the underwriting and approval process, leading to quicker responses to clients. This can improve client satisfaction and potentially attract more business, with the potential to allow IQumulate to capture a larger market share, whilst continuing to deliver service excellence to clients.”
“As forward-thinkers with a digital and ‘do it better’ mindset, we collectively and proactively look to learn and improve on our customer experience for our clients, paving the way for successful business outcomes for our clients and our business in the coming years ahead.
“We’re excited for the future and look forward to what’s on the horizon.”
Adam Basaldella
Manager – Claims
Stephen McMillan first entered the financial services Industry when he joined GE Capital as a finance analyst in 2008, from which he progressed through roles working both onshore and offshore. From there, he moved into Pacific Premium Funding as a financial planning and analysis leader in 2012 and was a key resource in the evolution of the business, first with the successful sale to Macquarie Pacific Funding and then the following progression into IQumulate Premium Funding, where he is now the commercial manager.
As commercial manager, McMillan leads a team that is responsible for commercial analysis and business support, identifying and reporting improvement initiatives, and the securitization and treasury functions of the business.
Product Manager
Claire Watson
Stephen McMillan first entered the financial services Industry when he joined GE Capital as a finance analyst in 2008, from which he progressed through roles working both onshore and offshore. From there, he moved into Pacific Premium Funding as a financial planning and analysis leader in 2012 and was a key resource in the evolution of the business, first with the successful sale to Macquarie Pacific Funding and then the following progression into IQumulate Premium Funding, where he is now the commercial manager.
As commercial manager, McMillan leads a team that is responsible for commercial analysis and business support, identifying and reporting improvement initiatives, and the securitization and treasury functions of the business.
Commercial Manager
Stephen McMillan
“RPS is committed to driving an inclusive workplace for the benefit of our clients, employees, and the communities in which we live and work. We foster an environment that embraces the diverse talents, perspectives, and ideas of all employees, enabling everyone to reach their fullest potential”
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“Continuous learning is built into the fabric of our operation. Through initiatives like Orion180 University, we provide tailored training for our team members to ensure they are at the forefront of insurance technology, underwriting standards, and customer engagement techniques”
Kenneth Gregg,
Orion180
Ivan Verescuk
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Shaun O’Brien
Head of Underwriting
Emily Walker
Head of Strata and Development
Rex Oakman
Head of Operations and Risk
Sandy Newton
Head of Underwriting
Andrew Mitchell
Manager – NSW
Michael Prokopis
Manager – Southern Region
Pam Chhabra
Manager – Residential Strata
Jeffrey Valdivia
Manager – Commercial Strata
Adam Basaldella
Manager – Claims
Hiscox, the global specialist insurer, has origins dating back to 1901. The Hiscox Group employs over 3,000 people in 13 countries and has customers worldwide. Through its retail businesses in the UK, Europe and the USA, Hiscox offers a range of specialist insurance products in commercial and personal lines. Internationally traded, bigger ticket business and reinsurance is underwritten through Hiscox London Market and Hiscox Re.
Hiscox USA is a leading provider of small business specialty insurance and serves over 600,000 customers through multi-channel distribution. Hiscox USA currently 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.
As Orion180 introduces new coverage options and deepens product offerings, it is upskilling employees to become experts in the next generation of property protection. Retention is a cornerstone of its service standards, supported by regular feedback loops, tracked engagement, and clear internal career paths that give top talent room to advance. With a rapidly growing national presence, Orion180 offers flexible and standard home insurance solutions, including FLEX and HO-3 coverage, as well as DP Landlord, flood and jewelry protection across AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, MA, MS, NC, OH, SC, and TX. Its proprietary MY180 platform serves as essential, high-impact technology for agents and insureds alike, further enhanced by smart tech innovations like the AWTOS water damage mitigation system and the PRYZMIQ home self-inspection tool. Orion180 proudly collaborates with more than 10,000 partner agents to serve 500,000 customers, safeguarding more than $150 billion in assets. Its unwavering commitment to operational excellence and exceptional agent and customer service is demonstrated by an impressive track record: 17-day average claims resolution and 5,000 five-star Google reviews. Connect with Orion180 on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TruthSocial, and YouTube, or visit www.Orion180.com to learn more.
Chief Executive Officer, Hiscox USA
