Hiscox Reviews

Pros

Majority of employees are very kind and have time for anyone
Benefit perks - paid gym membership, wine hamper at Christmas and great health benefits
Feels like a small company even though its growing
Good working from home and flexible location support

Advice to Management

Even more flexi hours support

Pros

IT embraces leading technologies, not terrified to try something new
Trusted to do your job without unnecessary oversight
Motivated and highly skilled colleagues across all departments
Work life balance is unlike any other company I've encountered
Competitive salary with excellent package

Advice to Management

People make Hiscox, and you're getting this part right! Keep investing in recruiting and keeping the best people.

Pros

Changing jobs can be daunting but here the staff are all supportive and find the time to share knowledge. Lots going on at the moment with projects and change which staff are fully invested in. The knowledge base and willingness to wait for the right person and invest in people is impressive. Package / benefits are good, the daily on site subsidised Therapies/osteopath are a god send to all who spend a lot of time at their desk or have sports injuries, Its a company that cares for your wellbeing. Good work ethic and culture, rapidly growing but handling it very well.

Advice to Management

Doing great!

Pros

- Flexible working
- Good employee benefits
- Brilliant people to learn from, with a lot of time for more junior employees

Pros

Autonomy of decisions
Knowledgeable employees
Entrepreneurial

Advice to Management

Flexible working

Pros

Lots of opportunities to start a career in financial services and branch out into all kinds of roles such as sales, underwriting, marketing, IT, business analysts, training, compliance, risk management. It’s a great and exciting company to work for and they seem to always be looking for jobs. I have worked here for 2 years and have never been better treated by an employer.

Advice to Management

Keep making things exciting for staff with the big milestone countdowns and prize raffles and things like that. Other than that please try and keep in place any benefits already offered such as the free gym membership etc as these things are important.

Pros

Hiscox puts the employees first and being managed by a manager that understands that it is really about meeting and surpassing deadlines and not being micro managed.

Advice to Management

There is always room for improvements. But yeah, Five Star so far!!!

Pros

Great people to work with
Everyone is knowledgeable and approachable
Art Café and Treatment Rooms are the best!
Flexible working
Actually cares about employee engagement

Pros

It all comes from the top. The senior management at Hiscox practice what they preach. They are innovative and open. There is a standard expected of employees, and each of the managers ensure that they to meet those standards.

The workplace is friendly and communications is open, technology is available to allow a fantastic work/home balance, with facilities to work from home.

My on team is spread across the UK, but we still chat as friends as well a colleagues.

Employee benfits are excellent.

On top of all that, loyalty and employee needs are recognised by internal career progression and training opportunities. Longer term service is rewarded by 2 month paid sabbatical.

 I have worked with Hiscox as both a contactor (18 years) and now as a permy, in that time they have helped me through awful times (the loss of my son and other family issues), even though as a contractor they was no obligation to.

Advice to Management

Keep up the good work.

Pros

Great products, office network and decent reputation. A very successful company with a strong board and strategy. Generally employ nice, professional people with ambition. Benefits are decent.

Advice to Management

Arrest the decline before the damage is irreparable.