Hiscox shares close 17 percent lower on Covid-19 legal actions

Shares in London-listed Hiscox closed down 17 percent on Tuesday as investors sent the carrier’s stock tumbling over news that a group of SME policyholders are threatening legal action over the (re)insurer’s refusal to pay out on coronavirus business interruption (BI) claims.

 

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