The interim results for the period ended 30 June 2006 were a pre-tax profit of £61.3million.
| HY 2006 | HY 2005 | |
| Gross written premium (m) | £625.1 | £437.2 |
| Profit before tax (m) | £61.3 | £88.1 |
| Combined ratio (%) | 93.2 | 83.5 |
| Earnings per share | 12.1p | 20.2p |
| Dividend per share | 3.0p | 2.25p |
| Net asset value per share | 149.8p | 143.3p |
Chairman, Robert Hiscox
Chief Executive, Bronek Masojada
Finance Director, Stuart Bridges
Chief Underwriting Officer, Robert Childs
Hiscox
1 Great St Helen's
London EC3A 6HX
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