Share price:841.80 Five-year summary Our financial performance over the last five years. Pages in this section A balanced business achieving sustainable growth Find out more about our recent performance 2020 $m 2019 $m 2018 $m 2017 $m 2016 $m Results Gross premiums written 4,033.1 4,030.7 3,778.3 3,286.0 3,257.9 Net premiums written 2,750.4 2,678.8 2,581.5 2,403.0 2,424.5 Net premiums earned 2,752.2 2,635.6 2,573.6 2,416.2 2,271.3 (Loss)/profit before tax (268.5) 53.1 135.6 37.8 480.0 (Loss)/profit for the year after tax (293.7) 48.9 117.9 22.7 447.2 2020 $m 2019 $m 2018 $m 2017 $m 2016 $m Assets employed Intangible assets 298.9 278.0 204.6 186.0 153.4 Financial assets carried at fair value 6,116.8 5,539.0 5,029.7 5,139.6 4,702.1 Cash and cash equivalents 1,577.2 1,115.9 1,288.8 867.8 824.4 Insurance liabilities and reinsurance assets (5,468.8) (4,707.6) (4,244.9) (4,174.4) (3,778.7) Other net assets (170.2) (35.6) (19.2) 298.2 316.2 Net assets 2,353.9 2,189.7 2,259.0 2,317.2 2,217.4 Net asset value per share (¢) 689.0 768.2 798.6 817.1 792.5 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Key statistics Basic (loss)/earnings per share (¢) (91.6) 17.2 41.6 8.1 159.0 Basic (loss)/earnings per share (p) (71.5) 13.5 31.2 9.3 119.8 Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (¢) (90.6) 16.9 40.8 11.6 157.3 Diluted (loss)/earnings per share (p) (70.7) 13.3 30.6 9.0 116.0 Combined ratio (%) 114.5 106.8 94.9 99.9 84.2 Return on equity (%) (11.8) 2.2 5.3 1.0 22.5 Dividends per share (¢) - 13.8 41.9 39.8 35.0 Dividends per share (p) - 11.1 32.8 29.0 27.5 Share price – high (p) 1,006.5 1,777.0 1,711.0 1,470.0 1,097.0 Share price – low (p) 991.4 1,213.0 1,332.0 997.5 900.5 Sign up for our email alerts Receive alerts for press releases and regulatory news. Alert service Footer menu About Hiscox Careers News Visit the Hiscox website for a different region Hiscox in your country Hiscox in your country Belgium Bermuda France Germany Ireland Netherlands Portugal Spain United Kingdom United States Hiscox on social media Hiscox on Twitter Hiscox on Instagram Hiscox on LinkedIn Hiscox on YouTube Legal Menu Glossary Accessibility Privacy policy Cookies policy Site map Terms and conditions RSS Modern Slavery Act © 2021 Hiscox Ltd We use our own and third-party cookies to improve our services, remember your preferences and analyse our traffic. If you click on the accept button, we understand that you accept the use of cookies on our website. For more information visit our cookie policy Manage Cookies Settings Accept all Cookies