Hiscox opens York office

Hiscox today officially opens its new office in York.

The £19m building is to house Hiscox’s underwriting, claims, customer services, IT, HR and other operational roles as well as what it describes as its Customer Experience Centre for the North of England.

Hiscox said the building will eventually become the its biggest office in the UK outside London and employ up to 500 people. It currently houses 230 employees.