| 词条 | Robert Hiscox |
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| name = Robert Hiscox | image = | caption = | birth_name = Robert Ralph Scrymgeour Hiscox | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1943|01}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | restingplace = | nationality = British | religion = | ethnicity = | residence = Wiltshire | education = Rugby School | alma mater = Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | occupation = | title = Former chairman, Hiscox | term = 1970-2013 | predecessor = Ralph Hiscox | successor = | known for = | boards = | salary = | networth = | spouse = Lucy Mills Lady Julia Meade | parents = Ralph Hiscox | children = 5 sons | relations = | website = }}Robert Ralph Scrymgeour Hiscox {{post-nominals|country=GBR|DL}} (born January 1943)[1] is a British businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He was chairman of Hiscox Ltd, a firm of Lloyd's of London underwriters, for 43 years, until his retirement in 2013, and honorary president until 2017. He was deputy chairman of Lloyd's from 1993 to 1995, and helped save it from the brink of collapse.[2] CareerHiscox is the son of Ralph Hiscox CBE, who was a founding partner in Roberts & Hiscox in 1946. He was educated at Rugby School, followed by Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, where he earned a degree in economics and law.[3][4][5] He joined Hiscox Ltd in 1965 as an underwriter of fine art and personal accident insurance.[4] His father died in 1970 and he took control of the partnership, with Anthony Roberts, the other co-founder, moving aside.[4] Roberts & Hiscox gradually incorporated, starting in 1993 becoming Hiscox plc. It grew from a Lloyd’s underwriter to the international insurance company, Hiscox Ltd, headquartered in Bermuda. He was the chairman for 43 years until his retirement in 2013, then honorary president until 2017.[6] PhilanthropyHiscox is chairman of the Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust, which provides home security advice for elderly, vulnerable and disadvantaged people throughout Wiltshire.[7] He is chairman of the Kenneth Armitage Foundation and the Paolozzi Foundation which both protect and enhance the reputations of the artists and support sculptors. He is chairman of the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Trust which was established in 2015 to build a new museum and art gallery to transform the centre of Swindon. He chairs the Hiscox Foundation, the charitable foundation of Hiscox plc. He has hosted the Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally annually in June for over ten years, at Rainscombe Park, Oare, Wiltshire.[8] In 2014, he saved the White Horse Bookshop on Marlborough High Street from closing.[9] He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire 2011–2012 and a Deputy Lieutenant of Wiltshire until 2018.[10] Personal lifeHiscox was married first to Lucy Mills, and secondly to Lady Julia Meade (third daughter of the 6th Earl of Clanwilliam). He has five sons, and lives in Wiltshire.[5][11] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/X23a4VEexUFh6QmmgbhZTMiVu1Q/appointments |title=Robert Ralph Scrymgeour HISCOX - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |website=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-02-28}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hiscox, Robert}}2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/comment/business-interview-robert-hiscox-chairman-hiscox-415299.html|publisher=independent.co.uk|title=Business Interview: Robert Hiscox, Chairman, Hiscox | The Independent|accessdate=2016-09-09}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.insurancedaysummit.com/london/speakers/robert-hiscox/|title=Robert Hiscox - Insurance Day Summit London 2014|author=|date=|website=www.insurancedaysummit.com|accessdate=15 April 2018}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite news|author=Julia Kollewe |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2012/feb/27/robert-hiscox-bow-out-insurer |title=Robert Hiscox to bow out of insurer after 43 years at helm | Business |newspaper=The Guardian |date= |accessdate=2016-03-29}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|last=Sunderland |first=Ruth |url=http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-2236549/CITY-INTERVIEW-Plain-speaker-Robert-Hiscox-ready-end-era.html |title=CITY INTERVIEW: Plain speaker Robert Hiscox ready to end an era |publisher=This is Money |date=2012-11-21 |accessdate=2016-03-29}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hiscoxgroup.com/about-hiscox/management/hiscox-partners.aspx |title=Hiscox Partners | Hiscox Corporate |website=Hiscoxgroup.com |date= |accessdate=2016-03-29}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wiltshirebobbyvan.org.uk/#/about-the-trust/4524908843|publisher=wiltshirebobbyvan.org.uk|title=Home page - Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust|accessdate=2016-09-09}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wapg.co.uk/rally.html|publisher=wapg.co.uk|title=The Wiltshire Agricultural Preservation Group - Wiltshire Steam and Vintage Rally|accessdate=2016-09-09}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/marlboroughs-white-horse-bookshop-saved|publisher=thebookseller.com|title=Marlborough's White Horse bookshop saved | The Bookseller|accessdate=2016-09-09}} 10. ^[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-60422-1765292 Deputy Lieutenant Commissions: Lieutenancy of Wiltshire] London Gazette. 4 February 2013. 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.insuranceinsider.com/the-marcus-scriven-profile-robert-hiscox |title=The Marcus Scriven profile: Robert Hiscox |publisher=The Insurance Insider |date=2012-03-08 |accessdate=2017-02-28}} 10 : 1943 births|Living people|Alumni of the University of Cambridge|British businesspeople in insurance|British art collectors|British Eurosceptics|Insurance underwriters|People educated at Rugby School|Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge|Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire |
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