Holding in Company

Hiscox PLC
28 December 2001


28 December 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                          HISCOX PLC (the 'Company')

                              Holding in Company

The Company was notified on 27 December 2001 that Chubb Investment Services
Limited is the registered holder of 54,529,566 ordinary shares of 5p each in
the Company, representing 28.30 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital
of the Company.