Performance Share Plan Awards

Hiscox Ltd
09 April 2008


                          Performance Share Plan Awards

HAMILTON, Bermuda; On 7 April 2008, the Board of Hiscox Ltd (the 'Company') 
granted awards over a total of 2,086,500 ordinary shares of 5p each in the 
Company pursuant to the Hiscox Ltd Performance Share Plan. The awards are 
subject to performance conditions which will be calculated over a three year 
period, and to the extent these are satisfied, the awards will vest and become 
exercisable on 8 April 2011.  No price is payable on the exercise of these 
awards.

Included in these grants were awards granted to directors of the Company as set 
out below:

RRSH Hiscox             75,000
BE Masojada            175,000
RS Childs              140,000
SJ Bridges             110,000


For further information:

Robin Mehta
Hiscox Ltd, Company Secretary
00 1 441 278 8300






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