Result of AGM

Hiscox PLC
22 June 2005

                                  Result of AGM

Hiscox plc (the 'Company' and 'Hiscox') confirms that all resolutions proposed
at its Annual General Meeting held on 21 June, 2005 were unanimously passed by
shareholders. Proxies were received in respect of 218,382,631 Hiscox shares,
representing 74.2% of Hiscox's shares in issue.

No.   Resolution                     Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld
*1.   To receive the accounts of   215,405,533       2,963,780          13,317
      the Company for the year
      ended 31 December, 2004
      together with the directors'
      and auditors' reports
      thereon
  2.  To re-appoint S.J. Bridges   216,247,883       2,134,748               0
      as a director
  3.  To re-appoint R.S. Childs as 216,247,883       2,134,748               0
      a director
  4.  To re-appoint C Franklin     216,717,583       1,665,048               0
      Engler as a director
  5.  To re-appoint S.H. Hall as a 215,705,738       2,676,893               0
      director
  6.  To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc 218,328,549          52,800           1,282
      as auditors
  7.  To authorise the directors   218,328,549          52,800           1,282
      to determine the
      remuneration of the
      auditors
  8.  To declare a final dividend  218,382,631               0               0
      for the year ending 31
      December 2004
  9.  To authorise the directors   217,926,374         444,420          11,837
      to allot shares in the
      Company subject to
      limitations
*10.  To approve the Remuneration  213,431,843       1,359,834       3,590,953
      Report contained within the
      report and accounts for the
      year ended 31 December
      2004
 11.  To amend the rules of the    217,732,091         634,493          16,047
      Hiscox Unapproved Share
      Option Scheme in respect of
      the issue of options in
      France
 12.  To disapply, within certain  218,361,098           5,914          15,619
      limits, the statutory
      pre-emption rights arising
      on the allotment of shares
 13.  To authorise the Company to  218,236,366           8,992         137,273
      purchase its own shares
      subject to limitations
 14.  To amend the Company's       218,368,992             520          13,119
      Articles of Association to
      allow for electronic proxy
      voting
*One less proxy vote was received for resolutions 1 and 10.

Resolutions 1 to 11 (inclusive) were proposed as ordinary resolutions and
resolutions 12, 13 and 14 were proposed as special resolutions. Two copies of
the resolutions have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly
be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:

UK Listing Authority
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS
Telephone: [phone]

22 June 2005

Enquires:
Stuart Bridges                                     
Company Secretary, Hiscox plc
Telephone: [phone]







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