Annual Information Update

Hiscox PLC
10 May 2006

In accordance with PR 5.2 Hiscox plc (the 'Company') sets out below a summary 
of the information that has been published or made available to the public over 
the previous twelve months, up to and including 10 May 2006.

Date           Source*      Item                  Description

10/05/2006      RIS         Share Option Scheme   Exercise of share options 

09/05/2006      RIS         Annual Report and     Notification of posting 
                            Accounts              accounts

05/05/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

27/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

21/04/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

19/04/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

18/04/2006      RIS         Director/PDMR         Director's acquisition of 
                            Shareholding          shares

12/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

11/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

11/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

07/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

06/04/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

05/04/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

04/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

03/04/2006      RIS         Hiscox Guernsey       A.M. Best Rating of Hiscox
                                                  Guernsey

03/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

03/04/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

30/03/2006      RIS         Share Option          Return of allotment of shares
                            Scheme

29/03/2006      RIS         Share Option          Return of allotment of shares
                            Scheme

29/03/2006      RIS         Director/PDMR         PDMR's sale of shares
                            Shareholding

28/03/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

23/03/2006      Companies   MISC                  duplicate 88(2) removed
                House

23/03/2006      Companies   MISC                  duplicate 88(2) removed
                House

23/03/2006      Companies   MISC                  duplicate 88(2) removed
                House

17/03/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

17/03/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

16/03/2006      RIS         Director/PDMR         Director's acquisition of 
                            Shareholding          shares

14/03/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

13/03/2006      RIS         Final Results         Announcement of final results

13/03/2006      RIS         Syndicate 33          Statement of final Syndicate 
                            Estimates             results and estimate of future 
                                                  performance

20/02/2006      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

13/02/2006      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

08/02/2006      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

24/01/2006      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

18/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

18/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

18/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

18/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

18/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

18/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

17/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

16/01/2006      Companies   288b                  Terminating appointment as 
                House                             director

12/01/2006      RIS         Grant of              Grant of share incentives to 
                            options               directors and PDMRs 

12/01/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

09/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

09/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

09/01/2006      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

06/01/2006      RIS         Notice of             Notification of publication 
                            Results               of preliminary results

04/01/2006      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House    

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

29/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

22/12/2005      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

21/12/2005      Companies   403a                  Declaration of satisfaction 
                House                             in full or in part of mortgage 
                                                  or charge

21/12/2005      Companies   403a                  Declaration of satisfaction in
                House                             full or in part of mortgage or 
                                                  charge

21/12/2005      Companies   403a                  Declaration of satisfaction in 
                House                             full or in part of mortgage or 
                                                  charge

19/12/2005      RIS         Ratings from A.M.     A.M. Best Rating of Hiscox 
                            Best                  companies

15/12/2005      Companies   MEM/ARTS              Memorandum of Association and 
                House                             Articles of Association

15/12/2005      Companies   123                   Notice of increase in nominal 
                House                             capital

15/12/2005      Companies   RES04                 Ordinary and special 
                House                             resolutions passed at the 
                                                  extraordinary general meeting

14/12/2005      RIS         Syndicate 33          Statement of final Syndicate 
                            Estimates             results and estimate of future 
                                                  performance

13/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

08/12/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

07/12/2005      RIS         Operational in        Update on operational progress
                            Bermuda

06/12/2005      RIS         Result of EGM         Proxy voting results from 
                                                  extraordinary general meeting
                                
02/12/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

02/12/2005      RIS         Director/PDMR         Directors' and PDMRs' dealings 
                            Shareholding          in nil paid rights

01/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

01/12/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

30/11/2005      RIS         Issued Share          Statement of share capital 
                            Capital               post Rights Issue

29/11/2005      RIS         Result of Rights      Statement of the results of 
                            Issue                 the rights issue

25/11/2005      RIS         Director/PDMR         Director's dealings in nil 
                            Shareholding          paid rights

24/11/2005      RIS         Director/PDMR         Director's and PDMRs' dealings 
                            Shareholding          in nil paid rights

23/11/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

21/11/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

21/11/2005      RIS         Director/PDMR         Directors' dealings in nil 
                            Shareholding          paid rights

17/11/2005      Companies   395                   Particulars of a mortgage or 
                House                             charge
 
17/11/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

08/11/2005      RIS         Rights Issue          Notification of posting 
                            Prospectus            prospectus

08/11/2005      RIS         Hiscox Bermuda.       Announcement of rights issue
                            Rights Issue

03/11/2005      RIS         Director/PDMR         Grant of sharesave options to 
                            Shareholding          director

31/10/2005      RIS         Impact of             Update on financial impact of 
                            Hurricane             hurricanes
                            Season

26/10/2005      RIS         Share Option          Notification of amendment of 
                            Scheme                share option scheme terms

07/10/2005      RIS         Impact of             Update on financial impact of 
                            Hurricane             hurricanes
                            Season

07/10/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

07/10/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

05/10/2005      RIS         Global Financials     Notification of launch of 
                            Fund                  financial product

30/09/2005      RIS         Syndicate 33          Notification of publication of
                                                  summary business forecast

30/09/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

22/09/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

20/09/2005      RIS         Option Schemes        Exercise of share options

20/09/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

20/09/2005      Companies   MEM/ARTS              Articles of Association
                House

20/09/2005      Companies   RES01                 Ordinary and special 
                House                             resolutions passed at the 
                                                  annual general meeting

19/09/2005      Companies   395                   Particulars of a mortgage or
                House                             charge

19/09/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

16/09/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Schemes

15/09/2005      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major  
                            Company               interests in shares

14/09/2005      RIS         Share Option          Exercise of share options
                            Schemes

12/09/2005      RIS         Option Schemes        Exercise of share options

12/09/2005      RIS         Interim Results       Statement of interim results

05/09/2005      Companies   363s                  Annual return made up to 
                House                             20/07/05

25/08/2005      RIS         Syndicate 33          Statement of final Syndicate 
                            Estimates             results and estimate of future 
                                                  performance

18/08/2005      RIS         Re Ascot              Statement of business 
                            Agreement             development

05/08/2005      Companies   AA                    Report and Accounts for the
                House                             year ended 31 December 2004

02/08/2005      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

02/08/2005      RIS         Holding(s) in         Notification of major 
                            Company               interests in shares

28/07/2005      RIS         Trading Update        Trading statement

26/07/2005      RIS         IFRS                  Statement of impact of IFRS

20/07/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

19/07/2005      RIS         US Appointments       Statement of business 
                                                  development

18/07/2005      Companies   288a                  Appointment of director
                House

15/07/2005      Companies   288a                  Appointment of director
                House

11/07/2005      RIS         Exercise of           Exercise of share options
                            Options

11/07/2005      RIS         Disposal of           Statement of business 
                            Shareholding          development

06/07/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

05/07/2005      RIS         Director's            Director's acquisition of 
                            Shareholding          shares

04/07/2005      RIS         Syndicate 33 -        Notification of publication of 
                            Replacement           summary business forecast
       
04/07/2005      RIS         Syndicate 33          Notification of publication of
                                                  summary business forecast

28/06/2005      RIS         Sharesave             Exercise of share options
                            Scheme

22/06/2005      RIS         Result of AGM         Proxy voting results from 
                                                  extraordinary general meeting

21/06/2005      RIS         AGM Statement         Trading statement

18/06/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

18/06/2005      Companies   88(2)R                Return of allotment of shares
                House

10/06/2005      RIS         Exercise of           Exercise of share options
                            Options

31/05/2005      RIS         Syndicate 33          Statement of final Syndicate 
                                                  results and estimate of future 
                                                  performance

12/05/2005      RIS         Reports and           Notification of posting 
                            Accounts              accounts

11/05/2005      RIS         Exercise of           Exercise of share options
                            Options

11/05/2005      RIS         European Head of      Statement of business 
                            Retail                development

10/05/2005      RIS         Exercise of           Exercise of share options
                            Options

* Forms filed at Companies House are available from the Registrar of Companies 
at: Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF14 3UZ or via their website at 
www.companieshouse.gov.uk. Information published via a Regulatory Information 
Service ('RIS') may be obtained from the Regulatory News Service provided by the 
London Stock Exchange at www.londonstockexchange.com/rns or from the Company's 
website at www.hiscox.com. Any related documents are available at the UKLA's 
document viewing facility, Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, 
Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.

Copies of all the documents referred to are also available for inspection at the 
Company's registered office at 1 Great St Helen's, London, EC3A 6HX during 
normal business hours on week days.

The information referred to in this Annual Information Update was up to date at 
the time it was published but such disclosures may now be or may at any time 
become out of date.






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