Holding(s) in Company

Hiscox Ltd
02 March 2007




Notification of major interests in shares

Hiscox Ltd announces that on 2 March 2007 it received the following notification
from Jupiter Asset Management Limited pursuant to the Disclosure and 
Transparency Rules.

Robin Mehta, Company Secretary, Hiscox Ltd.
Tel. [phone]

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Hiscox Ltd


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )

Not stated


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Jupiter Asset Management Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

As 3


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

Not stated


6. Date on which issuer notified:

2 March 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6%


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE):

Not stated


Situation previous to the triggering transaction:

Number of shares: 25,210,566

Number of voting rights: 25,210,566

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Number of shares (direct): 25,210,566

Number of voting rights (direct): 25,210,566

Number of voting rights (indirect):

% of voting rights (direct): 6.396%

% of voting rights (indirect):

Total voting rights: 25,210,566 (6.396%)


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The shares will appear on the register in the following names:

Nortrust Nominees Limited 21,632,159
Chase Nominees Limited 750,000
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited 2,828,407


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Not stated


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

Not stated


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights

Not stated


13. Additional information:

Not stated


14. Contact name:

Jonathan McGuire


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7314 4773




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