Syndicate 33 - Replacement

Hiscox PLC
04 July 2005

The following replaces the Syndicate 33 announcement released today (Monday 
4 July) at 11.00 a.m.

The text should read '...available at www.hiscox.com/lloydsreporting.' NOT 
'...available at www.hiscox.com/lloyds reporting.' as previously stated.

All other details remain unchanged, and the full amended text appears below. 



                            HISCOX PLC ANNOUNCEMENT

Hiscox plc ('Hiscox') announces that it has published today on its company
website a summary of its 2006 business forecast for Syndicate 33. This summary
business forecast will be available at www.hiscox.com/lloydsreporting.  This
summary business forecast is also being sent direct to Lloyd's members agents
supporting Syndicate 33.

A full 2006 business forecast for Syndicate 33 has been submitted to the
Corporation of Lloyd's, as is required of all syndicates operating in the
Lloyd's market.

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For further information:

Hiscox plc
Bronek Masojada     Chief Executive                 020 7448 6012
Stuart Bridges      Finance Director                020 7448 6013
Fiona Fong          Director of Communications      020 7448 6447

The Maitland Consultancy
Philip Gawith                                       020 7379 5151
Suzanne Bartch                                      020 7379 5151

Notes to editors

Hiscox plc is a specialist insurance group listed on the London Stock Exchange
where it has a market capitalization of circa £500 million. There are three main
underwriting parts of the Group - Global Markets, UK and International Retail.
The Global Markets business underwrites, via Syndicate 33, mainly
internationally traded business in the London Market - generally large or
complex business which needs to be shared with other insurers or needs the
international licences of Lloyd's. The UK business offers a wide range of
specialist insurance for professionals and business customers, as well as high
net worth individuals. It has regional offices in Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds,
Maidenhead and Colchester. The European business has offices in Paris,
Amsterdam, Munich, Brussels and Guernsey and writes mainly high value household
business and some specialist professional indemnity business. Guernsey
underwrites kidnap and ransom business and fine art. For further information, go
to www.hiscox.com




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