Specialty insurer Hiscox USA on Tuesday said it has joined with MIS Insurance Services L.L.C. to include workers compensation in its entertainment policy.
Hiscox USA’s Hiscox One entertainment insurance policy covers risk across all aspects of the entertainment business, Hiscox USA said in a statement.
MIS Insurance Services will handle back-office processing. This will enable Hiscox to have more control over underwriting decisions, according to the statement.
“We view the entertainment business as a huge growth opportunity for Hiscox,” Joanne Richardson, media and entertainment practice leader at Hiscox USA, said in the statement. “If there’s even one coverage in our entertainment policy that we don’t underwrite and control ourselves, we’re limiting the opportunities we can pursue. That’s the problem we were facing at the beginning of this year with workers’ compensation, and that’s why we decided to bring workers comp in-house.”
Eagleville, Pennsylvania-based The Chartwell Law Offices L.L.P. has expanded its workers’ compensation practice with three new offices in Florida and seven new attorneys.