Rogue staff insurance

HISCOX has hired a crack team of investigators to tackle mysterious disappearances, rogue workers and corporate espionage.

Well-known for dealing with risky situations, the insurer is ramping up support for firms facing dangers.

If clients are threatened by terrorism, crime or political violence, hiscox puts them in touch with Londonbased disaster management firm control risks.

hiscox chief executive Bronek Masojada said its specialists had helped deal with everything from missing staff to violent office conflicts. hiscox unveiled profits of £133.5m in the first half of the year, a 13pc rise on the same period in 2016. the dividend rose by 12pc to 9.5p per share.