From biscuit factory to billion pound insurance business
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Summary
Meet Aki Hussain, Group CEO at Hiscox.
Aki joined Hiscox in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer for the Hiscox Group, before becoming Group Chief Executive Officer in January 2022. Prior to joining Hiscox, Aki held a number of senior roles in financial services, telecoms and media. He spent seven years at Prudential plc, latterly as Chief Financial Officer for Prudential UK and Europe. He was Finance Director for the Consumer Bank division at Lloyd’s Banking Group until 2009 and prior to that was Finance Director for the Consumer division of ntl (now Virgin Media). Aki is a Chartered Accountant, having trained with KPMG.
Takeaways
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Solve problems to be valued by your team.
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Gaining experience is crucial, even in any job.
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The customer journey in insurance needs simplification.
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Taking risks can lead to unexpected opportunities.
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The customer journey in insurance needs simplification.
Sound Bites
"If you can't get a job, get any job."
"Sitting around waiting for the perfect job is never going to come."
"You need to put yourself out there."
