Hiscox announced the appointment of Eric Micheals to Chief Underwriting Officer in the US. Micheals, a Hiscox Partner, is based in New York and will report to Ben Walter, Chief Executive Officer for Hiscox in the US. Micheals replaces Nicole Goodwin, who is retiring. Micheals will lead the underwriting strategy and execution across the company's portfolio of specialty risk solutions in the US, including a broad spectrum of professional errors & omissions, general liability, cyber and data security, media liability, management liability, crime, kidnap & ransom, terrorism and commercial property insurance products. Prior to joining the company, Micheals was a Vice President at American International Group (AIG).