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Hiscox finance chief: London’s AI adoption is too slow

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Thursday 06 August 2026 1:12 pm

Hiscox finance chief: London’s AI adoption is too slow

By: Anna Moloney

Deputy Comment and Features Editor

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Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Hiscox group chief financial officer Paul Cooper takes us through his career in insurance in Square Mile and Me

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Name: Paul David Cooper Job title: Group chief financial officer at Hiscox Previous roles: Interim group chief financial officer at M&G Plc, deputy chief financial officer at M&G Prudential, group chief financial officer at Arrow Global Group Plc, group chief financial officer at Canopius Group, insurance partner at Ernst & Young LLP, finance director for Hiscox UK and Europe Age: 53 Born: Billericay Lives: Islington Studied: Economics at the University of Manchester Talents: Making a mean chicken curry Motto: Throw yourself into things – it’s an adventure Biggest perk of the job? The travel Coffee order: Flat white… or a cup of tea Cocktail order: Negroni Favourite book: Anything by Ben Macintyre

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