{"id":22348,"date":"2024-08-22T16:50:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=789640"},"modified":"2024-08-22T16:50:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T16:50:07","slug":"hiscox-confirms-chairman-bloomer-died-during-yacht-accident-off-coast-of-sicily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/hiscox-confirms-chairman-bloomer-died-during-yacht-accident-off-coast-of-sicily\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiscox Confirms Chairman Bloomer Died During Yacht Accident Off Coast of Sicily"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2024\/08\/rescue-crews-search-for-victims-of-yachting-accident-AP-580x387.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2024\/08\/22\/789640.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/international\/2024\/08\/22\/789640.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>Hiscox Ltd. issued a statement confirming that the insurer\u2019s chair, Jonathan Bloomer, and Bloomer\u2019s wife, Judy, died in the tragic sinking of the Bayesian off the coast of Sicily on Monday, Aug. 19.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply shocked and saddened by Jonathan and Judy\u2019s tragic deaths. Our deepest sympathies go out to their family and friends at this devastating time,\u201d according to Aki Hussain, Hiscox Group CEO, in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a privilege to have known Jonathan and to have benefited from his generosity and wisdom over the last year in his role as chair of Hiscox,\u201d Hussain continued.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_722630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-722630\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-722630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bloomer-jonathan-150x150.jpeg\" alt width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bloomer-jonathan-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/app\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bloomer-jonathan.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-722630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Bloomer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHis deep experience across our industry and in the broader business arena, combined with his personal values, made him both an excellent chair and a person I was proud to know and work with. His advice and support were immensely valuable to me, and he will be dearly missed,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomer was also a non-executive chair at Morgan Stanley International.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Bloomer and his wife, the other fatalities were British tech magnate Mike Lynch; a Clifford Chance solicitor, Chris Morvillo and his wife, Neda Morvillo; and the vessel\u2019s onboard chef, Recaldo Thomas. Lynch\u2019s daughter is still missing. Fifteen people, including Lynch\u2019s wife, survived the accident.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photograph: Italian firefighters scuba divers are docked at the harbor of Porticello, southern Italy, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, as rescue teams returned to the site of a storm-sunken superyacht to search for six people, including British tech magnate Mike Lynch, who are believed to be still trapped in the hull 50 meters (164-feet) underwater. 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