Hiscox Launches Small Business Blog Featuring Advice for Start Up Businesses

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hiscox, the first company offering US small businesses the ability to obtain quotes and buy insurance online and in real time, officially launched their small business blog this week to provide resources to start-up and established businesses - http://www.hiscoxusa.com/small-business-insurance/blog/.  The Hiscox blog will provide continually updated advice and tips for protecting and running a small business, including video interviews with leading entrepreneurs such as Guy Kawasaki (Alltop), Pete Cashmore (Mashable), David Karp (Tumblr) and others, who tell their start up stories and provide advice to new business owners.  

"Hiscox is committed to reinventing small business insurance, and our new small business blog is an easy way for us to share our knowledge and advice with small businesses and start ups," said Kevin Kerridge, small business expert for Hiscox.  "We're looking forward to continuing the conversations with the small business community we're already having via social media and positively contributing to development of small businesses in the US."

The Hiscox Small Business blog will be updated multiple times weekly with new articles, videos and other valuable resources for small businesses.  Subscribe to the Hiscox RSS feed to get all the latest updates – http://www.hiscoxusa.com/small-business-insurance/blog/feed/.

Designed specifically for the small business and home-office market, Hiscox small business professional liability insurance coverage (errors and omissions insurance) is customized for a range of knowledge-based professions including IT, management consulting, business consulting and marketing. Hiscox offers professional liability insurance quotes direct and online in real-time along with other liability insurance products such as general liability insurance and business owners policies.

Hiscox's licensed insurance advisors are solely focused on helping small businesses with their insurance needs.

Hiscox's online offering is backed by experienced, licensed advisors based at the Hiscox Small Business Insurance Customer Service Center in Virginia Beach, VA.

To learn more about Hiscox Small Business Insurance, visit http://www.hiscoxusa.com/small-business-insurance/ or speak with a Hiscox licensed advisor at (888) 202-3007 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM ET). Hiscox is also now on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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About Hiscox Small Business Insurance

Hiscox, the international specialist insurer, is headquartered in Bermuda and listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: HSX). Hiscox is the first company in the U.S. to offer insurance for professional services businesses with 10 employees or less direct, online, and in real-time. We provide professional liability, general liability and business owner's insurance, underwritten by Chicago-based Hiscox Insurance Company Inc., which is rated 'A' (Excellent) by A.M. Best Company. Additional information can be found at: http://www.hiscoxusa.com/small-business-insurance/why-choose-hiscox-insurance/.

Hiscox also provides professional liability, property and specialty insurance to US businesses through US-based brokers. This communication does not constitute a solicitation of business by Hiscox's syndicates at Lloyd's, London.

SOURCE Hiscox USA