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Hiscox’s outspoken chairman may be stepping down in February, but he still has strong opinions on everything from regulation to brokers’ self-confidence. Caitlin Morrison reports

If I had to be a dog I’d be a terrier,” muses Robert Hiscox as he contemplates his beloved modern art collection – the photograph dominating the wall behind his desk features a bull terrier in a muzzle. Taken by Abigail Lane, it is entitled “For his own good” – apt for several reasons.

“I think I am a bit of a terrier,” Mr Hiscox continues. “I’m small and I’m snappy and I never give in.”

Furthermore, he confides, not without a trace of pride, his inability to guard his quick tongue has been a

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