Hiscox chair Bloomer confirmed dead in yacht tragedy
Italian authorities have recovered the bodies of Hiscox non-executive chair Jonathan Bloomer and his wife Judy from the wreck of a sunken yacht off the coast of Sicily.
Bloomer, pictured, had been Hiscox’s chair since July last year, having succeeded Robert Childs in the role. He was also chair of Morgan Stanley International, the UK-based arm of the US bank, since
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