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Helios Underwriting
Helios posts material growth in NAV for 2025 driven by strong operating profits
21st May 2026
Helios Underwriting, the publicly traded company offering instant access to a portfolio of syndicates at Lloyd's of London, has released its results for the year ended 31 December 2025, disclosing a net asset value (NAV) total return of 12.3% as it simplified the business to support the 2026 underwriting year ... Read the full article
Helios expects overall capacity for Lloyd’s syndicate portfolio of £467m for 2026 YOA
20th January 2026
Helios Underwriting, a provider of limited liability direct investment into the specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, expects 2026 managed capacity for its Lloyd's syndicate portfolio of £467 million for the 2026 Year of Account (YOA), an almost 5% decrease on 2025's £491 million. Although overall capacity is expected to be ... Read the full article
Helios promotes Jen Tan to CUO
9th January 2026
Helios Underwriting plc has promoted Jen Tan to Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), with the task of overseeing portfolio underwriting strategy, syndicate capacity allocation, and the ongoing management of the firm’s underwriting portfolio. Tan joined Helios in October 2023 and most recently served as Head of Portfolio Strategy, with responsibility for portfolio ... Read the full article
Helios’ net asset value per share up 3.8% in Q3 driven by pipeline profits
2nd December 2025
Helios Underwriting, the publicly listed firm offering direct access to a range of syndicates at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has reported that net asset value (NAV) per share increased 3.8% to £2.48 for the third quarter ending 30 September 2025, up from £2.39 in Q2 2025. Helios attributes ... Read the full article
Helios confirms Tucker CEO appointment, adds Parsons as INED
21st October 2025
Helios Underwriting, the publicly listed firm providing direct access to a range of syndicates at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has confirmed the appointment of Louis Tucker as CEO, alongside the hire of Joanna Parsons as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Helios announced Tucker’s appointment from Arch Capital Group ... Read the full article
Helios reports H1’25 profit of £4.4m as strong Lloyd’s market performance continues
29th September 2025
Helios Underwriting has reported a profit before tax of £4.4 million for the first half of 2025, as the Lloyd’s market continues to deliver strong performance and the outlook for 2026 remains positive. The firm said reduced expenses and the impact of foreign exchange movements on debt revaluation drove its H1 ... Read the full article
Helios hires Arch’s Louis Tucker as CEO
19th September 2025
Helios Underwriting, the publicly listed firm providing direct access to a range of syndicates at the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has hired Louis Tucker from Arch Capital Group as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), subject to regulatory approval. Tucker is expected to commence his tenure as Helios CEO ... Read the full article
Helios Underwriting updates mid-point forecasts for 2023/24 syndicate portfolio
27th August 2025
Helios Underwriting, a publicly listed company providing direct access to a range of syndicates at Lloyd’s of London, has released updated mid-point forecasts for its syndicate portfolio covering the 2023 and 2024 years of account, based on second-quarter 2025 figures. Helios reports that the 2023 year of account shows a modest ... Read the full article
Helios posts retained underwriting profit of £31.4m for 2024
29th May 2025
Helios Underwriting has reported preliminary retained underwriting profit of £31.4 million in its 2024 results, which remains relatively flat compared to 2023’s £31.6 million. The company, which offers instant access to a diverse portfolio of syndicates at the specialist Lloyd's re/insurance marketplace, also expects £40 million in underwriting profits to be ... Read the full article
Helios Underwriting NAV per share increases 13% in 2024
11th April 2025
Lloyds-focused investment vehicle Helios Underwriting has reported its unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV) per share has increased by 13%, to £2.14 - £140,101 million in Net Assets - for the quarter to December 31, 2024. Comparably, Helios’ unaudited NAV per share in 2023 increased to £1.85 – £137.2 million in ... Read the full article
Helios names John Chambers as Interim Exec Chairman as Michael Wade steps down
11th February 2025
Lloyds-focused investment vehicle Helios Underwriting has appointed John Chambers, currently a Non-Executive Director as Interim Executive Chairman, as Michael Wade decides to step down from the role at the end of February. Since he joined as Non-Executive Chairman in June 2023, Wade has successfully guided Helios through a period of ... Read the full article
Argenta and Helios launch 2025 round of Starter Homes investment vehicles
30th January 2025
In a joint initiative with Lloyd's focused investment vehicle, Helios Underwriting, Argenta Private Capital Limited (APCL) has launched the 2025 round of the Starter Homes investment vehicles. “Starter Homes offer investors access to Lloyd’s via a rental fee, without the need to own the underlying capacity, which allows investors to put ... Read the full article
Helios’ Lloyd’s syndicate portfolio 2025 capacity expected to be £484m
18th December 2024
Lloyd’s-focused investment vehicle Helios Underwriting has announced the capacity for its 2025 Lloyd's syndicate portfolio is expected to be £484 million, which is 5% lower compared to 2023, where total capacity stood at £512 million. According to the announcement, this new capacity reflects the company’s strategic adjustments, following trading at the ... Read the full article
Helios expects value of the capacity fund to decrease to £75m at year-end 2024
18th November 2024
Lloyd's focused investment vehicle, Helios Underwriting, has updated the value of the company's value of capacity portfolio, now expecting to decrease to £75 million at 31st December 2024. Michael Wade, Chairman of Helios, commented: "The Freehold Capacity Portfolio has continued to deliver value to shareholders and we have realised £14m of ... Read the full article
Helios sees 45% GWP growth in H1’24 amid ‘excellent’ Lloyd’s market conditions
27th September 2024
Helios Underwriting has reported that gross written premiums (GWP) increased to £230 million in the first half of 2024 on the back of 65% growth of the capacity portfolio to £512 million for the 2024 underwriting year. The investment company, who provides investors with exposure to Lloyd's via an actively managed ... Read the full article
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