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Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance market news, covering the happenings at the world’s oldest reinsurance market housed in the iconic Lloyd’s building in the City of London.

Lloyd’s to remain at One Lime Street until 2041: Sky News

16th November 2023

The specialist Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace has signed a deal with Ping An to remain at its iconic headquarters until 2041, according to a Sky News report. Sky News claims that after more than a year of negotiating, a long-term deal is closed to being agreed with the ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s confirms changes to Council membership following elections

27th October 2023

London-based marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, Lloyd’s, has announced its most recent changes to its Council membership; all the new terms will commence on 1 December 2023. Sean McGovern was elected unopposed as a “Corporate-External” member of the Council, among other appointments; and Marcus Johnson as “Individual-External” member of the Council. Following ... Read the full article

Ki teams with Travelers & Aspen to expand digital follow capacity

17th October 2023

Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd's of London syndicate, has announced a partnership with Travelers and Aspen which will offer additional follow capacity through its digital platform from January 1, 2024. As a result of this major collaboration, Ki will become the first algorithmic underwriter in the market to ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s new data tool models global economic impact of extreme weather events

11th October 2023

Re/insurance marketplace Lloyd's has launched a systemic risk scenario that models the global economic impact of extreme weather events leading to food and water shocks, estimating the loss to be around $5 trillion over a five year period. According to the announcement, the scenario examines how a hypothetical, but plausible increase ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s emphasises need to regularly check validity of LOCs as marketplace adjusts guidance

3rd October 2023

London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, Lloyds, has issued a new market bulletin for members which outlines some changes to the use of letters of credit (LOCs) within Tier 2 capital limits, and underlines the need for frequent confirmation of the validity of each LOC issued. It appears as though this ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s Lab plays significant role in driving value into the global marketplace: Dawn Miller

25th September 2023

Addressing Lloyd's participants and partners, Dawn Miller, Lloyd’s Commercial Director, stated that the Lloyd's Lab has played a "significant role in driving value into the global marketplace". Speaking at the Lloyd’s latest quarterly market update, Miller highlighted how of the 100 different companies who have passed through the previous 10 cohorts ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s yet to demonstrate same zeal for rate adequacy in casualty book: Tiernan

21st September 2023

"As a market, we have not yet demonstrated the same zeal for rate adequacy in the casualty book as we've seen in property, this is particularly true for US general liability, where rate is barely keeping up with inflation, despite the continuing deterioration of the 2014-2018 years of account," suggests ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s unveils UNCDF & Insurance Task Force partnership

20th September 2023

Lloyd’s, on behalf of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Insurance Task Force, has announced a partnership with the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to scale insurance access for climate-vulnerable countries. Through this partnership, all parties aim to collaborate to design innovative insurance products that will deliver financial resilience against climate shocks ... Read the full article

LMA announces the launch of its ESG Academy

20th September 2023

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has announced the launch of its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Academy, designed for professionals within the Lloyd's market and the global re/insurance sector. With a comprehensive range of courses and resources, the Academy looks to equip professionals with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s considering expanding LCM 5 peak perils list: Tiernan

20th September 2023

The Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance market is considering expanding its list of the five main peak perils it considers in natural catastrophe exposure management, to include some of the so-called secondary perils that now have materiality to the market almost on the same scale. This is according to Patrick Tiernan, Chief ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s leads re/insurers tightening Taiwan cover as conflict risks increase

10th August 2023

According to a recent Reuters report, Lloyd's of London underwriters are leading insurers in increasing rates and cutting coverage for risks involving Taiwan as "concerns grow over possible military action by China." "Availability of cover for Taiwan has got tighter," Crispin Hodges, head of trade and political risk with insurer Canopius, ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s General Counsel Peter Spires to step down

9th August 2023

Lloyd's, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has announced that Peter Spires has decided to step down as General Counsel to pursue new challenges in the Lloyd’s market. Spires joined Lloyd’s in 1995 and spent the early years of his career at Lloyd’s focused on Reconstruction and Renewal and then the ... Read the full article

Wildfire Defense Syndicate 1996 receives Lloyd’s approval

24th July 2023

Lloyd’s has approved the Wildfire Defense Syndicate 1996, a syndicate in a box (SIAB) targeting California-exposed commercial property risks in the excess and surplus (E&S) market. The syndicate, developed by Lloyd’s coverholder Wildfire Defense Systems (WDS) in collaboration with re/insurance broker Aon and Polo Managing Agency Limited (PMA), started underwriting on ... Read the full article

Lloyd’s performance & capital strong, market positioned to meet challenges: Aon

18th July 2023

"Lloyd’s performance and capital are strong, positioning the market to meet the challenges of an ever more complicated global risk environment... A healthy marketplace is critical to enabling innovation and meeting clients’ complex needs," suggests Rupert Moore, UK CEO, Reinsurance Solutions, Aon. Moore's comments stem from a new Aon report on ... Read the full article

Beckmann joins Munich Re as CUO Casualty for Lloyd’s & Bermuda Markets and Global Clients

13th July 2023

Lucas Beckmann has joined global reinsurance giant Munich Re in a new position as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) Casualty for Lloyd's & Bermuda Markets and Global Clients. Beckmann has over fifteen years of experience working with Munich Re in various roles. He most recently served as the CUO for Munich Re Facultative ... Read the full article