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Reinsurance News
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.
22nd October 2019
As Lloyd’s and the broader London market strive for greater efficiency, it’s important that the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace is successful in at least some areas of its prospectus, says Justin Davies, Head of EMEA at re/insurance service provider, Xceedance. After unveiling its Future at Lloyd’s prospectus back in May, ... Read the full article
21st October 2019
The specialist Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace has entered into a new partnership with Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, designed to help create braver and more resilient communities in climate risk areas. The Lloyd's Charities Trust has launched the new disaster resilience partnership with Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, ... Read the full article
17th October 2019
With upcoming regulatory developments in the US and Canada expected to facilitate a significant growth of the legal cannabis industry over the next five years, Global law firm Clyde & Co sees considerable opportunities for insurers at Lloyd’s. Sales are already projected to grow as much as ten-fold to reach $40 ... Read the full article
14th October 2019
Analysts at Fitch Ratings anticipate that underwriting earnings are like to remain under pressure for London market re/insurers through the remainder of 2019. While improved pricing conditions are starting to benefit results, earnings are currently being offset by high expense ratios and lower scope for reserve releases, the rating agency said. London ... Read the full article
10th October 2019
A new framework designed to help both risk managers and insurers close the supply chain risk protection gap has been co-produced by the specialist Lloyd's of London re/insurance marketplace and catastrophe risk modeller, AIR Worldwide. A new report from Lloyd's and AIR Worldwide, Hidden Vulnerabilities in Supply Chain Risk: A quantitative ... Read the full article
10th October 2019
Bruce Carnegie-Brown, the Chairman of specialist re/insurance marketplace Lloyd's of London, has taken on a new role at auto insurtech Cuvva, The Financial Times has reported. App-based Cuvva allows users to purchase car insurance by the hour, day, week or month and was founded in 2014 by Freddy Macnamara and James ... Read the full article
10th October 2019
The Marine market continues to adjust to the efforts of the Lloyd's of London market to improve profitability, and as dedicated marine syndicates continue to close, Marsh JLT Specialty has questioned what is at stake should pricing remain at current levels. In response to falling profits driven in part by underperforming ... Read the full article
3rd October 2019
Global specialty re/insurer Canopius Group has completed its previously-announced merger with AmTrust's Lloyd's operations. The merger between Canopius Lloyd’s Syndicate 4444 and AmTrust Syndicate 1861 was first announced back in April and will result in the establishment of a top-five Lloyd’s insurer with combined premiums of roughly £2.2 billion. It is believed ... Read the full article
1st October 2019
Representatives from various market groups have released statements commending the approach proposed by Lloyd’s Blueprint One, which outlines the first phase of the marketplace’s new strategy for change. Industry executives praised the collaborative approach utilised by Lloyd’s, which says it has attempted to respond to the demands of the market. “This Blueprint ... Read the full article
1st October 2019
Insurance and reinsurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London has announced that Munich Re will launch the first new ‘Syndicate-in-a-Box’ through its established Lloyd’s vehicle Munich Re Syndicate Limited. The announcement was made as part of the release of Blueprint One yesterday, which outlines how the first phase of Lloyd's strategy for ... Read the full article
30th September 2019
Insurance and reinsurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London has released a new document outlining how the first phase of its strategy for change will be delivered, following the launch of the Future at Lloyd's prospectus back in May. Blueprint One proposes to enhance Lloyd’s value proposition to customers by offering better ... Read the full article
27th September 2019
The Board of the London Market Group (LMG) has confirmed today that the Target Operating Model (LM TOM) has been wound down in its current form, having delivered the majority of proposed solutions. The LM TOM was considered a core component of the market modernisation proposal, set out by the LMG, ... Read the full article
27th September 2019
McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a provider of imagery and geospatial intelligence, has been highlighted by Lloyd’s as a key component of its ongoing modernisation drive. Back in May, Lloyd’s announced a new strategy focused on delivering higher quality risk protection for the market’s clients. The six proposed transformational initiatives contained within ... Read the full article
25th September 2019
Independent Lloyd's of London insurance broker Price Forbes has purchased a minority stake in Hong Kong-based Sino Insurance and Reinsurance. Since its founding in 2006, Sino has focused on providing risk management and insurance solutions for Chinese multinational companies’ overseas investments and infrastructure construction, engineering, project management, and various aspects of ... Read the full article
24th September 2019
The specialist Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace has announced the launch of the first policy developed by Lloyd's Product Innovation Facility, a parametric solution targeting the hotel industry. The Lloyd's Product Innovation Facility was launched in June of this year to accelerate the development of re/insurance solutions for new ... Read the full article
