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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.
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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
Lloyd’s closes down Austria, Finland, and Poland branch offices
1st August 2023
Lloyd’s Insurance Company S.A. (Lloyd’s Europe) announced that it will close down European branch offices in Austria, Finland, and Poland, effective from July 31, 2023. Instead, the company said it will only provide services to these locations, but just without a formal office in each location. "...it will no longer provide non-life ... Read the full article
AM Best revises outlook to positive for Lloyd’s and Subsidiaries’ Credit Ratings
28th July 2023
AM Best has announced a positive revision in the outlooks and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings (Long-Term ICR) of “a+” (Excellent) for Lloyd’s, its subsidiaries, and Society of Lloyd’s. The positive outlooks come as a result of actions taken to bolster Lloyd’s ... 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
Lloyd’s names Rebekah Clement as Corporate Affairs Director
12th July 2023
Lloyd's, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, appointed Rebekah Clement to the newly created role of Corporate Affairs Director, effective immediately. In this position, Clement will report directly to Lloyd's CEO, John Neal. The establishment of a dedicated Corporate Affairs function aims to consolidate Lloyd's capabilities across government policy, external stakeholder ... Read the full article
IRL becomes first ever InsurTech-focused broker to enter the Lloyd’s market
23rd June 2023
Innovative Risk Labs (IRL), a leading InsurTech specialist dedicated to launching, incubating and supporting start-ups in the insurance technology space, has secured a license to operate within the Lloyd’s market. This “ground-breaking achievement” makes IRL the only exclusive InsurTech-focused broker permitted to conduct trade within the Lloyd's market. Under the leadership of ... Read the full article
Aon & Lloyd’s collaborate with VIG to support Ukraine’s reconstruction
21st June 2023
Global professional services firm Aon and Lloyd’s have announced a collaboration with Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) to bolster Ukraine’s economic resilience and support the country’s recovery and reconstruction. As part of the UK-Ukraine Private Finance Partnership, both Lloyd’s and Aon have committed to deliver fast-track access to supplementary foreign re/insurance capacity, ... Read the full article
Andy Rear & Will Allen reveal plans for significant new Lloyd’s re/insurance start-up
21st June 2023
More than a year after its initial public offering (IPO), special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Financials Acquisition Corp, has asked for approval to extend its business combination deadline to the end of 2023, as it lays out plans to establish a £1 billion listed Lloyd's vehicle. Financial Acquisition Corp is sponsored ... Read the full article
DXC Technology appoints new CEO for London Market Joint Ventures
15th June 2023
DXC Technology, a Fortune 500 global technology services company, has announced the appointment of two new roles for its senior executives at the London Market Joint Ventures, in association with Lloyd's and the International Underwriting Association. Chris Halbard, who previously was the President of DXC's business in the EMEA region, will ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s partners with DET to drive growth opportunities for insurtechs in Dubai
13th June 2023
Lloyd's, the global insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has entered into a new partnership with Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET) to develop a Dubai Insurtech Enablement Platform, designed to facilitate holistic growth opportunities for insurtech start-ups and entrepreneurs in the region. The pair have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which ... Read the full article
100+ underwriters help UNDP insure FSO Safer operation
12th June 2023
More than 100 underwriters have been involved in the successful binding of insurance coverage for the FSO Safer operation, enabling the United Nations (UN) to proceed with an emergency ship-to-ship transfer to avert an oil spill that would amount to one of the world’s largest man-made environmental disasters in history. Led ... Read the full article
Catastrophe loss picks and outwards reinsurance in focus for Lloyd’s: Tiernan
8th June 2023
Patrick Tiernan, Chief of Markets at Lloyd’s, explained this morning that catastrophe loss exposure remains a key focus at the insurance and reinsurance marketplace, with loss picks set to be continually scrutinised. Delivering a May market message, Tiernan said that in the past Lloyd's has seen catastrophe losses exceeding plan and ... Read the full article
Ki Insurance appoints new Outward Reinsurance Operations Manager
5th June 2023
Stuart Smith has been appointed as the Outward Reinsurance Operations Manager at Ki Insurance, the first fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate. Smith is an industry veteran who has over twenty years of experience working in Outward Reinsurance. Prior to this, he was at Brit Insurance where he served as Outward ... Read the full article
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