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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.
News on syndicates operations, company formations and corporate members in the Lloyd’s marketplace.
Lloyd’s outlines strategy for change in Blueprint One
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
Lloyd’s announces new parametric solution targeting hotel profit protection
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
LMA heads pledge support to Lloyd’s harassment actions
24th September 2019
The Board of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) has pledged to work actively through a CEO reporting network to tackle sexual misconduct in the market, following the implementation of new inclusivity measures at Lloyd’s. Lloyd’s said earlier today that it would introduce the new program of measures after the results ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s harassment survey prompts stronger inclusivity measures
24th September 2019
Lloyd’s of London has announced a new program of measures to foster a safer and more inclusive working environment after the findings of a recent survey revealed widespread issues regarding sexual harassment and employee wellbeing in the marketplace. The culture survey, which was commissioned by Lloyd’s in the wake of public ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s performance improvements not yet sufficient, says KBW
20th September 2019
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) have contended that the Lloyd’s of London results for the first half of 2019 show necessary but insufficient improvements in the performance of the insurance and reinsurance marketplace. Lloyd’s released its H1 results earlier this week, reporting a £2.3 billion profit before tax, ... Read the full article
Nephila looks to reduce Lloyd’s costs with finance platform from Phinsys
19th September 2019
Nephila Syndicate Management Ltd (NSML) has selected the suite of finance and accounting products from software provider Phinsys to help streamline its financial processes and automate statutory, regulatory and management reporting. Nephila Syndicate 2357 is set to migrate from third party management to its own independent managing agency in October, and ... Read the full article
David Sansom confirmed as Lloyd’s Chief Risk Officer, Annette Andrews departs
18th September 2019
Lloyd's of London, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has confirmed the appointment of David Sansom as Chief Risk Officer (CRO), subject to regulatory approval. In his new role, Sansom's remit includes all areas of risk management within Lloyd's, and also oversight for market-level risks. Sansom was formerly Director of Financial Services ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s reports £2.3bn H1 profit, but underwriting contribution minimal
18th September 2019
The Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace reported a £2.3 billion profit before tax for the first-half of 2019, but the investment return drove all of that as underwriting again failed to deliver and actually declined in the period. CEO John Neal cited an improving underwriting outlook, as attritional losses ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s performance pressured, but corrective underwriting actions will help: Fitch
9th September 2019
The Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance market remains under pressure as its underwriting performance has not lived up to expectations, but Fitch Ratings believes corrective actions taken will help. Speaking with Reinsurance News, Director of Insurance at Fitch Ratings Chris Grimes explained why the rating agency maintains a negative outlook ... Read the full article
Australian reinsurance, binder broker Wickshire gets Lloyd’s approval
15th August 2019
Sydney, Australia-based Reinsurance and Binder Broker, Wickshire Pty Ltd., has announced that it has been approved as a Lloyd's of London Broker. The approval means that Wickshire is the only Australian domiciled business to hold this status, and provides the firm's clients will direct access to the entire London Lloyd's marketplace. Wickshire, ... Read the full article
Further rate increases needed at Lloyd’s, say analysts
14th August 2019
Despite ongoing rate increases in traditional Lloyd's market classes there remains pressure to continue to improve the underwriting performance, suggesting rates will need to improve further, according to analysts at Peel Hunt. A reduction of market capacity and the impacts of the 'Decile 10' review at the specialist Lloyd's of London ... Read the full article
PPL adoption up in Q2 2019, IUA usage rises
12th August 2019
Lloyd's of London Syndicates accepted 60.2% of in scope risks through electronic placement during the second-quarter of 2019, while the use of Placing Platform Limited (PPL) amongst the International Underwriting Association (IUA) companies increased to 51% in the period. This is according to the latest market-wide data for risks placed electronically ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s Lab selects third cohort of insurtechs for accelerator program
1st August 2019
Lloyd’s Lab, the innovation accelerator launched by the Lloyd’s market last year, has announced the third cohort of insurtech firms selected to take part in its 10-week program. The 11 successful teams were selected from more than 130 applications around the world, and will begin working in the Lab from September ... Read the full article
Newline expands into Latin America through Lloyd’s in Mexico
30th July 2019
Specialty insurer Newline Group has joined the Lloyd's of London representative office in Mexico City, expanding its global footprint into the Latin America region. Newline has said that it will service clients in both Latin America and the Caribbean from Lloyd's in Mexico. The company's Latin American Division will commence the underwriting ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s will “wither on the vine” without modernisation: Hiscox Chairman
29th July 2019
The Lloyd's of London insurance and reinsurance marketplace will "wither on the vine" unless it is successful in its mission to modernise and become more efficient, Hiscox Chairman Robert Childs said today. With as much as 30 to 40 percent of risk transfer transaction costs going to cover expense related costs, ... Read the full article