All the headlines from our Lloyd's Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 30 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market. The selection of The Hanleigh Group and...
Jul 24 2001 // Officials with Lloyd’s of London announced the names of the first-ever independent brokers in the U.S. to be accredited for direct access to the London-based insurance market.The historic selection of The Hanleigh...
Jul 6 2001 // A.M. Best Co. affirmed the “A” (Excellent) rating of Lloyd’s and its financial size category of XV. The rating continues to carry a negative outlook.According to A.M. Best, the affirmation of the rating...
Jun 27 2001 // Australia’s QBE announced that it plans to rearrange its interests in several Lloyd’s syndicates managed by its wholly owned subsidiary Limit plc, and will increase their underwriting capacity. The syndicates...
Jun 26 2001 // Lloyd’s and London’s International Underwriting Association announced they would jointly sponsor “a series of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) clinics to be operated in conjunction with commercial...
Jun 26 2001 // A forum designed to educate corporate risk officers, risk managers, CFOs and CIOs as to the risk exposures inherent in e-commerce and new technologies will be sponsored by Lloyd’s and Tripwire Inc. in New York City...
Jun 19 2001 // The latest figures from Lloyd’s of London show that “for the first time in its 300-year history, the United States has become the British insurer’s largest single market.” Gross premiums from the...
Jun 18 2001 // According to a report in London’s Financial Times, American International Group, plans to announce the formation of an underwriting syndicate at Lloyd’s with an initial capitalization of $100 million ($140...
Jun 18 2001 // At the 2001 AAMGA Annual Meeting, held May 20-24 in Indian Wells, Calif., at least one topic of discussion was as intense as the desert sun—all current indications clearly reflect a tightening of the market. There are...
Jun 11 2001 // Managing Agency Partners (MAP) Underwriting, one of Lloyd’s newest syndicates, has come up with an innovative and timely policy aimed at protecting investors from losses caused by wars and political violence in...
Jun 11 2001 // At the 2001 AAMGA Annual Meeting, held May 20-24 in Indian Wells, Calif., at least one topic of discussion was as intense as the desert sun—all current indications clearly reflect a tightening of the market. There are...
Jun 11 2001 // Despite recent reports, Lloyd’s hasn’t made any decision as to whether it will exit the captive market. The issue is under study as part of an overall review of Lloyd’s operations, due to be presented in...
Jun 4 2001 // The London insurance market achieved two significant milestones recently with the admission to Lloyd’s membership of three non-U.K.-based brokers, and the launch of Ins-sure Services, Ltd., which will assume the...
May 29 2001 // Despite recent reports, Lloyd’s hasn’t made any decision as to whether it will exit the captive market. The issue is under study as part of an overall review of Lloyd’s operations, due to be presented in...
May 29 2001 // MAP Underwriting, one of the newest syndicates at Lloyd’s, has come up with an innovative and timely policy, aimed at protecting investors from losses caused by war and political violence in troubled areas like the...
May 25 2001 // As the holiday season began, Lloyd’s issued a warning to the public concerning certain travel insurance policies sold by the Management Company (London) Limited.It urged people to “check the validity of any...
May 22 2001 // The St. Paul Companies announced “that its St. Paul at Lloyd’s operation will implement a major reorganisation of its underwriting and operational structure, including a plan to consolidate its existing 11...
May 21 2001 // The London insurance market achieved two significant milestones recently with the admission to Lloyd’s membership of three non-U.K.-based brokers, and the launch of Ins-sure Services Ltd., which will assume the...
May 13 2001 // Lloyd’s decision to begin reporting its syndicates profits and losses on an annual basis, rather than over three years, proved costly. Last year’s losses are estimated at £3.11 billion ($4.5 billion) overall,...
May 7 2001 // On April 16, London-based Benfield Greig Group plc and E.W. Blanch Holdings Inc. of Dallas announced an agreement on merger terms. Benfield offered to purchase the outstanding shares of EWB for $13.50 a share, valuing the...