All the headlines from our Lloyd's Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 25 2000 // Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher may have just won the first U.S. Formula 1 race to be held in 9 years, but that doesn’t mean his insurance premiums are going to be reduced.According to Lloyd’s, policies...
Sep 25 2000 // A report in the Times of London indicates that the joint Lloyd’s/ IUA (International Underwriting Association) Forum, set up last year to explore ways of harmonizing procedures between the two groups and making the...
Sep 19 2000 // Despite expected losses from 1997 through this year, Standard & Poor’s reaffirmed the Lloyd’s insurance market’s A+ insurer financial strength rating.S&P cited Lloyd’s “very strong...
Sep 12 2000 // Tripwire Inc. a leading U.S. provider of “integrity assessment security solutions,” headquartered in Portland, has joined with Lloyd’s HAW Syndicate “to include Tripwire software as a recommended...
Sep 4 2000 // Lloyd’s announced that it has revised one of the best known documents in the maritime world – The Lloyd’s Open Form. Designed to speed rescue and salvage operations for ships in distress, the document...
Sep 4 2000 // Lloyd’s is adapting to modern business methods and upgrading its business systems so rapidly that it promises to meet, if not surpass, the vision that Chairman Max Taylor first set out in “Priorities for...
Aug 24 2000 // Moody’s Investors Service awarded Syndicate 2488, managed by ACE Global Markets, a Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of Aa2 (Excellent). This marks the first time that a Lloyd’s syndicate has been rated and...
Aug 22 2000 // Moody’s Investors Service issued a new statement on Monday which forecast increased losses at Lloyd’s of as much as £3 billion ($4.5 billion) for the last three years.Moody’s previous loss estimates,...
Aug 10 2000 // A new report by Standard and Poor’s says the expansion of London-based insurance business is mostly taking place at Lloyd’s of London.The report, Insurance Market Profiles, says that, although the London market...
Aug 7 2000 // Max Taylor, the current chairman of Lloyd’s, will be leaving the position he has held for the past three years when his term is up in December 2000.The Council of Lloyd’s also announced that starting in 2001,...
Aug 7 2000 // Max Taylor, the current chairman of Lloyd’s, will be leaving the position he has held for the past three years when his term is up in December 2000.The Council of Lloyd’s also announced that starting in 2001,...
Aug 4 2000 // The license of non-marine syndicate 529 has been revoked by the Lloyd’s Regulatory Board. The action prohibits the syndicate’s managing agency, Sterling Underwriting Agencies Ltd., from underwriting or renewing...
Aug 3 2000 // The San Diego Padres filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Lloyd’s of London for the insurance consortium’s alleged refusal to pay on a policy the ball club took out on the contract of pitcher Randy...
Jul 27 2000 // Lloyd’s Chairman Max Taylor will leave the company in December due to changes enacted by the council, which will revert the position to part time beginning next year. The chairman’s role moved to full time in...
Jul 24 2000 // The British High Court heard closing statements on July 12 in the case of Lloyd’s vs. Jaffray, in which more than 200 Names claimed they were defrauded by Lloyd’s. The Names are a portion of the group that...
Jul 19 2000 // Charles Taylor Group has acquired the business of Lloyd’s Aviation, the second largest of its kind in the London market with 30 percent of business volumes for $3.89 million. The deal is a further step in the...
Jul 13 2000 // The British High Court heard closing statements Wednesday in the case of Lloyd’s vs. Jaffray, in which over 200 Names claimed they were defrauded by Lloyd’s. The Names are a portion of the group that refused to...
Jul 10 2000 // Lloyd’s of London will soon offer up to $100 million in hacker insurance coverage to clients of Counterpane Security Inc., a computer security management firm based in San Jose, Calif. The coverage will be...
Jul 6 2000 // The new standards that brokers from the United Kingdom and overseas will have to meet in order to trade on the Lloyd’s of London insurance market will be announced in October. The date for the announcement has been...
Jul 4 2000 // According to published reports U.K. based Advent Capital (Holdings) Plc, whose subsidiaries manage a number of Lloyd’s syndicates, has agreed with Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. to acquire...