All the headlines from our Lloyd's Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 29 2021 // Lloyd’s of London plans to develop insurance products for electric vehicles and hydrogen as part of its efforts to fight climate change, the specialist insurance market said on Thursday.Lloyd’s published a...
Jul 23 2021 // Lloyd’s announced the appointment of Vicky Carter as deputy chair of Lloyd’s, effective Sept. 1, 2021.Carter has been an elected member of Lloyd’s Council since February 2019 and has worked in the...
Jul 21 2021 // edical & Commercial International (MCI), the specialist managing general agency, has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s for Syndicate 1902 to underwrite business incepting on or after Jan....
Jul 20 2021 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused reinsurance managing general agent, announced it has secured an additional $10 million in capacity for its Political Violence and Terrorism (PVT) division from...
Jul 15 2021 // Apollo Syndicate Management, the London-based independent specialist insurer and reinsurer, announced it has been granted in-principle approval from the Council of Lloyd’s to convert Special Purpose Arrangement (SPA)...
Jul 6 2021 // Rokstone, the London-based speciality re/insurance managing general agent (MGA), has launched a US$18 million global facultative general marine cargo facility.Backed by A-rated global carriers, the facility includes US$5...
Jun 24 2021 // Chaucer, the London-based specialty re/insurance group, announced the launch of a new Belt and Road Consortium at Lloyd’s, which initially will underwrite political violence risks, with future solutions in...
Jun 21 2021 // CFC, the London-based managing general agent, announced that CFC Syndicate 1988 is open for business.In addition to risk capital provided by CFC, the syndicate worked with Aon Capital Advisory to attract third-party...
Jun 21 2021 // Lloyd’s announced the marketplace has secured a five-year £650 million ($897 million) reinsurance cover for its Central Fund—a move that aims to protect against adverse tail risk, while supporting growth and...
Jun 2 2021 // Climate change protesters continued their focus on Lloyd’s as a major insurer of the fossil fuel industry by setting off a stink bomb in front of the market’s London headquarters.The activist group, Insurance...
May 27 2021 // Lloyd’s and insurers in the London company market have formed a joint venture with DXC Technology, aiming to transform digital capabilities and reduce processing costs for the London insurance markets.The joint...
May 20 2021 // Anderson Benson, a Nashville-based independent insurance and risk management broker, has been appointed as a coverholder by Lloyd’s of London for a worldwide media liability errors and omissions (E&O) program...
May 18 2021 // Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced it has received “in principle” approval from the Lloyd’s Council for the transition of the Medical Protection Society’s (MPS) Special...
Apr 30 2021 // LONDON — Specialty insurance underwriter CFC reported that Lloyd’s of London has given preliminary approval to the creation of CFC Syndicate 1988.The new syndicate will be managed by Asta Managing Agency Ltd. CFC...
Apr 23 2021 // Lloyd’s of London was the focus of climate change activists on Friday, when a group called “Insurance Rebellion” used a dump truck to deposit a large pile of fake coal in front of the Lloyd’s...
Apr 23 2021 // Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned an “AA-” insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to Lloyd’s with a stable outlook.Newly appointed to provide an additional independent opinion of the...
Apr 15 2021 // Insure our Future, the anti-fossil-fuel campaign group, is pressuring Lloyd’s to immediately stop insuring coal and new oil and gas projects that exacerbate climate change.The group has launched a website, which is...
Apr 15 2021 // Lloyd’s announced the next 11 insurtech start-ups that are participating in the sixth cohort of its Lloyd’s Lab innovation accelerator program.These insurtechs will be focused on creating simpler products for...
Mar 31 2021 // The blockage of the Suez Canal for nearly a week will result in a “large loss” for Lloyd’s of London, its chairman said on Wednesday, as the insurance market recorded a 900 million pound ($1.2 billion)...
Mar 25 2021 // LONDON – When the pandemic is over, the brokers of Lloyd’s of London could haggle with underwriters from home in their underpants, and ditch their pinstripes at the office.A trade body representing brokers took a...