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Lloyd’s Launches Parametric Earthquake Insurance Policy in New Zealand

Mar 24 2021 // Lloyd’s has launched a parametric earthquake insurance policy in New Zealand, in partnership with start-up Bounce Insurance, which uses cutting-edge technology and real-time data to automatically pay customers within...

Lloyd’s Insurer AEGIS London Moves to New Office

Mar 22 2021 // Top quartile Lloyd’s Syndicate 1225, managed by AEGIS Managing Agency Ltd. (AEGIS London), is moving to a new office to accommodate its growing number of employees.The office, which will open fully once COVID...

Lloyd’s Plans to Re-Open Underwriting Room on May 17

Mar 1 2021 // Lloyd’s announced on Friday, Feb. 26 that it plans to re-open its London underwriting room and corporation offices on May 17.To manage capacity and ensure the market is COVID-secure, it will once again apply a class...

Lloyd’s Survey Results Show More Inclusive Culture, but Improvement Still Needed

Feb 23 2021 // Lloyd’s has made notable progress in its push to become more inclusive, according to its 2020 culture survey, but it still has plenty of room for improvement—especially when it comes to the experiences of Black and...

Lloyd’s Insurer Brit to Stop Insuring Australia’s Adani Coal Mine

Feb 23 2021 // Major Lloyd’s of London insurer Brit will not insure Adani Enterprises’ Carmichael thermal coal mine, it said on Tuesday, adding to a growing list of Lloyd’s insurers who have made similar...

Lloyd’s Expects to Reopen Underwriting Room in April or May

Feb 19 2021 // Lloyd’s expects to reopen its underwriting room on Lime Street in London after Easter from April 12, or after the early May UK holiday on May 4.The decision will depend on the UK government’s update on the...

Internet of Things Devices Increase Risk of Cyber Attacks on Industrial Sector: Lloyd’s

Feb 17 2021 // Internet of Things (IoT) devices are increasing the risk of cyber attacks to industrial and manufacturing businesses, according to a report published by Lloyd’s in partnership with cyber analytics specialist...

Lloyd’s Construction Specialists Say They Are Ready For U.S. Infrastructure Boom

Feb 16 2021 // Construction insurance specialists at Lloyd’s of London are hoping to see more U.S. business from increased government investment in infrastructure projects in 2021.That will be welcome after a period of dealing with...

ES Risks & FocusPoint International Announce New Solution with Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to Provide World Class Response Under ‘Crisis Bulwark’ Facility

Feb 9 2021 // London, UK, FEBRUARY 9, 2021 – ES Risks and FocusPoint International (FPI) announce a new offering with Lloyd’s of London, that will bring world-class crisis response and technology into the product concept to be...

Lloyd’s Launches Global Platform to Drive Resilience to World’s Systemic Risks

Feb 8 2021 // Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance marketplace, is launching “Futureset,” a new global platform and community dedicated to driving greater societal and economic resilience to the world’s most...

Mosaic Launches Bermuda-Based Specialty Insurer, Along with Lloyd’s Syndicate 1609

Feb 4 2021 // Mosaic, a Bermuda-based global specialty insurer, has launched operations in Bermuda, London, the United States and Asia, along with a newly formed Lloyd’s syndicate.Operating with initial capitalization of $185...

Lloyd’s Appoints Aviva’s Tiernan to New Chief of Markets Position

Jan 22 2021 // Patrick Tiernan will be joining Lloyd’s of London in the newly-created role of chief of Markets, where he will will oversee market performance and distribution. Tiernan will join Lloyd’s from Aviva where he is...

UK Regulators Approve Lloyd’s Special Purpose Vehicle to Attract New Forms of Capital

Jan 14 2021 // Lloyd’s announced it has received regulatory approval to set up a new multi-insurance special purpose vehicle, which aims to attract new forms of capital.A key milestone for the Future at Lloyd’s strategy, the...

Hamilton’s Lloyd’s Operations Hires Ormes from Chubb, Mognetti from Acappella

Jan 12 2021 // Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. announced two senior appointments in its Lloyd’s operations, Hamilton Managing Agency Ltd. – Trevor Ormes as deputy active underwriter of Syndicate 4000 and head of Professional Lines,...

Lloyd’s Moves to End Insurance and Investments in Coal for Climate Sustainability

Jan 11 2021 // The Lloyd’s market is moving to end its insurance cover for coal and oil sands businesses while at the same time ceasing investments in such carbon-producing assets by Jan. 1, 2022.As part of its plan to accelerate...

Lloyd’s Syndicate Dale and DUAL Launch MGU with Focus on U.S. Property Insurance

Dec 21 2020 // Dale Underwriting Partners and DUAL announced a new joint venture, Dale DUAL MGU Ltd. (DDML), in collaboration with Aviva with immediate effect. This partnership has been brought together by Howden Reinsurance Broking led...

Lloyd’s Moves to End Insurance and Investments in Coal for Climate Sustainability

Dec 17 2020 // The Lloyd’s market is moving to end its insurance of coal and oil sands businesses while at the same time ceasing investments in such carbon-producing assets by Jan. 1, 2022.As part of its plan to accelerate the...

Lloyd’s, Insurtech Parsyl Launch Insurance Facility for COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments

Dec 15 2020 // Lloyd’s and insurtech start-up Parsyl Inc. announced the launch of the Global Health Risk Facility (GHRF), which will provide billions of dollars of insurance coverage, together with risk mitigation services, to help...

New Insurance Group Inigo Gets Approval from Lloyd’s to Start Underwriting in January

Dec 3 2020 // Inigo Ltd., the new London insurance group that has raised $800m in start-up capital from a group of blue chip global investors, announced that it has received approval in principle from the Corporation of Lloyd’s...

Lloyd’s Gets Nod to Transfer European Policies to Lloyd’s Europe in Time for Brexit

Nov 30 2020 // Lloyd’s, the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance market, has received final approval from the High Court of England and Wales to transfer policies in the European Economic Area to Lloyd’s Insurance...