Latest Lloyd's Headlines

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AXIS Capital to Write Treaty Reinsurance Business via Lloyd’s China Platform

Dec 2 2015 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced that AXIS Syndicate 1686 has recently received approval from Lloyd’s for the establishment of an underwriting division at Lloyd’s Insurance Company (China)...

Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers Registered as 1st Chinese Lloyd’s Broker

Dec 1 2015 // Shanghai Asian Insurance Brokers Co. Ltd. (SAIB) has been registered as the first Chinese Lloyd’s registered broker.Based in Shanghai, SAIB specializes in liability insurance, special risk insurance and reinsurance,...

Lloyd’s Syndicates Join Forces to Help Emerging Markets Build Nat Cat Resilience

Nov 30 2015 // Eight Lloyd’s syndicates are joining forces to develop new solutions to help developing economies tackle underinsurance and improve their resilience against the economic impact of natural catastrophes.Emerging...

Hamilton’s Lloyd’s Operation Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters

Nov 25 2015 // Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334, and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced the appointment of two senior underwriters who will lead the...

Validus Announces Senior Executive Appointments at Talbot Underwriting

Nov 20 2015 // Validus Holdings announced a series of senior management appointments at Talbot Underwriting Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary.Rupert Atkin will retire as chief executive officer of Talbot on Feb. 29, 2016. Peter Bilsby,...

Xchanging Wins 3-Year Services Deal Supporting Lloyd’s Asia Platform

Nov 10 2015 // Xchanging plc, the London-based business technology and services provider, has won a three-year contract to supply insurance services to the Lloyd’s service companies operating from the Lloyd’s Asia platform in...

Aspen Launches Singapore Operation via Lloyd’s Platform; 2 Senior Execs Hired

Nov 10 2015 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the entry of its insurance segment, Aspen Insurance, into Singapore through Aspen’s Lloyd’s syndicate on the Lloyd’s Asia platform, effective Jan. 1, 2016.The...

Lloyd’s China, Tokio Marine Kiln & PICC Sign Intellectual Property Liability Deal

Oct 30 2015 // Lloyd’s China, Tokio Marine Kiln and People’s Insurance Company of China Property and Casualty Company (PICC P&C) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide intellectual property infringement...

Patria Re Set to Become First Mexican Insurer to Join Lloyd’s Platform

Oct 23 2015 // Lloyd’s has announced that it has “given in principle approval for Patria Re, the Mexican insurance company, to join the Lloyd’s platform. Patria Re will set up a special purpose syndicate in partnership...

Lloyd’s Signs MoU with China’s Taiping Insurance Group

Oct 21 2015 // Lloyd’s announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Taiping Insurance Group, “marking a significant level of co-operation between the world’s only specialist insurance and...

Lloyd’s CEO Beale, 5 Others in Insurance Named LGBT Role Models

Oct 20 2015 // Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, has been named an outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) executive role model by the London-based LGBT business organization OUTstanding and Financial...

Lloyd’s Report Aims to Reduce Dangerous Liability Risk Accumulation

Oct 16 2015 // Lloyd’s has issued a new report, addressing the “accumulations of liability risk,” which indicates that they “have the potential to send shockwaves through the insurance industry and are one of the...

Aon Benfield Issues ‘Latest Update’ Report on Lloyd’s

Oct 14 2015 // Aon Benfield has issued a thorough “latest update” report on Lloyd’s, detailing its syndicates, assets and other pertinent facts.Mike Van Slooten, international head of Market Analysis at Aon Benfield...

ANV Appoints Helson as CEO for Lloyd’s Business

Oct 13 2015 // Global specialty insurance group ANV Holdings BV announced the appointment of Janet Helson as CEO of the group’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency, ANV Syndicates Limited, subject to regulatory approval.Effective October...

Waiting List for Insurers to Get Seats on Lloyd’s Underwriting Floor Hits Record

Oct 8 2015 // The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the longest in its 327-year history, indicating record demand for access to the market.Lloyd’s has requests for...

College Player Files $3M Claim with Lloyd’s for Drop in NFL Draft

Oct 6 2015 // For the first time ever, a former college football star will cash in on an insurance policy that protected him from a free-fall in the NFL draft.CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd reports that Ifo Ekpre-Olomu will collect a $3...

Best Affirms Lloyd’s Syndicate 510 [Tokio Marine Kiln] Ratings

Oct 1 2015 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 510, which is managed by Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates Limited...

Lloyd’s Chairman Criticizes Profit-Hungry Corporations, Which Risk Eroding Trust

Sep 30 2015 // Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson criticized the business community, saying companies are too focused on profit and are at risk of eroding the trust of the public and regulators.Nelson, speaking at Lloyd’s...

Barrett Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Underwriting Limited

Sep 24 2015 // Hamilton Underwriting Limited, the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Simon Barrett has been appointed to the position of chief...

Beazley, Aspen and Brit Launch ‘International Cyber Consortium’ at Lloyd’s

Sep 21 2015 // Beazley has joined forces with Lloyd’s syndicates managed by Aspen and Brit Global Specialty to launch the International Cyber Consortium.The consortium will focus on providing robust data breach cover to businesses...