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People Moves: Aspen UK Names Stanford CEO, Osman Become Active U/W, Lloyd’s Syndicate 4711; Howden Tiger Promotes Chattaraj as Chief Science Officer

Mar 8 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aspen UK and Howden Tiger.A summary of these new hires follow here. Stanford Named CEO of Aspen UK, Osman Become Active U/W, Lloyd’s Syndicate...

Lloyd’s Hits 35% Female Leadership Target, Says it Has a ‘Way to Go’

Mar 5 2024 // Lloyd’s of London has hit a short-term target of filling 35% of leadership roles with women, although less than half of firms in the commercial insurance market had hit the mark, it said on Tuesday.Lloyd’s said...

AXIS Capital’s Syndicate 2050 Gets Full Lloyd’s Approval to Begin Underwriting

Mar 5 2024 // AXIS Capital Holdings announced it has received full approval from Lloyd’s to begin underwriting from April 1, 2024.AXIS first announced in December that it had secured in-principle approval from Lloyd’s to...

UK Insurer Aviva to Enter Lloyd’s Market via Acquisition of Probitas for £242M

Mar 4 2024 // Aviva plc announced it will acquire 100% of Probitas Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., the parent company of the Probitas Group, for a minimum fixed consideration of £242 million (US$306.2 million).The transaction includes...

Marsh McLennan, Ukraine, Lloyd’s Expand Insurance Facility for Non-Military Shipments

Mar 1 2024 // Insurance broker Marsh McLennan, the Ukrainian government and Lloyd’s have announced a major expansion of the Unity insurance facility – a public-private partnership originally launched in November 2023 to provide...

MCI Syndicate-in-a-Box Gets Lloyd’s Nod to Provide Clinical Trial Funding Insurance

Feb 16 2024 // Asta, through its third-party managing agency at Lloyd’s, announced the “in-principle” approval of a syndicate-in-a-box (SIAB) to deliver a breakthrough insurance product that aims to accelerate the...

Court Orders Texas Adjuster to Cease Using Lloyd’s Trademarked Names

Feb 9 2024 // A Texas public adjuster committed willful infringement when he formed a corporation and a limited liability company with the names “Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, Inc.” and “Certain Underwriters...

Envelop Risk Launches Cyber Reinsurance Lloyd’s Vehicle With Managing Agent Apollo

Jan 22 2024 // Envelop Risk, the data-driven cyber re/insurance and analytics specialist, announced the launch of Envelop SPA 1925, a dedicated cyber reinsurance special purpose arrangement (SPA) at Lloyd’s, in partnership with...

Markets/Coverages: Lloyd’s Announces 1st 144A Cat Bond on Its London Bridge Platform

Jan 8 2024 // Lloyd’s, the re/insurance marketplace, announced that the first 144A catastrophe bond has been issued on its risk transformation platform London Bridge 2 PCC Ltd.Beazley is the sponsor of the US$100 million...

Citgo Wins $54M from Lloyd’s Insurers After Oil Seized by Venezuela Government

Dec 21 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Citgo Petroleum Corp. was awarded an insurance payment of more than $54 million for almost 1 million barrels of crude seized by the Venezuelan government.A jury in federal court in Manhattan decided...

Parametric Re/Insurer NormanMax Gets ‘in Principle’ Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate

Dec 21 2023 // NormanMax Insurance Holdings, the Miami, Florida-based parametric re/insurance group, has received “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate, which will be managed by Apollo Syndicate...

Lloyd’s Adds Guyana to Risky Shipping List Amid Escalating Dispute With Venezuela

Dec 19 2023 // One of the world’s most-influential insurance markets added Guyana to its list of the riskiest shipping zones amid an escalating territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela.The decision announced by Lloyd’s...

Lloyd’s Extends Lease on Iconic London Headquarters Until 2035

Dec 18 2023 // Society of Lloyd’s, better known as Lloyd’s of London, has reached an agreement to remain in its One Lime Street headquarters until at least 2035, the Financial Times reported.The deal with landlord Ping An...

S&P Upgrades Lloyd’s Financial Strength Rating to AA-

Dec 15 2023 // S&P Global Ratings has revised its financial strength rating for Lloyd’s of London to “AA–”, outlook stable, from “A+”, outlook stable.The rating upgrade reflects the improvement in...

AXIS Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Energy Resilience Syndicate at Lloyd’s

Dec 14 2023 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has received in-principle approval from Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate that will focus on providing capacity for new energy projects with a critical role in supporting the...

New York Law Bars Subrogation by Lloyd’s in LaGuardia Project, Appeals Court Affirms

Dec 13 2023 // A federal appeals court has declared that New York law prevents Lloyd’s from recovering some loss payments from Zurich American because Zurich’s insured was also an insured of Lloyd’s in a case involving...

People Moves: Papanikolaou to Succeed Mueller as AGCS CEO and Will Lead Allianz Commercial; May Promoted to CEO of Lloyd’s Europe as Breitburd Steps Down

Dec 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) and Lloyd’s Europe.A summary of these new hires follows here. Papanikolaou to Succeed Mueller as...

Specialist Risk Group Acquires Lloyd’s Broker CBC Partnership

Dec 8 2023 // Specialist Risk Group (SRG) has agreed to acquire the London-based broker CBC Partnership (CBC), subject to the necessary regulatory approvals.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. CBC will become...

CFC Executives Walsh and Newman to Step Down After Lloyd’s Misconduct Probe

Nov 29 2023 // CFC, the London-based managing general agent, announced that its founder and group CEO, David Walsh, and Graeme Newman, CEO of CFC Underwriting, will be exiting the company following the completion of an investigation by...

Probitas Ready to Launch Lloyd’s Special Purpose Arrangement for 2024 Year of Account

Nov 28 2023 // Lloyd’s syndicate Probitas 1492 announced that Lloyd’s has given formal approval for its special purpose arrangement (SPA), which will begin underwriting in the 2024 year of account.The SPA, called “AdA...