Latest Lloyd's Headlines

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Lloyd’s CEO Expects Cyber Insurance Surge

Oct 8 2014 // Lloyd’s of London Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale expects the market for cyber insurance to surge after hackers attacked some of the largest companies in the U.S., including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Home Depot...

Ex-U.S. Security Chief Ridge, Guy Carpenter, Lloyd’s Launch Cyber Policy

Oct 7 2014 // Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co. is launching a new cyber privacy and network protection product with Ridge Insurance Solutions Co., a new Lloyd’s managing agency led by Tom Ridge, former U.S. secretary...

ANV’s CEO Multitasks His Management of an Expanding Company

Oct 6 2014 // Matt Fairfield, the founder and CEO of Dutch specialty insurance group ANV, has a lot on his plate managing the company’s activities in insurance, reinsurance and the Lloyd’s market. Carrier Management caught...

Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting Head Explains the Latest in Models

Oct 6 2014 // Adam Podlaha, the head of Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting division, is responsible for overseeing the collection of the data and its implementation in creating the latest catastrophe and other models. He explained...

Lloyd’s Posts First-Half Profits of $2.72 Billion

Oct 6 2014 // Lloyd’s reported a profit of £1.67 billion [$2.7218 billion] for the first six months of 2014, marking a 21 percent increase on the corresponding period last year.The announcement said that “while these...

Lloyd’s Chairman Nelson on Reinsurance Market, Coverholders, Future Expansion

Sep 29 2014 // Lloyd’s Chairman John Nelson is pleased with the current state of the Lloyd’s market. Shortly after Nelson was interviewed at the Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, Lloyd’s announced a $1.67 billion...

A.M. Best Affirms Rating of Kiln Syndicate 510

Sep 26 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 510 (United Kingdom), which is managed by RJ Kiln & Co. Limited (RJ...

Lloyd’s Posts First-Half Profits of $2.72 Billion

Sep 25 2014 // Lloyd’s reported a profit of £1.67 billion {$2.7218 billion] for the first six months of 2014, marking a 21 percent increase on the corresponding period last year.The announcement said that “while these...

Insuring Products of the Mind

Sep 22 2014 // The rapid growth in patent infringement litigation in 2013 – almost 6,500 cases, or an increase of 25 percent over 2012, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers – might appear to be a strong motivator for at-risk...

‘Minimal’ Insurance Effect If Scotland Exits U.K., Says Lloyd’s of London Chair

Sep 15 2014 // Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson said several years of uncertainty will follow if Scotland leaves the U.K.“The immediate effect would be a period of perhaps two years of uncertainty,” said Nelson,...

UK to Issue First Renminbi Bond; Lloyd’s of London Gets OK for Beijing Branch

Sep 15 2014 // Britain will become first Western government to issue an offshore bond in China’s renminbi currency, finance minister George Osborne said on Friday, deepening efforts to build financial links with the world’s...

Coverholders Playing Greater Role in Lloyd’s Global Expansion

Sep 8 2014 // Lloyd’s of London began and remains a specialized market (not an insurance company). It accepts risks that are too large, or too complex, or both, that do not lend themselves to coverage through more “normal...

Wildfire Spending In Oregon Triggers Lloyd’s Insurance Policy

Sep 5 2014 // Oregon’s tough wildfire season has pushed spending to the point the state Department of Forest is tapping its special insurance policy for the second year in a row. The Bulletin reported that state wildfire costs...

Argo Group Hires Ribeiro as Head of International Businesses

Sep 2 2014 // The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings announced that Jose Ribeiro has been hired to the newly created position of head of international, effective immediately. He will be based in the company’s London...

Lloyd’s Warns Sea Level Rise, Land Subsidence Imperil Many ‘Megacities’

Aug 13 2014 // A bulletin from Lloyd’s of London warns that, “as sea levels rise, ground levels in coastal megacities are also falling – with potentially disastrous implications for insurers. Insurers of large property...

Best Affirms Catlin Group’s Ratings; Outlook Stable

Aug 8 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Catlin Insurance Company Limited (CICL) (Bermuda), Catlin Insurance...

Aon Benfield Analytics Releases Report on Lloyd’s

Jul 29 2014 // Aon Benfield Analytics’ Market Analysis team has launched its latest Lloyd’s Update report, covering the market’s business position in 2014, strategy over the next three years and financial results in...

Best Affirms Lloyd’s, Lloyd’s (China) Ratings; Outlook Positive

Jul 28 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s and Lloyd’s Insurance Company (China) Limited (LICCL)...

CGS&C’s New MGA Targets U.S. Healthcare Industry with Lloyd’s

Jul 22 2014 // Wholesale insurance broker Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) has launched an underwriting management agency specializing in the healthcare industry. The new venture, Pro-Praxis Insurance, will be led by Robert Allen...

Lloyd’s Underwriters Find Success with U.S. Subsidiaries: SNL

Jul 21 2014 // Insurers Hiscox Ltd., Beazley Plc and Catlin Group Ltd. are reaping the benefits of the U.S. market, according to a report from SNL Financial. SNL data shows how the three companies with significant participation in the...