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Lloyd’s Lab Selects 13 Insurtechs for Its Next Innovation Accelerator

Mar 30 2023 // The Lloyd’s marketplace announced it has invited 13 insurtechs to join the next cohort of its innovation accelerator, the Lloyd’s Lab, following a competitive pitch process where the firms presented innovative...

Insurers Continue to Cover Ukraine Grain Corridor Shipments, for Now: Lloyd’s Chairman

Mar 24 2023 // Insurers continue to cover grain shipments from Ukraine through a U.N.-backed corridor although more clarity will be required soon, a senior Lloyd’s of London official said on Thursday, after the export accord was...

Lloyd’s of London Swings to 2022 Pre-Tax Loss on Investments but U/W Profits Up

Mar 23 2023 // Lloyd’s of London swung to a pre-tax loss in 2022 and took writedowns on its fixed-income investments, it said on Thursday.The pre-tax loss was 800 million pounds ($982.56 million), compared with a profit of 2.3...

Citgo’s Lawsuit Against Lloyd’s Insurer Over Seized Venezuelan Oil Gets Go-Ahead

Mar 16 2023 // Citgo Petroleum Corp. may move forward with an attempt to collect more than $40 million it claimed from insurers after Venezuelan authorities in 2020 seized almost a million barrels of its oil.US District Judge Gregory...

People Moves: Lloyd’s Names James as COO, Taking Over From Keese Who Continues as CFO; Howden Tiger Builds Int’l Treaty Team With Appointment of Ed Broking’s Jani

Mar 14 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Howden Tiger.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lloyd’s Names James as COO, Taking Over From Keese Who Continues as...

Lloyd’s Third-Party Managing-Agent Asta Opens Service Company in Singapore

Mar 10 2023 // Asta, the leading third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced it is strengthening its global presence by establishing a service company in Singapore.With the Asian market presenting extensive opportunities, Asta...

Lloyd’s Expects 2022 Loss of $947.6M on Investments; Underwriting Results ‘Strong’

Mar 9 2023 // Lloyd’s reported an interim full-year 2022 loss before tax of £800 million ($947.6 million) as a result of investment losses of approximately £3 billion ($3.6 billion).This compares to a profit of £2.3 billion...

RiverStone Int’l Secures Excess-of-Loss Reinsurance to Support Growth at Lloyd’s

Feb 17 2023 // RiverStone International, the largest provider of legacy solutions in the Lloyd’s market, announced it has secured an innovative multi-year excess-of-loss corporate member reinsurance cover.The reinsurance has been...

RiverStone Completes Reinsurance-to-Close with MS Amlin, Largest in Lloyd’s History

Feb 15 2023 // RiverStone International, a leading acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued insurance business, has completed an agreement with MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. to provide MS Amlin Syndicate 2001 with a...

Caribbean Risk Group Launches in London, Partners With Lloyd’s Broker Ramon Int’l

Feb 15 2023 // Caribbean Risk Group LLC. (CRG), the U.S. Virgin Islands-based insurance agency, announced the launch of its London operations, CRG International Ltd. The brokerage in London will act as an appointed representative of...

Lloyd’s Names Former Ascot CEO Brooks as Deputy Chair of Council

Feb 9 2023 // Lloyd’s of London announced that Andrew Brooks has been appointed as deputy chair of the Council of Lloyd’s.Brooks recently stepped down as chief executive officer of Ascot Underwriting Ltd. – a position he...

Westfield Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200

Feb 3 2023 // Westfield has completed the acquisition of Lloyd’s of London Syndicate 1200 from Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. for about $125 million.The deal was first announced in September 2022. Westfield said this...

People Moves: Danish Insurer Tryg Names Brammer as CEO, Succeeding Hübbe; AXA XL Appoints Cerquenich as Senior Risk Consultant, Marine, UK & Lloyd’s

Feb 1 2023 // Danish Insurer Tryg Names Brammer as CEO, Succeeding HübbeThe Supervisory Boards of Tryg A/S and Tryg Forsikring A/S announced that Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Morten Hübbe has decided to step down. Hübbe (51)...

Lloyd’s to Pay Some Staff £1,500 in Latest Cost-of-Living Aid

Feb 1 2023 // Lloyd’s of London will hand some staff an extra £1,500 ($1,850) to cover rising living costs as inflation persists into 2023.The insurance exchange told staff Tuesday that those earning less than £75,000 would...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of U/W Mgmt, UK & Lloyd’s; LSM Hires BNP’s Faulkner to Lead Digital Strategy in Europe; MS Amlin Beefs Up U/W Team

Jan 9 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) and MS Amlin.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of Underwriting Mgmt, UK...

Insurance Rates to Stay Flat for Shipments of Ukraine Grain: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot

Dec 22 2022 // A cargo insurance facility providing cover for shipments via Ukraine’s grain export corridor will continue next year with no rate increases, an underwriter with Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot said on...

Sompo Int’l Completes Sale of Lloyd’s Run-off Business to Legacy Specialist RiverStone

Dec 20 2022 // Sompo International, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, announced that it has completed the transfer of its Endurance at Lloyd’s (EAL) run-off business to...

People Moves: Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding Christian; CNA Canada Promotes Detablan as VP, Specialty & Risk Managed Casualty

Dec 12 2022 // Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding ChristianLloyd’s of London, the commercial insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has elected Richard Dudley to the Council of Lloyd’s,...

People Moves: Bailey Named Chair of Aon UK Ltd. Board; AXA XL Promotes Casby to Head of Upstream Energy, UK & Lloyd’s

Dec 6 2022 // Bailey Named Chair of Aon UK Ltd. BoardAon plc, a leading global professional services firm, today announced that it has named Marshall Bailey as non-executive chair of the Aon UK Limited Board, effective Jan. 31, 2023....

Lloyd’s of London Estimates Claims From Hurricane Ian of US$2.3B-US$3B

Nov 21 2022 // Lloyd’s announced that the market’s claims from Hurricane Ian are estimated to be in the range of US$2.3 billion – US$3 billion, net of reinsurance, based on Q3 data provided by Lloyd’s...