All the headlines from our Lloyd's Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 7 2011 // Mitsui Sumitomo at Lloyd’s, a leading UK insurer, has announced a string of new appointments that continues to strengthen its underwriting team.Chris Bottomley has been appointed as Underwriting Manager, Property and...
Dec 30 2010 // Lloyd’s year-end review shows that, like the rest of the industry it faced a number of challenges in a difficult year. Low interest rates diminished investment returns for insurers, while the soft market provided...
Dec 22 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A ‘(Excellent) and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2623, Lloyd’s...
Dec 20 2010 // December is often a time of reflection on what we’ve achieved, where we’ve stumbled and what lessons we will take forward into the New Year.When Lloyd’s published its three-year strategy earlier this...
Dec 17 2010 // Lloyd’s has appointed David Lang, former chairman of the market’s Claims Service Review Board, as the new head of claims. He replaces Kent Chaplin who is moving to Singapore to become the new head of...
Dec 17 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A+’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa-” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2001, which is managed by...
Dec 17 2010 // Lloyd’s has appointed Kent Chaplin as the new head of its Asia Pacific operations based in Singapore, replacing Keith Stern who is now Lloyd’s regional manager for the UK and Ireland.From January 2011, Chaplin...
Dec 7 2010 // “Water scarcity is a pressing problem around the world – and not just in countries that have an arid climate,” warned Lloyd’s in its latest 360 Risk Insight report.“Water is a critical...
Dec 1 2010 // The world really gets no respite from global weather events. Just as the hurricane season draws to a close, the European windstorm season, which usually lasts around four months, starts up.In its examination of the onset...
Nov 24 2010 // “Risk-taking lies at the heart of business operations, and it can also lead to problems if not handled properly,” said Anil Puri, dean of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics at Cal State Fullerton. Thus,...
Nov 18 2010 // Lloyd’s has posted a warning on its web site that it has discovered it’s “subject to a recruitment scam (Recruitment Fraud) in which people are being offered fictitious employment opportunities with...
Nov 14 2010 // Accused swindler Allen Stanford may not use $100 million in a Lloyd’s of London directors and officers insurance policy to pay the lawyers defending him on charges of running a $7 billion fraud, a U.S. judge in Texas...
Nov 14 2010 // Sean McGovern, Lloyd’s general counsel and, since February 2010, the director of Lloyd’s North America, may still have time to pursue his favorite pastime – sailing – but he may find it more...
Nov 12 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 609, which is managed...
Nov 11 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 570, which is managed...
Nov 10 2010 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 33, which is...
Nov 8 2010 // While extreme weather events on earth continue to cause a lot of damage and loss of lives, a “much larger global threat is on the horizon, warns a new study in Lloyd’s 360 series – “Space weather...
Nov 4 2010 // Lloyd’s announced that it will open a representative office in Russia next year.The bulletin indicated that a “dedicated country manager will enable Lloyd’s to better understand and explore opportunities...
Nov 4 2010 // France’s SCOR Group announced that the Lloyd’s Market Franchise Board has given its “in principle” approval to the creation of Syndicate 2015. The “final arrangements and approval” could...
Nov 3 2010 // The Lloyd’s of London Branch of The Royal British Legion is hoping to raise £150,000 [app. $242,000] for this year’s Poppy Appeal on London Poppy Day, Thursday the 4th of November,“London Poppy Day...