All the headlines from our Lloyd's Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 12 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has placed its ratings on 10 interactively rated insurance and reinsurance groups on CreditWatch with negative implications due to their possible...
Sep 6 2005 // Lloyd’s has issued the following statement regarding policies and claims related to losses from Hurricane Katrina:“Lloyd’s policyholders affected by Hurricane Katrina with questions about their insurance...
Sep 5 2005 // Lloyd’s is 317 years old and doing just fine thank you. London’s venerable insurance market traces its roots to the establishment of Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse in 1688. It’s an icon of both...
Sep 5 2005 // Lloyd’s is 317 years old and doing just fine thank you. London’s venerable insurance market traces its roots to the establishment of Edward Lloyd’s coffeehouse in 1688. It’s an icon of both...
Aug 22 2005 // ALABAMAHurricane Sales Tax Measure Dies An effort was mounted during Alabama Legislature meetings to grant a sales tax break on necessary supplies to prepare for a hurricane but the measure did not pass. Its sponsor Rep....
Jul 27 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of ‘a’ of Lloyd’s of London.At the same time, A.M. Best has affirmed the ‘a-‘ ICR of the...
Jul 25 2005 // Crane Co., a Stamford, Conn. manufacturer of engineered industrial products, has agreed to settle its insurance coverage claims for asbestos and other liabilities against underwriters at Lloyd’s of London reinsured...
Jul 15 2005 // Carnival and circus owners and others involved in the amusement industry are being warned to verify the status of insurance coverage, according to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Office of...
Jul 13 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the Best’s Syndicate Rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1084 (United Kingdom).At the same time, A.M. Best has affirmed...
Jul 12 2005 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced that Lloyd’s has licensed the RiskLink catastrophe modeling software which will be used by the Loss Modeling team. This license agreement is a testament to the continuing...
Jul 1 2005 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed its Syndicate Rating of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3000 which is managed by Markel Syndicate...
Jun 20 2005 // Gerald O’Neill has been named NBIS vice president of underwriting. O’Neill comes to NBIS with more than 20 years of insurance experience in the brokerage and reinsurance community.O’Neill has held...
Jun 8 2005 // St Paul/Travelers (SPT) has become the latest Lloyd’s market insurer to pledge its support for the Kinnect electronic platform that has been in development for the last three years.The SPT division, which operates as...
Jun 6 2005 // Mark HaganGerald O’Neill Venture Programs, a national provider of insurance programs based in West Chester, Pa., has promoted two senior staff members to vice president positions.Susan Kearney was appointed vice...
Jun 6 2005 // Venture Programs, a national provider of insurance programs based in West Chester, Pa., has promoted two senior staff members to vice president positions.Susan Kearney was appointed vice president of Venture Hospitality,...
Jun 6 2005 // Higginbotham & Associates, a privately held insurance brokerage firm based in Fort Worth, Texas, named commercial property and casualty broker Scott Fitzgerald as vice president to reflect his increased 2004 sales...
Jun 6 2005 // Over 200 years ago Paul Revere rallied the Minutemen with the cry: “The British are coming!” He’d be somewhat surprised to learn of today’s more benign invasion by a number of British insurance...
May 25 2005 // Kinnect, the electronic platform develped by Lloyd’s, which securely exchanges risk data and wordings between brokers and underwriters, has won two awards from international standards body ACORD. “The platform...
May 13 2005 // Lloyd’s U.S. office announced the appointment of Thor Valdmanis as vice president, Communications for North America. In the newly created post, he will be responsible for all media activities and promotions in the...
May 12 2005 // Lloyd’s announced that three more of its leading businesses – QBE European Operations (including Lloyd’s largest managing agent Limit and its company market operations); managing agent Cathedral and,...