Latest Lloyd's Headlines
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Markets/Coverages: Munich Re Launches Pandemic Consortium via Lloyd’s Market
Feb 3 2026 // Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate announced the launch of The Pandemic Consortium, a Lloyd’s market initiative which will be focused on offering parametrically triggered catastrophic communicable...
India’s GIFT City Attracts Lloyd’s and Other Global Reinsurers, Sources Say
Feb 2 2026 // Some of the world’s biggest reinsurers, including Lloyd’s of London, are seeking Indian regulatory approval to operate in a low-tax city set up in the prime minister’s home state to try to rival other...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Appoints Bichard From PwC as CFO, Succeeding Cliff
Jan 16 2026 // Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance marketplace, announced that Jim Bichard has been appointed as chief financial officer. He will start in April 2026 and will become a member of Lloyd’s Executive Team,...
CRC Group Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium
Jan 9 2026 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty and MGA business, announced the completion of its acquisition of Atrium, the Lloyd’s managing agency. Atrium will retain its brand name and operate...
Octave Ventures’ Statera Gets Approval to Be Lloyd’s Managing Agent
Jan 8 2026 // Statera Managing Agency Ltd. announced it has received regulatory approval to act as a Lloyd’s managing agent. Statera will manage Syndicates 4242 and 1416, which currently underwrite specialty risks produced through...
AIG Partners With Amwins, Blackstone to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate Using Palantir
Dec 18 2025 // American International Group (AIG) said it has teamed up with specialty insurer Amwins and asset manager Blackstone to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate, using its relationship with Palantir to assist in assessing the...
Allianz, Oaktree Set Up Reinsurance Syndicate on Lloyd’s Market
Dec 8 2025 // Allianz SE and Oaktree Capital Management agreed to set up a reinsurance syndicate on the Lloyd’s of London market, the latest example of a private capital firm pushing into the non-life sector. The vehicle, named...
Africa Specialty Risks Launches Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa
Nov 26 2025 // Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), a re/insurance group that focuses on developing markets, announced the launch of Lloyd’s Syndicate 2454 in South Africa. Based in Sandton, ASR’s syndicate underwriters will...
Former AIG, BHSI, Lloyd’s Executive Tom Bolt Dies
Nov 24 2025 // Well respected insurance veteran Tom Bolt has died, one of his former employers announced on Friday. “Tom was a highly accomplished insurance executive, who was deeply respected and widely admired in the global...
Ex-Lloyd’s CEO Lost $17 Million AIG Job After Office Romance
Nov 21 2025 // American International Group Inc.’s announcement last week that it was parting ways with incoming President John Neal stunned insurance industry observers and raised questions about what caused the veteran executive...
Lloyd’s Probing Conduct of Ex-CEO Who Had Been Set to Join AIG
Nov 19 2025 // Lloyd’s of London is investigating its former chief executive officer, John Neal, who was set to start at American International Group Inc. next month before the company disclosed he’s no longer joining due to...
OAK Enterprise Gets Approval From Lloyd’s to Underwrite Retro via Syndicate 1440
Nov 19 2025 // OAK Global, the Lloyd’s reinsurance business, announced it has received permission from Lloyd’s to underwrite via Syndicate 1440. The new syndicate will operate as the strategic business unit OAK Enterprise,...
K2 and Dale Get ‘In Principle’ Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate 1954
Nov 17 2025 // Dale Underwriting Partners, the trading name for Dale Managing Agency Ltd.’s Lloyd’s Syndicate 1729, and K2 Insurance Services, an independent MGA platform, have received “in principle” approval...
Former Lloyd’s CEO Neal Will Not Join AIG; Hancock to Be General Insurance CEO
Nov 14 2025 // John Neal’s tenure at American International Group (AIG) is over before it began. The former CEO of Lloyd’s of London and AIG reached a “mutual agreement” that he would not join the company due to...
The Fidelis Partnership Launches 2nd Lloyd’s Syndicate, Backed by PE Firm Blackstone
Oct 31 2025 // The Fidelis Partnership (TFP) announced the launch of Syndicate 2126 in partnership with funds managed by Blackstone, the alternative asset manager and private equity company, following in-principle approval from...
Starr Acquiring IQUW; Starr Managing Agency to Be Among 10 Largest at Lloyd’s
Oct 29 2025 // Starr, a global investment and insurance organization, announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire IQUW Group, a specialty insurance and reinsurance business that combines data and analytics with...
Fortegra Begins Operating From Box 388 at Lloyd’s of London
Oct 9 2025 // Fortegra Group Inc., a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., announced it has secured a box in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s. Effective immediately, Fortegra will operate from Box 388 on the...
Update: Radian to Acquire Lloyd’s Syndicate Inigo for $1.7B in Specialty Insurance Push
Sep 18 2025 // Radian Group said on Thursday it would buy UK-based Inigo for $1.7 billion as the U.S. mortgage insurer seeks to transform into a global multi-line specialty insurer, sending its shares up nearly 7%. The Pennsylvania-based...
Ariel Re Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate 2006
Sep 9 2025 // Ariel Re, a global reinsurer with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, announced it has received “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s to launch a new syndicate. Starting in 2026, Ariel Re will be...
Lloyd’s Reports Combined Ratio of 92.5% on Drop in H1 Underwriting Result
Sep 4 2025 // Lloyd’s first half underwriting result dropped by half to £1.5 billion ($2.0 billion) from £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) in H1 2024, which was driven primarily by claims from January’s California wildfires. The...
