Latest Lloyd's Headlines
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African Lender Weighs Claiming Lloyd’s Payout on Zambia Debt
Aug 11 2025 // TDB Group, an African trade and development lender, is considering claiming insurance on debt it’s owed by Zambia that has become entangled in a complex restructuring process.The southern African nation, which...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Appoints Flaquet From Hiscox as Chief Operating Officer; Arch Insurance International Hires Byford as Senior Contingency Underwriter
Aug 6 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lloyd’s and Arch Insurance International. A summary of these new hires. Lloyd’s Appoints Flaquet From Hiscox as Chief Operating...
Reliable Transportation Association Launches Lloyd’s Backed Physical Damage Program for Commercial Auto
Aug 6 2025 // New Physical Damage coverage now available in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey, Illinois, California, and Texas; Georgia, Florida, and additional states to follow. Warminster, PA., August 5, 2025 — Reliable...
South African Insurer Santam Gets ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
Jul 23 2025 // Santam, the Cape Town, South Africa-based property/casualty insurer, has been granted “in-principle” approval by Lloyd’s to launch a syndicate based in London, which will accelerate the group’s...
Credit Insurer Atradius Gets In-Principle Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate
Jul 21 2025 // Atradius, the Amsterdam-based global credit insurer, announced that Lloyd’s on July 15 granted “in principle” approval for a new syndicate, due to launch on Jan. 1, 2026. Atradius Syndicate 1864 will...
People Moves: Aon Appoints Key Leaders in EMEA Commercial Risk Team; AXA XL Promotes Wilkinson to Head of International Casualty, Retail, UK & Lloyd’s
Jul 18 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and AXA XL. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Appoints Key Leaders in EMEA Commercial Risk Team Insurance broker Aon plc announced several...
Trade Credit Specialist Coface Gets Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate
Jul 17 2025 // Coface, the Paris-based trade credit risk management specialist, announced it has received an “in principle approval” from Lloyd’s to launch a short-term trade credit syndicate. The syndicate – Coface...
Former Lloyd’s CEO Neal to Lead General Insurance as President at AIG
Jul 16 2025 // American International Group (AIG) said today that former Lloyd’s CEO John Neal is joining as president, effective December 1. Neal, who at the start of 2025 was named CEO of reinsurance at Aon, will lead AIG’s...
CRC Group Agrees to Acquire Lloyd’s Managing Agency Atrium Underwriting Group
Jul 7 2025 // CRC Group, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based wholesale specialty insurance distributor, has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Lloyd’s managing agency Atrium Underwriting Group Ltd. from investment funds...
Lloyd’s Applauds Removal of Section 899 Tax Measure From ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Jun 30 2025 // Lloyd’s has issued a statement applauding the removal of Section 899 from the Republican’s reconciliation bill, which could have led to substantial additional tax on the US income of non-US-domiciled...
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Increases Stake in Lloyd’s Insurer Canopius
Jun 11 2025 // Canopius Group, the London-based specialty and property/casualty insurer and reinsurer, announced that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance (SFMI) has entered into an agreement to purchase an additional 21% equity stake,...
Markets/Coverages: MGA Aurora Launches Lloyd’s-Backed Property Insurance Offering
Jun 11 2025 // Aurora, the London-based digital managing general agent, has launched a property owners insurance product, aiming to enhance the way brokers access and place property risks. The new product, backed by Lloyd’s,...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Makes Executive Team Changes
Jun 2 2025 // Lloyd’s, headquartered in London, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance market for global risk, made several new appointments and updates to its executive team. Rachel Turk is appointed...
Lloyd’s Insurer Beazley Gains New Bull to Bolster Unique Status
May 30 2025 // The only stock in the FTSE 100 with buy recommendations from every analyst that covers it just gained another bull. Beazley Plc was named a ‘top pick’ by Berenberg, which gave the Lloyd’s of London...
Motion Specialty Launches Lloyd’s MGU, Founded by Former Hiscox Executives
May 20 2025 // Motion Specialty has been approved as a Lloyd’s of London coverholder, founded by former Hiscox executives Dan Alpay and Alex Kickham. The business writes on behalf of Lloyd’s Syndicate 1301, managed by Inigo...
Lloyd’s Has ‘Laser Focus’ on Oversight of Coverholders to Proactively Avoid Market Risk
May 16 2025 // Lloyd’s has “a laser focus” on the oversight of delegated underwriting authorities to make sure these facilities do not drag down the market in the same way that poor management of managing general agents...
Lloyd’s Loses Bid to Avoid $800K in Prejudgment Interest
May 9 2025 // Lloyd’s of London has been told it must pay an extra $800,000 in prejudgment interest on a $2.5 million building fire loss payment to a community bank that it had wrongly denied coverage. A three-judge panel of the...
Lloyd’s Promotes Chief of Markets Tiernan to CEO, Succeeding Neal
May 8 2025 // Lloyd’s, the re/insurance marketplace, announced that Patrick Tiernan has been appointed as chief executive officer by the Council of Lloyd’s, succeeding John Neal. Tiernan will begin his tenure as...
Tech Update: Lloyd’s Backs BreachBits; ZoJacks Prevents Water Claims; Eagleview Expands Drone Options
Apr 24 2025 // Washington, D.C.-based BreachBits has received an investment of an undisclosed amount from Lloyd’s in what is the London-based global insurance marketplace’s third strategic innovation investment from among...
Premium Growth Is Good but Disciplined Growth Is Better: Lloyd’s Execs Say
Apr 21 2025 // Lloyd’s executives said the market has continued to demonstrate its value to stakeholders by delivering 6.5% premium growth while maintaining underwriting discipline. Lloyd’s saw a continuation of positive...
