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Lloyd’s Syndicate Rated ‘A’
Aug 5 2002 // A.M. Best has given Lloyd’s syndicates 1003 and 2003—known as syndicate 1003/2003 (the syndicate)—a syndicate rating of “A.” The ratings of syndicate 1003/2003 are based on excellent operating...
LLOYD’S UNVEILS AGENDA FOR REFORM
Aug 5 2002 // Lloyd’s of London has published proposals for reform that will transform it into a modern, transparent and profitable marketplace. In a 56-page consultation document, which goes out to some 16,000 businesses and...
LLOYD’S UNVEILS AGENDA FOR REFORM
Aug 5 2002 // Lloyd’s of London has published proposals for reform that will transform it into a modern, transparent and profitable marketplace. In a 56-page consultation document, which goes out to some 16,000 businesses and...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Rated ‘A’
Aug 5 2002 // A.M. Best has given Lloyd’s syndicates 1003 and 2003—known as syndicate 1003/2003 (the syndicate)—a syndicate rating of “A.” The ratings of syndicate 1003/2003 are based on excellent operating...
Lloyd’s Syndicate Rated ‘A’
Aug 5 2002 // A.M. Best has given Lloyd’s syndicates 1003 and 2003—known as syndicate 1003/2003 (the syndicate)—a syndicate rating of “A.” The ratings of syndicate 1003/2003 are based on excellent operating...
Capital Push Triggers Mid-Year Growth for Lloyd’s
Aug 1 2002 // Demand to put new capital into Lloyd’s of London is triggering one of the London- based insurance market’s most significant periods of mid-year growth. Speaking in Canada last weekend, Lloyd’s Director of...
No Fraud Found in Lloyd’s Recruitment of Investors
Jul 31 2002 // A London appeals court reportedly dismissed allegations of fraud against Lloyd’s insurance market, which had been charged by dissatisfied members, or Names, with deceiving them into investing in Lloyd’s...
Reform Plan in the Works for Lloyd’s
Jul 17 2002 // The world’s oldest underwriter, Lloyd’s of London, announced its intention to unveil final details of a plan to modernize the world’s oldest insurance market. According to Reuters, however, those plans...
LLOYD’S OF LONDON NAMES NEW CHAIRMAN:
Jul 8 2002 // The next chairman of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market was named as Lord Levene of Portsoken. He is presently vice chairman of Deutsche Bank London. Lord Levene will be the first chairman of Lloyd’s in its...
Surplus Lines and the Lloyd’s Market
Jul 8 2002 // Lloyd’s of London is perhaps the most well- known insurer in the U.S., not only due to its 300 years of existence, but also because this country is the London market’s biggest customer, accounting for over 35...
For Lloyd’s, Continued Growth Expected in Surplus Linese
Jul 8 2002 // Lloyd’s of London is perhaps the most well known insurer in the U.S., not only due to its 300 years of existence, but also because this country is the London market’s biggest customer, accounting for over 35...
Swiss Re Sigma Study Examines London Market
Jul 5 2002 // A New Swiss Re Sigma report examines the state of the London Market, describing the effects of the sweeping changes that have occurred over the last decade, the ongoing consolidations, the market’s continuing...
National Indemnity Commits $72 Million to Lloyd’s Euclidian
Jul 4 2002 // National Indemnity, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has concluded an agreement with Lloyd’s Euclidian Syndicate 1243 to provide £ 50 million ($76 million) in financing on a whole account qualified quota share...
National Indemnity Commits $72 Million to Lloyd’s Euclidian
Jul 4 2002 // National Indemnity, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, has concluded an agreement with Lloyd’s Euclidian Syndicate 1243 to provide £ 50 million ($76 million) in financing on a whole account qualified quota share...
Lloyd’s Panel Cites Information Flow As Biggest Challenge
Jun 26 2002 // The hard market is having a serious effect on information processing according to a panel of experts established to discuss market conditions by Lloyd’s. Lloyd’s announcement indicated that a number of...
Lloyd’s Sponsored Report Faults Risk-Averse Culture
Jun 19 2002 // A major study by U.K. think-tank Global Futures, sponsored by Lloyd’s of London and the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC), suggests that following the Sept. 11 attacks a “risk-averse”...
Lloyd’s Selects Lord Levene as New Chairman
Jun 13 2002 // For the first time in over 300 years Lloyd’s of London will be headed by a Chairman from outside the London Insurance Market, as the Council of Lloyd’s announced the selection of Lord Peter Levene of Portsoken,...
Lloyd’s Sees Costs of Risks Continuing to Rise
Jun 10 2002 // Julian James, Director of Worldwide Markets at Lloyd’s, in a speech given last week to business leaders in Singapore and Hong Kong, stated that the costs of risk are continuing to rise. James, attributed the rise in...
Lloyd’s, London Brokers Set Up Benchmark Program
May 22 2002 // Lloyd’s and the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee (LMBC) announced that they have jointly established a new benchmarking program for the London Insurance Market. The program will allow insurers and...
CORRECTION: Lloyd’s SP Rating is Single ‘A’
May 16 2002 // The title of the May 14th article concerning Standard & Poor’s removal of the Lloyd’s market from CreditWatch incorrectly had a dash/minus symbol attached to the ‘A’ rating. This was an error...