Latest Lloyd's Headlines
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Insurance Rates to Stay Flat for Shipments of Ukraine Grain: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot
Dec 22 2022 // A cargo insurance facility providing cover for shipments via Ukraine’s grain export corridor will continue next year with no rate increases, an underwriter with Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot said on...
Sompo Int’l Completes Sale of Lloyd’s Run-off Business to Legacy Specialist RiverStone
Dec 20 2022 // Sompo International, the Bermuda-based provider of commercial and consumer property and casualty re/insurance, announced that it has completed the transfer of its Endurance at Lloyd’s (EAL) run-off business to...
People Moves: Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding Christian; CNA Canada Promotes Detablan as VP, Specialty & Risk Managed Casualty
Dec 12 2022 // Lloyd’s Elects Aon’s Dudley as Council Member, Succeeding Christian Lloyd’s of London, the commercial insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has elected Richard Dudley to the Council of Lloyd’s,...
People Moves: Bailey Named Chair of Aon UK Ltd. Board; AXA XL Promotes Casby to Head of Upstream Energy, UK & Lloyd’s
Dec 6 2022 // Bailey Named Chair of Aon UK Ltd. Board Aon plc, a leading global professional services firm, today announced that it has named Marshall Bailey as non-executive chair of the Aon UK Limited Board, effective Jan. 31,...
Lloyd’s of London Estimates Claims From Hurricane Ian of US$2.3B-US$3B
Nov 21 2022 // Lloyd’s announced that the market’s claims from Hurricane Ian are estimated to be in the range of US$2.3 billion – US$3 billion, net of reinsurance, based on Q3 data provided by Lloyd’s...
Antares Bermuda Receives Approval From Lloyd’s to Write Business as Coverholder
Nov 15 2022 // Antares announced that Antares Global Management (Bermuda) Ltd. (AGML Bermuda) has received approval from Lloyd’s to operate as a Lloyd’s in-house coverholder. This will enable AGML Bermuda to write...
By Modeling Players’ Insurable Values, Lloyd’s Predicts England Will Win World Cup
Nov 10 2022 // Lloyd’s of London predicts that England will beat Brazil and emerge victorious at the 2022 FIFA World Cup – with France, Argentina and Spain falling just behind. Lloyd’s is going for a hat-trick of...
Lloyd’s Broker Servca Acquires MedMal Specialist Medicas
Nov 8 2022 // Independent Lloyd’s retail broker Servca Group announced the acquisition of Medicas, an independent insurance specialist that offers a wide range of medical indemnity, medical malpractice and healthcare liability...
Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Resumes Quoting Cargo Insurance for Black Sea Grain Shipments
Nov 2 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is once again quoting on its cargo insurance facility for the Black Sea grain corridor, the facility’s lead underwriter said on Wednesday after Russia announced it would resume...
Update: Lloyd’s Insurer Ascot Pauses Writing New Cover for Ukrainian Grain Shipments
Oct 31 2022 // Lloyd’s of London insurer Ascot is suspending writing cover for new shipments using the Ukrainian grains corridor in the Black Sea until it has more clarity about the situation there, a senior official said on...
Dubai Aerospace Sues 11 Insurers, Including Lloyd’s, AIG, Chubb, for Jets Stuck in Russia
Oct 28 2022 // Aircraft leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has filed a London lawsuit against 11 insurers, including Lloyd’s of London, AIG, Chubb and Swiss Re, two months after it wrote off almost $600 million for 19...
Louisiana’s Donelon Traveling to London to Meet With Lloyd’s
Oct 24 2022 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) announced Commissioner Jim Donelon is traveling to London this week to meet with leaders from Lloyd’s of London (Lloyd’s) and the International Underwriting...
People Moves: Munich Re’s Blunck to Succeed Jeworrek Who Is Stepping Down; Lloyd’s Market Association Appoints 3 New Board Members
Oct 20 2022 // The Supervisory Board of Munich Re has appointed Dr. Thomas Blunck (age 57) as the chair of the Reinsurance Committee of the group’s Board of Management with effect from Jan. 1, 2023. He will succeed Dr. Torsten...
Markets/Coverages: Liberty Specialty Markets Launches Project Cargo Consortium at Lloyd’s
Oct 13 2022 // Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance’s Global Risk Solutions division, announced the launch of a new Lloyd’s facility for the London market. The Liberty Project Cargo Consortium...
Lloyd’s Re/Insurer MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. Promotes Carrier to CEO
Oct 11 2022 // MS Amlin Underwriting Ltd. (MS AUL), the Lloyd’s re/insurer, announced the appointment of Andrew Carrier as chief executive officer. Carrier, currently MS AUL’s chief underwriting officer (CUO), will take up...
Lloyd’s Finds No Evidence of Data Compromise From Cyber Attack
Oct 11 2022 // Lloyd’s of London said on Monday that its investigation into a possible cyberattack had found no evidence of data compromise. “The investigation has concluded that no evidence of any compromise was found and as...
Lloyd’s Probes Possible Cyber Attack
Oct 6 2022 // Lloyd’s of London is investigating a possible cyber attack and has taken initial precautions in response, the re/insurance market has confirmed. “Lloyd’s has detected unusual activity on its network, and...
Ariel Re Obtains Approval to Launch Managing Agent at Lloyd’s
Oct 5 2022 // Ariel Re, a global reinsurance business with offices in Bermuda, London and Hong Kong, has obtained approval to launch a managing agent at Lloyd’s of London. The new managing agency, Ariel Re Managing Agency (ARMA),...
Australia’s AUB Completes Acquisition of Lloyd’s Broker Tysers from PE Firm Odyssey
Sep 30 2022 // Australia’s AUB Group Ltd. (AUB) announced it has completed its acquisition of leading Lloyd’s wholesale broker Tysers from Odyssey Investment Partners. The acquisition, which was first announced in May 2022,...
Louisiana Governor to Meet With Lloyd’s of London
Sep 29 2022 // As Louisiana continues to be plagued by a spiraling insurance crisis, with insurers leaving the state and canceling homeowner policies as thousands of claims remain unpaid following a series of hurricanes, Gov. John Bel...
