Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned an “AA-” insurance financial strength rating (IFSR) to Lloyd’s with a stable outlook. Newly appointed to provide an additional independent opinion of the market’s financial strength, KBRA joins three other agencies that rate …
Lloyd’s announced it has received regulatory approval to set up a new multi-insurance special purpose vehicle, which aims to attract new forms of capital. A key milestone for the Future at Lloyd’s strategy, the new platform will make it easier …
Lloyd’s of London has dropped ambitious plans to set up its own electronic exchanges and will work with other existing platforms to speed up the underwriting process and cut costs, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday. Lloyd’s said last …
Digital Lloyd’s syndicate Ki reported that it has raised US$500 million from funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Fairfax Financial Holdings, parent of specialty insurer Brit that is behind Ki. Ki said the capital commitment will fund its expansion …
Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance market, announced the creation and in principle approval of its newest “syndicate-in-a-box,” Syndicate 1796,* set up to insure the storage and transportation of a COVID-19 vaccine – once it is developed – to emerging …
Lloyd’s announced the launch of an application program interface (API), which is designed to help London market brokers and underwriters place business electronically. The new API is part of the market’s modernization project, called the Future at Lloyd’s, and its …
Brit Ltd. announced plans to launch Ki, the first fully digital and algorithmically driven Lloyd’s syndicate, in collaboration with Google Cloud. Launching in 2021, Ki will be a “follow-only” syndicate, aiming to significantly reduce the amount of time and effort …
Lloyd’s has selected 12 insurtech startups to participate in its innovation accelerator, Lloyd’s Lab. The 12 teams were chosen out of more than 190 applications, received from across the world, for the fourth cohort of the Lloyd’s Lab, which starts …
Aon plc, the global re/insurance broker, has enhanced its reinsurer trading portal, ABConnect Placements, to electronically bind treaty placements with Lloyd’s of London and International Underwriting Association (IUA) insurers. The new bind feature enables Lloyd’s and the London company markets …
Lloyd’s has launched an insurance policy to protect cryptocurrency held in online wallets against theft or other malicious hacks. The first of its kind liability policy, with flexible limits from as little as £1,000 (US$1,281), was created by Lloyd’s syndicate …
