Latest Lloyd's Headlines
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Hamilton’s Lloyd’s Operation Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters
Nov 25 2015 // Hamilton Underwriting Ltd., the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334, and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced the appointment of two senior underwriters who will lead the...
Validus Announces Senior Executive Appointments at Talbot Underwriting
Nov 20 2015 // Validus Holdings announced a series of senior management appointments at Talbot Underwriting Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary. Rupert Atkin will retire as chief executive officer of Talbot on Feb. 29, 2016. Peter Bilsby,...
Xchanging Wins 3-Year Services Deal Supporting Lloyd’s Asia Platform
Nov 10 2015 // Xchanging plc, the London-based business technology and services provider, has won a three-year contract to supply insurance services to the Lloyd’s service companies operating from the Lloyd’s Asia platform in...
Aspen Launches Singapore Operation via Lloyd’s Platform; 2 Senior Execs Hired
Nov 10 2015 // Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced the entry of its insurance segment, Aspen Insurance, into Singapore through Aspen’s Lloyd’s syndicate on the Lloyd’s Asia platform, effective Jan. 1, 2016. The...
Lloyd’s China, Tokio Marine Kiln & PICC Sign Intellectual Property Liability Deal
Oct 30 2015 // Lloyd’s China, Tokio Marine Kiln and People’s Insurance Company of China Property and Casualty Company (PICC P&C) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide intellectual property infringement...
Patria Re Set to Become First Mexican Insurer to Join Lloyd’s Platform
Oct 23 2015 // Lloyd’s has announced that it has “given in principle approval for Patria Re, the Mexican insurance company, to join the Lloyd’s platform. Patria Re will set up a special purpose syndicate in partnership...
Lloyd’s Signs MoU with China’s Taiping Insurance Group
Oct 21 2015 // Lloyd’s announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Taiping Insurance Group, “marking a significant level of co-operation between the world’s only specialist insurance and...
Lloyd’s CEO Beale, 5 Others in Insurance Named LGBT Role Models
Oct 20 2015 // Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, has been named an outstanding lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) executive role model by the London-based LGBT business organization OUTstanding and Financial...
Lloyd’s Report Aims to Reduce Dangerous Liability Risk Accumulation
Oct 16 2015 // Lloyd’s has issued a new report, addressing the “accumulations of liability risk,” which indicates that they “have the potential to send shockwaves through the insurance industry and are one of the...
Aon Benfield Issues ‘Latest Update’ Report on Lloyd’s
Oct 14 2015 // Aon Benfield has issued a thorough “latest update” report on Lloyd’s, detailing its syndicates, assets and other pertinent facts. Mike Van Slooten, international head of Market Analysis at Aon Benfield...
ANV Appoints Helson as CEO for Lloyd’s Business
Oct 13 2015 // Global specialty insurance group ANV Holdings BV announced the appointment of Janet Helson as CEO of the group’s Lloyd’s Managing Agency, ANV Syndicates Limited, subject to regulatory approval. Effective...
Waiting List for Insurers to Get Seats on Lloyd’s Underwriting Floor Hits Record
Oct 8 2015 // The waiting list for an insurer to get a spot on the underwriting floor of Lloyd’s of London is the longest in its 327-year history, indicating record demand for access to the market. Lloyd’s has requests for...
College Player Files $3M Claim with Lloyd’s for Drop in NFL Draft
Oct 6 2015 // For the first time ever, a former college football star will cash in on an insurance policy that protected him from a free-fall in the NFL draft. CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd reports that Ifo Ekpre-Olomu will collect a $3...
Best Affirms Lloyd’s Syndicate 510 [Tokio Marine Kiln] Ratings
Oct 1 2015 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a+” of Lloyd’s Syndicate 510, which is managed by Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates Limited...
Lloyd’s Chairman Criticizes Profit-Hungry Corporations, Which Risk Eroding Trust
Sep 30 2015 // Lloyd’s of London Chairman John Nelson criticized the business community, saying companies are too focused on profit and are at risk of eroding the trust of the public and regulators. Nelson, speaking at...
Barrett Appointed Chief Financial Officer of Hamilton Underwriting Limited
Sep 24 2015 // Hamilton Underwriting Limited, the managing agency of Lloyd’s Syndicate 3334 and the Lloyd’s operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, announced that Simon Barrett has been appointed to the position of chief...
Beazley, Aspen and Brit Launch ‘International Cyber Consortium’ at Lloyd’s
Sep 21 2015 // Beazley has joined forces with Lloyd’s syndicates managed by Aspen and Brit Global Specialty to launch the International Cyber Consortium. The consortium will focus on providing robust data breach cover to businesses...
Reinsurance Execs at Rendez-Vous Question Recent High-Priced M&As
Sep 15 2015 // Global reinsurance executives who met in Monaco questioned whether a frenzy of mergers in Europe means buyers of Lloyd’s of London insurance companies are paying too much. Deal-making will continue after Tokyo-based...
ProSight Specialty Managing Agency Appoints Furgueson as Managing Director
Sep 14 2015 // ProSight Specialty Insurance has appointed Michael Furgueson as managing director of ProSight Managing Agency, succeeding Bernard Mageean, who has decided to step down due to personal reasons. Furgueson takes up the post...
Asta Managing Agency Launches Everest Syndicate 2786
Sep 10 2015 // Asta Managing Agency Ltd. and Everest Re Group Ltd. announced the Lloyd’s Franchise Board has granted “in principle” approval to establish and manage a new dedicated corporate syndicate backed by Everest...
