Latest Lloyd's Headlines

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People and Places

Sep 4 2006 // Ogilvy-Hill Insurance elected Mark Shipp president and CEO. Shipp has been with Ogilvy Hill for 11 years. In addition to his new role as president/CEO he will continue to build new relationships in the field. Also, Phillip...

Also, Phillip Hill was elected chief financial officer and vice president of operations. Hill has been part of Ogilvy-Hi

Sep 4 2006 // People Ogilvy-Hill Insurance elected Mark Shipp president and CEO. Shipp has been with Ogilvy Hill for 11 years. In addition to his new role as president/CEO he will continue to build new relationships in the field. The...

Lloyd’s Outlines its Reinsurance Activities, Thunderbird Re Sidecar

Aug 31 2006 // In anticipation of the upcoming Reinsurance Rendezvous in Monte Carlo, Lloyd’s has presented an outline of its reinsurance activities and announced the creation of a Cayman Islands-based sidecar, Thunderbird Re, to...

PIA National Offers Agents’ E&O Coverage Through Lloyd’s

Aug 31 2006 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has a new market for insurance agents’ Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance through Lloyd’s, London – utilizing Lighthouse...

Washbourn Named New Head of London Market’s JWC

Aug 30 2006 // The London Market’s Joint War Committee, which represents the interests of London underwriters who insure ships sailing into dangerous waters, has appointed Clive Washbourn as its new chairman. He is currently head...

New Lloyd’s Syndicate to Provide Amateur Sports Coverage

Aug 16 2006 // The old saying about necessity being “the mother of invention” also seems to hold true for the insurance industry. With the number of sports related injuries on the increase in the U.K. – there are an...

Lloyd’s Warns on Australian Stock Broker Coverage

Aug 14 2006 // Lloyd’s issued a bulletin warning that an Australian stock brokerage firm called The Armitage has been falsely claiming to have coverage from Lloyd’s. Lloyd’s said it “has become aware” that...

U.S. Surplus Lines Brokers Detailed on Lloyd’s Website

Aug 9 2006 // Lloyd’s has placed detailed information on U.S. surplus lines brokers on its Website www.lloyds.com/us. The information available will “help the market verify the license details of surplus lines...

Best Affirms Lloyd’s “A” Rating

Aug 1 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed Lloyd’s financial strength rating (FSR) of “A” (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a”. Best also affirmed the ICR of “a-” of the Society...

States may scrap full collateral requirements for ‘alien’ reinsurers

Jul 24 2006 // In an abrupt departure from procedures that have been in place since World War II, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners took a first step at its recently concluded meeting in Washington, D.C., towards...

Lloyd’s: Stakes ‘Huge’ But Manageable If Major Hurricane Hits New York State

Jul 19 2006 // A Northeast hurricane hitting New York state could result in insured losses of $65 billion, Lloyd’s America President Wendy Baker warned today. “The stakes are huge,” Baker said in a speech to the...

Guy Carpenter Releases Annual Review of Lloyd’s Market

Jul 17 2006 // Guy Carpenter & Company Inc., a global risk and reinsurance specialist and part of the Marsh & McLennan Companies, has published its fourth annual report on the Lloyd’s Market, a comprehensive review of...

Canadian Business Ill-Prepared for Climate Change Risk, Lloyd’s Warns

Jul 12 2006 // Canadian business is vulnerable to climate change and the increasing frequency and intensity of natural catastrophes, Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene warned in a July 11 speech to the Vancouver Board of...

Lloyd’s “360 Risk Project” Conference Tackles Climate Change

Jul 7 2006 // Lloyd’s new 360 Risk Project is dedicated to examining issues that affect the insurance industry, and its first conference took on today’s most far-reaching and important issue – the debate over climate...

Business Moves

Jul 3 2006 // IAG, Lloyd’s Insurance Australia Group Ltd. acquired a newly-formed Lloyd’s managing agency and specialist Asian syndicate, Alba Group Pte Ltd., to “support the development and management of its expanding...

Lloyd’s Comments on Celebrity Advertising Campaign Coverage

Jun 29 2006 // It’s nice to learn that Lloyd’s hasn’t turned its back on covering the perils that may strike the world’s movie, sports and assorted other celebrities. On the contrary, a recent article on its...

Lloyd’s Chairman Tells ALM Conference More Efforts Needed

Jun 26 2006 // Lloyd’s Chairman, Lord Peter Levene, described a bright future, but one that needs work to be achieved, for those attending the 2006 conference of the Association of Lloyd’s Members (ALM) last week. He stressed...

Lloyd’s Interviews Marsh’s Matanle on Broker Competitiveness

Jun 21 2006 // The Lloyd’s Website (www.lloyds.com) features an interview with Stephen Matanle, global markets leader at Marsh and Chair of the London Market Insurance Brokers’ Committee (LMBC), about the challenges facing...

Lloyd’s forecast for Northeast: Storms, global warming threats are real

Jun 19 2006 // The prospect of another nasty hurricane season has everyone in the insurance industry braced for a white-knuckle ride. The spectre of a hurricane hitting a major Northeast population center is hardly the stuff of Hollywood...

IAG Acquires New Lloyd’s MA – Specialist Asian Insurer

Jun 15 2006 // Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that it has acquired a newly-formed Lloyd’s managing agency and specialist Asian syndicate, Alba Group Pte Limited, to “support the development and management...