Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) News

Viewpoint: How Liberty Specialty Markets Uses Tech for Claims Risk Management

Once perceived as intricate, time-consuming, and on occasion, frustrating, insurance claims processing has undergone a substantial transformation with the integration of new technological solutions. From artificial intelligence (AI) to big data and automation, the insurance industry is witnessing a rapid …

Lloyd’s and Bermuda Monetary Authority Collaborate to Share Risk Expertise

The Lloyd’s market and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) are jointly developing an initiative to share risk expertise between these two major re/insurance hubs. The focus will be on fostering innovation through the Lloyd’s Lab and improving access to education …

Shipping Insurance for Red Sea Transit Soars After Mounting Houthi Attacks

The cost of insuring vessels that will transit the Red Sea jumped again this week after mounting attacks in the region forced some ships to avoid the vital waterway, underscoring the need to secure an area that’s pivotal to global …

Red Sea Merchant Shipping Starts to Grind to a Halt as Houthis Step Up Attacks

Shipping in the Red Sea is grinding to a halt with oil tankers idling and container vessels rerouting around Africa as violence linked to the Israel-Hamas war threatens to undermine the global economy. Two European oil and gas giants said …

Lloyd’s Adds Guyana to Risky Shipping List Amid Escalating Dispute With Venezuela

One of the world’s most-influential insurance markets added Guyana to its list of the riskiest shipping zones amid an escalating territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela. The decision announced by Lloyd’s Market Association’s Joint War Committee on Monday applies only to …

Update: London Marine Insurers Widen High Risk Zone in Red Sea as Attacks Surge

London’s marine insurance market has widened the area in the Red Sea it deems as high risk after a surge in attacks on commercial ships, according to a statement issued on Monday. Guidance from the Joint War Committee (JWC), which …

Airlines Face Israel Insurance Alert in Wake of Weekend Attacks

Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with carriers including Dutch KLM canceling flights while sister airline Air France mounted a special relief flight chartered by the French foreign ministry. Airlines have faced warnings …

ACORD Releases Data Messaging Standard to Support London-Market Modernization

ACORD, the standards-setting body for the global insurance industry, announced the publication of the ACORD GRLC Contract, Risk, and Pre-Accounting (CRP) Implementation Toolkit, a new data messaging standard to facilitate the efficient exchange of insurance data. The CRP Standard was …

Insurers Reviewing Black Sea Ship Cover After Russia Quits Grain Deal: Sources

Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a U.N.-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The …

Lloyd’s Cyber War Exclusions: Confusing, Disruptive, but Necessary?

The rollout of the Lloyd’s cyber war exclusions has received considerable criticism for the chaos and confusion caused in the weeks leading up to the March 31st effective date. But there are some certainties to keep in mind about the …