Lloyd’s News

Lloyd’s Probes Possible Cyber Attack

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 we are investigating the issue. As a precautionary measure, we …

Ariel Re Obtains Approval to Launch Managing Agent at Lloyd’s

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), will assume the management of …

Louisiana Governor to Meet With Lloyd’s of London

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 Edwards will travel to London this …

Dale Partners Ltd. Gets Regulatory Nod to Launch Lloyd’s Managing Agency

Dale Partners Ltd. (DPL) announced it has received approval from the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Lloyd’s to launch its managing agency, Dale Managing Agency Ltd. DPL also announced it has appointed four independent …

Bell Tolls at Lloyd’s for Queen Elizabeth II, Accession of King Charles III

This morning the Lutine Bell in the Lloyd’s Underwriting Room rang once to mark the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and twice for the accession of His Majesty King Charles III. The ceremony was open to all Lloyd’s …

Lloyd’s Gives Green Light to Asta-Managed Trium Cyber Syndicate 1322

Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, announced that Trium Cyber, a new risk carrier backed by Jim Stanard’s Pelican Ventures, has received “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s. Trium Cyber Syndicate 1322 expects to write $50 million of gross premiums …

Acrisure Receives Nod From Lloyd’s to Launch Syndicate 1985, Managed by Asta

Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and Acrisure announced that Lloyd’s has granted “in principle” approval for the launch of Flux Syndicate 1985, which will commence underwriting on Jan. 1, 2023. Flux is expected to generate gross written premium …

Catalina Gets Lloyd’s ‘in Principle’ Approval to Launch Asta-Managed Syndicate 3232

Asta, the third-party managing agent at Lloyd’s, and Bermuda-based Catalina Group, a global provider of legacy reinsurance and capital solutions, announced that Lloyd’s have granted “in principle” approval of a new syndicate to underwrite reinsurance-to-close (RITC) transactions, within the Lloyd’s …

Parties Scrapped, Bells Toll as UK Financial Services Sector Pays Respect to the Queen

Britain’s financial industry is dialing down activities in the run-up to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth next Monday, canceling events and paring business, as a nation in mourning prepares to bid farewell to Britain’s longest-serving monarch. Post-summer parties have been …

Lloyd’s Has Strong H1 Underwriting Profit, but Reports Overall Loss on Investment Hit

While Lloyd’s reported a strong underwriting profit during the first half and its best combined ratio in five years, similar to many insurers, it saw an overall loss as a result of its investments. Underwriting profits for the first six …