February 4, 2019
Burkhard Keese has been confirmed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of Lloyd’s following the unanimous approval of his appointment as successor to John Parry by the Council of Lloyd’s. Keese will take up his position at Lloyd’s on April …
January 30, 2019
Lloyd’s confirmed the appointment of former U.S. Senator John E. Sununu of New Hampshire as a new member of its Council for a three-year term, beginning Feb. 6, 2019. During his tenure in the Senate, Sununu served on the Senate …
January 28, 2019
The London market’s electronic placing platform, PPL Ltd., announced a platform update. PPL said the new release includes: An enhancement so the broker can now select multiple stamps for facilities. The underwriter response is identical to open market functionality; underwriters …
January 14, 2019
Marsh announced it placed more than 10,000 risks in 2018 through Placing Platform Ltd. (PPL), the electronic insurance placement platform used by Lloyd’s, London market insurers, and brokers. Marsh has now bound more than 15,000 risks in total on the …
January 11, 2019
A federal class action lawsuit alleges that Lloyd’s of London and its affiliated insurance brokers “steered” Hawaiian homeowners throughout the state away from comprehensive home insurance coverage established by the state, and that as a result many of these homeowners …
November 21, 2018
When the UK withdraws from the EU, and at the end of any transition period, passporting rights that currently exist between the UK and countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) are expected to cease, said A.M. Best in a …
November 20, 2018
The London market’s electronic placing platform, PPL Ltd., exceeded targets during the third quarter as more and more syndicates and companies accepted risks via the platform. Beazley Syndicate 3623 topped the league table of those Lloyd’s syndicates that have embraced …
November 13, 2018
Lloyd’s, the insurance and reinsurance market, officially opened Lloyd’s Brussels, its post-Brexit headquarters in the European Union. Lloyd’s Brussels is Lloyd’s first Europe-wide operation and will bring Lloyd’s expertise closer to its customers and partners in Europe, Lloyd’s said in …
November 8, 2018
Lloyd’s has appointed Neil Maidment from Beazley Plc as an independent non-executive of the board with effect from February 2019. The new appointment, for an initial term of three years, will be effective once Maidment’s term of office on the …
October 22, 2018
The London Market Group (LMG) announced that a contract has been signed with Sequel to deliver a faster and more efficient solution for approving and registering coverholders, and a new integrated tool for generating delegated authority binder contracts. This is …