Lloyd’s of London
New business drives Lloyd’s growth in 2024
Lloyd’s has trailed its 2024 results, revealing that gross written premiums across the market hit £55.5bn by the end of last year.
Throwback Thursday: Cue’s success and Lloyd’s IT puzzle
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday returns to February 1995, reminding you what happened this week in insurance history, when Cue was already spotting fraud, and Lloyd’s was struggling with IT.
Settlement reached in Covid event cancellation dispute
A $90m (£71.2m) reinsurance dispute involving several Lloyd’s syndicates over losses incurred by Covid-enforced event cancellations in the US and UK during 2020 and 2021 has been settled.
Big Interview: Steve Tooze, Extinction Rebellion
Steve Tooze, spokesperson for climate pressure group Extinction Rebellion, tells Damisola Sulaiman about the group’s motivations for targeting the insurance industry, responds to questions from the companies his organisation has targeted and shares plans…
Convex to launch Lloyd’s syndicate in April
Convex is set to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate later this year, bringing to an end years of speculation about whether the Stephen Catlin-founded insurer would return to the industry veteran’s old stomping ground.
Extinction Rebellion to double protests this year
Extinction Rebellion plans to double direct actions staged against the insurance industry this year.
Enhanced underwriting to grow significantly at Lloyd’s in the next decade
Elizabeth Jenkin, underwriting director at the LMA, outlines why the Lloyd’s market could be on its way to bifurcating between strong leaders and automated followers.
Is there such a thing as a ‘happy ship’ in insurance?
News Editor’s View: With wholesale changes, widespread redundancies, and apparently tonnes more M&A to come, is there such a thing as a happy ship in insurance?
Cliff to succeed Keese as Lloyd’s CFO
Lloyd’s chief financial officer Burkhard Keese is set to step down later this year, to be succeeded by his deputy Alexandra Cliff.
Extinction Rebellion identifies ‘wanted’ CEOs
Extinction Rebellion has targeted five insurance companies in the City of London this morning (30 January).
Throwback Thursday: Biba’s City conference and Sweetmail
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1985 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference was a far smaller affair and Sweetmail cover was on offer.
What insurers should do to stop sexual harassment
Analysis: Damisola Sulaiman reviews the progress of trade bodies in responding to the Financial Conduct Authority’s findings on sexual harassment in the industry and explores what steps insurers and brokers can take to prevent abusive incidents and the…
Fitch expects mixed fortunes for UK non-life insurers in 2025
Fitch Ratings has predicted that the UK non-life insurance sector will have mixed fortunes in 2025, with some parts of the market facing an uphill battle to turn a profit.
Blueprint Two build on track for Q1 completion
Lloyd’s deputy chief financial officer Alexandra Cliff has said the technology build for the market’s Blueprint Two modernisation programme is set to complete by the end of Q1.
Throwback Thursday: Lloyd’s IT update & General Accident’s anniversary
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1985 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Lloyd’s introduced a new computer system and General Accident celebrated its 100th birthday.
Climate protesters fail in attempt to cut insurer comms
Climate protesters Shut The System have claimed to hit major insurers by cutting communication cables yesterday (20 January). However, disruption appears to be minimal.
Throwback Thursday: Lloyd’s capacity problem & Gulf War cost
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1985 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the pound was causing problems for Lloyd’s and the cost of the First Gulf War was being calculated.
What will Neal’s legacy at Lloyd’s be, and who might replace him?
Briefing: Despite successes in other areas, could the fate of Blueprint Two – whether delivered by him, his successor, or not at all – make or break John Neal’s Lloyd’s legacy?
Lloyd’s CEO Neal to step down and join Aon this year
Lloyd’s CEO John Neal will step down this year to join Aon as its global CEO of reinsurance and global chairman of climate solutions.
Lloyd’s warns of $13.6trn future pandemic cost
The global economy could be exposed to potential losses of $13.6trn (£10.7trn) over a five-year period in the event of a future human pandemic, research by Lloyd’s and the Cambridge Centre for Risk studies has found.
Lloyd's Neal calls CrowdStrike 'warning shot' to insurers
John Neal, CEO of Lloyd’s of London, has described the CrowdStrike outage as a “warning shot” for insurers on the importance of cyber resilience.