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Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance market news, covering the happenings at the world’s oldest reinsurance market housed in the iconic Lloyd’s building in the City of London.
Fortegra secures box in Lloyd’s underwriting room
7th October 2025
Fortegra Group, a global specialty insurer and subsidiary of Tiptree Inc., has secured a box in the underwriting room at Lloyd’s. Fortegra will operate from Box 388 on the third gallery in the Lloyd's underwriting room, effective immediately. This marks a major milestone in the company’s strategic commitment to the London insurance ... Read the full article
MGA Helmsgate secures Lloyd’s Coverholder status, commences underwriting
6th October 2025
OneAdvent-managed MGA Helmsgate Limited has secured Lloyd’s Coverholder status and began underwriting in this capacity on 30 September 2025, with support from a Lloyd’s managing agent and Lloyd’s broker United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIBL). Helmsgate, which specialises in waste and recycling property insurance in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, noted ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s to enhance oversight of legacy transactions
3rd October 2025
Lloyd’s, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace headquartered in London, has introduced new oversight measures for legacy reinsurance transactions. These changes, effective from 2025, strengthen the pre-transaction review process to ensure that such deals are aligned with Lloyd’s standards of underwriting discipline, reserving practices, claims handling, capital management, conduct, investments, and ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s and Ireland’s Department for Finance partner to drive insurtech innovation
30th September 2025
Lloyd’s, the world’s oldest insurance and reinsurance market for global risk, and Ireland’s Department of Finance, have strategically partnered to foster insurtech innovation, strengthen market resilience, and promote Irish expertise globally. This collaboration will create a dedicated Irish-themed cohort within the Lloyd’s Lab Accelerator Programme in the first half of 2026. Established ... Read the full article
Helios reports H1’25 profit of £4.4m as strong Lloyd’s market performance continues
29th September 2025
Helios Underwriting has reported a profit before tax of £4.4 million for the first half of 2025, as the Lloyd’s market continues to deliver strong performance and the outlook for 2026 remains positive. The firm said reduced expenses and the impact of foreign exchange movements on debt revaluation drove its H1 ... Read the full article
Certa secures £157m Lloyd’s capacity for non-US primary tax risks
9th September 2025
Certa has announced an increase in its available Lloyd’s capacity for non-US primary tax risks, now reaching up to £157 million. Certa is an independent specialist underwriting agency and Lloyd's Coverholder providing tailored tax insurance solutions globally. This development allows the company to provide even more meaningful and material capacity to clients ... Read the full article
Ariel Re gets ‘in principle’ Lloyd’s approval to establish Syndicate 2006
9th September 2025
Global reinsurance business Ariel Re has been given ‘approval in principle’ from Lloyd’s to establish a new Syndicate, 2006. "Ariel Re was formed 20 years ago this year, the new syndicate number is in recognition of the fact that 2006 was the first year of business," the company said in a ... Read the full article
AM Best highlights importance of underwriting cycle management for Lloyd’s amid softening market conditions
5th September 2025
AM Best, the credit rating agency, reports that Lloyd’s reinsurance business has seen substantial growth in recent years, with a five-year compound average growth rate of 9 percent. Specialty reinsurance has been the fastest-growing segment, recording a five-year compound average growth rate of 11 percent. In 2024, Lloyd’s reinsurance premiums rose by ... Read the full article
Apollo receives Lloyd’s approval to establish ReShare Syndicate 1972
5th September 2025
Apollo, the technology-driven insurance platform, has received “in principle” approval from Lloyd’s Council to establish Apollo ReShare Syndicate 1972, which is expected to commence underwriting on 1st January 2026. The new syndicate will provide follow-only capacity on the outwards reinsurance programmes for Apollo-managed syndicates. It will be led by Paul Sandi, Head ... Read the full article
OAK Global launches retro syndicate at Lloyd’s
4th September 2025
Global reinsurance provider OAK Re has rebranded its group identity to OAK Global, and launched a strategic business unit, OAK Enterprise, to underwrite retrocession business with an appetite for property and specialty classes, which will also provide risk solutions to clients through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1440. The rebrand reflects the group's broader ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s posts 6% rise in GWP and profit of £4.2bn for H1’25
4th September 2025
Lloyd's, the specialist insurance and reinsurance marketplace, generated gross written premium (GWP) of £32.5 billion in the first half of 2025, while the underwriting result contracted to £1.5 billion as the Los Angeles, California wildfires pushed the combined ratio to 92.5%. Top-line growth of 6% year-on-year was driven by volume growth ... Read the full article
Relative benchmarking and predictive AI can reveal true outperformers in Lloyd’s market, says ICMR
1st September 2025
Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR), an independent analytics and research firm founded by former leaders of Lloyd’s internal research and performance team, has released new findings showing how relative benchmarking, enhanced by predictive AI, can transform the way underwriting performance is assessed in the Lloyd’s market. Working with syndicates, managing agents ... Read the full article
Agile marks strong first year of Syndicate 2427
21st July 2025
Agile Underwriting Services celebrates a successful one year of Syndicate 2427, launched under Lloyd’s ‘syndicate-in-a-box’ framework, with strong performance and momentum. Since commencing underwriting in May 2024, Syndicate 2427 has demonstrated strong underwriting performance, expanded its product lines, and significantly increased broker engagement across the globe through new service companies. Agile is ... Read the full article
Atradius Syndicate 1864 secures approval from Lloyd’s
21st July 2025
New Atradius Syndicate 1864 is to start underwriting on January 1st, 2026, following Lloyd’s ‘in principle’ approval. The syndicate will focus on trade credit risks, initially targeting new and existing European clients in the financial industry sector. The syndicate will enhance the operations of Atradius, a global insurer that offers trade ... Read the full article
Roamly gets approved as Lloyd’s of London Coverholder
10th July 2025
Roamly, a digital insurance technology and solutions provider, has been appointed as a Lloyd’s Coverholder. With this approval, Roamly will be able to underwrite and insure customers directly on Lloyd’s balance sheet, along with being backed by the unmatched financial strength and global reputation of Lloyd’s of London. This reflects the highest ... Read the full article
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