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Briefing: Lloyd’s results revealed a big Covid-19 hit, but under the surface things may be looking healthier for the market
The Covid-19 pandemic forced Lloyd’s half-year COR up to a highly unprofitable 110.4%, but underneath, a disciplined approach to underwriting could be setting them up for a return to profit in 2021 By insight editor Matt Scott
Delegated authority agreements: What are the red flags and long-term fixes?
Delegated authority agreements have become a bread-and-butter staple for many insurers. Insurance Times takes a look at the pitfalls to be wary of, the questions insurers should be asking and how to ensure these arrangements are successful
Lloyd’s John Neal reflects on ‘huge impact’ of pandemic but commends market’s achievements
Lloyd’s of London boss says that it’s important to get plans right for 2021 and not undo all the good work the market has done in previous years
‘Keen to make acquisitions’ – Gallagher chiefs discuss M&A strategy
Gallagher has a strong balance sheet and a track record of buying UK brokers. Gallagher UK underwriting and broking boss, and M&A head Olly Homer, discuss acquisitions. The duo insist a strong cultural fit is paramount in making a deal.
The Rooney Rule: Could it improve the recruitment and retention of ethnic minorities in insurance?
After one Lloyd’s syndicate might be adopting such a strategy, Insurance Times examines whether the Rooney Rule might solve the ongoing recruitment and retention issues of black, Asian and minority ethnics in the insurance industry
London Market sectors swerve direct Covid claims due to lack of non-damage BI extensions
For niche industry sectors such as energy and marine, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing claims and informed future market fluctuations rather than had a direct impact on claim notifications. Insurance Times takes a closer look
Briefing: Is Beazley plotting its route to success post-corona?
The insurer has been re-focusing its risk mix to prepare for any recession that follows the Covid-19 pandemic, and has already taken action that it hopes will reduce the impact of any future claims that arise as part of the anticipated economic downturn
The Big Question July/August 2020: What lines of business will harden or be most exposed following Covid-19?
In Insurance Times’s July/August 2020 issue, we ask the insurance market which business lines they thought might harden and which might be the most exposed following the coronavirus crisis.
The history (or mystery) of the broker remuneration debate
The debate recently resurfaced following a report from Mactavish which called out the broker model, but what is the history behind the debate?
Insurtech offering brokers and underwriters PPL alternative sees business boom during Covid crisis
With Covid-19 accelerating electronic placing in the insurance industry, insurtech Whitespace is on a mission to help brokers and underwriters smoothly transact as its platform business is soaring
Analysed: The Lloyd’s market’s best and worst underwriters
Ki – the digital follow-only syndicate aiming to reduce the London Market’s expense ratio
Briefing: Marsh, Aon, Guidewire, reinsurers - how the Covid crisis will greatly benefit them
LMA creates coronavirus exclusion clause for ‘frankly uninsurable’ Covid-19
US businesses seek to use damage trigger for business interruption claim pay outs
Inside the cyber market with Sayata Labs’s Kingsley Flynn
What does Aon’s purchase of Willis Towers Watson mean for brokers?
Coronavirus: will ‘notifiable disease’ status be a game-changer for insurance?
FCA takes aim at bad broker behaviour
City insurers brace as opioid crisis unravels
Victor Syndicate 2288 eyes new territories amid expansion
Is a MBO the way to go?
D&O market has to fight impulse for broad brush increases
How can the industry stamp out the harassment culture
Big Question November 2019: Which of Lloyd’s three initiatives is the most urgent to implement – underwriting, culture or technology? And why?
London Market News
Convex Group announces new chief executives in Bermuda and London
Co-founder Paul Brand steps down to make way for two internal promotions
New funding for Brit’s digital syndicate Ki adds ‘firepower’ to expansion plans
Ki plans to ‘rapidly scale the business’ as it gears up to launch later this year
Lloyd’s of London backs FCA BI test case ruling
Following the ruling from the High Court on the FCA business interruption test case, Lloyd’s and LIIBA explain their stances
Lloyd’s of London expecting to pay out £5bn in claims, despite reporting stronger solvency position
Lloyd’s of London announces its half year results for 2020, but says its in a ’strong solvency position’ despite Covid-19 claims and ongoing pandemic
