Ashok Gupta has been appointed as the first chief executive of lloyds.com, the internet trading website.

The former chief executive of CGNU's home buyers website, assertahome.com, joined the Lloyd's team on Monday.

Gupta has 25 years' experience in the financial services sector and became CGNU's (formerly CGU) director of group strategy in 1997.

The lloyds.com site, which aims to help brokers conduct business online, is scheduled to launch later this spring.


The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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