Lloyd's is running a trial of the electronic claims management system, CLASS, which is used by the London Processing Centre for the company market.
But the system is only available for the aviation market, which has been chosen because it is relatively small and the major players are in close proximity.
The move is part of the joint strategy from the International Underwriting Association and Lloyd's to harmonise the London market.
The trial will determine whether CLASS can be used by the Lloyd's Claims Office, syndicates and brokers, as a front-end system for the agreement of claims.
"The processing and settlement of claims is the perfect example of the impact of e-commerce and how it has improved the efficiency of the market," said Mike Hannan, chief executive of the London Processing Centre.
"The CLASS trials we are conducting are a step towards unification across the whole market with the aim to extend London's efficiency in today's competitive global marketplace."
Each of the aviation syndicates has live access to CLASS on their desktops in Lloyd's.
The CLASS entry and enquiry screens have been adapted for the trial.
The details of Lloyd's original signing numbers, with market details, have also been loaded on to the LPC database. Therefore, broker input will be the same as for company aviation claims.
Claims are authorised on CLASS by the leader and are automatically referred to the Lloyd's Claim Office for checking and onward referral where appropriate.
As part of the trial, the LPC is also offering a repository linked to CLASS through the Virtual Single Repository Interface (VSRI).
The VSRI enables repository providers to link their products to other applications giving users of Lloyd's and LPC systems a choice of repository.
Claims professionals will be able to access information from both Lloyd's and LPC systems.