Lloyd’s of London
Argo Group Streamlining Continues: Two Private Equity Investors Will Buy Ariel Re
Argo Group International Holdings plans to sell Ariel Re to two private equity investors. Pelican Ventures and J.C. Flowers & Companies are the buyers, and the transaction is expected to close in ...
U.S. Businesses Stock Up on Insurance Cover Over Fears of Post-Election Chaos
Retailers, pharmacies, liquor stores and other merchants across the United States are gobbling up insurance that protects buildings from damage caused by societal unrest, worried about possible ...
Progressive Blends Home Insurance Quoting Into Mortgage Lending Program
Progressive Insurance is now serving home buyers in the digital mortgage process by using information they've already entered for their loans to deliver homeowners' insurance quotes with a single ...
Lloyd’s Reviews Insurance Contracts Due to COVID-19
Lloyd's of London is reviewing the way insurance products are designed and sold as it calls for simpler products in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the commercial insurance market said on ...
London Company Market Premium Jumped 10 Percent in 2019
Premium income for the London company market grew by 10 percent last year with £21.4 billion ($27.7 billion) of large commercial and wholesale risks underwritten by firms in the City. A new report ...
Lloyd’s CEO Neal Predicts Appeal Regarding UK Business Insurance Ruling
Lloyd's of London Chief Executive John Neal said on Thursday he expected a London judgment, which ordered some insurers to compensate struggling businesses for losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, to ...
Insurers, Banks Wait for Regulatory ‘Brexit’ Dividend in UK
Britain will adopt tough but less bureaucratic financial rules after Brexit, starting with simpler regulation of small banks, Bank of England Deputy Governor Sam Woods said on Tuesday. Britain will ...
Despite COVID Losses, Lloyd’s Underlying Underwriting Results See Big Improvement
While Lloyd's overall results in the second half were hit by £2.4 billion ($3.12 billion) of COVID-19 claims, the market's underlying underwriting performance saw a "huge improvement," which Chief ...