Lloyd’s/London
Dunny or delight? Rating Australian forays into UK insurance
Content Director’s View: With Australian firm AUB Group doubling down on its UK growth plans with a deal for Prestige Insurance Holdings, Jonathan Swift reviews other notable Antipodean overseas insurance expansion plans to assess its chances of success.
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Does Blueprint Two still matter to the Lloyd’s market?
Following rumours Lloyd’s shelved Blueprint Two after years of delays, Insurance Post asks if the market still needs the programme when both businesses and technology have changed drastically in the seven years since its inception.
How to effectively estimate commercial rebuild costs
This eBook explores the importance of accurate rebuild cost estimation, analyses the factors driving underinsurance across the UK, and provides recommendations for insurers to best equip themselves with the tools and insights to close the gap.
Lloyd’s reportedly shelves Blueprint Two
Lloyd’s has shelved its major technological transformation project Blueprint Two after years of delays.
Rome wasn’t built in a day, but neither is a space elevator
View from the Top: Sam Thomas, head of retail underwriting at Zurich UK, looks at how insurance turns tomorrow’s breakthroughs into insurable realities.
Q&A: Tim Rayner, Verisk
Verisk’s new CEO of general insurance for the UK and Ireland sits down with Harry Curtis to discuss plans to encourage cross-pollination between the company’s GI and specialty businesses.
Aviva Private Clients launches in Lloyd’s
Aviva has launched its high-net-worth proposition in the Lloyd’s market.
Why facilities are here to stay in the London market
View from the Top: Jon Cope, managing director of specialty lines at Intact Insurance, predicts broker facilities will continue to drive the market in 2026.
Throwback Thursday: War opens Lloyd’s; Royal spending
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the Gulf War saw Lloyd’s remain open at the weekend and Royal, now known as Intact, wanted to raise brand awareness.
Turk outlines how Lloyd’s can grow in ‘knife edge’ market
Lloyd’s chief of market performance Rachel Turk has highlighted areas in which she thinks the market can continue to grow in a pricing environment that she characterised as “softening” but not yet “soft”.
Beazley rejects Zurich’s latest offer
Beazley's board and shareholders have confirmed it has rejected Zurich’s latest offer to buy it outright for around £7.67bn.
Q&A: Tom Hughes, IUA
Tom Hughes, appointed director of underwriting at the International Underwriting Association last year, outlines the company market body’s priorities from an underwriting perspective for 2026.
Throwback Thursday: Broker goes bust; Lloyd’s loss
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to January 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when a broker went bust and Lloyd’s was less buoyant than it is now.
Is Beazley set to reject Zurich in hopes of a better offer?
Analysts have suggested that while Zurich’s public proposal to acquire Beazley for around £7.7bn is attractive, shareholders may feel they can hold out for a higher offer.
Zurich submits proposal to acquire Beazley
Zurich has submitted a proposal to acquire Beazley outright for a price of 1280p per share, which values the specialty insurer at approximately £7.7bn.
PWC’s Bichard replaces Cliff as Lloyd’s CFO
Lloyd’s chief financial officer Alexandra Cliff is set to leave her position and be replaced by Jim Bichard, who is currently head of PWC’s global insurance practice.
Why women are disappearing from senior underwriting roles
Trade Voice: Fiona Temple, people, culture and academy director at the Lloyd’s Market Association, explains why the organisation is sounding the alarm about slowing career progression among female underwriters, and what can be done to reverse the trend.
Lloyd’s survey shows culture continuing to improve
Lloyd’s 2025 culture survey found the market has outperformed financial services industry standards, with 26 out of 28 comparable questions scoring above the financial services benchmark.
Lloyd’s insists diversity network funding is secure
Lloyd’s has stated funding for its inclusion and partner networks will remain unchanged for 2026 to 2027, despite recent media coverage suggesting otherwise.
Axa XL's McGovern named LMA chair
Sean McGovern, Axa XL’s UK and Lloyd’s CEO, has succeeded Andrew Brooks as chair of the Lloyd’s Market Association.