Lloyd’s/London
British Insurance Awards 2025 winners revealed
Aviva was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Airmic CEO Julia Graham, pictured, took home the Achievement Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
Markel innovates to drive down London market costs
Markel has increasingly turned to automatic and fast follow models as it seeks to drive down the cost of doing business in the London market, managing director of distribution strategies and business development Dan Martin has told Post.
Diary of an Insurer: Apollo’s Chris Moore
Based in Amsterdam, Chris Moore, president of commercial at Apollo ibott 1971, gets the kids to school while the London market still sleeps, has a data-driven underwriting approach, and reflects on what Lloyd's chair Bruce Carnegie-Brown and CEO John…
Probitas writes biggest ever risk following Aviva buildout
Aviva’s specialty product launches are resonating with customers, with its Lloyd’s syndicate writing its largest-ever single risk earlier this year, according to global corporate and specialty managing director Matt Washington.
Retirements drive London market technology innovation
Guidewire London market lead Jamie McDonnell has argued that retirements are driving technology innovation in the market.
Q&A: Stuart Heath, Tokio Marine HCC
Earlier this year, Tokio Marine HCC appointed Stuart Heath as international head of distribution in addition to his role as head of delegated property. He told Post about how the insurer is hoping to ride out the soft market and its biggest growth…
Vote for The Industry Impact winner at the 2025 British Insurance Awards
The voting is now open for you to decide who should be the recipient of the Industry Impact Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards.
LMA chief calls for international collaboration to cover large losses
Sheila Cameron, CEO of the Lloyd’s Market Association, has called for the industry and global government bodies to collaborate more in order to fill the protection gap currently present for large, catastrophic risks.
Lloyd’s chair reveals how he’ll measure market’s success
Sir Charles Roxburgh, chair of Lloyd’s, has addressed concerns the London market is losing ground to Bermuda and shared how he will measure whether Lime Street is still the pre-eminent place in the world to write risk.
Throwback Thursday: AIG warning; Lloyd’s job cuts
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to June 1991 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when AIG’s president was warning about the future of the sector and Lloyd’s was shedding jobs.
Dive In 2025 pushes belonging to the top of insurance’s agenda
Lloyd’s festival for talent and culture, Dive In, returns from 16 to 18 September 2025, rallying the industry around the theme: “Belonging builds tomorrow”.
Tiernan makes immediate changes to Lloyd’s executive team
Lloyd’s has announced that the responsibilities of the chief of markets role previously held by new CEO Patrick Tiernan will be split between two new positions amid a raft of management changes.
Lloyd’s Tiernan shares his vision for London market
Patrick Tiernan has marked his first day as Lloyd’s CEO with a LinkedIn post, reflecting on his challenging medical journey and his hopes for the future of the London insurance market.
The insurance stories set to dominate the headlines in the second half of 2025
Content director’s view: Things might have gone quiet of late, but Jonathan Swift expects the lull to offer only a short respite before the deal-doers and headline-makers are back in force fueling the market conversation. And here are some predictions as…
Throwback Thursday: ABI bad taste; Lloyd’s Russian hoard
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to May 1990 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history: an Association of British Insurers competition was criticised and Lloyd's protected Russian riches.
Prestige Underwriting targeting £300m GWP by end of 2026
Prestige Underwriting’s MD Alison Williams has told Insurance Post how she is targeting £300m in GWP by the end of 2026, which includes M&A.
How the IUA will adapt to new challenges
Trade Voice: Chris Jones, CEO of the International Underwriting Association, sets out his key focuses for the industry body having succeeded Dave Matcham earlier this month.
MGAA looking at increasing Lloyd’s syndicate membership
Managing General Agents’ Association CEO Mike Keating has revealed he is in discussion with some large Lloyd’s insurers in a bid to bring more syndicates in as members.
Big Interview: Jason Richards, Swiss Re
Jason Richards, Swiss Re CEO for UK and Ireland sits down with Scott McGee to talk through company priorities, the UK property insurance market, and what he thinks must be the top priorities for the next CEO of Lloyd's.
What Tiernan will find in the Lloyd’s CEO in-tray
Editor’s View: As Patrick Tiernan prepares to succeed John Neal as CEO of Lloyd’s at the start of June, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on what is in his in-tray, plus what is in his toolkit, to consider how he could transform and leave a lasting mark of the…
Tiernan calls out ‘egregious trading behaviours’ at Lloyd’s
Incoming Lloyd’s CEO Patrick Tiernan has called out examples of “egregious trading behaviours”, saying that he currently has “cause for concern, but not alarm.”