Showing support for the MGAA
It will evolve from having an unelected board of like-minded individuals to a newly constituted board elected by its fast-growing membership. With this process underway it's worth revisiting the...
View ArticleInternational Women's Day...still a long way to go
Huge changes have taken place since IWD was first observed in the 1900s. In a world where women have reached the top in so many areas of life it is right that today we should focus on what has been...
View ArticleEnsuring sustainable development in the Arctic
The report, Arctic opening: opportunity and risk in the High North, produced in co-operation with Chatham House, argues that rising temperatures are causing sea ice to retreat and weather patterns to...
View ArticleCurtain up on RIMS 2012
The Woodstock of risk management, RIMS annual conference and exhibition, runs from April 15-18 this year. Launched in 1963, the convention now attracts around 10,000 risk professionals to what has...
View ArticleStatistics Relating to Lloyd's: What's new for 2012?
I’ve been asked to write a little about what exactly is in ‘the stats’ (if you’ve not had the good fortune to get yourself a copy) and between now and then, will give you a bit more information on how...
View ArticleStatistics: a look at the what, where and how
This week, I’ll give you some insights into what data is used to produce Statistics Relating to Lloyd's, where it comes from and introduce the various technologies used to collate the content. Most of...
View ArticleUK & Ireland – a stronger relationship than ever before
With similar legal systems, attitudes to investment, higher education systems and workforces comfortable operating in either environment, many British/Irish companies have a genuine intra-island feel....
View ArticleVision 2025: Maintaining our great commercial position
It’s hard to forecast the future even though we’re in the business of predicting emerging risk. But one thing’s for sure: in an increasingly globalised world, business is getting tougher and we need...
View ArticleStats 2012: The final countdown
Interested in indicative rate changes for Aviation in 2002? Property Treaty in 2009? Or an index that shows risk adjusted rate changes for the whole market from 1994 until 2010? The Premium Rating...
View ArticlePhew...light at the end of the tunnel
When first thinking about these stats blog posts, I wanted to wrap them up with a look at the extras that are available as part of the subscription. This means all of the spreadsheets that contain the...
View ArticleLess active hurricane season but insurers aren't off the hook
But unlike the last couple of years - each with an average of 19 named storms - almost all forecasters are predicting this year to be less active. The Met Office in the UK is predicting seven to 13...
View ArticleOpening new doors...
Supporting insurance conventions is a crucial part of this. They allow Lloyd’s underwriters and brokers to meet with existing intermediaries and clients. They also provide the opportunity for...
View ArticleScaling the Lloyd’s building in my Jimmy Choos
I discovered 5 days before the great event that, in aid of the 2012 Lord Mayors appeal, Lloyd’s had granted the use of the building for a charity abseil. With a theme of "fit for the future", the...
View ArticleMy first Minority report
During the meet and greet with her teacher, a young graduate not long out of school herself, I became conscious of how uncomfortable I must look - dishevelled from the fraught daily commute and...
View ArticleHas it been worth the sweaty palms and nerves?
Last Wednesday evening I presented to over 150 market participants, although not the biggest audience ever, most of these were friends and colleagues who wouldn’t forgive any nervousness. It's been...
View ArticleMagpies love shiny things...
My profile photo has not only been emblazoned across lloyds.com but has played a ‘starring’ role in demonstrating our touch tables. It’s not my best side but at least people won’t recognise me… What a...
View ArticleTouch tables hit the big screen
For those who didn't...check out the video we had created of the touch tables in action on the underwriting floor at Lloyd’s. It’s very exciting to see how technology can be used and could shape the...
View ArticleTen steps to cyber security
This week, I attended a conference hosted by GCHQ which encouraged companies to create a more security-conscious culture and offered practical advice on how to do so.The factsheet, 10 steps to Cyber...
View ArticleLooking Ahead to 2013
The effect of such weather patterns is obviously more likely to impact the UK domestic carriers who write large personal lines books and so there’s a lot to be said for remaining selectively niche...
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Emerging perils of the sea
Over 100 years since the sinking of the Titanic, the number of ships in operation has increased threefold, rising to over 100,000 waterborne vessels and is ever increasing, exacerbating the risk of...
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