Useful organisations
The following are links to organisations that may be of use if you are interested in broader insurance issues or historical shipping information.
Association of British Insurers (ABI)
This is a trade association which represents and holds information on most UK insurers.
www.abi.org.uk The British Standards Institution (BSI) This organisation provides information on ISO standards.
www.bsi.org.uk Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) This is the professional and educational body for insurance and financial services companies. Lloyd's training and development is provided by the CII. They work together to deliver and develop a range of high-quality services for all market participants.
www.cii.co.uk Financial Services Authority (FSA) Lloyd's is regulated by the FSA, an independent non-governmental body with statutory powers under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
www.fsa.gov.uk Guildhall Library The library contains all Lloyd's shipping records prior to 1985, plus other historical records.
Guildhall Library Lloyd's Choir Since its formation in 1922, Lloyd's Choir has traditionally drawn its membership from the insurance community of the City of London where it is based, maintaining a close association with Lloyd's insurance market after which the choir was named.
www.lloydschoir.plus.com Lloyd's Register Lloyd's Register provides information on surveys, inspections, construction and classification, issues related to ISO Standards and some historical shipping records.
www.lr.org Informa Formerly known as Lloyd's of London Press, provides shipping periodicals, insurance titles, records on marine casualties, ship owners and ship movements.
www.group.informa.com Insurance Institute of London The Insurance Institute of London was established to ensure the cultivation of knowledge and information in all matters relating to the various branches of insurance.
www.iilondon.co.uk International Underwriting Association of London (IUA) The IUA represents insurance and reinsurance companies operating in or through London, in order to protect and strengthen their business environment.
www.iua.co.uk Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) The LMA provides representation, information and technical services to underwriting businesses in the Lloyd's market.
www.lmalloyds.com London Market Insurance Brokers' Committee (LMBC) LMBC is a trade body representing the interests of Lloyd's brokers operating in the London and worldwide insurance and reinsurance markets.
www.lmbc.co.uk The National Maritime Museum The National Maritime Museum (NMM) provides useful resources on historical shipping. In particular, the NMM hosts Port, an online catalogue of maritime resources.
www.port.nmm.ac.uk Xchanging - XIS/XCS XIS/XCS are responsible for Lloyd's market processing.
www.xchanging.com
