September Events

As the Northern Hemisphere 'Summer' draws to a close and we move out of the holiday season and into Autumn and renewals, there are a number of events taking place in September which may be of interest.

The recurrent theme to this year's blog, as you would no doubt have gathered by now, emphasises how important  UK MGAs and regional brokers are  to the Lloyd's market. Consequently, our September calendar has three significant opportunities for the market to build on those relationships.

On September 7 we are running the first inwards programme for UK regional brokers. We have nearly 60 brokers from around the UK who will be attending this one-day event at Lloyd's. The day will include presentations from key Corporation departments, tours of the Underwriting Room and the highlight of the day will be a networking lunch to meet the market.  We already have over 60 Lloyd's brokers, coverholders and underwriters registered to attend the lunch. If you'd like to attend we can put you on the waiting list - please send an email to events@lloyds.com with your request.

We hope that this inaugural programme will be a precedent for similar programmes in 2012 and beyond and we will be working with the likes of BIBA and other broker networks and cluster groups to attract more inwards broker 'traffic' into Lloyd's.

On September 8 the Managing General Agents' Association (MGAA) launch takes place in the Old Library in Lloyd's at 3pm, with drinks and canapes from 4.50pm.  The journey begins for this fledgling association which already represents over 50 members. I sit on the Steering Committee for the MGAA because we at Lloyd's want to show our support as an Associate Member and also to formally recognise this important development for 'The Third Force' within the UK insurance industry. 

Of course the importance of binder business to Lloyd's cannot be under-emphasised.  The MGAA has already received some support from managing agents and non-Lloyd's insurance carriers but if you are a supporter of binder business and haven't yet considered joining the MGAA in an associate capacity, then I urge you to attend the launch to find out more.  If you want to register to attend please contact enquiries@mgaa.co.uk

Lloyd's will also be hosting its first stand at a Broker Expo on September 15 which is an ideal opportunity for our market practitioners to showcase their products to UK brokers.  We already have a full complement of underwriters supporting the stand at Broker Expo South in Weybridge but if you are interested in participating in the Expos next year in Coventry and Weybridge then please email me.

Other noteworthy anniversaries taking place on the same dates in September which also came to my attention are as follows...

• September 7th is National Threatened Species Day
• September 8th is International Literacy Day
• September 15th is International Day of Democracy

I hope that my comparisons to dates which highlight the extinction of endangered animals, literacy and democracy, are not seen as ironic in any way but it is just as well we're not hosting an event on September 19 as on that day we apparently celebrate 'International Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day!

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