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From those beginnings in a coffee house in 1688, Lloyd’s has been a pioneer in insurance and has grown over 300 years to become the world’s leading market for specialist insurance.
18 March 2019
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Lloyd's is the world's leading insurance market providing specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries and territories.
07 June 2018
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Travels through our history
25 January 2022
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What if a solar storm had struck during the London Olympics in 2012?
20 October 2017
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Cuthbert Heath is a very important figure in Lloyd’s history. He was a prominent and innovative Lloyd’s underwriter and is recognised as being the father of non-marine insurance.
16 February 2015
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Our crowded skies see 100,000+ flights per day, including passenger, cargo, and military aircraft. Throughout the history of aviation and space exploration Lloyd’s has played a key part in building the confidence to literally reach for the stars. Aviation is one of the largest sectors at Lloyd's, along with marine and energy insurance and today the combined scale, expertise and capacity of more than 34 expert space risk insurers can be found at Lloyd’s.
28 May 2013
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Lloyd’s history is entwined with the rise of Britain’s Navy – and much of this maritime glory is due to Horatio, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758 – 1805), held by many to have established Britain as a trading nation and ruler of the seas.
18 January 2018
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25 January 2021
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Politician Edouard Herriot, the Mayor of Lyon and later French Prime Minister, insured the Great Exhibition of Lyon against a budget deficit. Herriot paid 250,000FF for a guarantee of 3mFF.
22 May 2013
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25 February 2022
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