Use this section if you are new to insurance and would like to know the basics about how Lloyd's works.
A quick guide to Lloyd's - key facts, figures and details about the world's leading insurance market.
Learn how the market works, including an overview of members, syndicates, managing agents and brokers.
Find out how risk is placed on the market for UK and overseas clients. Also learn about the insurance intermediaries who act on our behalf.
Information about the capital that backs our syndicates, with a diagram comparing the amounts from our corporate and individual members.
Overview of how Lloyd's is regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA).
More about how Lloyd’s works, with information about the managing agents who accept risk on behalf of syndicate members.
