About Lloyd's

The world's specialist insurance market

Purpose

To cement our future success, and to remain the top choice for commercial and specialty insurance, Lloyd’s strategy and direction will be underpinned by a refreshed purpose of “sharing risk to create a braver world”.

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What is Lloyd's

The business written at Lloyd’s is brought to specialist syndicates, who price and underwrite risk, via brokers and coverholders

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What Lloyd's insures

Information on how insurance works and the lines of business that Lloyd's insures.

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Claims

When you make a claim at Lloyd’s, you benefit from unparalleled strength, trusted security, exceptional service and high standards you can rely on.

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Strategy

Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace, protecting assets, promoting growth and sharing risk to create a braver world.

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Joining the market

Information on becoming a broker at Lloyd's or developing an underwriting participation.

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Governance and management

Find information about Lloyd’s governance structure including the Council, the Board, their committees and the Executive.

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Diversity and Inclusion

The Corporation and the market work in partnership to embrace and embed diversity & inclusion by widening perspectives, sharing best practice and guiding successful engagement.

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Responsible Business

Lloyd’s takes responsible business very seriously as it is core to our ethos as the global specialist insurance market.

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History

From its beginnings in a coffee house in 1688, Lloyd’s has been a pioneer in insurance and has grown over 330 years to become the world’s leading market for specialist insurance.

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UK building services

Information on services available in the Lloyd's building including health and wellbeing and how to arrange passes.

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