New Coverholder Applications

Any company who wishes to bind insurances and/or issue documents on behalf of a Lloyd's underwriter must first be approved to act as a Lloyd's coverholder by completing the application process. Each applicant requires a sponsoring managing agent, who perform their own due diligence of the application before it is submitted to the Lloyd's Delegated Authority Team. There is also the option to use a broker to help with the application process but it isn’t mandatory.

Starting an application

ATLAS is a secure website which acts as an electronic filing and online application system for all coverholders.

The sponsoring broker or direct dealing managing agent must start the application on ATLAS. This will generate a unique Coverholder PIN. e.g. (111000ABC).

The coverholder will need access to the application in order to complete and to sign off that the information is valid. For a coverholder to gain access to ATLAS, a broker or managing agent will need to start an application on ATLAS first. The coverholder can then request access to the coverholder PIN, which can be done using the process set out here: Coverholder Applications (ATLAS) - Lloyd's. Confirmation and instructions will be sent to users once access has been granted.

Every employee that requires access to ATLAS must register for a Lloyds.com account and have read and agreed to the ATLAS Terms and Conditions.

Applications being sponsored by a Managing Agent meeting their expected maturity ratings

When the application has been submitted to the managing agent via ATLAS, the managing agent may be required to contact the Lloyd’s Country Manager, in the relevant territory, where the applicant is.

Details of the Country Manger contacts can be found on Crystal+ and on the referral criteria webpage.

Referral criteria

Some applications will require additional conversations or reviews by internal Lloyd’s teams. The sponsoring managing agent is required to review the Lloyd’s referral criteria and assess if the proposed application will require any further discussions within Lloyd’s. The referral criteria explains any additional information that is required to be provided for these referrals.

Note - Please do not submit the application to Lloyd’s until you have spoken to the Country Manager where applicable and any additional referrals have been completed. We will return any applications which do not follow the process correctly.

Attestation

A signed attestation, confirming the proposed coverholder meets all the necessary requirements to become a Lloyd’s coverholder; will need to be signed by the managing agent and submitted with the coverholder application. Sponsoring managing agents who meets their relevant expectations under the Principles for Doing Business, are no longer required to submit a decision paper. Lloyd’s will rely on the due diligence that a managing agent has carried out and their overall assessment of that coverholder.

Lloyd's Europe

All the above points being completed, once the application is submitted to Lloyd’s with the attestation, the Lloyd’s DA Team will then carry out the formal registration process.

Applications being sponsored by a Managing Agent not meeting their expected maturity ratings

If the sponsoring managing agent is not meeting the relevant expectations under the Principles for Doing Business, they are required to submit a completed decision paper, with the ATLAS application and Lloyd’s will also carry out an assessment of the proposed coverholder.

The decision paper should be completed by the sponsoring managing agent.

Please contact the Lloyd’s Delegated Authorities Team for a copy of the decision paper.

Coverholder Undertaking

Lloyd's requires all coverholders to sign an undertaking, which reflects the coverholder's relationship with Lloyd's. The undertaking sets out, in clear terms, what Lloyd's expects of coverholders when they deal with their customers, clients, brokers, managing agents and Lloyd's. The undertaking is designed to formalise the high standards demonstrated by and expected of all coverholders at Lloyd's. The coverholder undertaking forms part of Lloyd's delegated underwriting requirements.

By signing the undertaking, the applicant agrees to act in line with the terms of its binding authority and any local requirements of the territory in which it is based or in which it will trade, provide services or do business.

The applicant also agrees to certain conditions that would apply if Lloyd’s withdrew its approval or otherwise stopped it from accepting business under a binding authority. The undertaking needs to be wet signed (electronic signatures are not accepted) and uploaded to ATLAS.

Attaching the Signed Undertaking

To attach a signed copy of the undertaking select Add a Document. When choosing a title aim for something self explanatory such as 'Coverholder Undertaking' or 'Undertaking Signed 31/12/20XX'.

The undertaking should be un-restricted to all companies involved in this change.