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Results at a glance

Lloyd’s has announced a profit of £0.6bn for the first half of 2018.

The key financial figures are: 

  • Pre-tax profits of £0.6bn (June 2017: £1.2bn)
  • Combined ratio of 95.5% (June 2017: 96.9%)
  • Annualised return on capital of 4.3% (June 2017: 8.9%)
  • Investment return of 0.3% (June 2017: 1.5%)
  • Net resources of £29.0bn (June 2017: £28.0bn)



Gross Written Premium



Result before tax



Capital, reserves and subordinated debt and securities



Central assets



Return on capital annualised*

*The return on capital and the combined ratio are metrics which are consistently used to analyse financial performance in the Lloyd’s Market Results and/or in the Society Report.



Combined Ratio*

*The return on capital and the combined ratio are metrics which are consistently used to analyse financial performance in the Lloyd’s Market Results and/or in the Society Report.