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...The chief executive of the Lloyd’s of London insurance market has said insurers should “just get on with it” and pay out for the Baltimore bridge collapse, rather than waiting for years of wrangling over...
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...Insurance group Zurich has accused financier Lex Greensill, steel magnate Sanjeev Gupta and certain of their companies of a “conspiracy” to deceive its underwriters and create sham debts....
...Lloyd’s of London and Arch Insurance are listed as representative defendants on behalf of the multiple insurers on the policies....
...Howden, the UK insurance broker, has secured £500mn of insurance capacity from a group of Lloyd’s of London firms for a newly launched division that aims to turn tech start-ups into mini underwriters....
...Lloyd’s of London in 2006 over asbestos claims....
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...“Maybe call Lloyd’s of London.” So, I did....
...The regulator also wants to make greater use of reinsurance markets, and aims to encourage investors to put more money into EU insurance-linked securities — such as catastrophe bonds, which pay out for certain...
...However, competition in the savings and mortgage markets and expectations of rate cuts have weighed on interest margins....
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