Research & Resources

The Lloyd's 2021 $15bn stakes

ICMR.Matrix; a new tool to assess which syndicates are best placed to win the race for more new business
12 Oct 2020 3 min read Analysis

The reserving cycle and how to avoid it

The Casualty Actuarial Society publishes reserving paper using probabilistic programming
3 Sep 2020 3 min read Analysis

A new metric to assess the insurance cycle

Research by ICMR shows that comparing stock performance of specialty re/insurance companies with the S&P 500 can provide new …
15 Jul 2020 4 min read Analysis

Lloyd’s return on capital: the good, the bad and the ugly

For the first time investors can review Lloyd’s syndicates’ return on capital and compare them directly with other re/insurers.
24 Jun 2020 2 min read Analysis

Follow the money: Lloyd's cumulative P&L over the last 20 years

Lloyd's wrote £448bn of gross premiums since 2000, incurring gross claims to policyholders of £288bn, delivering a net combined ratio …
28 Apr 2020 3 min read Analysis

Performance transition frequencies at Lloyd's

Maintaining performance is one thing, improving performance is a lot more challenging
21 Apr 2020 3 min read Analysis

Lloyd's combined ratio performance distribution

Only top quartile and very few second quartile performers achieved underwriting profits in 2019.
14 Apr 2020 3 min read Analysis

Value creation at Lloyd's

Materials from the cancelled joint LMA event 18 March 2020
8 Apr 2020 5 min read Events, Value Creation

Review of syndicates' results 2015 - 2019

You don't have to be big to be successful, but you can get big if you are successful.
6 Apr 2020 2 min read Analysis

Lloyd’s 2019 results by syndicate: Bigger was better

In 2019 there were 110 syndicates, including special purpose arrangements (SPA), of which 105 stated positive GWP, with 56 breaking …
30 Mar 2020 2 min read Analysis