Syndicates

Probability of success at Lloyd’s

How follow only strategies can model data to improve outcomes

The LMA and ICMR release Insights Report on Lloyd’s record-breaking 2023 results

The Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA) and Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR) publish a detailed analysis and comment on the Lloyd's results

Lloyd's 2023 results exceeds cost of capital

It is the first time in the last decade that Lloyd’s has, in the aggregate, exceeded its estimated weighted average cost of capital (WACC)

The best reinsurance underwriters to follow? It’s all in the data

Building a superior follow-only portfolio through class of business performance analysis

Insurance cycle has opened a window of opportunity for investments in Lloyd’s

To assess whether investments in Lloyd’s are worthwhile, investors’ expected returns must be compared against the weighted average cost of capital (WACC).

When Private Equity met Lloyd’s

It’s all about enhancing performance and timing the exit

Has Lloyd’s finally conquered expenses?

Specialty (re)insurance is a difficult business to scale

Premiums trumps profitability for underwriters’ emoluments

A successful Lloyd’s underwriter is a good sales person first and foremost

Lloyd's 2021 combined ratio league table

Over 2/3 of Lloyd’s syndicates reported an underwriting profit

Specialty (re)insurance M&A - price to book multiple trends

RISX index suggests tidy return for Ascot’s investors

Signs of a turning tide at Lloyd's

Despite of another loss making year at Lloyd's, signs of a hardening market are becoming visible

Value creation at Lloyd's: It's not all about the Underwriting Room

The market is buoyant about near term underwriting conditions, but just how important are they to cross-cycle value creation compared to the performance of asset managers?

17 years of Lloyd's Performance Management

Was it worth it? Time will tell.

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

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.

Lloyd's combined ratio performance distribution

Only top quartile and very few second quartile performers achieved underwriting profits in 2019.

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.