Lloyd's Market Pulse

Honeycomb's $40 mn raise, bringing total funding to $95 mn, highlights investor demand for AI-native insurers combining specialty underwriting with...

Korean insurers are shifting from passive stakes to active control of Western specialty platforms, with London squarely in view.

• Samsung Fire &...

The last CDR consultation extends the standard to delegated authority business for the first time, completing coverage across the full London Market...

The TFP PVT Consortium, placed by Guy Carpenter and backed by Argenta plus TFP syndicates 3123 and 2126, deploys up to $47.5 million per risk in the...

Specialty Capacity Transfers

• 🔥 Mereo Underwrites Everen Energy Portfolio: Mereo Insurance has started underwriting the excess casualty energy...

Mereo has begun underwriting Everen Specialty's excess casualty energy portfolio through a renewal rights deal effective June 1, 2026, with the...

Convex's launch of Kinetic Insurance Services, a tech-enabled MGA targeting specialty and niche lines from Q4 2026, signals expanding use of MGA...

Lloyd's practitioners face mounting operational risks as AI initiatives collide with fragmented legacy systems and siloed data environments.

• Core...

Capacity and Syndicate Developments

• 🔥 Convex Lloyd’s Approval: Convex received in-principle Lloyd’s approval to launch Syndicate 1987 focused...

WTW's acquisition of Redefind marks a direct move by Lloyd's-backed capacity into institutional crypto protection.

• Redefind's FCA-regulated...

Europe faces mounting pressure from uninsured climate losses, with 75% of natural catastrophe damages historically uncovered.

• Germany warns premiums...

• MGA innovation focuses on parametric and embedded insurance as VC funding retreats
• PE-style models may suit MGA builders better than traditional...

Markel International has promoted Dan McCarthy to MD of its new Marine, Energy and Construction division in London, consolidating four specialist...

Convex’s Syndicate 1987 approval highlights Lloyd’s continued draw for long-tail specialty capacity.

• In-principle approval secured for 1 July 2026...

Geopolitical disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is placing extreme stress on marine hull war, cargo war and political violence lines, with war-risk...

Insurance firms are racing to adopt AI while foundational weaknesses persist.

• Readiness doubts: Nearly one in four respondents in a 2026 GlobalData...

Amiga Specialty secured £25m A-rated Lloyd's capacity with global licensing for its new Yachts division, targeting US, European and Southeast Asian...

A federal appeals court has halted a $100 million art coverage dispute against Hiscox Syndicate 33, ruling that jurisdiction cannot be assumed without...

SiriusPoint is launching a Crisis Solutions class in its London Market Specialty division to write war, political violence and terrorism risks through...

Two senior hires underscore targeted expansion in specialty lines and Lloyd’s platforms.

• Beazley appoints Stefan Wunderlich head of Alternative...