LO 6: Understand the structure of the London Market Flashcards
what is lloyds of london
market place
society of members
lloyds act 1982
- brought council of lloyds into creation
role of the corporation of lloyds
- provides infrastructure for the market plaec
- responsible for international liasion
regulators of lloyds
- society of lloyds
- managing agents
- brokers
- member agents
top 2 = fca and pra
bottom 2 = fca
lloyds council structure
3 working = works for broker or managing agent now or before retiring
3 external = member of societuy oif lloyds (gives capital)
9 nominated = from outside the market
- working and external elected by lloyds members
- chairman and deputy chairman are ellected annually by the council
- all members are fca approved
lloyds council powers
can issue
- resolutoins
- requirements
- rules
- byelaws (30 atm)
to organisations working within the market
syndicate
- definition
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- groups of private individuals or corporates (aka names or underwriting members) that give capital
- sum of members, not a separate legal entity hence they have to be reinstated each year
- each has own unique name/number combo
‘syndicates in a box’ definition
write innovative new business
managing agent definition
- definition
- does the day to day ‘insurer’ operations for the syndicate
- company
- can manage one or more syndicates
managing agent
- jobs
- ## appoint underwriters
annual life of a syndicate
- lasts a year
- stays open for 24 months after, receiving premium and claims
- closes books after year 3, reinsures the possibility of future claims with the next years account (reinsurance to close)
reconstruction and renewal 1992
- rebuilding of the market
- movement away from private individual names and towards corporations
- creation of equitas = reinsurance vehicle
syndicate capacity
how much business they can write
member agents
- advise corporate and individual names on their investment (who they provide capital to)
- advise on the advantages and disadvantages of investing in the london market
limited liability vehicle
how private members now enter the market
- namecos
- limited liability partnerships
- minimum capital funding £350,000
- each member must do £100,00 for LLP
- losses limited to the amount in the vehicle
security tenure
- agreement to give member an automatic right to participate the next year
- tradeable asset
limited tenure
- termination after a fixed time or notice period
- syndicates that operate on this model need permission from lloyds
insurance undertakings
company transacting in london market
pra authorisedd
PRA role in london markets
regulates prudential solvency and levels of capital
FCA role in london markets
regulates for conduct of business isues
structure of nonlloyds insurers
- types
- limited liability companies
- mutual indemnity associations = professional managers fun a pool of risk composed of like minded individuals (Protection and Indemnity Associations for marine liability)
- mutual companies = owned by the policyholders, profits are either retained in company or returned to the policyholders (national farmers union)
- captive insurers = solely write the risk of sister companies
- service company = writes business for a lloyds syndicate
broker definition
professional intermediary that acts on the behalf of the re/insured in the claims and placing process