Lloyd’s of London news

The London insurance and reinsurance market need to build on the success seen with the Lloyd’s insurance-linked securities structure London Bridge 2 PCC, as ILS remains a real opportunity to support market growth despite the UK ILS regime having stalled, Chris Lay, Chair of the London Market Group (LMG) trade body has said.

Argenta Private Capital Limited (APCL) and Helios Underwriting PLC have launched a 2026 round of Starter Homes investment vehicles, which provide a capital-efficient pathway for investors to access returns within the Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance market.

Insurance Capital Markets Research (ICMR) has announced that its (Re)Insurance Specialty Index (RISX) delivered a 22.3% net total return in 2025, while the organisation has also forecasted that the Lloyds of London re/insurance market could deliver a return on capital of around 20% again for full-year 2025.

London Bridge 2 PCC, the Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance market’s insurance-linked securities structure, has been meaningfully used to channel new capital into the marketplace through the fourth-quarter of the year, according to Nick Donovan, Head of Market Development.

Al Wathba Insurance, an insurance company based in the United Arab Emirates operating out of Abu Dhabi and Dubai, has become the first insurer from the region to access the Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance market using its London Bridge 2 PCC insurance-linked securities structure.

AIG has announced another special purpose vehicle launch in the Lloyd’s of London marketplace, as the insurer has partnered again with Blackstone on another sidecar-style syndicate, while this time distribution giant Amwins and artificial intelligence supplied by Palantir are also in the mix.

Having recently launched the OAK Enterprise retrocession focused Syndicate 1440 at Lloyd’s, executives from the company spoke with Artemis to discuss the opportunity they see in writing retro with the backing and support of third-party capital investors, as well as use of the London Bridge ILS structure to channel funding.

Global player Allianz is partnering with investor Oaktree Capital Management to launch a reinsurance syndicate in the Lloyd’s market that will take a share of the re/insurer’s outwards reinsurance program, with funding channelled via the insurance-linked securities structure London Bridge 2 PCC.

As Lloyd’s presence in the United States continues to grow, with more than half of the market’s business originating from North America, executives at Argenta Private Capital Limited (APCL) emphasise that investing in the Lloyd’s market presents a logical and underutilised pathway to returns for investors.

Our latest video features the third panel discussion of the day at Artemis London 2025, a session focused on the non-catastrophe opportunities in ILS, from our fourth catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) conference in the City of London, UK, held on September 2nd 2025.