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Welcome to Lloyd's

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Lloyd’s is the world’s leading insurance and reinsurance marketplace. Through the collective intelligence and risk-sharing expertise of the market’s underwriters and brokers, Lloyd’s helps to create a braver world.

"Lloyd's really is seen at the forefront of the insurance industry and we are the leaders in so many different ways. We have a responsibility to make sure the insurance industry as a whole is fit for purpose as we move into the future"

Hayley Spink, Former Head of Global Operations 

The Lloyd’s market provides the leadership and insight to anticipate and understand risk, and the knowledge to develop relevant, new and innovative forms of insurance for customers globally. It offers the efficiencies of shared resources and services in a marketplace that covers and shares risks from more than 200 territories, in any industry, at any scale.

And it promises a trusted, enduring partnership built on the confidence that Lloyd’s protects what matters most: helping people, businesses and communities to recover in times of need.

Lloyd’s began with a few courageous entrepreneurs in a coffee shop. Three centuries later, the Lloyd’s market continues that proud tradition, sharing risk in order to protect, build resilience and inspire courage everywhere.

Who we are and what we do

The Lloyd’s Corporation oversees the smooth running of the market, regulates and reports on the operations of its participants and holds licenses to write insurance in more than 80 countries. We are at the forefront of innovation, celebrating the changes happening at Lloyd’s and beyond. As part of the Corporation’s role in keeping the market on the front line and customers on the front foot, Lloyd’s regularly publishes its series of Emerging Risk Reports that scans the horizon for the issues and trends likely to affect the insurance market.

Lloyd’s is building the world’s most technologically advanced insurance marketplace, providing customers with the widest range of risk solutions and services to help them face these new risks with confidence. We have an ambitious ‘Future at Lloyd’s’ strategy to deliver profound change in the Lloyd’s market through digitalization.

Our story

We are Lloyd’s. We are a unique combination of a specialist insurance market and a Corporation. We’re here to support customers when it matters most, providing the financial support to enable businesses, governments and people to recover as quickly as possible when the unexpected happens. The scale and scope of what we do means we can enable you to embark on an incredible career journey.

Navigating the marketplace

Established in a coffee house in the 17th Century, the Lloyd’s market has offices around the world, where companies arrange specialist insurance for customers with complicated or unusual risks. The market houses syndicates with an unrivalled concentration of expertise, which provide the capital for underwriters to accept risk. Most of the business written at Lloyd’s is still conducted face-to-face in the world famous Underwriting Room at our London Lime Street headquarters.

The Lloyd's market

The Lloyd’s market is where the insurance policies are written. Every day, people, businesses and communities in over 200 countries and territories rely on the Lloyd’s market to protect what matters most. And every day, more than 50 leading insurance companies, 200 registered brokers and a global network of over 3,800 coverholders work together in the Lloyd’s market to do just that.

"Innovation is important because the world is changing. And as the world changes, risks change, meaning insurance - and the way we do things here at Lloyd's - has to change as a result"

Kristian Jones, Insurance Graduate

Lloyd's at a glance

  • 62% of the FTSE250 work with us

  • £120.4bn paid out in claims 2014-2020

  • 1,305 employees globally

  • 200+ countries and territories

  • 4,000+ coverholders

  • 350 brokers

Our opportunities

By joining Lloyd’s you are becoming part of the Corporation that helps support the market. Whether as a graduate or apprentice, this is an exciting time to join us. The rapid advancement of technology and the power of big data are propelling our industry forward.

Benefits

Join us, and you can expect a combination of professional advancement and a well-rounded rewards package. For graduates and apprentices, that will include:

  • 25 day's holiday (with option to buy additional holiday)

  • A contributory pension scheme

  • Competitive salary

  • Season ticket travel loans

  • Access to subsidised on-site restaurant and café

  • Work laptop

  • Study leave for exams

  • Subsidised gym membership

  • Private medical insurance

  • Cycle to work scheme

  • Flexible working through our hybrid working model

In addition to our benefits we also offer exceptional training, both in technical and soft skills, and comprehensive support for gaining qualifications. In insurance, that will be the full ACII for graduates or a Diploma in Insurance for apprentices. For non-insurance programmes, you will have the opportunity to undertake qualifications relevant to your specialism.

What we look for

Lloyd’s is changing and needs curious minds to define what that change will look like. With the pioneering spirit that’s underpinned our success for hundreds of years, we aim to be at the forefront of this digital transformation. We’re looking for people with fresh perspectives and the confidence to share them.

"Lloyd's is changing and needs curious minds to define what that change will look like. Whatever department you join, you'll be learning alongside people who are always thinking about the future consequences of darily decisions. And as part of the Corporation, you'll ensure these decisions turn out for the best. We're looking for people with new perspectives and the confidence to share them"

To find out more about Lloyd's of London and view their opportunities, click here.