The New Year may have been seen in with many sore heads and fuzzy memories, but the recent earthquake in Haiti reminds us of the dangerous world we live in. The earthquake measured a huge 7.0 Mw, a magnitude not experienced in Haiti in over a century. And this is part and parcel of the [...]

2010. The New Year has brought with it the realisation that already our first placements are coming to an end, and we need to start thinking about where we go and what we do next. The world (or at least the Lloyd’s world) is our metaphorical oyster, which in many ways is great as we [...]

It seems very strange that in a couple of weeks, I will have been working at Lloyd’s for over a year and we will also be joined by a new intake of graduates.
Time really has gone very quickly, my placement in Market Operations seems like yesterday, despite the fact that I moved to my market [...]

I’m often asked how (or perhaps why) I chose to work in insurance—usually by people from outside the industry, not surprisingly.
Knowledge of the business of insurance in this country isn’t good. For most people, insurance means house, car or travel insurance—hardly the most exciting features of life. 
As a result people could mistakenly imagine a career working [...]

Someone commented on a previous posting and asked me questions about career development and how much maths you need at Lloyd’s.
First, Ashfaque, thank you for commenting—you’re the first!
Second, as to the maths, it’s quite difficult to answer because everyone’s different. I’ve done A-level maths and did some courses at University, but not very much. Some of [...]