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 [...]

My current placement in the government policy and affairs team involves monitoring and responding to legislative developments.  Much of this work focuses on the European Union  and of course the infamous Solvency II directive – tip: this is a huge issue for Lloyd’s so if you are interested in applying make sure you know what [...]

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 [...]

One of the great things about the graduate programme is all the training opportunities you get.  Your learning is not just limited to orientation week at the start of the programme as development is an on-going process here at Lloyd’s. Now you may be worrying that you will be spending all your free time bent [...]

Secret Santa fever has officially hit the Underwriting Performance team… Just this morning, the names were drawn from a convenient cardboard box. Within minutes, however, the concept of ‘secret’ was cast to one side as a healthy black market in shady backhanded name-swaps was established.
There has been a tangible lift in spirits in my team [...]

My work in the team in Risk Management is mainly project based, and I thrive on juggling several projects at a time. That was another reason to apply to the department.
I’m able to use my knowledge and skills in a variety of different contexts, allowing me to interact with a lot of different people across [...]