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 [...]

Working at Lloyd’s isn’t just about learning the ins and outs of the world’s leading specialist insurance market. Naturally, this plays a fairly important role, but on both the graduate scheme and beyond personal development in all areas is given significant emphasis.
It is up to you how much or how little you get involved in [...]

I can’t believe it’s already been two months since I started my second placement at a Lloyd’s syndicate. It’s a busy world out here.
The first part of my placement has been with a team of aviation underwriters. Like most people I really didn’t know much about aviation insurance before I joined—but it has proved to [...]

We’ve all recently finished our first placement on the Lloyd’s Grad Scheme, and I’ve now moved on to work in the Lloyd’s market.
The ‘market’ is made up of a wide variety of organisations, but principally this refers to being either an underwriter (those who accept and carry the risks) or a broker (represents clients, bringing [...]

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 [...]

Team away days – usually a time for team building and getting to know how pitiable people you work with are at the most random of tasks…but not for Risk Management. They’re all too talented to be average at anything.
Our away day was a chance for me to network with people from within my department, who I [...]

Leaving university and joining the world of work can be a bit of a shock; I really miss being able to get up late in the morning and nap in the afternoon! But it’s not all that bad.
As well as having my 9-5 job, most days I’ll be involved with some activity that’s not work-related [...]

So my time had come and my first day at Lloyd’s was upon me. There was an apprehensive feeling of the unknown in the air, not knowing if I’d get on well with my team, enjoy the work or even fit in with the culture at Lloyd’s…luckily all these ideas were quashed in my first [...]

Walking to Lloyd’s for my first day of ‘real work’ was a slightly surreal experience after a gap year of climbing expeditions, sailing and playing cricket.
I’d had a pretty high level of contact from Lloyd’s before starting, so I wasn’t worried as we knew exactly what to expect – but I suppose there was still [...]