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 [...]

Even though sceptics are nipping at the heels of allegedly number fiddling scientists, the issue of climate change is still one of the largest issues facing mankind.
The current United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen has really brought the issue of climate change into the limelight. With nations attempting to reach agreements on how climate [...]

“Look who decided to come back…” was what greeted me as soon as I set foot back into the Lloyd’s corporation, I thought having spent six months in the market that I would have been forgotten about, obviously I was wrong!
Living the underwriter lifestyle within the Lloyd’s market is something that truly is a one [...]

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 [...]

As part of the Lloyd’s Graduate Scheme, we all have the opportunity to spend six months working for one of the companies that operate in the Lloyd’s market. This could be for a broker or a managing agent.
A few weeks into the graduate scheme, I can remember dismissing the idea out of hand: I was [...]

I’ve been working here now for a couple of months and really feel like I’ve settled in.  It really didn’t take long – and that’s a good reflection on the people that work here.
It definitely takes a little while to get your head around the whole Lloyd’s concept and how the place works, but I [...]

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 [...]