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Curious and curiouser - the quirky and weird risks, that Lloyd's syndicate CIOs are backing
15 May 2024Got a satellite, a nuclear reactor, a Degas, or a body part to insure? A Lloyd's syndicate will do that - and back the risk in its GA. David Walker peers inside Lloyd's cabinet of insured curiosities
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Core competency - Lloyd's syndicates go outsourcing, and not just for peripheral assets
08 May 2024Lloyd's syndicates hire external help for the core of their general accounts, even if delegating makes more headlines when non-mainstream assets are involved
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The other 'hiking' - Lloyd's syndicate CIOs trek further 'off the beaten path' for alternatives
25 April 2024Yields on core fixed income may have improved with rate hikes of recent years, but some Lloyd's syndicate CIOs have ventured further from the well-trod path, searching for alternatives, as David Walker discovers
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BlackRock wins outsourcing mandate of AIG Lloyd's syndicate
04 April 2023Talbot insurer moves investments from parent's affiliate in Q4 2022
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Lloyd's syndicates $100m outsourcing treasure
18 April 2019In the second part of our two-part series on Lloyd's syndicates and their investments, David Walker analyses their portfolio allocations and performance, uncovering a treasure most asset managers would want a map to.
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LGIM acquires Liverpool office project pre-let to government
17 August 2017UK government has signed a 25-year lease, with staff moving in during 2019
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Axa IMRA builds on Paris office exposure
03 July 2017Acquires Grade A office building pre-let to French insurer Groupama
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Validus investment income declines
28 July 2014But reports strong earnings