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Lloyd’s strength fuels capital raising and M&A

18 June 2009

Lloyd’s competitive strength during the financial crisis has led to capital raising and consolidation within the Lloyd’s market, a new report by Aon Benfield has revealed.

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Lloyd’s competitive strength during the financial crisis has led to capital raising and consolidation within the Lloyd’s market, a new report by Aon Benfield has revealed.

The report Lloyd’s Update: Capital Additions June 2009 states that pro forma capital of Lloyd’s increased by 5% to £14.2bn in 2008, while January 1 2009 stamp capacity increased by 3% to £16.6bn.

Since December 2008, Lloyd’s managing agents have raised a total of £663m in new equity capital. The latest capital addition was Amlin’s equity placing on June 3, which raised £76m.

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CEOs won’t move prices until they see blood in the street and have the concern that some of it might be theirs.

Tom Bolt, director of underwriting performance at Lloyd’s of London