The Syndicate of Last Resort
Discover how Lloyd’s of London prices the impossible, from satellite launches to celebrity body parts.
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Exploration of the Lloyd's of London marketplace structure.
Analysis of 'several liability' and the subscription model of insurance.
Case studies including the Titanic, 9/11, and celebrity body part coverage.
The transition from individual 'Names' to corporate capital members.
How the 'Law of Large Numbers' applies to idiosyncratic tail-risks.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02The Myth of the Policy2 min
- 03The Room and the Syndicate3 min
- 04The Names and the Capital Chain3 min
- 05When the Impossible Happens2 min
- 06The Reframe: Defining the Bound2 min
- 07Outro1 min
- How the market works - Lloyd's
- Syndicate
- 5.0 How Lloyd's Works
- An introduction to Lloyd's of London | LGT Wealth Management UK
- What is a Lloyd's of London Syndicate?
- Introduction to Lloyd's of London
- Introduction to Lloyd's: basic concepts and terms: syndicates
- Inside Lloyd’s of London: The World’s Most Unique Insurance Market Explained
- 1984 - Air India Crash
- Unique Policies: The Most Unusual Risks Covered by Lloyd’s
- Catastrophes & Claims
- From the Titanic to Tom Jones' chest hair: how Lloyd's insures the unusual
- Richard Ward, CEO Lloyd's: Learning from Crises at Lloyd's of London
- Lloyd's of London - Edgewater Associates
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