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Electronic Placing in the London Market. Rob Gillies Lloyd’s Market Association. July 2007. What is electronic placing?. What is electronic placing?. Data and negotiation.
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Electronic Placing in the London Market Rob Gillies Lloyd’s Market Association July 2007
What is electronic placing? • Data and negotiation MRG Vision 2007-2009: All risks submissions sent electronically; wholly electronic trading for some simple risks with no manual intervention; face-to-face when required for large and complex risks
Moderate Simple Complex Negotiation Electronic Face to Face Face to Face, Telephone, Electronic Data Exchange What is electronic placing?
Reduced costs • Increased operational efficiency Why electronic placing? • Improved regulatory compliance • Strategic business opportunities = Improved client service and increased shareholder return
Benefits model Why electronic placing? • What’s in it for me • Relevance of benefits reflects organisation’s business model • The organisational perspective – the personal perspective
What has been achieved so far? • Development of the Market Reform Contract to meet ACORD standards • Review and standardisation of the endorsement process • Development of a Wordings Repository • Development of the data sets and processes for EP to meet ACORD standards
What has been achieved so far? • Successful piloting of peer-to-peer placement by five brokers and six managing agents • The use of electronic placing standards by Aon, Marsh, Guy Carpenter and other organisations for inter-office routing of risk information • The electronic placement of 98% of Benfield’s Japanese renewals for second quarter 2007 • Announcement of Aon’s intention to use the Ri3K electronic placing system to deliver all Treaty business. They are also looking to expand scope • Adoption of RI3K by Lloyd’s China • Adoption by Aspen Re of electronic messaging standards • Active involvement in or serious expression of interest in electronic placing by total of fifteen managing agents, three insurance companies and six brokers
Objectives • to create clarity in the market about the benefits and implications of, and options for, the adoption of EP • to extend significantly the use of EP amongst organisations in the London insurance market. • Project runs to end of Q2 2008 Project Scope
Benefits based business case for adoption • Agnostic towards technology Project Scope • This is a London market business issue • Adoption of ACORD standards, implemented consistently • All business in scope
Resources • Briefing pack • Benefits model • Landscape analysis • Implementation guides and groups • Promotion and support
Technology • The technology exists and is available • Entry costs are affordable
Contacts www.the-lma.com Peter Holdstock Consultant 020 7327 8383 peter.holdstock@lmalloyds.com Rob Gillies Head of Market Reform Policy 020 7327 8377 robert.gillies@lmalloyds.com Please leave a business card to be added to our distribution list
Electronic Placing in the London Market Rob Gillies Lloyd’s Market Association July 2007