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A colourful history. Key dates and milestones Lloyd’s at home Lloyd’s and tradition Lloyd’s and innovation. Key dates and milestones. 17th century. Key dates in this period . 1605 Gunpowder Plot. 1666 Great Fire of London. Great Fire of London. 'Glorious' Revolution 1688.
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Key dates and milestones • Lloyd’s at home • Lloyd’s and tradition • Lloyd’s and innovation A Colourful History
Key dates and milestones A Colourful History
17th century A Colourful History
Key dates in this period 1605 Gunpowder Plot 1666 Great Fire of London Great Fire of London 'Glorious' Revolution 1688 1688 Glorious Revolution A Colourful History
Lloyd’s coffee house first appeared in tower street sometime in the 1680s A Colourful History
1688 ships and cargos underwritten A Colourful History
18th century A Colourful History
Key dates in this period 1712 First steam engine 1750s Beginning of the Industrial Revolution 'Glorious' Revolution 1688 1775-1783 War of American Independence A Colourful History
1771 Lloyd’s becomes the property of the subscribers A Colourful History
19th century A Colourful History
Key dates in this period 1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1837 Victoria crowned Queen of England 1876 Telephone invented A Colourful History
1871 Act of Parliament A Colourful History
1887 first non marine risk underwritten Late 1880s first US risk underwritten A Colourful History
Lloyd’s business 2006 In2006 non marine made up over 90% of the business at Lloyd’s Non Marine Marine In the same year the US made up nearly 40% of the business at Lloyd’s US Other A Colourful History
20th century A Colourful History
1914-1918 1939-1945 The world at war Key dates in this period 1917-1990 Rise and fall of Communism 'Glorious' Revolution 1688 1969 Man on the moon A Colourful History
1906 San Francisco earthquake A Colourful History
1925 Central Fund created 1939 Lloyd’s American trust established A Colourful History
Today Security is of paramount importance to all policyholders and today the Central Fund and Premium Trust Funds are still two ways. Lloyd’s backs its ability to pay claims. Central Fund 2006 = £629 million. Trust Funds 2004 = £28 billion. A Colourful History
A string of losses between1988-92threaten Lloyd’s future Piper Alpha Asbestosis Hurricane Hugo Exxon Valdez Hurricane Andrew European storms A Colourful History
1997 Lloyd’s returns to its roots, underwriting the world’s largest ever marine risk A Colourful History
9/11 A Colourful History
Lloyd’s at home A Colourful History
1688 Lloyd’s coffee house tower street 1774 The royal exchange Cornhill A Colourful History
1928 12 Leadenhall street 1958 51 lime street A Colourful History
1986 one lime street A building with a strong ‘image’ of quality A Colourful History
Lloyd’s and tradition A Colourful History
ThELutine bell Traditionally rung to herald important announcements A Colourful History
Nelson at lloyd’s From almost his first days in the Royal Navy in 1771, Nelson’s Fortunes were associated with those of Lloyd’s A Colourful History
Lloyd’s waiters used to be sent down to the dockside to bring news of thenew ships The waiters can still be seen at Lloyd’s today A Colourful History
Lloyd’s and innovation Constant originality A Colourful History
Cuthbert Heath – a real innovator Cuthbert heath is credited with a number of firsts at Lloyd's including: An all-risk policy for jewellery workers compensation insurance Bankers blanket bonds Contents insurance underwrote the first risk based on American soil at Lloyd’s A loss-of-profits element in fire policies A Colourful History
Pioneering new risks • Lloyd’s has always led the way, being the first to underwrite motor, aviation and satellite insurance 1904 1911 1960s A Colourful History
World’s first commercial space flight • With Lloyd’s legendary appetite for risk, SpaceShipOne the first private manned space flight was able to get off the ground A Colourful History
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