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BMS kicks off UK regional build-out with £450mn+ DR&P deal
The broker previously indicated it has ambitions to hit £750mn in revenues by 2028.
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Lloyd's new chairman will need to juggle competing demands
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Scor’s life charge is a major blow for the Léger Project
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Microsoft/ CrowdStrike IT outages reignite the question of cyber cat risk
The cyber market should use the latest outage to start decisively taking action on managing cat aggregates.
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Inflexion confirms DR&P’s sale to BMS Group
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Lloyd’s capital has several attractions to the MGA segment if it can manage the operational hurdles.
Market sources suggest that this will be a manageable loss, although at this early stage there are multiple uncertainties.
Resulting lowered expenses could feed into Lloyd’s ambitions of building a £100bn premium market.
Regulators are mulling reforms that could open the door to international independent brokers.
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