Lloyd’s to open Miami office to serve Latin America and Caribbean
Lloyd’s is to open a new office in Miami to strengthen its Latin America and Caribbean business.
The office will open on 1 September 2024 and will enable Lloyd’s to realign its resources to centrally support brokers, coverholders and managing agents throughout Spanish-speaking Latin America and the Caribbean, while creating another hub to service overall Americas business.
Concentrating Latin America and Caribbean market development activity from Miami will align Lloyd’s operations in the Americas across four offices in New York, Miami, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Toronto, said Lloyd’s. It added that it will also broaden the support and expertise Lloyd’s offers to its stakeholders and market participants, while supporting the market’s ambitions in the region.
Latin America and Caribbean is an important and fast-growing area for Lloyd’s, accounting for 4.6% of gross written premium ($2.7bn) in 2023.
Lloyd’s said the Miami office will also support market development across the US, where the excess and surplus lines sector continues to grow and there are opportunities to expand the Lloyd’s Academy, and Lloyd’s Lab innovation hub, as well as support captive syndicates, multinational business, and new capital.
Dawn Miller, Lloyd’s newly appointed chief commercial officer and CEO of Lloyd’s Americas, said: “I’m incredibly excited about the opportunities that our new Miami hub will offer Lloyd’s, as we are able to work more closely with our market in Latin America and the Caribbean. We’ll also be able to provide broader support across the US, particularly in Florida and other states in the southeast, which will enable us to continue to serve our customers in the Americas, a region that accounts for nearly two-thirds of Lloyd’s premium.”
