LLOYD’S PERMITTED TO OPERATE IN FLORIDA WITH REDUCED COLLATERAL AS “ELIGIBLE REINSURER”
Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London was approved by Consent Order of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to become the seventeenth reinsurer admitted under Florida’s law allowing foreign reinsurers to post reduced collateral, upon demonstration that it is financially sound and highly rated by eligible ratings institutions. As set forth in the Consent Order, Lloyd’s reported capital and surplus of $29.9 billion, well-exceeding Florida’s $250 million requirement. In re Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London (Fla. O.I.R. Oct. 6, 2011).
This post written by Michael Wolgin.
