Lloyd's Of London Unofficial

Lloyd's Of London Unofficial Shipping, Insurance and Finance History
Formation
The market began in Lloyd's Coffee House, opened by Edward Lloyd around 1688 in Tower Street, London.

This establishment was a popular place for sailors, merchants, and ship owners, and Lloyd catered to them with reliable shipping news. The shipping industry community frequented the place to discuss insurance deals among themselves. Just after Christmas 1691, the coffee shop relocated to Lombard Street (a blue plaque commemorates this location). This arrangement carried on until 1774, long after L

loyd's death in 1713, when the participating members of the insurance arrangement formed a committee and moved to the Royal Exchange on Cornhill as The Society of Lloyd's.

17/11/2020

I just want to let people know, this page is not associated with the actual Lloyd's of London, I made it as a fan page only! Thanks!

"On a recent visit down to the depths of the archive room, the lovely guardian of Lloyd's treasures brought to our atten...
01/11/2013

"On a recent visit down to the depths of the archive room, the lovely guardian of Lloyd's treasures brought to our attention that this week in 1981 we received a visit from Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to mark the construction of the new Lloyd’s building."

Lloyd's Coffee House, how Lloyd's of London began!
18/10/2013

Lloyd's Coffee House, how Lloyd's of London began!

A 1960s reconstruction of how Edward Lloyd's Coffee House looked like in 1688. In the 17th Century London's importance as a trade centre led to an increasing...

15/02/2013
On this day, 312 years ago, the founder of Lloyd’s, Edward Lloyd, died in London!
15/02/2013

On this day, 312 years ago, the founder of Lloyd’s, Edward Lloyd, died in London!

On this day, 312 years ago, the founder of Lloyd’s, Edward Lloyd, died in London.

28/03/2012

Check out the voting process, any Mason will see a connection!

28/03/2012

Here it is.......

26/03/2012

There’s been a spate of viral e-mails doing the rounds. It’s one of the more popular ones, not as famous as everyone’s favourite deer-bothering dog or the chubby kid with the light-saber, but it’s up there.

LLOYD's OF LONDON NEWS........
21/03/2012

LLOYD's OF LONDON NEWS........

Over the past few months my marketing colleagues and I have been hard at work attracting new talent to the Corporation and market through the Lloyd's graduate programmes.

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