Half year profits rise at Lloyd’s
Insurance market reports increase in GWP but combined operating ratio slips.
Lloyd's has reported a pre-tax profit of £1.46bn for the first half of 2016, up 21.7% from the £1.2bn achieved in the same period last year.
Gross written premiums at the insurance market jumped by 5.2% to £16.31bn.
However, the combined operating ratio deteriorated to 98% from 89.5% at the start of 2015.
Lloyd's list that 2016 has seen major claims increase primarily due to the Fort McMurray fires in Alberta, Canada.
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Chief executive at Lloyd's, Inga Beale, said: "These results
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