Benefits of placing business with Lloyd’s Coverholders Coverholders may therefore offer a wide range of specialist classes of business underwritten at Lloyd’s, for example personal accident cover for sports people and specialty liability insurance.
Benefits of being a CoverholderĬoverholders benefit from partnership with Lloyd’s syndicates by gaining access to Lloyd’s excellent brand, security and ratings, as well as access to experienced Underwriters and Brokers. The Coverholder model is a proven and successful way of placing business with Lloyd’s, providing benefits to each of the parties involved. The scope of its authority will be set out in the contract called the Binding Authority agreement. When a Lloyd’s Managing Agent delegates its authority to an approved Coverholder under a Binding Authority, the approved Coverholder may enter into contracts of insurance and issue insurance documents as evidence that contracts of insurance have been accepted.Īn approved Coverholder will normally also be allowed to collect premiums, and may be allowed to handle claims or perform other functions. Therefore the entity must meet certain standards to become an Approved Coverholder. To become a Coverholder at Lloyd's the entity must be sponsored by a Managing Agent, and approved by Lloyd's. The contract setting out the extent and terms of the Coverholder's delegated authority is known as a Binding Authority. The relationship between the Coverholder and the members of a syndicate is one of agency delegating authority. The Binding Authority agreement will also set out the Coverholder’s other responsibilities, such as handling insurance monies or agreeing claims. For more information please see Definitions Byelaw.Ī Binding Authority agreement can also be used to give a Coverholder the authority to issue insurance documents on behalf of Lloyd’s syndicates. What is a Binding Authority?Ī “Binding Authority” is an agreement between a Managing Agent and a Coverholder under which the Managing Agent delegates its authority to enter into a contract or contracts of insurance to be underwritten by the members of a syndicate managed by it to the Coverholder in accordance with the terms of the agreement. For more information please see Definitions Byelaw. “Coverholder” means a company or partnership authorised by a Managing Agent to enter into a contract or contracts of insurance to be underwritten by the members of a syndicate managed by it in accordance with the terms of a Binding Authority.
The most common method is to delegate authority to a “Coverholder” under the terms of a Binding Authority contract.
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