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Lloyd’s predicts Ukraine war will prove ‘major claim’

Insurance market says financial losses should be manageable and not create solvency challenges

Lloyd’s of London, the city’s specialist market for insurance, has warned that the war in Ukraine will represent a “major claim” this year as it swung back to profit last year.

In annual results announced on Thursday, Lloyd’s said the market had made an aggregate £2.3bn pre-tax profit last year, as higher premiums and much-reduced losses from the Covid-19 pandemic had outweighed a costly year for natural catastrophes.

That marked a recovery from the £900mn loss in 2020, when Lloyd’s was stung by billions of pounds in pandemic-related claims and expected claims in areas such as business interruption and event cancellation.

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