Quotes about lloyds (16 Quotes)





    Lloyd's of London was so expensive (to insure the game coverage), it was cheaper for CBC to put a full crew in a stand-by game, whether we got on (due to inclement weather in the primary game) or not, ... I think that we got on the air for about five innings in three years.



    The market is in a strong financial position, but is ambitious to move forward to the next stage. I am delighted to have the opportunity to lead Lloyd's on that journey.

    Lloyd's has made huge progress in recent years and is in good shape, but we are clear there is still much to do to improve the market's efficiency and move to the next level.

    It makes a lot of sense for Hancock to do this because they are heavily dependent, in that it takes a very long time for one client Lloyds to pay them. It would be very helpful for the Hancock people to have partners who are paid on a monthly basis.

    There have long been rumors surrounding Lloyds as a potential bid target. Wells Fargo has a large part of its business in the retail banking arena so to take over someone like Lloyds would make a lot of sense.


    The results are fine. The issue is they are not telling us anything we don't already know ... we had a share buyback from Royal Bank (RBS. L), we had a cost efficiency program from Lloyds, but nothing new from HBOS.

    Lloyd was asked to speak as a healthcare consultant to physicians, hospital administrators, agents and brokers at very high profile events. Without exception, participants mentioned Lloyd's speech as the high point of the event. It was evident he had researched the organization and the audience.



    Lloyds is rising on speculation that BBVA will make a bid. There's been talk of a tie up between the two for ages. BBVA pulling out of BNL is going to reinforce that rumor.

    They're in commercial and personal lines insurance in the U.S. and also sell insurance to the energy industry through Lloyd's of London businesses, so they're heavily involved in this.



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