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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>📜 '''Lloyd's premium trust deed''' is the legal instrument that governs how [[Definition:Premium | premiums]] collected by a [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate | Lloyd's syndicate]] are held, invested, and disbursed, ensuring that [[Definition:Policyholder | policyholder]] funds remain ring-fenced from the personal or corporate assets of [[Definition:Lloyd's member | Lloyd's members]]. Every syndicate operating at [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | Lloyd's]] must have a premium trust deed in place, making it a foundational element of the market's chain of security. The deed creates a [[Definition:Trust fund | trust fund]] — known as a [[Definition:Premium trust fund (PTF) | premium trust fund]] — managed by approved trustees who are legally obligated to apply the assets in accordance with the deed's terms.<br />
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🔐 Under the terms of a typical premium trust deed, all premiums received flow into the trust fund, and [[Definition:Claims | claims]] payments, [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] premiums, and approved [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] expenses are paid out from it. Members cannot withdraw profits until the [[Definition:Managing agent | managing agent]] and Lloyd's confirm that sufficient [[Definition:Reserves | reserves]] remain to cover outstanding [[Definition:Loss | liabilities]]. The deed also sets out investment guidelines for the trust assets, restricting them to approved categories to preserve liquidity and minimize [[Definition:Market risk | market risk]]. Lloyd's prescribes standard forms for these deeds, and any variation requires formal approval from the [[Definition:Lloyd's Corporation | Lloyd's Corporation]], ensuring consistency across the marketplace.<br />
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🛡️ The premium trust deed underpins the confidence that policyholders, [[Definition:Cedant | cedants]], and regulators place in the Lloyd's market. Because trust assets are legally separate from member capital, they are protected even if a member becomes insolvent — a safeguard that proved its value during the Lloyd's crisis of the early 1990s. For [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]] placing business at Lloyd's, the existence of robust trust arrangements is a tangible assurance they can communicate to clients. Alongside [[Definition:Funds at Lloyd's (FAL) | Funds at Lloyd's]] and the [[Definition:Lloyd's Central Fund | Central Fund]], the premium trust deed forms one of the three core links in Lloyd's celebrated chain of security.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Premium trust fund (PTF)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate]]<br />
* [[Definition:Funds at Lloyd's (FAL)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Lloyd's Central Fund]]<br />
* [[Definition:Chain of security]]<br />
* [[Definition:Managing agent]]<br />
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