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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏛️ '''Name''' is a term with specific significance in the [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | Lloyd's of London]] market, where it traditionally refers to an individual who provides [[Definition:Underwriting capital | underwriting capital]] to support the insurance and [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurance]] business written by [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate | Lloyd's syndicates]]. Historically, these individuals — known as "Names" — accepted [[Definition:Unlimited liability | unlimited personal liability]] for their share of a syndicate's losses, pledging their personal wealth as security. While the Lloyd's market has evolved considerably and corporate capital now dominates, the term remains an important piece of the market's institutional vocabulary and governance structure.<br />
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📜 Under the traditional Lloyd's model, a Name joined one or more [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate | syndicates]] through a [[Definition:Members' agent | members' agent]] and allocated a portion of their personal assets to back a defined share of that syndicate's [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]]. [[Definition:Premium | Premiums]] earned and [[Definition:Loss | losses]] incurred were apportioned pro rata among participating Names according to their committed capacity. The crisis years of the late 1980s and early 1990s — driven by [[Definition:Asbestos liability | asbestos]], pollution, and health hazard claims — inflicted devastating losses on many individual Names, some of whom faced financial ruin due to their unlimited liability exposure. This crisis catalyzed a structural shift: Lloyd's introduced [[Definition:Corporate member | corporate members]] (limited-liability capital vehicles) and the [[Definition:Equitas | Equitas]] reinsurance entity to ring-fence legacy liabilities, fundamentally reshaping how capital enters the market.<br />
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🔑 Today, individual Names still participate at Lloyd's, but they represent a fraction of overall [[Definition:Capacity | capacity]] compared to corporate vehicles and [[Definition:Insurance-linked securities (ILS) | institutional investors]]. Those who do participate now typically trade through [[Definition:Limited liability vehicle | limited liability partnerships]] or similar structures that cap their exposure. The concept of the Name nonetheless remains instructive as an illustration of how capital formation, [[Definition:Risk appetite | risk appetite]], and personal accountability interrelate in specialty insurance markets. Understanding this history helps explain Lloyd's current governance framework — including the role of the [[Definition:Council of Lloyd's | Council of Lloyd's]], [[Definition:Franchise Board | Franchise Board]], and ongoing capital adequacy requirements that every [[Definition:Syndicate | syndicate]] must satisfy.<br />
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'''Related concepts'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Lloyd's of London]]<br />
* [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate]]<br />
* [[Definition:Corporate member]]<br />
* [[Definition:Unlimited liability]]<br />
* [[Definition:Members' agent]]<br />
* [[Definition:Underwriting capital]]<br />
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