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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>🏛️ '''Special purpose arrangement (SPA)''' is a structural mechanism used within the [[Definition:Lloyd's of London | Lloyd's of London]] market that permits an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] or [[Definition:Reinsurer | reinsurer]] outside Lloyd's to participate in specific [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate | syndicate]] business without becoming a full member of Lloyd's. Introduced by Lloyd's to broaden the market's capital base, SPAs allow external entities — often large commercial [[Definition:Reinsurance | reinsurers]] or [[Definition:Insurance-linked securities (ILS) | ILS]] funds — to [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance | quota-share]] a defined portion of a syndicate's [[Definition:Underwriting | underwriting]] portfolio, subject to Lloyd's approval and oversight.<br />
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🔗 In practice, the external capital provider enters into a contractual arrangement with a [[Definition:Managing agent | managing agent]] at Lloyd's, agreeing to accept a specified share of the [[Definition:Premium | premiums]], [[Definition:Insurance claim | claims]], and expenses generated by the host syndicate — or by a carved-out subset of its business. The SPA participant does not directly [[Definition:Underwriting authority | underwrite]] risks or interact with [[Definition:Insurance broker | brokers]]; the managing agent retains full operational control. Lloyd's maintains [[Definition:Regulatory compliance | regulatory]] oversight of each SPA, including capital adequacy requirements aligned with the syndicate's [[Definition:Solvency | solvency]] framework, ensuring that external participation does not dilute market security.<br />
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💡 SPAs have become an important channel for diversifying the capital flowing into Lloyd's, supplementing the traditional [[Definition:Names | Names]] and corporate member structure. For external participants, SPAs offer a way to access Lloyd's diversified, globally licensed platform and its unique [[Definition:Subscription market | subscription market]] model without bearing the full cost and complexity of establishing a standalone syndicate. For Lloyd's itself, attracting third-party capital through SPAs strengthens overall market capacity and resilience — a dynamic that has grown increasingly relevant as [[Definition:Catastrophe risk | catastrophe risk]] volatility drives demand for flexible, multi-source capitalization.<br />
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'''Related concepts:'''<br />
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* [[Definition:Lloyd's of London]]<br />
* [[Definition:Lloyd's syndicate]]<br />
* [[Definition:Managing agent]]<br />
* [[Definition:Quota share reinsurance]]<br />
* [[Definition:Insurance-linked securities (ILS)]]<br />
* [[Definition:Sidecar (reinsurance)]]<br />
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