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Based in Lloyd’s, the heart of the London insurance market, Leopanthera is a Lloyd's Coverholder specialising in insuring Financial and Commercial entities of various sizes worldwide.
With over six decades experience of building and managing successful portfolios and client and broker relationships within the London and international markets, the members of our underwriting team aim to offer market leading financial risk solutions.
We aim to combine our technology and data capabilities to remove inefficiencies in the value chain and bring the capacity provider closer to the Insured.
By maintaining long-term relationships with our clients, regardless of geography, we develop a detailed understanding of their organisation in order to tailor our products to their unique requirements.
Our values are instilled in everything we do.
Strength, Agility, Speed, Teamwork, Client focus, Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Longevity.
Based upon the foundation provided by these values, our vision is for Leopanthera to become the world’s largest specialist financial lines Lloyd's Coverholder and the first choice for brokers and capacity providers alike.
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Comprehensive Crime +
Comprehensive Crime insurance covers financial entities, such as banks and investment managers, for financial loss resulting from employee behaviour. We cover:
• Employee Infidelity: malicious, fraudulent and criminal acts
• Extortion: threats to the company’s property, confidential material and data
• Loss of physical property onsite and in transit
• Forgery and alteration of documents
• Computer, Cyber Fraud and Fraudulent Electronic Payments
Professional Indemnity for Financial Lines +
Professional Indemnity insurance covers financial entities for legal expenses and compensation costs arising from allegedly providing clients with inaccurate services and advice. We cover:
• Alleged professional negligence
• Alleged breach of confidence
• Breach of copyright or confidentiality
• Defamation
Directors' & Officers' +
Directors’ and Officers’ insurance covers costs arising from claims against directors & officers of financial and commercial entities. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Reimbursement for the company
• Investigation costs and expenses
• Unlimited run-off for retired directors
Pension Trust Liability +
Pension Trustee Liability insurance covers costs and damages caused by a claim against parties involved with a pension scheme for alleged wrongful acts. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Alleged breach of duty and trust
• Alleged negligence
• Alleged administration errors/omissions
Public Offering +
Public Offering insurance covers liabilities arising from alleged inaccurate information in a prospectus when an entity is making a public offering. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Liabilities resulting from prospectus
• Breach of warranty in the placing agreement
Public Officials +
Public Officials insurance provides officials of (local) government in certain territories with the equivalent of Directors’ & Officers’ insurance for public entities. We cover:
• Alleged breach of duty and trust
• Alleged negligence
• Alleged administration errors/omissions
• Cover may also potentially be extended to cover professional indemnity and crime exposures
Investment Managers Insurance +
Investment Management insurance covers investment and fund managing organisations for professional and managerial liabilities. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Damage to reputation
• Extradition related fees and expenses
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Directors' & Officers' +
Directors’ and Officers’ insurance covers costs arising from claims against directors’ & officers’ of financial and commercial entities. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Reimbursement for the company
• Investigation costs and expenses
• Unlimited run-off for retired directors
Commercial Crime +
Commercial Crime insurance covers commercial entities for costs resulting from malicious employee behaviour. We cover:
• Employee dishonesty
• Fraudulent employee acts
• Forgery or alteration
• Theft of property
Pension Trustee Liability +
Pension Trustee Liability insurance covers costs and damages caused by a claim against parties involved with a pension scheme for alleged wrongful acts. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Alleged breach of duty and trust
• Alleged negligence
• Alleged administration errors/omissions
Public Offering +
Public Offering insurance covers liabilities arising from alleged inaccurate information in a prospectus when an entity is making a public offering. We cover:
• Cost of defending claims
• Cost of damages and settlements
• Liabilities resulting from prospectus
• Breach of warranty in the placing agreement
Public Officials +
Public Officials insurance provides officials of (local) government in certain territories with the equivalent of Directors’ & Officers’ insurance for public entities. We cover:
• Alleged breach of duty and trust
• Alleged negligence
• Alleged administration errors/omissions
• Cover may also potentially be extended to cover professional indemnity and crime exposures
Data Liability
• Loss of any third party non-public Data or Information for which you are legally responsible.
• Breach of any privacy legislation worldwide by you or any person or entity for whom you are legally responsible.
• Data restoration and replacement costs.
• Notification costs in respect of notifying any natural person or legal entity whose Data or information has been or may have been lost.
Cyber Crime
• Legal liabilities resulting from the receipt or transmission of any Malware, including Ransomware.
• Cyber extortion costs (with our prior written consent) resulting from an actual or attempted extortion by a third-party.
Social Engineering
• Loss resulting from fraudulent electronic communications or websites by a third-party intended to impersonate you and/or your product.
Business Interruption
• Indemnity for Business Interruption arising from Computer System Disruption after a period of 12 hours.
Media
• Legal liabilities resulting from copyright and trademark infringement.
• Legal liabilities resulting from alleged plagiarism, misappropriation or theft of ideas.
• Public Relations expenses including, but not limited to, countering adverse publicity generated via social media.
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Performance Bonds +
A bond which protects the Beneficiary from the financial cost of fraudulent acts, illegal activity or a construction contract not being fulfilled within the agreed scope, price and time.
Advance Payment Bonds +
A bond which guarantees the Beneficiary a payment upfront for goods and services provided under a contract.
Retention Bonds +
A bond in which the Beneficiary pays the contractor/employee monies that would have otherwise been held by retention.
Maintenance Bonds +
A bond to guarantee the construction of a building for a specific time frame and offers protection from the financial cost of poor quality work.
Duty Deferment Guarantees +
A bond which guarantees the payment of a Beneficiary’s HMRC obligations which have been deferred until goods/services have been sold.
Licence and Permit Bonds +
A bond required by law/regulation as a condition for being licensed to engage in a particular type of work.
Cash In Transit insurance covers the loss or damage of monies and valuable property during transportation, processing and storage. We cover:
• Theft by third parties
• Theft whilst monies and valuables held in vaults and/or strong room
• Theft by employees
• Unexplained disappearance
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Rights to Light +
Our policy covers claims that a redevelopment of the risk property will infringe third party rights of light.
Cover can be offered in respect of existing property or in circumstances where a development or change of use is proposed.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, abortive costs of works, additional costs of works (including delay) and loss in market value.
Title to Shares & Real Estate +
Our policy covers the lack of title or incidents of title to a real estate asset or to a company which owns the real asset being acquired. Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and loss in market value.
Forfeiture of Lease +
Our policy covers forfeiture or attempted forfeiture of a lease or a superior lease.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and loss in market value.
Contingent Material Damage/ Non-Reinstatement +
Our policy covers loss resulting from a contingent event following material damage - typically delayed reinstatement leading to determination of the insured’s interest.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and loss in market value.
Judicial Review +
Our policy covers loss resulting from judicial review of planning or another public decision in connection with the risk property.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, abortive costs of works, additional costs of works (including delay) and loss in market value.
Defective Title +
Our policy covers claims in connection with a third party estate, right or interest over the property.
Cover can be offered in respect of existing property or in circumstances where a development or change of use is proposed.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, abortive costs of works, additional costs of works (including delay) and loss in market value.
Absence of Easements +
Our policy covers the lack of adequate rights for access or services to a property
Cover can be offered in respect of existing property or in circumstances where a development or change of use is proposed.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and abortive costs of works, additional costs of works (including delay) and loss in market value.
Search Indemnities +
Our policy covers against unknown matters which would have been revealed by local searches.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and loss in market value.
Mines & Minerals +
Our policy covers third party attempts to exercise mining rights over the risk property, claims that such rights are obstructed or trespass to mines and minerals
Cover can be offered in respect of existing property or in circumstances where a development or change of use is proposed.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and abortive costs of works, additional costs of works (including delay) and loss in market value.
Chancel Repairs +
Our policy covers the liability of the risk property owner to contribute to the costs of repairing a church chancel.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, liability to make payments and loss in market value.
Portfolio Due Diligence Indemnities +
Our policy covers against unknown matters which would have been revealed by due diligence exercises.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, and loss in market value.
Planning Indemnities +
Our policy covers claims that the use of the risk property or previous works undertaken are in breach of Planning, Building Regulations, Listed Buildings or Conservation Area consent.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, costs of complying with enforcement notices and loss in market value.
Restrictive Covenants +
Our policy covers claims that the risk property is or will be in breach of restrictive covenants.
Cover can be offered in respect of existing property or in circumstances where a development or change of use is proposed.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, third party settlement, abortive costs of works, additional costs of works (including delay) and loss in market value.
Insolvency Act +
Our policy covers claims that a previous transfer at undervalue or gift of the risk property is impugned under the Insolvency Act 1986.
Losses covered include the costs of defending claims, settlement and loss in market value.
Flying/ Creeping Freehold and Maisonette Indemnities +
Liz has had a successful career in the financial lines business for more than 30 years. She has written successful portfolios for various Lloyd’s entities and company markets across the United Kingdom; including RGB, M E Warrington, Markel, Argo and latterly DUAL. Liz has a BA in Risk Management.
Across a 26 year career in the insurance industry, Paul has written successful financial books of business for a number of Lloyd’s entities and company markets; including RGB, Pembroke, Encon, DUAL and AIG where he was the head of Financial Institutions for 3 years.
Tom joined Leopanthera in September 2017. Prior to this, he spent 4 years at DUAL working in the Financial Lines team underwriting a variety of classes including BBB, IMI, FIPI, D&O for FIs and Funds and Commercial Entities across a broad range of Financial Institutions in a wide variety of territories. Tom has a BA in Politics from the University of Sheffield.
Callum joined Leopanthera in June 2018 as an Underwriter for Financial Lines. Prior to this, he worked at DUAL for 4 years Underwriting a range of Financial Lines including IMI, BBB and Fund/Commercial D&O. Callum is CII qualified.
Ben joined Leopanthera in November 2016 and is an Underwriter for Financial Lines. Prior to this, he spent eight years working in project management for a logistics company. His past work experience also includes Howden and BRS.
Rosie joined Leopanthera in September 2018 as an Underwriting Assistant for Financial Lines. Prior to this, she successfully completed her A-Levels. Despite having an offer to study at University, Rosie chose to begin her career in insurance, completing her CII in October 2019. Rosie is currently working towards her Diploma.
Jess joined Leopanthera in September 2019 as an Underwriting Assistant for Financial Lines. Prior to this, she successfully completed her A-Levels and undertook work experience at Cogent Insurance & Reinsurance brokers. Jess is currently studying towards her CII qualification.
Lloyd's Capacity:
Lloyd's Consortium 9697
Canopius Syndicate 4444
Canopius Syndicate 1861
Axis Syndicate 1686
Everest Syndicate 2786
Hamilton Syndicate 4000
With effect from the 1st July 2020, EEA business will be written by Leopanthera through its sister company, Innovisk Europe SRL.
Please see Innovisk.eu for details.
Company Market Capacity:
Everest Reinsurance Company
Axis Specialty Europe SE
Reaseguradora Patria S.A.
Consortium
We are bound by the terms and conditions of the Lloyd’s of London claims office. All claims are agreed by the leader of the binder, on its behalf. The leader has a team of more than ten professionals handling financial lines claims on a daily basis.
Company market
All claims to be sent to:claims@leopanthera.co.uk
Operating from Room 795, Gallery 7, Lloyd's of London, 1 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA
Operating from Room 795, Gallery 7, Lloyd's of London, 1 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7HA
Operating from 34 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AT
Lloyd's Consortium One:
Amtrust at Lloyd's
Axis Syndicate
Everest SyndicateLloyd's
Consortium Two:
Pembroke Syndicate
Acappella Syndicate
Everest Re
Claims
We are bound by the terms and conditions of the Lloyd’s of London claims office. All claims are agreed by the leader of the consortium, on its behalf. The leader has a team of more than ten professionals handling financial lines claims on a daily basis.
AmTrust at Lloyds
Hiscox Underwriting Limited
Claims
We are bound by the terms and conditions of the Lloyd’s of London claims office. All claims are agreed by the leader of the consortium, on its behalf. The leader has a team of more than ten professionals handling financial lines claims on a daily basis.
Claims
All claims are agreed by Hiscox Underwriting Limited
