BBC - h2g2 - Lloyd's of London

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  „Lloyd’s of LondonOne of these coffee houses where underwriting took place was owned by Henry Lloyd. His coffee house was located in Lombard Street, which was close to the docks and so underwriting was very popular at his premises.Each morning Lloyd used to send his waiters down to the dockside to bring news of the new ships that had arrived that night and he used to post this information on the walls of his establishment. This became known as Lloyd’s List and was soon being published as a daily newspaper of that name.As time went on insurance became extremely popular. After the Great Fire of London in 1666, insurance protection for property was provided by new insurance companies as well as at Lloyd’s.The little coffee house in Lombard Street quickly became too small to house all the underwriters, and the premises were moved to a room above the stock exchange with box-like tables and benches.“

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