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Lloyd's

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Lloyd's [lɔɪdz]
n
(Business / Insurance) an association of London underwriters, set up in the late 17th century. Originally concerned exclusively with marine insurance and a shipping information service, it now subscribes a variety of insurance policies and publishes a daily list (Lloyd's List) of shipping data and news
[named after Edward Lloyd (died ?1726) at whose coffee house in London the underwriters originally carried on their business]
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He never did anything else in connexion with Lloyd's that I could find out, except come back again.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Upon this imaginary creature rested the responsibility of all these shipwrecks, which unfortunately were considerable; for of three thousand ships whose loss was annually recorded at Lloyd's, the number of sailing and steam-ships supposed to be totally lost, from the absence of all news, amounted to not less than two hundred!
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
These not so important as to go in your list of the shipping in the Times, and so we go, by suggestion of Lord Godalming, to your Lloyd's, where are note of all ships that sail, however so small.
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