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an association of independent English insurance underwriters, founded in London about 1688, originally engaged in underwriting only marine risks but now also issuing policies on almost every type of insurance.
Origin:
named after Edward Lloyd, 17th-century owner of a London coffeehouse that was frequented by insurers against sea risk
named after Edward Lloyd, 17th-century owner of a London coffeehouse that was frequented by insurers against sea risk
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Lloyd
male proper name, from Welsh llwyd "grey." Lloyd's in ref. to the London-based association of marine underwriters is first recorded 1819, from Lloyd's Coffee House, Tower Street, London, opened in 1688 by Edward Lloyd, who supplied shipping information to his clients.
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