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Lloyd's backs Australia's move to open insurance market to foreign players

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Lloyd's of London is supporting the Australian government's move to allow unregulated foreign insurers to serve Australian customers, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Lloyd's chair John Nelson told The Australian Financial Review that the increased competition would ease the burden of catastrophe-related claims costs among domestic players.

But local Australian players have slammed the move saying there could be problems if the foreign insurers are unable to pay out claims.

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