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多纳·艾文斯于1987年投资于伦敦劳合社,指望能以投资收益支付孩子们的学费。不过,有关劳合社正面临着不断升级索赔狂潮的报告令艾文斯感到忧虑。现在劳合社已被石棉业巨额的索赔搞得狼狈不堪,只是得到了国会的帮助才得以勉强维持。一无所有的艾文斯现已无家可归,成千上万的会员倾家荡产,有的甚至走上了自杀的道路。 劳合社不是一个传统的保险公司,而是一个从17世纪位于码头边上的劳氏咖啡馆发展起来的庞大的保险市场。保险人互相联合组成辛迪加,而其后盾则是那些会员—投资者。他们包括从英国名人卡米拉·帕克·保尔斯到美国商业
Dona Owens invested in Lloyd’s of London in 1987, hoping to pay for his children’s tuition fees on investment income. However, Ivan was concerned that Lloyd’s was facing a wave of escalating claims. Now that Lloyd’s has been embarrassed by the massive claims made by the asbestos industry, it can only be reluctantly maintained with the help of the National Assembly. Ivan, who has nothing, is now homeless, tens of thousands of members have gone bankrupt, and some have even embarked on the path of suicide. Lloyd’s is not a traditional insurer, but a huge insurance market that grew from the Lloyd’s café on the marina in the 17th century. The insurers are syndicated with each other and the backbones are those members - investors. They include business from the famous British celebrity Camilla Parker Pauls to the United States