Its syndicates focus on specialist insurance and reinsurance in anything from oil rigs to athletes’ legs. Lloyd 's of London is set to open its new Brussels unit next year , CEO Inga Beale has said . The specialist insurance and pension market , which has been based in the City of London since 1688 , announced last spring it would open a subsidiary in the Belgian capital , amid fears the UK would lose access to the European single market after Brexit . Beale said staff are already being hired for the new office , which will open on 1 January , 2019 .
Lloyd 's of London is set to open its new Brussels unit next year , CEO Inga Beale has said . The specialist insurance and pension market , which has been based in the City of London since 1688 , announced last spring it would open a subsidiary in the Belgian capital , amid fears the UK would lose access to the European single market after Brexit . Beale said staff are already being hired for the new office , which will open on 1 January , 2019 .