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Stephen Merrett was a leading underwriter at Lloyd’s. He initiated the Space Shuttle rescue of two satellites from useless space orbits. In 1995 he lost a civil action brought against him by members of the insurance syndicates he ran.

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'Lloyd’s of London insolvent again. Government in denial. Action required'

Stephen Merrett 25 May 2012

Back in the 1990s UK Government officials and the City devised a plan to save the Lloyd’s of London insurance market and avert a banking crisis. It worked, in the short-term. But the solution was fatally flawed, according to  former Lloyd’s deputy chairman, Stephen Merrett (himself a defendant in the Lloyd’s litigation). Merrett argues that Lloyd’s remains insolvent and the Government must own up to the problem and urgently seek a solution or Lloyd’s will collapse as an institution, with severe damage to the British economy and the reputation of the City and the courts. 

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