劳埃德保险社2011年亏损惨重

时间：2012-03-28 07:15:25

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The insurance market Lloyd's of London has announced a loss for 2011, saying it was its worst year for catastrophe1 claims.

伦敦劳埃德保险社宣布2011年亏损，因为灾难原因，去年成为其经营最差的一年。

It lost £516m in 2011, compared with a pre-tax profit of £2.2bn in 2010.

It incurred2 net claims of £12.9bn in the year, including £4.6bn of catastrophe claims.

Catastrophes3 during the year included flooding in Australia and Thailand, the earthquake and tsunami4 in Japan and the earthquake in New Zealand.

"Make no mistake, 2011 was a difficult year for the insurance industry," said Lloyd's chief executive Richard Ward5.

"I am disappointed that, given the exceptional level of catastrophes in 2011, insurance rates have not responded more positively6."

Lloyd's of London is a market, in which syndicates meet brokers7 and agree to take on particular risks.

Its chairman said that the market was still in a strong financial position, but warned that 2012 would be another challenging year.

"Our strong capital position is unchanged and we were able to make a profit in the second half of the year despite the floods in Thailand and continuing low investment returns," John Nelson said.


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1 catastrophe WXHzr     
n.大灾难，大祸
参考例句：
  • I owe it to you that I survived the catastrophe.亏得你我才大难不死。
  • This is a catastrophe beyond human control.这是一场人类无法控制的灾难。
2 incurred a782097e79bccb0f289640bab05f0f6c     
[医]招致的，遭受的； incur的过去式
参考例句：
  • She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚，使父亲震怒。
  • We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。
3 catastrophes 9d10f3014dc151d21be6612c0d467fd0     
n.灾祸( catastrophe的名词复数 )；灾难；不幸事件；困难
参考例句：
  • Two of history's worst natural catastrophes occurred in 1970. 1970年发生了历史上最严重两次自然灾害。 来自辞典例句
  • The Swiss deposits contain evidence of such catastrophes. 瑞士的遗址里还有这种灾难的证据。 来自辞典例句
4 tsunami bpAyo     
n.海啸
参考例句：
  • Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
  • Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。
5 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫，监护，病房，行政区，由监护人或法院保护的人（尤指儿童）；vt.守护，躲开
参考例句：
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时，我要点根火把，抵挡蚊虫。
6 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地，断然，坚决地；实在，确实
参考例句：
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
7 brokers 75d889d756f7fbea24ad402e01a65b20     
n.（股票、外币等）经纪人( broker的名词复数 )；中间人；代理商；（订合同的）中人v.做掮客（或中人等）( broker的第三人称单数 )；作为权力经纪人进行谈判；以中间人等身份安排…
参考例句：
  • The firm in question was Alsbery & Co., whiskey brokers. 那家公司叫阿尔斯伯里公司，经销威士忌。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • From time to time a telephone would ring in the brokers' offices. 那两排经纪人房间里不时响着叮令的电话。 来自子夜部分

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