The specialist re/insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London is prepping up to reopen its Underwriting Room next month after its closure in March due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK.
As part of the reopening, Lloyd’s released a set of guidelines to ensure the safe returning of brokers and other market participants.
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It has made face coverings mandatory in all public areas of the building including the reception, lift lobbies and lifts, bathrooms, the coffee shop.
Additionally, the workers are advised to wear face covering while walking around the Underwriting Room.
Face coverings can be removed if you are speaking to, or providing assistance to, someone who relies on lip reading in line with the government guideline, it stated.
While Coffee shop, shower facilities, cloakroom, wellbeing centre, lifts, toilets and bike racks are slated to open next month, other facilities such as coffee shop/restaurant seating area, camera room, meeting rooms near reception and on G11 will remain closed.
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By GlobalDataThe access to the One Lime Street is restricted to Lloyd’s passholders. They are advised to enter to Lloyd’s building through Tower 1 or the main reception and to use Tower 3 and Tower 5 for the exit.
Market participants with any Covid-19 symptoms will not be allowed inside the facility.
Initially, the marketplace will be opening with a reduced capacity of 45% and has split working week by the class of business to enable social distancing measures.
