Lloyd's opens new office in Colombia Tomado del Lloyd´s News Latter de Junio 04 -2016 Two Lloyd’s insurers - Advent and Brit – are represented on the Lloyd’s Colombia platform , alongside the Lloyd’s representative office. The new office, led by Lloyd’s first Colombian General Representative Juan Carlos Realphe, will focus on building trading relationships in the fast growing Latin American market. John Nelson, Lloyd’s Chairman, said “Colombia is an important part of Lloyd’s future growth strategy, both as a fast-growth market and as a gateway to Latin America, and I am delighted to be opening our office. “Colombia is a growing economy which is making significant investments for the future. However, insurance penetration is one of the lowest in Latin America, at only 1.6% of GDP. “As Colombia realises its economic potential, insurance and reinsurance can play a key role in supporting this economic growth by improving resilience, taking risks out of the country, and he