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# Lloyd's takes strategic stake in aviation data platform Asterias
- URL: https://thecoverwire.com/lloyds-invests-asterias-aviation-data-platform/
- Published: 2026-10-13T12:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-02T11:34:59.000Z
- Description: Asterias, a Lloyd's Lab alumnus, records aircraft, lease, policy and loss data once for insurers, brokers, lessors and airlines.
- Author: CoverWire
- Tags: London Market, #desk-london-market

Lloyd's has made a strategic investment in aviation data platform Asterias to reduce the repeated entry and reconciliation of asset and loss information across insurers, brokers, lessors and airlines.

Asterias (HeadData Ltd) is a Lloyd's Lab alumnus developed with specialty market participants. The investment follows earlier backing from Insurtech Gateway and a group of industry investors.

Asterias said aviation insurance and leasing information is often held in documents and emails. Each party then enters and reconciles the same material in its own systems.

The platform instead captures information once, where it is created. The organisation that created the record keeps control of it, rather than sending copies to a central store.

Authorised parties see the information their rights allow. Access can change with the relationships around an aircraft and reflects the relevant policy, lease or service agreement.

Users can still export documents, but those files remain static snapshots. The underlying record retains its ownership, provenance and permissions.

"Too much of the information generated when something happens to a complex asset is still trapped in documents, emails and disconnected systems," said Andrew Walker, chief executive of Asterias. "Every party then has to create and maintain its own version of the information, even when that information originated somewhere else."

Asterias also gives each party a verifiable record of activity within its access rights. That could include adjusting a loss, approving a claim or maintaining an aircraft.

"Asterias is a strong example of market-led innovation coming through Lloyd's Lab," said Rosie Denée, director of innovation and commercial engagement at Lloyd's. She said better capture and sharing of asset and loss data addresses a longstanding source of friction among insurers, brokers and asset owners.

The funding will support product development and expansion among airlines, insurers, brokers and lessors.

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## Sources

- [Insurance Edge: Lloyd's buys into Asterias](https://insurance-edge.net/2026/10/13/investment-lloyds-buys-into-asterias/?ref=thecoverwire.com)
- [Aviation News: Asterias secures Lloyd's investment for aviation data platform](https://www.aviationnews-online.com/article/asterias-secures-lloyds-investment-for-aviation-data-platform?ref=thecoverwire.com)
- [Dealroom: Lloyd's of London invests in Asterias](https://app.dealroom.co/news/feed/lloyd-s-of-london-invests-in-asterias-to-fix-aviation-insurance-data?ref=thecoverwire.com)