Ince & Co has announced plans to launch a London market desk in the Lloyd’s building at the same time as strengthening its insurance and reinsurance practice with a double partner hire from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert (BLG).

The firm will open the market desk on the eighth floor of the Lloyd’s building on 1 November as a workspace and a place to meet clients. Partners and associates from practices including insurance and reinsurance, political risk and marine will comes to the office every day on rotation.