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Lloyds of London Gift Marks 15th Year of Partnership
With UK’s Veterinary Science Department
By
Holly Wiemers
 LEXINGTON, Ky., (Sept. 7, 2007) –Lloyd's of London Underwriters,
Brokers and their Kentucky Agents recently presented the Maxwell
H. Gluck Equine Research Center $45,000 for the continued
support of The Lloyd’s Equine Disease Quarterly. This year
marked the 15th anniversary of Lloyd’s support for this equine
health research publication produced by the University of
Kentucky’s Department of Veterinary Science.
Over its 22-year relationship with UK’s Department of Veterinary
Science, Lloyd’s has given more than $800,000 in support for
research and other activities. This support includes the
production and distribution of The Lloyd’s Equine Disease
Quarterly, an award-winning publication that provides timely
research-based reports on some of the most important issues
facing the equine industry. The Lloyd’s Equine Disease Quarterly
currently reaches more than 18,000 readers in 87 countries and
is translated into several languages. Available on the Internet,
its articles are regularly abstracted by a variety of scientific
and lay equine publications worldwide.
“Lloyd’s has been licensed in Kentucky since 1937,” said Julian
Lloyd, chairman of Lloyd’s Livestock Committee and Bloodstock
Underwriter at Hiscox. “Our longstanding support of the
Department of Veterinary Science is further testament to Lloyd’s
enduring and unique relationship with the commonwealth.”
Chip Harkins, president of Lloyd’s Kentucky Agents Association,
agreed. “Lloyd’s is a critical financial partner in Kentucky’s
equine industry, and as agents we are proud to play a role in
that special relationship,” he said.
“Lloyd’s London, Underwriters and their Kentucky agents are to
be highly commended for their unwavering financial support of
The Lloyd’s Equine Disease Quarterly,” said Peter Timoney,
Department of Veterinary Science Chair and infectious disease
researcher within the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center.
“The Quarterly occupies a unique niche as the only publication
of its type disseminating timely information on equine diseases
of topical interest and importance for the benefit of equine
industries worldwide. Thanks to the generosity of Lloyd’s, it
has been possible to put out this publication for the past 15
years.”
Roberta Dwyer, professor within the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine
Research Center, echoed those sentiments. "The Lloyd's Equine
Disease Quarterly has grown over the past 15 years to be an
internationally distributed publication providing factual
information for the equine industry. None of this would have
been be possible if it weren't for the generous financial
support of the underwriters at Lloyd's, London, brokers and
Kentucky agents. Their continuing support is critical to this
educational effort," she said.
Each year, Lloyd’s representatives arrange a meeting in
Kentucky, and during that meeting they traditionally present the
check. This year’s meeting was held at the Maxwell H. Gluck
Research Center in Lexington.
Published four times yearly, the Quarterly is available at no
charge. It is co-edited by three faculty members within the
Department of Veterinary Science, Roberta Dwyer, Peter Timoney
and Neil Williams.
Lloyd’s of London is a 318-year-old institution whose members
underwrite risk in return for premiums and investment income. It
is recognized as the world’s largest Thoroughbred horse insurer
and, as such, remains committed both to supporting equine
research and providing the insurance coverage essential to the
well-being and prosperity of bloodstock interests worldwide.
The current version of The Equine Disease Quarterly can be found
at
http://www.ca.uky.edu
/gluck/q_jul07.asp. More information about the
Department of Veterinary Science and the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine
Research Center can be found by visiting
http://www.ca.uky.edu
/gluck/index.htm. |
Contact: Peter J. Timoney, 859-257-4757, ext. 81085
Roberta M. Dwyer, 859- 257-4757, ext. 81122 |
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