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Life insurers better placed than the banks

Now that the Government has stepped in to bail out the UK banks, attention has shifted to which other areas of the financial sector might be in serious trouble. While the insurance sector certainly looks vulnerable, it is at least, on the face of it, starting from a better position than the banks.

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