Insurers led the FTSE 100 index down 190.10 points today to 4,230 after global stock markets made fu...
Insurers led the FTSE 100 index down 190.10 points today to 4,230 after global stock markets made further losses on renewed fears over corporate earnings and questions over the quality of corporate accounts. Aviva and Royal & Sun Alliance were the biggest UK blue-chip losers after investment bank analysts told clients to sell shares because of solvency issues. Falling share prices have put extreme pressure on Europe's biggest insurers too, with big falls in the share prices of Munich Re, Zurich Financial, Axa and Alliance. Aviva fell 49p to 413p, while R&SA fell 20p to 2...
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