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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Julia Kollewe

Lloyd’s moves to cancel insurance cover of Russian firms hit by sanctions

The Lloyd's building in the City of London.
The Lloyd’s building in the City of London. Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

Lloyd’s of London has said it is working with the UK government to implement sanctions imposed over the war in Ukraine as fast as possible, including cancelling Russian firms’ insurance cover.

Announcing a swing back to an annual profit as it recovers from the pandemic, the world’s biggest insurance market warned that the war will present a “major claim” for the insurance market this year, but said it was “manageable”.

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