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Nail-biting times on insurance dividend ride

By Andrea Felsted, Insurance Correspondent

Published: March 25 2009 21:38 | Last updated: March 25 2009 21:38

The insurance industry is not normally associated with excitement. But this year’s life assurance reporting season has been a roller-coaster ride.

Legal & General thumbnailLegal & General on Wednesday cut its final dividend by 50 per cent, to conserve capital, and was punished with a 7 per cent fall in share price.

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