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19 May 2016Insurance

Innovation a priority for Lloyd’s

When Charles Lindbergh climbed into his modified plane in 1927 and prepared for the first solo flight across the Atlantic he packed as lightly as possible. He didn’t take a parachute, but he did have a financial one. Legendary Lloyd’s underwriter Cuthbert Heath insured him, despite the massive risk Lindbergh was taking.

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