Zurich shows growth H1, adds reinsurance as growth enabler

Global insurance group Zurich kept its P&C growth story moving in through the first half, continuing the drive into global specialty and US construction, chiefly around data centres that allowed Zurich to sidestep less preferred lines, then selectively backed growth with added reinsurance.

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