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Discount rate cut could benefit Hastings, says CFO

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The cut to the Ogden discount rate will benefit “agile players” who procure business predominantly through aggregators, Hastings' chief financial officer Richard Hoskins said.

Though Hastings took a £20m hit to its 2016 profits as a result of the Lord Chancellor's decision to cut to discount rate from 2.5% to minus 0.75%, Hoskins said that the resulting rise in premiums

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