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180 years of Post: Broking under occupation

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May marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War. The only part of the British Isles to be occupied by the Germans during the war were the Channel Islands, which were under the rule of the Germany Armed Forces from 1940 to 1945. As part of Post’s 180 years of insurance series, we delve into how the Jersey-based insurers and brokers kept working under occupation

Despite the upheaval the war and occupation caused to the lives of the population of the Channel Islands, Jersey-based broker Rossborough Insurance, which is part of Gallagher, continued to trade

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