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Rural ramps up underwriting team with ex-Aviva hire

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Former Aviva commercial underwriter Simon Dixon has joined Rural Insurance's underwriting team as the first of four development underwriters the firm plans to recruit this year.

Mike Ellis, chief operating officer at the Harrogate-based specialist agricultural insurer, said that the appointments are part of Rural's strategy to double in size by 2015 and become a top three

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