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Re-emergence of Southampton: where insurance first docked

Ocean Village Marina neighborhood of Southampton on the Channel coast in southern England, UK

While the story of insurance is often traced back to old coffee houses in London in the 16th century, Scott McGee discovers insurance had a place in the UK hundreds of years before that as he explores the re-emergence of its original hub in the UK: Southampton.

Southampton has a long, rich history of insurance but recently, there have been a few examples of UK insurers either expanding into the region or basing operations there.

The likes of Aviva, Allianz

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