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Briefing: Could Black Lives Matter's landmark purge trigger a brand rethink for some well-known insurers?

Black lives matter

As Black Lives Matter activists target statues and landmarks baring the names of historical figures they argue held questionable views, Insurance Post content director Jonathan Swift asks whether this could have ramifications for some of the UK's most well known insurance brands.

The Black Lives Matter movement has already brought about some serious and long overdue soul searching among insurance companies with legacy pasts that included insuring slave ships.

And last week Po

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