The year of living dangerously
From the bailout of AIG to the long mooted sale of Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance, the turmoil in the financial markets has left its mark on the general insurance market in 2008. Sarah Hills looks back on an eventful 12 months
The last four months of the year have been nothing if not eventful but while it is all too easy to focus solely on this closing period, it is important to note that 2008 as a whole has been a unique
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