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Post history - 30 years ago: Missing cargo ship claim settled

Looking through Post’s back catalogue paints a unique picture of more than 150 years of insurance news, as this highlight from 30 years ago reveals.

Underwriters at Lloyd's have settled a $1m claim for the missing American cargo ship Poet (11 400 tons), which vanished three months ago while crossing the Atlantic.

US news sources have built up a

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