MORE Than insurer Royal & Sun Alliance benefited from a strong performance in the UK yesterday as it posted first-quarter figures ahead of expectations.
The group, which employs 680 people in a call centre in Sunderland, said operating profits rose to £207m, a gain of 29 per cent on a year earlier and higher than the £200m forecast by some analysts. It said the UK market remained competitive.
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