
Split of Barbican business in 2010




Insurance companies have notched up a total of $5 billion in sold policies associated with the World Cup in South Africa this summer.
Richard Ward, Lloyd’s supremo, claims that if another major disaster hits it the insurance industry could go into the red this year.
On May 10, Barbican opened the doors at its new premises, 33 Gracechurch Street. The company's progress since its launch in 2007 has seen it outgrow the start-up premises at no.1 Cornhill.

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