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Sampo Group’s results for January-March 2025
Sampo plc, interim statement, 7 May 2025 at 8:30 am EEST Sampo Group’s results for January-March 2025 Top-line growth stood at 9 per cent on a currency adjusted basis on the back of continued strong development in target growth areas within the private operations in the Nordics and the UK.Underwriting margins benefited from a benign winter and large claims, and a continued positive underlying trend in the Nordics, leading the combined ratio to improve to 84.6 per cent.The underwriting result inc
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