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Europe Supplement 2005 - It's time to head east.

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(From Reinsurance)

The EU now has 25 member states and is set to keep growing. It's even going to implement a reinsurance directive to ensure a level playing field.

The potential for growth in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is palpable - this is an area of 188 million consumers, and that is excluding Russia!

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