And it added strong positions in both life and non-life insurance in the German market, Europe's largest, to its roster of leading market shares in life and property insurance in Italy, Austria, Hungary, Israel and Spain.

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But Austria, which has sent peacekeepers to the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel, was vocally opposed one of several EU countries that argued that the region is already awash in weapons.

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She has held Senior positions at Cambridge University UK and City University New York, and visiting positions at universities in Austria, China, Hong-Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the UK. She is the author of two books and numerous articles and monographs.

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That put us behind the world average, Spain, The Netherlands, Austria, the UK, Israel, Germany, Portugal, France, Ireland, Belgium, and Japan.

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