It is second such set of stress tests for insurance companies, which shadow a similar exercise being carried out on the big banks by the European Banking Authority.

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We knew I would no longer be eligible for their insurance, and we knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that I would be denied coverage due to my multiple pre-existing conditions.

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The priority, says George Osborne, the shadow chancellor of the exchequer, is to undo the planned increase in national-insurance contributions.

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