Royal & SunAlliance has said profit after tax rose to £238m, up 22% on 2005.

The company said combined operating ratio gained to 91.7%. Andy Haste, Group CEO, said: "We have delivered another strong result and have now achieved ten consecutive quarters of combineds that start with a nine.

He added: "We're building good momentum across the Core Group with targeted profitable growth in selected markets.

"We remain confident of delivering sustainable profitable performance."

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