Share price falls to celebrate 8o year since 1929 crash

The FTSE marked the 80th anniversary of the Great Crash of 1929 by dropping by more than 2% with Prudential the biggest faller, losing 60p to 550½p, the Times reports

Aviva fell 22.7p to 397.8p and Legal & General slid 4.85p to 77.7p.

Royal Bank of Scotland fell 1.2p to 39.6p and Lloyds Banking Group fell 3.84p to 80p.

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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