Saga leans on insurance arm as coronavirus halts travel operations
Saga’s in-house underwriter saw profits slide in 2019/20 as its travel operations face continued coronavirus disruption.
On the impact of Covid-19, Saga said in a trading update this morning that its insurance business was “largely unaffected”.
“The insurance business is performing well and is cash generative. While
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