RSA Operating Profits up 84% and Interim Dividend Restored

• RSA Group CEO Hester reports upswing in results

• CNBC reports Zurich acquisition of RSA not on the table

Stephen Hester the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, seems to be pulling off the miracle he promised shareholders for RSA Group earlier this year. For the moment he refuses to see the future of the RSA Group as anything but a standalone company. 

Profits for RSA Group include a strong showing from RSA Canada the owner of the Pets Plus Us Canada's health insurance provider for dogs and cats.

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