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Alex originally studied Law at the University of Exeter, but stayed on to finish a Masters in 2010. His first placement is in International Market Development which helps Lloyd’s Managing Agents and Brokers develop their business abroad.

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More to insurance than meerkats

Graduate blog | Alex Holcroft | Monday 26 March 2012, 9:54AM

There’s been a spate of viral e-mails doing the rounds. It’s one of the more popular ones, not as famous as everyone’s favourite deer-bothering dog or the chubby kid with the light-saber, but it’s up there.

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Four months in: Memories of a moustache

Graduate blog | Alex Holcroft | Wednesday 11 January 2012, 2:11PM

It's only been four months but there's already plenty for the recent Lloyd's graduates to reflect on.

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