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The UK and EU have agreed a ban on insuring ships carrying Russian oil, shutting Moscow out of the vital Lloyd’s London insurance market and sharply curbing its ability to export crude, according to British and European officials, the Financial Times reports. The paper says Lloyd’s has been at the heart of the marine insurance industry for centuries. The insurance ban is part of a new EU sanctions package targeting Russian oil exports, the paper adds.