Apology: Anthea Cudworth

Contrary to the statement in yesterday's story headed “When the boss's daughter is not assured a job”, we wish to make it clear that Anthea Cudworth, daughter of John Cudworth, the chairman of United Assurance Group plc, left the company in December 1996 of her own free will, not as a result of the merger between Refuge Group and United Friendly. She had already accepted a place at the Australian Graduate Business School at the University of New South Wales in Sydney to take a two-year MBA course and took this up last February. We apologise for any embarrassment caused.