The Co-operative Insurance company apply their name to the League Cup for the last time this Sabbath, and in the wake of the Old Firm final, Scottish football will have two of its three major competitions without financial backers.

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By regulation, CO-OPs should reflect private, non-profit insurance company models.

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Liu Yonghao set up his own independent company, New Hope Group, whose investors include the state-backed People's Insurance Co. of China.

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