WASHINGTON--The Senate gave its approval yesterday to a free trade pact with Peru that U.S. insurers expect will make it easier for them to do business in that country.

The agreement, officially known as the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, was approved by a vote of 77-18.

All but one of the nay votes, from Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., came from Democrats and Independent Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont.

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