Penny black's insurance week
Penny was out and about with Hastings CEO Edward Fitzmaurice this week, and one couldn't help but be surprised by his music taste. After a discussion of the fine arts — and not so fine arts — something of a revelation occurred. Among the standard favourites one would expect from an insurance CEO, Penny would never have put money on a recent collaboration between rapper Jay-Z and singer Alicia Keys. Clearly, he is 'down with the kids', and Penny could not help but be impressed. Disappointingly though, he drew the line at Dizzee Rascal.
Chris Giles apparently had a stroke of good luck last week, aside from his "non-acquisition" of Brightstar. Mr Giles partakes in the horse racing game, owning a hotly tipped horse from champion
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