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Penny Speed Meets... Ian White, underwriting manager, Century Underwriting
Penny meets Century Underwriting's underwriting manager, Ian White
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 11 December
It was a case of Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now for Kate Syred, Direct Line’s commercial director of home insurance, when she attended Morrissey’s recent concert at the O2.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 4 December
There is nothing like adversity to bring people together, especially when it is being played out in both the national media and the insurance trade press.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 27 November
Towergate executive chairman Alastair Lyons told Penny this week that he was geared up for a half-marathon rather than a 100-metre sprint when asked how long the broker’s newly unveiled sale discussions would take.
Penny Speed Meets... David Vine, business development manager, Allianz Legal Protection
Penny meets Allianz Legal Protection's business development manager, David Vine
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 20 November
Penny is used to her fair share of moonshine, but even she takes her hat off to the brave London-based staff at loss adjuster McLarens.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 13 November
Almost a year ago to the day, Zurich’s David Clements was on stage at Post’s fraud conference, joking that he was used to being received by crowds in raptures, launching underwear and foam fingers his way.
Penny Speed Meets... Mike Ellis, managing director, Broker Network Underwriting
Penny meets Broker Network Underwriting's managing director, Mike Ellis
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 6 November
Penny has often heard of a new boss bringing in their own quirks or rules when they are installed.
Deputy Editor's Comment: Looking beyond the EU rhetoric
Is it impossible for anyone in public office to talk about the European Union without expressing or feigning anger for their own side’s short-term political gain? It seems that way this week.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 30 October
It’s not unusual for Penny to find herself reflecting on her youthful moments with embarrassment, but she’s always been a true-blue, dyed-in-the-wool insurance type – and she knows what to watch out for.
Penny Speed Meets... Kay Doyle, business development manager, Bexhill Direct
Penny meets Bexhill Direct's business development manager, Kay Doyle
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 23 October
Penny smuggled herself into this years annual lunch for the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters last week, and was rewarded with a suspicious sounding grace, led by Crawford’s Benedict Burke.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 16 October
If Penny had a penny for every time she heard the line “I just sort of fell into insurance”, she certainly wouldn’t still be earning her crust as a hard-up scribe.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 9 October
Penny discovered this week even the great and good of the insurance industry can be afflicted with the plague of the sector – whiplash.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 2 October
Penny loves to get a glimpse inside insurance chief executives’ offices – there’s nothing like seeing faded 1970s sports team photos as a hark back to one’s glory days.
Penny Speed Meets... Matt Field, sales & marketing director, ALPS
Penny meets ALPS's sales & marketing director Matt Field
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 25 September
Penny went back to the 1960s at one event last week, where she was shown an employment guidebook from the Chartered Insurance Institute dating back 45 years.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 18 September
At an event hosting a room full of risk managers, Penny would have thought safety measures would have been front of mind, but it appears this was not the case for one European conference host.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 11 September
AIG has not been lucky with its o ffice on Fenchurch Street.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 4 September
Penny is made of strong stuff. She once went on a rollercoaster and barely flinched as she did the loop-de-loop.
Penny Black’s Insurance Week - 21/28 August
It was a case of keeping it in the family for LV chief executive Mike Rogers as his firm hosted a hospitality box at the first day of the fifth England vs India test match at the Oval last week.
Trade Voice: What’s changed since 1886?
As we approach the third anniversary of the London riots, the British Insurance Brokers’ Association is submitting its response to the consultation Reform of the Riot Damages Act 1886.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 24/31 July 2014
Broking luminary Ashwin Mistry’s combination of personality and industry gravitas stands him in good stead to serve with distinction as president of the Chartered Insurance Institute.