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Penny Black's Insurance Week - 6 June 2013
While Penny has successfully mastered the Spanish language, she cannot claim to possess a full grasp of the Mediterranean mentality.
Penny speed meets... Dave Partington, head of retail offices, Gallagher Heath
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
My Best XI: Simon Taylor, Reich
Simon Taylor, managing director of Salford-based broker Reich, selects his best XI for an insurance industry start-up. In a team packed full of industry leaders, Taylor is hopeful a side that contains five chief executives, or equivalents, will provide…
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 23 May 2013
The annual British Insurance Brokers’ Association conference after-party can transform even the most mild-mannered broking boss into an incoherent, staggering shell of a man.
Career path: Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley: Part three
In the third and final instalment in the current three-part series, we continue to follow fictional insurance recruits Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley through their second year in the industry.
Law report: Black ice ruling saves driver from negligence claim
This law report was contributed by law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: Court rules that cautious driver was as much to blame for accident as speedy motorcyclist
This law report was supplied by law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer.
Law report: ‘Belly flop’ teenager fails with party paddling pool claim
This law report has been contributed by law firm Berrymans Lace Mawer
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is always fascinated by quirky Lloyd’s policies – Heidi Klum’s legs are insured for $2m, Bruce Springsteen’s vocal cords are covered for $5.5m and Jeff Beck’s fingers are underwritten to the tune of $10m, to name but a few.
Penny speed meets... Tim Goodman, business development director, ICAB
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Career path: Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley: Part two
In the second instalment of our three-part series, we continue to follow fictional insurance recruits Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley through their second year in the industry.
Career path: Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley
In the first instalment of the latest three-part series, we follow fictional insurance recruits Will Woodman and Dawn Crowley as their careers continue to develop through a second year in the industry.
Penny Black's insurance week
Being a lady of leisure, Penny is no stranger to the scenic charms of her local golf club. However, sunny Sundays are usually spent on the terrace with a G&T in hand rather than traipsing through the rough in search of an errant ball.
My Best XI... Phil Sharpe, Ace
Phil Sharpe, chief operating officer for UK and Ireland at Ace, selects his best XI for an insurance industry start-up. Lining up next to a trio of his Ace colleagues are a pair of big-hitters from Aon behind an unpredictable strike duo in the form of a…
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny recently had the pleasure of catching up with newly appointed British Insurance Brokers’ Association chief executive Steve White, hoping to gain an insight into his plans to change the sector for the better.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny is ashamed to report that, during an LV-hosted pub quiz last week, she was coerced into displaying all the attributes of a sore loser.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny donned her flak jacket and tucked her pepper spray into her handbag before joining a team of IFED police officers on a dawn raid in East London last week.
Penny speed meets... Kevin Taylor, chief executive, Gravytrain
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
Career file - Steve Hook: Ex-Aon Hook to head up HNW at Bluefin
Bluefin has appointed Steve Hook as head of high net worth, in a role that will see him report to managing director of private clients Tim Mortimer.
Penny Black's insurance week
Penny isn’t sure taking work home with you is a good idea at the best of times, but one loss adjuster at Crawford & Co took the concept a step further when he spotted a barn ablaze on his way home.
Penny speed meets... Marc DonFrancesco, director of fraud and investigation specialists, Absolute Partnership
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own 'speed…
Penny Black's insurance week
The newspapers have been full of events cancelled due to weather this week, so Penny was not surprised to hear that the insurance industry has been affected too.
Penny Speed Meets... Graham Dickinson, executive partner, DWF
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed…
My Best XI David Coupe, owner, EC3 Legal
David Coupe, owner of law firm EC3 Legal, selects his best XI for an insurance industry start-up. Coupe has chosen largely from the world of underwriting, with a reinsurer taking the key spot in goal. There is also room in the side for the world’s…