Penny Black's Social World - May 2016

Charity challenge
Ageas employees raised almost £90,000 for the NSPCC last year.

They took part in Tough Mudder races, bake sales, sky dives and plane pulls, raising over £88,000 for Ageas’s nominated charity in 2015.

“Our employees have always had a flair for innovative ways of fundraising,” commented Lyn Nicholls, HR director of Ageas UK.

Joni Rock, corporate fundraising manager at the NSPCC, noted: “In just one year, Ageas employees raised almost £90,000, which has enabled the NSPCC to answer 22,500 calls into ChildLine or provide 1800 hours of one-to-one therapy from trained counsellors in one of our 40 family centres across the UK, helping children and young people who have been abused.”

Fresh from Facebook

Gary Duggan, MD of Junction, BGL Group’s partnerships business, set off on an epic cycle ride to raise money for the construction of a health clinic BGL is funding in Zambia. He cycled from London to Paris, raising more than £2000 towards the project.

Gary will join 19 other BGL employees to travel to Kapiri in Zambia at the end of June to put the finishing touches to the health clinic, which will have specialist maternity and HIV clinics.

Fresh from Facebook

Reis Motorsport Insurance has revealed it had a hand recently in ensuring the Batmobile. It covered the iconic car for a six-figure sum, allowing it to make it to the Batman v Superman premieres across Europe and the UK. The Batmobile was transported on the back of a vehicle trailer, ensuring fans got a glimpse of the supercar at the London and Berlin premieres.

The big debate

Insurers could be hit hard as a result of the fallout from the Panama Papers data leak. The 11.5m files that were leaked from the database of offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca could result in regulatory or civil action, triggering long running court cases that would have a wider impact on many firms, including insurers. What could this mean for your company and do you have any processes in place?

Cecile Brisson, features editor, Post
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Video of the month

In inimitable style, Incisive director of content Jonathan Swift has unveiled the shortlist for the 2016 British Insurance Awards. Find out who has made the cut in this clip featuring a tent, some champagne and maracas. And get ready for a festival of fun at the Royal Albert Hall in July.  Please visit www.postonline.co.uk/2453643 to watch.