Backchat @ Airmic

Wednesday

Liverpool was transformed into a Battle of the Booze last night as the industry traipsed all over the docks from one party to the next, many still holding their drink from the last party. By far the biggest winner of the night was RSA who once again proved they know how to throw a decent open bar party. By 11pm, Cisco in the Albert Docks was heaving. One Marsh senior executive commented to me “it is the only place you will see rivals dancing together in the one room”.

Honey monster

Spotted: Bayer Group risk manager stuffing his suit coat pocket with jars of honey, for his five kids apparently…

Tuesday

The sun is shining in Liverpool today for Airmic 2012. On my Magical Mystery Tour to the ACC this morning I took a ferry across the Mersey, before a stroll down Penny Lane.

A hard day’s night

Sitting at lunch there a group of lawyers loudly discussing their raucous night out in Liverpool last night, including one who brought his 18-year-old son out with them to ‘look at girls’…

Run for your life

Cunningham Lindsey’s Olympic 100m dash is proving popular among delegates. Graham Bristow of Aon has topped the leaderboard for most of the day with a time of 10.25 seconds. Insurance Times’s very own Tom Sinclair is not too far behind on 10.90 seconds. Rumours that Usain Bolt is set to make a surprise appearance in Liverpool are as yet unconfirmed.