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Backchat at Biba 2013
Insurance Times’s man on the inside is at ExCel – read his updates from Biba 2013
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‘Let’s hope this is a happy tale rather than a Greek tragedy’
This week, our Insider gets up close and personal in the world of politics, tips his hat to Cheryl ‘Dangerous’ Cole and gets some tips on dealing with PPI cold callers
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‘I’m more au fait with cruising along in a Bentley than the antics of Formula 1 racing’
This week, our insider helps Towergate celebrate its 15th birthday and parties the night away at the Insurance Times Technology in Insurance awards
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‘Insurance is fat rich people, gambling with the lives and livelihoods of the poor’
Our backchat insider enquiries after Will Self’s roof and tries his hand on the golf course
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'Lloyd's is no longer the wild west it used to be'
Our Backchat insider wonders whether the cowboy spirit is still to be found at Lloyd’s
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'Ross Howard's favourite is the chocolate sundae, before you ask'
In the run-up to the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, it seems the industry is all about indulgence and abstinence
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'They said "we’ll update you", and the update was "we’ll update you"'
A busy week for our Insurance Times market insider, who spent it rubbing shoulders with everyone from Branko Bjelobaba to Neil Utley
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Backchat: Olympics special
Our insider has always kept his ear to the ground for juicy insurance gossip, so with the Olympics in full swing he has pulled together a special list of backchats for your perusal
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‘My only fear of flying is that I might end up in economy’
Two brokers’ actions to help home a British lad with a phobia of planes gets a gold star from our Insider
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'Branko nearly spilt his champagne whenever the dancers executed an arabesque'
This week our industry insider has witnessed the best and brighest ballet dancers, shoes and, er, carpets
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‘I love the countryside, but I’m always afraid I'll tread in something’
Our Insider wonders if Yorkshire-based Moove’s cow themed office could be a step too far
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‘Now that's what I call a return on investment’
Our Insider is impressed at Swiss Re chairman Walter Kielholz’s business acumen
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‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks – or insure it, apparently’
Never work with animals…they’ll always come back to bite you
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'Langley donned her favourite pair of Jimmy Choo heels to abseil down Lloyd's'
Tall buildings, high heels … the Insider is feeling a touch of vertigo this week
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‘I hope he had his PI cover sorted out’
The Backchat Insider learns that Hiscox Bermuda chief Charles Duppin introduced the island to the Highland Games at the weekend
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Backchat @ Airmic
Insurance Times’s man on the inside is in Liverpool for the 2012 Airmic Conference
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'Well done to the boys in blue'
Our Insider is left speechless at the nerve of some insurance claimants
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‘It's a game of two halves’
Our Backchat Insider might not know much about the beautiful game, but no-one likes to be on the losing side
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‘A tenner for me on Rainbow Beauty’
Our Insider gets all tearful during a day with Torus at the races
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Backchat at Biba
Insurance Times’s man on the inside is in Manchester – read his updates from Biba 2012 here