Blog: Aviva, ERS, ? … What Amanda Blanc did next
Her appointment as a NED of Aviva triggered one former colleague to boast 'It’s coming home, it’s coming home, insurance is coming home'. Jonathan Swift reflects on what lies ahead for Amanda Blanc here, at ERS and where she might pop up next.
Walking through the City this week I bumped into a recently[ish] retired insurance executive.
Our conversation went something like this:
Them: “It has been a lot quieter this year; I haven’t been
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