Penny Black’s Social Diary: Insurtech UK’s specs-appeal

Insurtech UK’s shades

Pimm’s is the secret weapon of the British summer party: deceptively sweet, surprisingly potent, and entirely appropriate for Insurtech UK’s latest gathering.

Held on the terrace at Browne Jacobson, the trade body used the occasion to launch its investment guide before guests turned their attention to networking in the London heat.

As conversations turned to artificial intelligence, investment and the future of insurance, new alliances were forged between attendees sporting everything from sharp suits to shorts.

Drinks were kept topped up, legal professionals mingled with founders and investors, and the chatter flowed well into the evening – a reminder that insurtech is as much about relationships as technology.

The fetching white sunglasses handed out during the evening certainly completed the look, although Penny Black suspects not everyone can carry them off as well as she can.

Penny’s Lunch Box

It’s far easier to debate insurers’ environmental credentials when you don’t have a piece of chicken trapped in your teeth.

Thankfully, the plant-based lunch served at the UN Environment Programme’s London Climate Action event at Bush House was entirely in keeping with the occasion, delivering on both sustainability and flavour.

The rice crackers were an unexpected highlight, while the vegetable pakoras comfortably earned a second helping. Four-and-a-half stars.