Setting the stage
Hundreds of people worked hard to shift tons of equipment and lay miles of cable to prepare the Royal Albert Hall for the big event. Take a trip behind the scenes with Richard Adams.
London's world famous Royal Albert Hall housed the spectacle of the British Insurance Awards ceremony this year for the third consecutive time.The dazzling effect of the evening's entertainment
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