Penny Black

Penny Black’s Insurance week

Penny was ‘tickled Ink’ when she was treated to a night out at the world-renowned Comedy Store in Leicester Square by underwriting managing director Mike Smith and a handful of his UK team.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Penny couldn’t help but feel sorry for Eddie Edwards, construction underwriter at Chubb Managing Agent, who has been on the personal end of a metal theft claim.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Penny is rather partial to a good Christmas song to get her in the festive spirit but she does prefer the classics to be sung by the experts.

Penny speed meets... Lynn Rouse, editor, Post

Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. In her ‘speed meeting’ column — and for a bit of festive fun — this week Penny probes her Post pal, Lynn Rouse.

Penny Black’s insurance week

With the festive period almost upon us Penny took a break from Christmas shopping to attend the numerous seasonal outings on offer from the ever-generous folks in the insurance world.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Penny was delighted to be among the industry grandees for the prestigious 60th birthday bash of high net worth insurer Sterling last week, taking in the atmosphere at London’s fancy Café de Paris.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Although more accustomed to fine dining and a spot of opera, Penny accepted an invitation from Towergate’s Marc DonFrancesco for a slap-up steak, washed down with some rock ‘n’ roll.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Penny was impressed to learn Zurich’s commercial broking team is gearing up for a 1000-mile charity bike ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Penny’s long-awaited trip to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts with Brit Insurance finally took place this week but the people at Bafta in Piccadilly must have missed the memo.

Penny Black’s insurance week

Globetrotting Penny was expecting to see many things on her recent holiday to Berlin — the Reichstag; the Brandenburg Gate and the Holocaust Memorial Museum — but what she was not expecting was a rather fancy-looking Allianz building right in the middle…

Penny Black’s insurance week

A competition organised by the smart suit people Cad and the Dandy for the best-dressed banker caught Penny’s eye this week, with the judges for the award including the sartorial pugilist Chris Eubank.

Penny Black's insurance week

Penny was very close to whipping out her cheque book at the sight of the all the diamond jewellery up for auction at Sterling Insurance’s open day.

Penny Black's insurance week

Biker chick Penny’s wheels broke down on the M25 on Sunday and, being the caring type, she turned into a works entrance so as not to block the carriageway — already reduced to two lanes because of roadworks — only to realise the error of her ways.

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