Memories of your schooldays will undoubtedly have influenced your current perceptions of the teaching profession.

If you remember the painful swish of the cane, you will empathise with the pupil who was caught filling his music teacher's violin case with maggots. Revenge is best served cold, so the saying goes.

Backchat understands that the writhing maggots lay undiscovered for two days.

The only recompense for the teacher was that Allianz Cornhill agreed it had insured the violin for professional cleaning, thus rendering it liable for the cost of disposing of the maggots.

Nevertheless, Backchat is baffled at the genius of a teenage mind, which still has the capacity to wreak revenge of the highest order despite the consequences.

A broker in the making...

The 2025 Insurance Times Awards took place on the evening of Wednesday 3rd December in the iconic Great Room of London’s Grosvenor House.

Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
Many congratulations to all the worthy winners and as always, huge thanks to our sponsors for their support and our judges for their expertise.

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