Lloyd's feared the Anna Kournikova computer bug was too much of a temptation for some of the more hot-blooded men in its underwriting room.
Worried that the tennis star-named virus might have brought its systems grinding to a halt, Lloyd's ordered the plug to be pulled on its email system.
It took the same action over the Love Bug virus to stop it spreading.
For part of one afternoon, Lloyd's was effectively unable to communicate electronically with outside underwriting syndicates.
It must have seemed to some older hands that Lloyd's had returned to its traditional ways of working, at least for a few hours.
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.
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.
