Anyone calling AXA last Friday morning might have wondered why phones were answered hastily by quiet voices. Well it seems that the company was hit by a collective hangover following company-wide celebrations on Thursday night.

There had been a celebration to commemorate the company passing £1bn of commercial lines premium in 2003. So champagne all round? Not quite. With Hubbard and colleagues playing catch up on combined ratio, it was beers all round.

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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