Bob Beckett's return to the broker market looks certain to be helped by the location of his offices.

The former Beckett Group chief is based just across the road from the Beckett Group offices, which he sold to Country Mutual Insurance Brokers in 2003.

A number of Country Mutual staff have already jumped ship to join Beckett. It clearly won't be too much effort to persuade a few more to leave. He just needs to stand at the entrance and wave them over.

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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