Dickson Manchester was taking no chances at the Biba conference this year.

After an errant hack had accidentally joined DM director Mike Dickson in bed at the last conference, fellow director Charles Manchester was heard to say that he was considering taking out a contingency policy against any such risk this year.

Instead, he opted for the much more direct insurance of a digital camera. The broker claimed he had more chance of getting his money back that way.

Backchat doesn't dare contemplate what he intended to do with any of the resulting snapshots.


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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