The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is the insurance industry's version of MI6.

With its own James Bond (Allianz Cornhill's Mihir Pandya) and M (Royal & SunAlliance's John Beadle) the multimillion pound venture will be shrouded in secrecy when it launches
in July.

Unlike MI6, we will not know where the IFB head office will be located, neither will we know who is going to head it up.
One thing is guaranteed though, said Bond (Pandya): “It will not fail.”

Eventually, MI6 and MI5 had to become transparent and declare where they lived. So where will Blofeld live? Not many extinct volcanoes in the North East, Backchat thinks.

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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