Your page 3 headline (News, 7 September) "First City to open in second city" cries out for correction.
If First City wants to do this, then it needs to open in Birmingham. By no measure is the City of Manchester in contention with Birmingham for this ranking.
For instance, its population, according to the 2001 census, was 392,819 compared with 977,087 for Birmingham. If you count the population of Greater Manchester, then for a true comparison you must look at the population of West Midlands and again, it is no contest.
Manchester may be a nice enough place but it is no match for Birmingham!
Peter Maskell
Chief executive
BHSF Group
Birmingham
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.
