Aon deputy chairman Max Taylor would like it to be known that he was not the manager of Hawkwind, but was a member of the company that managed Hawkwind in the early days along with half a dozen other bands, he told Backchat.

In fact, Max owns seven guitars And has an ambition to play slide guitar. He claims he lent Hawkwind his treasured Gibson guitar. And that was the last he saw of it. He would love to have it back. So if Anyone out there knows where it is ...

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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