Renowned for doing things differently, specialist media, arts and private clients broker La Playa lived up to its reputation at Christmas.

Rather than cluttering up Backchat's desk with yet another card and "destroying more rainforest", La Playa kindly made a donation to the Friends of Addenbrooke's Hospital, who are trying to raise £25,000 for an obstetrics and gynaecology scanner, on Backchat's behalf. So having done our good deed for the year, Backchat was free to indulge in guilt-free celebration over the Christmas period. Thanks, La Playa!

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.