International Insurance Brokers (IIB) director general Andrew Paddick and loyal number two Barbara Bradshaw were gutted when the international brokers' federation conference was called off earlier this year. The Taiwan meet was a victim of SARS and this meant curtains for Bradshaw and Paddick's side trip to Beijing. But just in case any of you are feeling sorry for the poor things, the conference has now been rearranged for Surfers' Paradise on Queensland's Gold Coast in Australia.

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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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