They seek him here, they seek him there...

The insurance industry's very own Scarlet Pimpernel, Michael Bright, is keeping a low profile. Insurance Times, however, would love to know where he is and so would many of our readers – and a few thousand policyholders and shareholders, too.

Like Nessie and the Yeti, sightings have been documented. Recently, someone allegedly spotted him in Spain, another thought he saw him on a yacht in the South of France (it turned out to be another corpulent, corporate crony in ill-fitting trunks) and, two weeks ago, a picture appeared on a website claiming to be of the big man poolside in Kent.

Backchat is offering a magnum of champagne (seriously!) to anyone who can find him and get hard evidence, namely a photograph, of where he is holed up. Happy hunting!

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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