So my grand voyage around the UK had come to an end… in Ipswich!  I travelled from Twickenham to Manchester, Leeds to Bath then to Leicester for the last event, home to the greatest rugby team in the UK! After months of work, I was off to Shotely Marina, Ipswich to judge the IT Pack Finale.  I was greeted by the best young brokers in the industry, although slightly hung-over from the previous night’s entertainment, I must say!  I reminded the candidates that this was...

Meeting the Future Leaders of the Pack I felt immensely proud to be in the company of our IT Pack finalists last weekend. This is the third year of the IT Pack, and Aviva and Insurance Times have made significant investment in this initiative because we believe that making the industry attractive to young people and nurturing talent is essential to the future of broking. We think that this year the talent has been brilliant and we have certainly made the initiative more informative, exciting an...

It's all about the Numbers..."How do we define success? In a world where we need clarity and evidence, and where we all need to demonstrate we're earning our keep -  there is strong tendency to look at figures - just think about all the ways we measure our premium: how much, compared to last year, compared to our competitors, gross, net, and more. And that's just one measure. But sometimes all those numbers can look fantastic, but it doesn't feel like you're in a great place, like you're wi...

We’re delighted to announce that our celebrity guest speaker at the Leeds event on 18th May will be Sarah Willingham. Many of you no doubt will have seen her when she recently appeared as a panellist on The Apprentice ‘You’re Fired’ and the final ‘You’re Hired’ shows and before this she starred in three series of 'The Restaurant' on BBC2.  She has won numerous awards and accolades since successfully turning a heavily loss making business into the la...

Today sees the launch of the brand new IT Pack website. Make our fantastic new look site one of your favourites to keep up to date with everything going on with the IT Pack.   We’ll be using this site to bring you the most up to date IT Pack information. You can use it to see when the events are coming to a town near you, register to attend an event and see who’s in the running to win this year’s IT Pack competition.   If you’ve attended one of our events you ca...