Covid-19: Biba cancels 2020 conference
The event, which was scheduled to take place in Manchester in May, will no longer go ahead.
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has confirmed that its 2020 conference has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The event was due to be held in Manchester Central on 13 and 14 May 2020.
In a statement the organisation said: “We know that this will come as an enormous disappointment to all of those involved, including our sponsors, exhibitors, suppliers, delegates and speakers.
“Indeed we, and the whole insurance sector, will miss the 2020 event. We would like to
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