Polly C – the hottest insurance gossip
Polly gets her red arm band on to relay this month's hottest gossip
Without doubt, the top insurance gossip this month, or even this century, was the news that a subsidiary company of Munich Re, Ergo, had invited prostitutes to a party held to reward the company’s top sales staff at a Budapest spa in 2007. Polly’s not sure if the details of how the ladies in question were ‘administered’ owe more to the host’s Germanic instincts or whether it is a natural reaction of risk advisers, either way, the efficiency of the whole operation really stood out. According toOnly users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
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