Biba 2012: Manchester calling
With the Biba conference taking place on 16 and 17 May, we look at what you can expect at this year’s event and which sessions are a must see for brokers
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (Biba) conference has stuck with Manchester this year and many in the market believe this is where it achieves the best results. There’s something about Manchester that works better than other locations that have hosted the event. The city seems to be almost designed for conferences and the positive ‘feel’ brings an added dimension to the two days that is perhaps slightly lacking elsewhere.
So at least we can assume on this basis that it will be a
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