Look back and take stock.
The summer is sadly coming to an end but it has allowed us time to look back and take stock. The ...
The summer is sadly coming to an end but it has allowed us time to
look back and take stock.
The past is a country some of us perhaps would prefer not to revisit and
Michael Bright is likely to be one such person. In a back issue of
Professional Broking from July 2000, it was reported that criticism from
the Lloyd's name and former chief executive of Independent had spurred
Lloyd's to make promises about pulling its socks up. Mr Bright, speaking
at the Association of Lloyd's Member's annual
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