Alan Cleary


Little-known facts youneverknew


Andrew Moss has a chauffeur- driven Skoda Superb, registration AM1GO


The new chief executive of the ABI is about as well-known as Whistler’s Father


Lloyd Hanks is a man of rare gifts. I’ve known him for ages and he’s never given me so much as a penny


Ageas will change its name in 2013


Nancy Dell’Olio fancies Andy Homer


In her early years, Claudia Schiffer lookalike Fiona Andrews was an international trapeze artist and tightrope walker, professional name Hi-Fi


Sandy Scott has worn the same wig for 35 years


Eric Galbraith wore short pants until he was 38. Around the waist


Gerry Loughney talks in his sleep but nobody at work ever mentions it


Branko Bjelobaba is by no means simply a spelling mistake. His father was well-known in the Valleys as Jones the Compliance. It’d be reassuring if he wasn’t quite so anxious to distance himself from his roots, that Branko Jones


At about 7 o’clock on winter evenings, outdoors, Barry Smith sometimes looks a bit like Brad Pitt. From the side. 50 yards away


Brian Susman and Chris Hanks support rubbish sides like Brentford and Spurs


Nobody at the FOS understands the principle of indemnity


Lyndon Willshire will shortly be auditioning for the next series of How To Look Good Naked and is, in preparation, now giving special attention to certain of his ageing body parts. No change there, then


Bold pinstripes went out 20 years ago, but nobody told 15 UK chief executives - three insurers; ten brokers; and two bods employed by trade bodies. I have no doubt that any list you compile will be identical to mine. These people look ridiculous, but they do add immensely to the gaiety of nations. If you can still say that


David Worsfold was one of identical quadruplets. As three of them looked even more like him than he did, he became a journalist in 1914.


Unless you’re the boss


Your pay packet buys less every year - unless you’re the boss


You can’t put your lover or your kids on the payroll - unless you’re the boss


You can’t give a whopping consultancy to that Blair fellow - unless you’re the boss


You can’t raid the petty cash - unless you’re the boss


You are directly accountable for your abject performance - unless you’re the boss


20 insurancepeople NOVEMBER 2011


You occasionally have to buy a drink - unless you’re the boss


You won’t get bonuses that double or treble your income - unless you’re the boss


You have to re-apply for your job every year - unless you’re the boss


You can’t have a lavishly-stocked drinks cabinet in your office - unless you’re the boss


You can’t roger the human resources - unless you’re the boss


You won’t get an OBE or a CBE - unless you’re the boss


You’re not going to win any half- decent trade press award - unless you’re the boss


You won’t get a Fellowship without Examination - unless you’re the boss


You can’t just roll in or wander off when you feel like it - unless you’re the boss


You have to pay for your own lunches - unless you’re the boss


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