Around the Monopoly board with the Hand in Hand registers — part 3 Electric Light Company to Vine…Part 3 of our trip around the monopoly board begins with the electric light company. Although the registers are a bit too early for Hand…3d ago3d ago
Insuring Grosvenor SquareThe final episodes of the latest Bridgerton series are about to drop on Netflix. The fictional Bridgertons and their neighbours, the…Jun 12Jun 12
Remembering D-DayToday is the 80th anniversary of D-Day when over 150,000 allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy from more than 5000 ships and…Jun 6Jun 6
The Flixborough DisasterToday is the 50th anniversary of the Flixborough disaster. On 1st June 1974, a cloud of hot cyclohexane vapour escaped from the Nypro UK…Jun 1Jun 1
Around the Monopoly board with the Hand in Hand Registers — Part 2 — Pall MallPart two of our trip round the Monopoly board starts (and ends) at Pall Mall. I’ve spotted so many houses Hand in Hand insured here…Apr 24Apr 24
Around the Monopoly board with the Hand in Hand Registers — Part 1At the end of last year, we finally finished our mammoth project to scan the 150 policy registers of our oldest ancestor company Hand in…Apr 18Apr 18
Insuring Georgian WimbledonThe Wimbledon Championships finish week so I thought I’d have a look at properties we insured in Wimbledon, — or Wimbleton, as the Hand in…Jul 15, 2023Jul 15, 2023
Insuring Georgian ChelseaIt is Chelsea Flower Show this week, so I’ve used it as an excuse to look at some of the references to Chelsea I’ve found while scanning…May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Tales of coronations pastThe coronation of King Charles III will be the 12th coronation since Aviva’s oldest ancestor company, Hand in Hand, was established in…May 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Looking back to 1723This weekend I’ve been having a look in the Hand in Hand policy registers to see what our customers of 300 years ago listed as their…Feb 6, 2023Feb 6, 2023