Rumours, rumours...

So will she?

Has she?

Could she?

Did she?

I got the call …!

She got the call?

The cat’s away.  (I’m hardly a cat … but there you go … the vagaries of journalism.)

About time …!

She sooooo deserved it …!

So much better than him …

When’s he going?

Is it true?

What did he do wrong?

No one liked him … too left field for my liking … not suited.  Doesn’t wear a tie.  What a shame but his time had come.

Was it because of the share price (yeah, right ….)

“The name change has kicked off so it’s time for pastures new” …

“He was never right for Igal” …

“He must have messed up” …

What am I going on about and was it the highlight of last week?

It’s what I love about the broker market … one tiny pebble then ripples, spreads, picks up speed and all of a sudden – fiction is fact … he says, she said, they said rules; rumour becomes grapevine becomes concrete.

But the did she/has she/where is he rumours didn’t dominate last week … oh no …

My week was dominated by staff communications, rebrand final touches; feeling proud about the launch of Broker Independence Group (launched under the Aviva brand … see it’s true – it’s more than just a name change)

… thinking about Club 110 and a new additional service for Club brokers (more proof it’s more than a name change)

… a visit to a key partner to talk about Home Insurance

… yet more conversations on the rise of aggregators

… some more difficult conversations re rating/commission

… and in between – numbers, numbers, numbers and more numbers.

Anyway … the did she/has she, was triggered by a broker … to Janice … (she was the mouse whilst the cat was away) …

He’d heard she was taking over my job, my role, my responsibilities and wanted to congratulate her.

She was flattered/honoured but had to explain, “No.  I wish …  I was taking over his blog … not his job …”  one pebble …  a thousand ripples …

Business as usual …!