{"product_id":"another-leg-in-the-pipeline-paul-mcnamara-9798227161284","title":"Another Leg in the Pipeline: The Diary of an Insurance Company General Manager","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother Leg in the Pipeline is a humorous but fictional diary of the general manager of a leading life insurance company in Asia. Anyone who works in the insurance sector - or anyone who has had an unpleasant experience with an insurer - should find it entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe diary chronicles the day-to-day interactions of the subject, Phteven, and the various flotsam and jetsam of the insurance world - including regulators, actuaries, in-house counsel, HR, the media and reinsurers. The diary manages to poke fun at the pomposity of many in the insurance sector - particularly those who make their annual pilgrimages to Monte Carlo and Baden-Baden for 'work'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor avid readers, this is actually the second diary from Phteven - the first was published almost two decades ago in the book 'Licking a Tramp', which chronicled Phteven's time as a marketing executive in the banking sphere in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of that volume will see that Phteven has matured a little - but not much - and that this new area of the financial services arena offers as much scope for gentle ridicule and brutal observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul McNamara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798227161284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eaglemont Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d","brand":"Paul McNamara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241831674111,"sku":"9798227161284","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_101f3802-6f67-4f74-931e-836245eb4225.jpg?v=1772656126","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/another-leg-in-the-pipeline-paul-mcnamara-9798227161284","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}