Chaucer Syndicates Limited (‘‘Chaucer’’) is proud to announce that its team has been awarded first place in the Total Objects Insurance Industry Challenge for the second consecutive year.
The event took place at the Docklands Sailing and Water Sports Centre at the Isle of Dogs on Thursday 17 September and Chaucer scooped the main prize of the day, winning with an impressive 28 points after competing in three main events; dragon boat racing, a 5 kilometre bike race and a 2 kilometre run.
The Chaucer team, captained by Steve Trautner, comprised Craig Axon, Clive Small, Martyn Rodden, Aaron Barclay, Emily Brimson, Tom Robertson and Daniel Golding. Tom Kirkman from Evans Cycles also joined the team. Thirteen teams from across the insurance Industry competed in the 2009 industry challenge, which was hosted by IT solutions company, Total Objects, who were raising money for the COINS Foundation, a charity that supports sustainable projects in some of the world’s most excluded communities. The Chaucer team raised a total of £2500.
Steve Trautner, team captain of Chaucer, commented: “Although Chaucer’s boat had been the quickest through all the heats, we were by no way complacent and rightfully so, as in the final the other teams were determined to beat us. It was an extremely close finish. Somehow we managed to put just enough effort in to snatch a victory away from Hardy, who we thought might have just pipped us to the post.”
Rich Law, Head of the COINS Foundation, commented: “The money raised by the insurance industry will have a real impact on people’s lives – it really will mean the difference between life and death for some people. It will also change their life prospects. We’re working on a wide range of projects that deliver sustainable change in communities – from building schools, hospitals and homes through to providing micro-finance to encourage local enterprise and providing clean, safe water to drink.”
