High hopes

Situated on the 31st floor of 25 Canada Square in London's Docklands, the UK offices of Munich Re automatically win the award for most awe-inspiring COVER interview location. Beyond a wall of glass, the eastern end of the offices looks out and over the Thames as it heads to sea, the O2 Arena (nee The Millennium Dome) a literal spitting distance away. At the western end, through the deathly quiet of the offices, is an equally imposing view that takes in the whole of central and western London up to Wembley Stadium. In a meeting room beyond the front desk, Andy Milburn, the reinsurer's new ...