By Simon Iliffe, Unimutual Risk Manager

2020 certainly was a year to forget on many fronts but a year that will be remembered by all. A year in which we:

• Endured lockdowns
• Closed state borders
• Could not travel
• Worked from home
• Wore masks
• Learned to use QR codes
• Incurred the largest loss in the history of the Mutual

While 2020 was the Year of the Rat in Chinese Zodiac culture, 2021 is the Year of the Ox or Bull. The Australian Mallee Bull is a hardworking, straightforward beast that keeps everything organized, transparent and correct. Where there is a bull, work will be done, and the job will get done – the bull never gives up. 2021 will therefore be characterized by a lot of diligent work, professional activity, and a sense of duty.

What is new at Unimutual in the year of the Bull? 

Dad joke section

Did you hear about the fella that invented the knock-knock joke? – He won a no-bell prize

Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay, we’d call them baguls.

My wife said I should do lunges to stay in shape. I suggested to her “that would be a big step forward”

Singing in the shower is fun until you get soap in your mouth – then it’s a soap opera.

I asked my dog what two minus two is.  She said nothing.

I fed my dog the left-over ratatouille the other night – next morning she got a bit carried away.

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