Billy Anchor

Billy Anchor is the manager of Anchor Insurance.

As a kid he was bullied because of his name, which was also always first in the catalogues. He considered it was his destiny to be einvolved in the insurance business.

When Robert Foster comes, Billy offers him a rogue robot policy, however it takes a whole month to make the probability estimation as it requires the stripping down of the robot and exmination of its components. Hearing that Robert wants to descend to ground level, he offers him a travel insurance with policies for all elevator-related situations (vertigo, faulty doors-caused injuries, but not being trapped in one).

Foster also asks him about Overmann and Reich, but Anchor is unable to find any information in his computer. His reply differs depending on whether Foster had told Joey to connect to his computer, during which he rearranges Anchor's directory; in this case Anchor will complain that his computer is a mess. Also if Foster shows interest to hear his policies, Billy will agree to check up on Reich's policies, otherwise he will refuse.

Asked about a Schriebmann Port, Billy asks if Foster has medical cover, and what will happen to his family; Foster said that the droid Joey is his only family, and Billy offered an insurance about "sibling rivalry".

Gilbert Lamb tries to advice Foster to move around without being trapped in bureaucracy and that he would need special policies, and to seek Anchor. When Foster talks to Anchor about special policies and Lamb, Anchor says that he is a slimeball and they aren't friends. However when he mentions the name of Dr. Burke (who calls him "Willy") he agrees to go and talk to his contact. This allows Joey to cut the anchor from the statue while Billy is absent.