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Sabre appoints Rebecca Shelley as permanent chair
Sabre Insurance has appointed Rebecca Shelley as chair of the company with immediate effect, following an external search.
Direct Line brings in Aviva’s Poole as CFO
Jane Poole is leaving Aviva to reunite with her former boss Adam Winslow and take on the role of chief financial officer at Direct Line Group.
Big Interview: Matthew Crummack, Domestic & General
Matthew Crummack, CEO of Domestic & General, reveals how he hopes to create an Uber-like experience for customers, shares his talks with insurtechs and why provider's should stop talking about "digital transformation."
CII’s Connell on workplace bullying, discrimination and harassment
Trade Voice: Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, outlines the everyday steps people can take to clean up company cultures.
60 Seconds With... LexisNexis’ Tom Lawrie-Fussey
Tom Lawrie-Fussey, senior director of product management at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, couldn’t live without cars and loves to listen to The Police through a decent sound system.
Insurers' struggle to fill job vacancies laid bare
Data analysis: The extent to which insurance is an experienced employee’s, rather than an employer’s, is laid bare by recruitment adverts posted at the start of this year.
Lloyd’s DEI role model Sheila Cameron
Last year, Lloyd’s commissioned Franklyn Rodgers to create six portraits of diverse role models. We complete our series of spotlighting them all by speaking to Sheila Cameron, the CEO of the Lloyd’s Market Association
Q&A: Waseem Malik, Aviva
Aviva’s chief claims officer Waseem Malik spoke to Insurance Post about the evolution of claims roles, the progress of Aviva's digital transformation, and emerging trends in fraud.
How to win the war for insurance talent
Iffi Wahla, CEO and co-founder at global hiring platform Edge, looks at the recruiting challenges facing insurance firms today, the impact this is having on the industry, and how firms can better bolster their ranks.
iCan’s Mistry on the importance of employee resource groups
Trade Voice: Ajay Mistry, co-founder of iCan and founder of Gambit Partners, outlines the importance of employee resource groups to firms’ diversity, equity and inclusion strategies.
Q&A: Carmen Powell, ISC Group
Carmen Powell, interim managing director of ISC Group, explains how she intends to expand the women’s insurance network’s reach over the next six months as well as tackle Sexism in the City.
British Insurance Awards 2024 shortlist revealed
The shortlist of the 30th British Insurance Awards, which will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 3 July, is announced today.
Biba’s Trudgill on attracting fresh talent to insurance
Trade Voice: Graeme Trudgill, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, reports on the body’s efforts to pitch a career in insurance to school pupils.
60 Seconds With... Foil’s Pete Allchorne
Pete Allchorne, partner at DAC Beachcroft and president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers, would like to be “Doctorin’ the Tardis”, finds ironing therapeutic, and can be found dancing to “Uptown Funk” by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
QBE’s Lees on how supporting dads can close the gender pay gap
View from the Top: Nikki Lees, people director for culture and employees experience at QBE European Operations, believes increased paternity leave is key to closing the gender pay gap.
Q&A: Mona Barnes, Aon
Tom Luckham sits down with Aon’s chief claims officer Mona Barnes to discuss her new role, her career history and her plans for claims at Aon.
Gain’s McGee on bridging the talent gap with neurodiverse talent
Trade Voice: Francis McGee, executive chair of the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity, or Gain, how becoming more neuroinclusive can help tackle one of the industry’s perennial challenges.
Big Interview: R;pple Suicide Prevention’s Alice Hendy
Tom Luckham sits down with R;pple Suicide Prevention founder and CEO Alice Hendy MBE to discuss her career so far, mental health in insurance, and of course, West Ham United.
60 Seconds With... Ecclesiastical’s Geoff Turner
Geoff Turner, broker distribution director at Ecclesiastical, hates cleaning the hob, shares why the bigger picture is what really matters and insists he hasn’t told a lie since childhood.
Aventum founder ‘extremely proud’ as son impresses on Formula One debut
18 year-old Ollie Bearman, the son of Aventum CEO and founder David Bearman, made his Formula One debut this weekend, finishing an impressive 7th after filling in for Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz.