Students warn class barriers remain despite insurance diversity push
Students from the Sixth Form College Farnborough have shared that while diverse early careers programmes are helpful, certain barriers to gaining insurance careers persist due to classism.
Dasha Galinskaya and Maisie Daniels (pictured) are two students participating in Zurich’s Kickstart programme, which is a mentoring initiative designed to attract future talent from diverse
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