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Reclaiming Pride: Ageas’s Roche’s shift from exclusion to inclusion
From teenage exclusion to leading an LGBTQ+ resource group, the journey of Lloyd Roche, risk and governance underwriter at Ageas, shows how workplaces can become spaces of growth, pride, and lasting change.
CII’s Cameron aims to keep running without dropping baton
Vivine Cameron, equity, diversity and inclusion manager at the Chartered Insurance Institute, reflects on the importance of visualisation and representation and why it is vital not to drop the baton of authentic inclusion or you risk losing the race.
Sedgwick’s Dartford on belonging as an LGBTQ+ woman in insurance
With 20 years in male-dominated sectors, Charlotte Dartford, regional director of marketing for UK and Asia at Sedgwick, shares how an inclusive culture empowered her to lead authentically and be seen.
Seventeen Group names CEO to replace retiring Anscombe
Seventeen Group has revealed that Oliver Thorne will take on the role of CEO at the company once current CEO Paul Anscombe retires.
Big Interview: Mark Lomas, Lloyd’s
Mark Lomas, head of culture at Lloyd’s of London, reflects on the market’s diversity achievements so far, and where the work is far from done.
Belonging in the insurance industry
In the first of two special episodes of the Insurance Post Podcast, recorded to mark Dive In, AND-E’s Gemma Robinson and Markel’s Erik Johnson reveal what it takes to create workplaces where everyone feels they truly fit.
From struggle to pride: RSA’s Dainty’s journey
Being gay with ADHD made Drew Dainty, claims expenses team leader at RSA, feel like every day of his young life he was swimming against the current - until he joined the insurer and felt celebrated rather than tolerated.
Admiral’s Wilkie champions social mobility through her rise
Helen Wilkie, projects and events lead at Admiral, shares how grit, growth, and company support helped her rise from entry-level to leadership.
60 Seconds with... Insurance Compliance Services’ Isabella Macfarlane
Isabella Macfarlane, head of London markets at Insurance Compliance Services, talks career milestones, bath-hating dogs, shaking it off with Taylor Swift and shares still has the heels that helped her stand tall at Lloyd’s.
Smashing the class ceiling in insurance
Damisola Sulaiman examines why social mobility data and initiatives remain patchy in insurance and how recruitment and culture need to change to smash the sector's class ceiling.
Axa’s Scott on battling imposter syndrome in insurance
Suzanne Scott, chief people and corporate responsibility officer at Axa UK & Ireland, reflects on how an inclusive culture can help individuals overcome imposter syndrome and opens doors for all in insurance – not just the elite.
IGI’s Jaber on the blessing of being an office nomad
Returning to work in her forties, moving from desk to desk in an open plan office, was at first bewildering but her time as the ‘office nomad’ helped Aaida Abu Jaber, specialist commercial insurer and reinsurer IGI’s assistant vice president of PR &…
More women in top jobs narrows gender pay gaps in insurance
Insurers with more women in top-paying roles report far smaller gender pay gaps, proving representation – not just equal pay policies – is the strongest lever for lasting progress, a data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive…
Diary of an Insurer: Hiscox’s Shali Vasudeva
Shali Vasudeva, group chief operations and technology officer at Hiscox, oversees areas including technology, data plus artificial intelligence, property services, procurement, and change management including improvements to the claims process.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: FCA number plate; Ryan Specialty’s chocolate
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Lloyd’s deploys AI tool for performance management
Lloyd’s of London is using an artificial intelligence tool for evidence-based performance management.
Q&A: Samantha Owen, Zurich Community Trust
Samantha Owen, interim head of Zurich’s independent charitable arm in the UK Zurich Community Trust, discusses the various elements of the trust’s work and how it is likely to evolve over the coming years.
Throwback Thursday: CII plans for new world
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to September 1945 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when the Chartered Insurance Institute was planning its first post-war annual conference.
Cila changes name and overhauls Charter
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has updated its Charter, restructured its governance, adopted a new name, and elected a new president and deputy president.
Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards.
Big Interview: Ajay Mistry, Insurance Cultural Awareness Network
Ajay Mistry, co-founder and co-chair of the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network, discusses with Insurance Post the need for thenet work to evolve in the current climate, and how it intends to become a “business-critical partner” to the industry.
Santam unveils syndicate exec team after Lloyd’s approval
Santam has revealed the executive team to lead its newly launched syndicate, 1918.
Diary of an Insurer: Brokerbility’s Jason Beach
Jason Beach, operations and markets manager at Brokerbility, juggles planning, meetings, relationship management, and strategic thinking with learning from his peers at Warwick University.
Percayso names new group CEO as Tomlinson exits
Percayso has hired Keith Binley to be group CEO as Richard Tomlinson leaves the business after seven years.