inclusion
Lloyd’s DEI role model: David Flint
Last year, Lloyd’s commissioned Franklyn Rodgers to create six portraits of diverse role models and over the coming weeks we will feature them all with today’s spotlight on the ambassador of the Lloyd’s Football Club and CEO of Blue Mountain Capacity…
Lloyd’s DEI role model Rob Anarfi
Last year, Lloyd’s commissioned Franklyn Rodgers to create six portraits of diverse role models and over the coming weeks we will feature them all with today’s spotlight on Beazley chief risk officer Rob Anarfi.
Lloyd's and London market DEI role model Rebecca Mason
Last year, Lloyd’s commissioned Franklyn Rodgers to create six portraits of diverse role models, which were displayed in its historic Old Library to celebrate the progress made in creating an inclusive cultural marketplace. Over the coming weeks we will…
How new working rules will transform the insurance industry
Frances Stebbing explores what new rules being introduced for flexible working in mid-2024 mean for the way the insurance industry operates.
Q&A: Diana Markaki-Bartholdi, The Boardroom
Following the opening of its first UK branch, The Boardroom’s founder, Diana Markaki-Bartholdi speaks to Frances Stebbing about her mission to bridge the gender gap and help more women executives become board members.
Big Interview: Sedgwick CEO Paul White
Paul White, regional CEO for international of Sedgwick, shares how loss adjusting and claims management will always be at the heart of what the business does but in order to grow the organisation it is branching out into new areas.
iCan’s Mistry on navigating diversity and inclusion in insurance
Trade Voice: Ajay Mistry, co-founder of iCan and founder of Gambit Partners, outlines the diversity, equity and inclusion challenges facing the insurance sector in 2024.
Five biggest challenges facing insurers in 2024 revealed
To get you ready for the next 12 months, Insurance Post uncovers five things you need to know about what 2024 holds in store for the industry, according to insurance analysts.
Most-read insurance stories in 2023 revealed
Like Cher, Insurance Post is turning back time to remember the industry Consumer Duty’s efforts, business interruption cases continuing to rumble on, developments at Direct Line, RSA’s personal lines exit, plus the other major insurance events of the…
MGA Review of the Year 2023
With large insurers and mainstream players pulling out of certain lines in 2023, and products reverting to the core areas, MGA chiefs plan to continue to step up and fill that gap in 2024.
Claims and Legal Review of the Year 2023
Looking back at 2023, law firms and claims professionals reflect on how double digit inflation hit the sector and look forward to artificial intelligence speeding-up administration in 2024.
RSA on why DEI is driven by hard data
Gemma Jackson RSA’s head of DEI shares how the insurer is taking a data driven approach to improve inclusion and build a competitive advantage in the industry.
Less than 7% of insurance firms have a female CEO
Women make up less than 7% of CEOs in the insurance sector, according to research by specialist employment law firm GQ Littler.
Aviva CEO Blanc tells MPs about sexism in the City
Speaking at a Sexism in the City Treasury select committee hearing, Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc has said that misogyny and harassment against women in financial services is “amplified”.
RSA’s Dogu on holding the door open to diversity
View from the top: Yasemin Dogu, chief auditor at RSA, reflects on her career journey, moving to the UK from Turkey, and how it informs her commitment to improving the diverse make up of the industry.
Lloyd’s earmarks £52m following slavery ties research
Lloyd’s has launched a programme of initiatives to help Black and ethnically diverse people join and build careers in the market following independent research into its historic links to the transatlantic slave trade.
Editor’s View: Four tales of mystery and terror for insurers
It's close to Halloween, so Insurance Post editor Emma Ann Hughes is looking for some evil things lurking in the dark that are ready to scare general insurers.
ABI warns insurers there is ‘no room for complacency’ on DEI
The Association of British Insurers has published an update on its progress towards becoming the “most diverse, equitable and inclusive sector” in the UK.
Three ways to ditch insurance’s ‘Old Boy’ network image
Traditional portrayals of insurance as an exclusive stale, pale and male club were examined during iCan’s Dive In session.
Gender inequality is leading to a global ‘economic and social catastrophe’
During a Dive In Festival event, industry leaders shared how ‘gender allyship’ is the missing ingredient for gender equity.
Q&A: Charmaine Chow, Dale Underwriting Partners
Charmaine Chow, head of legal and governance at Dale Underwriting Partners, speaks to Frances Stebbing about building a Lloyd’s managing agency and what it means to be a diversity and inclusion champion.
Top five steps insurers can take to be disability confident
Collecting data, avoiding non-inclusive terms, and remaining authentic were some of the key actions given to insurers at the Dive In Festival, as the sector was urged to become disability confident.
More women are being urged to consider a career in cyber insurance
Members from Aon’s Women in Cyber network joined with cyber professionals at Dive In Festival to discuss the importance of diverse thinking, and gender diversity, in creating a successful cyber team.
Dive In 2023 reflections tinged with sadness and hope
Editor’s View: As Dive In draws to a close, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on the importance of role models such as Elianne Andam, who was killed on her way to the Croydon school she attended.