Why no woman in insurtech can be left behind
Melissa Collett, CEO of Insurtech UK, reflects on the strides towards gender parity among her trade body's membership and why the pipeline and progression issue needs to be addressed.
When it comes to gender parity, UK insurtech is doing pretty well.
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