Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Career development & CSR: Fancy dress charity drive
More than 100 staff at North West-based Broker Assistance experienced a unique form of management this week, when their chief executive turned up to work in fancy dress.
Career development & CSR: Benchmark study puts HR practices under microscope
HR directors are being urged to take part in a benchmarking study comparing human resources practices across the industry.
Career development & CSR: Beetison lands Plantec employee award
Claims management company Plantec Holdings has named transport supervisor David Beetison as its 2010 employee of the year.
Career development & CSR: BGL Group donation boosts reach of Samaritans
The BGL Group has donated £15 000 to The Samaritans. The cash boost will directly support a project updating The Samaritans' contact systems, which will allow the charity to answer thousands more calls from people in emotional distress.
Career development & CSR news: Groupama launches PMI customer service academy
Groupama Healthcare has launched a customer service academy aimed at improving employees' skills and widening opportunities for career progression.
Career development & CSR news: BGL staff raise £20 000 for Marie Curie
BGL employees have raised more than £20 000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care, following the completion of a month-long challenge of cycling, walking, running, winter Olympics, skydiving and knitting.
Career development & CSR news: Bidding war over IT staff
The insurance sector is being forced to increase pay for actuarial IT professionals by up to 50% as insurers upgrade their systems to be compliant with new regulatory standards, according to Rethink Recruitment.
Career development & CSR news: Lloyd's launches bursary to help Tower Hamlets students
Lloyd's is seeking to ease the financial burden for university students with the launch of a new bursary scheme to help students in Tower Hamlets afford to continue their higher education.
Career path & CSR: Zurich director wins top Women in the City award
Zurich Insurance global underwriting technical director Jane Hayes has been named as winner of this year's insurance category at the Women in the City awards.
Career path & CSR: Oval awarded two-star rating
Oval has received an outstanding two-star classification from Investor in Customers, an independent award body that judges companies on their ability to place the customer at the heart of their business.
Career development & CSR news: Brit honours the country's brightest volunteer coaches
Brit Insurance has honoured the UK's finest school sports development volunteers.
Career development & CSR news: 'Superb' broker duo scoops top claims service accolade
Two claims handlers at Stirling-based broker Denis O Brown & Associates have been jointly honoured with an award for their customer service and professionalism.
Career development & CSR: City Poppy Day plaudits
The Lloyd's branch of the Royal British Legion has confirmed that its final total raised for the London Poppy Day is £240 000 — exceeding the 2010 target by £90 000.
Career development & CSR news: Financial services firms urged to claim fresh apprenticeship funding
Financial services employers have been urged to come forward and stake a claim for the new apprenticeship funding.
Career development & CSR news: Home Let activity initiative
Home Let is trialling an initiative that allows employees to take one day's paid leave per annum to undertake community activities and projects in support of the Prince's Trust.
Career development & CSR news: Lloyd's pledges brighter London futures
Lloyd's has installed an eight-foot high signpost in its underwriting room to advertise its new three-year partnership with local charities Bromley by Bow Centre and the Prince's Trust.
Career path & CSR: CII and FSSC sign agreement to boost industry skills strategy
The Chartered Insurance Institute is to advise the Financial Services Skills Council on skills and training in the general insurance sector, after the bodies signed a memorandum of understanding.
Career path & CSR: Nash founder's return
Carole Nash made a return to the motorcycle insurance broker she founded to help celebrate its 25th birthday.
Career path & CSR: Premium Credit charity climb
Sales staff at insurance finance provider Premium Credit have raised £10 000 for charity after ascending 5200ft as part of the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge.
Career path & CSR: Young professionals prepare to unveil social media surge plans
A group of young insurance professionals are putting their heads together to investigate how social media can be used to improve communication with customers during a claims surge.
Aviva hands HR reins to outsourcer Hyphen
Aviva is outsourcing part of its HR function in a move that will hand responsibility for the management of recruitment administration activities to specialist process outsourcer Hyphen.
Crawford's day of service
More than 1200 staff at Crawford & Company have dedicated their free time to helping others in their communities as part of the loss adjuster's second annual global day of service.
In Series - Professionalism & CPD: Welcome news
In the past, cutbacks and technology take-up have threatened to render underwriters the forgotten child of the insurance industry. Rachel Gordon reports on a welcome shift in attitude and determination to raise the profile of these specialist…
L&G signs corporate governance pledge
Legal & General Investment Management has signed up to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment.