Diversity
Dive In: Marsh UK CEO decries lack of female 'pipeline' for senior roles
Marsh UK CEO Chris Lay has decried the lack of a 'pipeline' of women in line for senior roles, urging for flexible working as a possible solution.
Dive In: Insurance companies urged to support social mobility
Human resources departments in the insurance industry need to start supporting social mobility in the same way they’ve been promoting gender balance and ethnic diversity, a Dive In panel heard.
Amanda Blanc makes first appearance as ABI chair
Amanda Blanc made her first appearance as the Association of British Insurers’ chair, as the insurer body debuted new research.
CII warns 'long way to go' even as gender pay gap numbers fall
Gender pay gap figures at the Chartered Insurance Institute have fallen in the last year, but the organisation says there is still a "long way to go".
Penny Black's social world: September 2018
Community Cup, defeating dementia, mental health plea and afternoon tea
Buzzvault targets full gender balance
Buzzvault has launched a campaign to achieve gender balance across its business and in the wider insurtech community.
Editor's comment: A trip to the museum
This year at the football World Cup we heard more female commentators voicing their opinions on the beautiful game than ever before. A woman sat on the Croatian bench at England’s losing semi-final match and many women came out and admitted to not only…
Analysis: Diversity - how far have we really come?
Insurance has talked the diversity talk for several years now. And yet, the industry still displays all-male or all-pale panels. How can it become truly inclusive?
Aon's Katherine Conway: “As the insurance workforce evolves, so must company culture”
Katherine Conway, head of diversity and inclusion and community affairs at Aon, explains that D&I efforts must go beyond recruitment to now focus on company culture.
Blog: Supporting neurodiversity within the workplace
Debbie Mawer, director of people and culture at Claims Consortium Group, explains how to attract and nurture a neurodiverse workforce.
Analysis: Military recruitment: A call to arms
As insurance tries to attract talent and adapt to emerging risks, the London market is increasingly turning towards the military for new recruits
CNA Hardy's Dave Brosnan: "The bottom line is: diversity matters"
Dave Brosnan, CEO of CNA Hardy, explains why diversity is a business issue.
This week in Post: Insurance industry captures the heart and mind of at least one Millennial
Two years ago, when I told my friends that I got a job as an insurance journalist, they were baffled. They still are.
Video: Pauline Miller (Lloyd's), Jason Groves (Marsh) and Matthew Fosh (Axis) on Dive In 2018 and #time4inclusion
Time for inclusion is the theme of the fourth edition of the Dive In festival, which will take place in late September to encourage diversity in the insurance industry.
Zurich only insurer in LGBT-friendly employer ranking
Zurich has been named as one of the Top Global Employers in Stonewall’s 2018 index and is the only insurer to be named in the history of the list.
Dive In 2018 launches, saying it's #time4inclusion
The Chickenshed theatre company gave a moving and uplifting performance outside the Lloyd’s building for the official launch of the fourth Dive In festival, whose theme this year is #time4inclusion.
Q&A: Lynda Lucas, chair, Airmic
Lucas began her career as a company secretarial trainee at British Aerospace and has since had various risk management roles at companies including Nortel, Old Mutual and, since 2006, Fujitsu. She has been an Association of Insurance and Risk Managers…
Amanda Blanc calls out lack of diversity on Biba advisory board
Exclusive: Former Axa UK CEO Amanda Blanc, who is currently on gardening leave, has hit out after the British Insurance Brokers Association tweeted a photo of an all-white, all-male Large Brokers’ Advisory Board.
Beazley's Catherina MacCabe on the mounting pressure on D&Os
Directors and officers are coming under ever closer scrutiny as pressure is mounting to comply with gender, cyber and environmental requirements, explains Catherina MacCabe, head of the International Management Liability focus group at Beazley.
British Insurance Awards 2018: Full list of winners, their stories and photos
Former Churchill and LV general insurance boss John O’Roarke took home the Achievement prize last night at the British Insurance Awards, where his new employer Aviva was among the big winners.