Diversity
People: Rising Star - Florence Dennis, Arthur J Gallagher
Financial lines account manager Florence is making her mark at the broker.
Lloyd’s still to shake ‘men in grey suits’ image
Less than half of companies in Lloyd’s have women on their boards, according to a survey on diversity.
Research: State of the Young Insurer Nation Part 1: Joining the industry
For Post’s first research project of 2016, Michèle Bacchus asks more than 50 young insurer employees why they joined the sector, where they think the industry is heading and whether they want to be a part of its future.
Blog: Five things I have learnt about insurance in five weeks
Since joining Post at the end of February, I have come to appreciate just how important insurance is to business. They both go hand in hand. Without insurance, business simply could not operate. Insurance is the grease to the wheels of the commercial…
Editor's Comment: What makes a family?
We have a complicated extended family tree and, rather than depending on blood links, I tell my son that family are the people who love you, which makes more sense to us
Peter Hubbard-backed Emerald Life to offer LGBT-tailored products in UK first
Full-service insurance provider Emerald Life launches today (30 March) with its first products designed specifically for the LGBT community.
C-Suite Broker: Gallagher's Sue Langley - Tackling gender inequality
Recent initiatives to tackle inequality in the workplace are welcome – but are they enough?
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 17 March 2016
Penny is feeling empowered as a women after spending Friday at the Southbank’s Women of the World festival of diversity.
Inga Beale: ‘I started to behave like a man to fit in'
Lloyd's CEO Inga Beale has spoken of the challenges she faced working in the London insurance market in the 1980s at a gender equality festival in London today (11 March).
Blog: Diversity and inclusivity: it’s ‘cards on the table’ time
Until our workplace culture is aligned with the words we write on our corporate websites, we cannot call ourselves a contemporary profession.
Women in Insurance: Making the breakthrough
Despite some recent high-level appointments, women are still lagging behind men when it comes to senior roles in insurance.
Editor's Comment: Gaining an equal footing
I believe that women are – and should be treated as – intellectual and social equals to men.
Women of the World festival to feature CII and AIG input
The Chartered Insurance Institute has teamed up with AIG to lead the conversation at the forthcoming Women of the World festival about risks faced by women in society and how the insurance profession can respond.
Blog: Five reasons Sian Fisher is a good choice for CII CEO
This morning Sian Fisher was unveiled as the new CEO of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
C-Suite - Insurer: A Diverse New Year
When insurers reflect on 2015 there is no doubt it will be remembered as the year of new partnerships. Indeed, with the festive season upon us, there are plenty of companies in the market seeing in their first Christmas together. Alongside some major…
Cila council approves updated diversity policy
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters council has formally approved the organisation's amended diversity and inclusion policy which includes training, development and progression opportunities for members.
The State of the Insurer Nation: Week Five: Brokers, professionalism and governance
In the final part of a five-part series covering the results of Post’s latest State of the Nation survey, Mairi MacDonald reports how our insurance CEOs view relationships with brokers, professionalism in the sector and the importance of diversity for…
Inga Beale tops list of most influential LGBT executives
Lloyd's CEO Inga Beale has topped a list of the leading lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender executives in the country.
Aon's Christian to focus on diversity as IIL president
Aon's UK CEO Dominic Christian has been appointed president of the Insurance Institute of London and will focus on diversity and inclusion as the theme of his term.
Female Millennials: How to attract young women
A recent PWC report showed female millennials had reservations about working in the insurance industry. Post investigates what the sector can do to include this group in its future workforce
Lloyd’s urges market to ‘dive in’ as it launches first diversity festival
Lloyd’s is to hold a festival from 29 September to 2 October to promote diversity and inclusion in the London market.
Female millennials survey findings dismissed by optimistic industry insiders
Schemes designed to attract more women into the insurance industry are starting to show signs of success, despite a piece of research that suggests female millennials are being put off a career in the sector.
Female millennials shun insurance over career progression fears
The insurance industry is failing to keep hold of talented female workers, or even attract them in the first place, due to a perceived lack of equal opportunities.