Diversity
Week in Post: Moving house, losing trust, and diversity
Having recently moved from the outskirts of London to Somerset to increase my rebellious teenage son's chances of staying at school, I now understand why Londoners might be considered slightly arrogant.
Zurich's Julie Thomas on having a diverse and happy workforce
Julie Thomas, diversity, inclusion & wellbeing manager at Zurich, tells Post how the insurance industry can welcome and nurture talents from all walks of life.
Video: Post's He for She commitments
Post is supporting the Chartered Insurance Institute’s He for She campaign - making simple, achievable personal commitments that inspire others to join the conversation and show support for gender parity.
Willis to hire ‘untapped pool’ of people with autism
Willis Towers Watson has introduced in the UK a plan to proactively hire people with autistic spectrum disorders.
Live blog: Dive In
Post's journalists are attending the Dive In festival.
Dany Cotton becomes first female London Fire commissioner
Dany Cotton will become the first woman to take the role of London Fire commissioner.
Interview: Jonathan Clark, Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters has been racking up a few firsts when it comes to naming its president in recent years, highlighting the changes the body is undergoing.
Video: Dive In - Hugh Hessing, Virginia Clegg and Pauline Miller on the importance of diversity and inclusion
With a week to go until Lloyd's Dive in festival Hugh Hessing of Aviva Ireland, Pauline Miller of Lloyd’s of London, and Virginia Clegg of DAC Beachcroft talk about why diversity in insurance is important.
Blog: Two perspectives on the He For She initiative
Insurance is the first industry to sign up to the UN Women's global He For She initiative. We sent two reporters, a man and a woman, to cover the event and invited them to offer their thoughts.
Blog: Stormy lessons and a diverse future for loss adjusting
Benedict Burke, president of the Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters, reflects on his presidential year ahead of CILA's annual conference and annual general meeting on Wednesday in Manchester, where he will pass the baton on.
I work in insurance: Sue Chittock, Aviva
Sue Chittock is the UK diversity and inclusion consultant at Aviva and in her spare time she is an army reservist
Diversity: How to implement a more eclectic workforce
Historically, the insurance industry has lacked diversity. When you imagine a typical insurance firm, you may picture a male, pale and stale boardroom. Increasingly, though, the industry has been implementing a range of initiatives to draw in a more…
State of the Nation: Lloyd's and the London Market: Deepening the talent pool
The second part of the research asks what diversity means to Lloyd’s and the London Market and how can it attract young talent and people from outside the profession into insurance?
CII appoints senior executives to Insuring Women's Future committee
Senior executives from the insurance industry have joined the Insuring Women's Future programme's committee to focus on women's insurance risks.
UK GI's Karen Beales on the push for diversity
Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts has found himself in hot water, following his remark that ‘women lack vertical ambition, preferring circular ambition to achieve happiness’.
When should older drivers hang up their keys?
Older drivers are a growing market, whose risk is difficult to assess.
Jelf's Phil Barton on why insurers must embrace diversity to thrive
The insurance industry has reached a critical moment: either we evolve and innovate to keep up with the pace of technological and social change, or we risk losing our relevance to clients.
AIG's work experience programme makes students u-turn on ruling out insurance as a career
Two-thirds of participants in AIG’s two-week work experience programme said they were "quite likely” or “very likely” to consider a job in insurance after completing the course, compared to 67% unknowns at the start.
Motorists pay higher premiums in ethnic neighbourhoods, says PI legal firm
Motorists living in areas with a high proportion of ethnic minorities pay higher premiums for motor insurance, according to a report commissioned by a personal injury legal practice - and dismissed by the Association of British Insurers as flawed and…
Interview: Inga Beale, Lloyd's of London
Lloyd’s of London CEO Inga Beale sits down with Jonathan Swift to talk about Brexit, diversity and the need to modernise the market
Director of Content’s Comment: Are beards a threat to insurtech?
I recently sat down with the ‘poster girl for diversity’ Inga Beale for this month’s cover interview. The Lloyd’s CEO covered a lot of ground, including the topic for which she has become a figurehead, as well as the modernisation of Lloyd’s – two…
Registration opens for Lloyd's Dive In festival
Registration has opened for Lloyd's flagship Dive In festival for Diversity and Inclusion.
BIA 2016: Investing in the profession and diversity
Diversity Award; Investing in the Profession
Blog: Insurance embraces diversity
The insurance industry is in the midst of a cultural shift. A late developer, it's only in the last 15 years or so that our sector has evolved from one dominated by male managers while women account for a majority of the workforce, to a more diverse…