Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI)
Lloyd’s deploys AI tool for performance management
Lloyd’s of London is using an artificial intelligence tool for evidence-based performance management.
Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
Insurance Post can reveal the businesses and individuals who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Diversity and Inclusion In Insurance Awards.
Nexus CEO exits after email investigation
Nexus Underwriting CEO Stuart Rouse has stepped away from the business following an internal investigation into an “offensive” all-staff email, with Steve Hearn replacing him on an interim basis.
Tomorrow’s World: Cultural Change
How can insurers build workplaces that not only attract top talent but also drive meaningful, lasting change?
Woodgate & Clark flags uptick in neurodiverse fraud referrals
Woodgate & Clark has seen an uptick in fraud referrals involving neurodiverse customers.
CII acts after racist backlash to advertising campaign
The Chartered Insurance Institute has taken action against a wave of racist and inflammatory comments posted in response to one of its marketing campaigns.
Nexus opens investigation over CEO’s ‘offensive’ email
Brown & Brown-owned Nexus Underwriting has opened an investigation after the MGA’s CEO sent an all-staff email which caused offence.
Insurance Post writers pick up two WTW Media Awards
Insurance Post contributor Edmund Tirbutt and senior reporter Damisola Sulaiman picked up two of the top prizes at the 20th WTW Media Awards.
Students warn class barriers remain despite insurance diversity push
Students from the Sixth Form College Farnborough have shared that while diverse early careers programmes are helpful, certain barriers to gaining insurance careers persist due to classism.
Dive In 2025 pushes belonging to the top of insurance’s agenda
Lloyd’s festival for talent and culture, Dive In, returns from 16 to 18 September 2025, rallying the industry around the theme: “Belonging builds tomorrow”.
Liberty and Convex create sight loss internships with IICF
Liberty Specialty Markets and Convex have committed to creating internships for people with sight loss as part of their participation in the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation sight loss steering group.
Shortlists revealed for Best Insurance Employer categories for 2025 BIAs
Today we can reveal the shortlists for the Best Insurance Employer categories, ahead of the winners being announced at the Royal Albert Hall on the 9th July.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Markerstudy’s premiere; iCan’s lassi
Penny Black shares the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviews the quality of buffets at conferences, and gives a thumbs up – or down – to the sector's social media posts.
Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards open for entries
Entries are now open for Insurance Post’s Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025.
London Market arranges training to stamp out misconduct
Following the publication of the Financial Conduct Authority’s report on non-financial misconduct in the wholesale specialty insurance market, the Lloyd’s Market Association, International Underwriting Association, and London and International Insurance…
ABI adviser calls current climate ‘difficult time’ for DEI work
Association of British Insurers senior policy adviser for diversity, equity and inclusion Liisa Antola has said it is a “difficult time” to work in DEI.
FCA scraps name and shame proposals
The Financial Conduct Authority has scrapped plans to name and shame firms it is investigating and revealed it has “no plans” to progress its diversity and inclusion proposals.
Five future female insurance CEOs
As International Women’s Day approaches, Insurance Post spotlights five women in the insurance industry that are likely to be at the helm of our nation’s biggest insurers in the years to come.
Why we need women’s networks now more than ever
Editor’s View: The insurance industry needs women’s networks now more than ever, Emma Ann Hughes argues, especially given the popularity of the likes of online influencer Andrew Tate and US President Donald Trump.
Allianz Partners’ Moon on women who made her reach for the stars
Patricia Moon, CEO of Allianz Partners UK and Ireland, on inspiring the next generation of female leaders, being viewed as aggressive rather than assertive, and creating job adverts that encourage women to apply for jobs.
Zurich’s Bate on insurers accelerating gender parity progress
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Natalie Bate, head of education, charities and social organisations for Zurich Municipal, shares the five steps insurers should take to accelerate action and achieve gender parity in our lifetimes.
Why the race for equality should be a relay rather than a marathon
Charlotte Wilson, executive underwriter for fine art at Apollo, grabs the baton and ensures female colleagues have lanes beyond the whim of invitations to sporting events to raise their profile in the insurance industry.
Q&A: Caroline Dunn, Zurich
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Caroline Dunn, chief underwriting officer at Zurich explains how important addressing social mobility is to accelerate action on female inclusivity and gender parity in insurance.
SSP Broker’s Majeed on proving career pathways offer real opportunities
Nazia Majeed, head of product and service delivery at SSP Broker, on creating career paths that will make women stick with insurance.