Graduates
Covéa's Lisa Meigh on why the apprenticeship levy is not just another tax
Many companies have written off the apprenticeship levy that came into force in April as another tax but Lisa Meigh, director of HR and Learning at Covéa Insurance, sees a pot to further future generations of insurance workers.
Regional Review: Glasgow
Glasgow’s insurance roots stretch back centuries to the city’s days as a bustling merchant hub of transatlantic trade. Today, its insurance market has lost none of its vibrancy, and its reputation as the general insurance centre of Scotland remains…
Be Wiser launches low cost degree to bring young people to the industry
A bespoke, low cost degree launched by Be Wiser Insurance has welcomed its first entries.
C-Suite Insurer: Liberty's Matthew Moore on attracting millenials to insurance
Change within the specialty insurance and reinsurance markets is as fast-paced as any part of the financial sector
Local talent pools
How can insurers develop pools of talent in areas outside the capital, and how do tools such as Linked In and Skype facilitate this?
Marsh opens apprenticeship programme
Marsh has unveiled a new UK apprentice programme, offering 10 apprenticeships across the firm's offices in Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Norwich and Reading.
Interview: Jake Hickinbottom: Is Gin the tonic?
The recently launched Graduate Insurance Network aims to provide new entrants to the insurance market with support and networking. Jake Hickinbottom, Gin chairman and Allianz graduate trainee, details his ambitious plans for the group.
GAB Robins receives over 150 applications for grad development programme
GAB Robins received over 150 applications for the three available places on its Graduate Development Programme.
Insurance Census: Age: The generation game
In the second of a three-part series on diversity in the industry, age comes under the spotlight. How are different age groups represented across insurance, and what is being done to entice the next generation of employees into insurance?
Allianz Commercial strengths Maidstone office
Allianz Commercial has made two new appointments to its Maidstone branch.
Hastings to create 200 jobs
Hastings has unveiled plans to create 200 new posts in the next 12 months.
Saga bolsters home insurance product to cover students
Specialist insurer Saga has unveiled a new add-on product whereby policyholder parents can extend their home insurance to cover their children’s assets, saving almost £100.
GAB Robins graduates experience weather claims surge response
GAB Robins' graduate recruits will start work more than a month ahead of the original September start date to experience handling the recent surge in weather-related claims.
BGL Group recruits five graduates
BGL has hired five new graduates in a bid to develop new marketing talent on its brands.
Employment: Hiring and firing
There are two sides to the recruitment story in the insurance industry — while some are reducing their headcount, others are looking to bring in fresh faces.
Claims v underwriting: Bridging the divide
While sharing the same goals, claims and underwriting are often disparate divisions. What can be done to help unify these two departments?
Claims event: Record unemployment could boost interest in industry
The UK’s record level of unemployment could provide a recruitment opportunity for the insurance claims sector, Aviva technical claims manager Tim Andrews suggested.
In series - Lloyd's & London Market: An eye on the future
Lloyd’s and the London market has a fantastic reputation and its inherent creativity and principle of continuous self-improvement should be feared by its competitors.
In series: Lloyd's & London Market: Staying number one
Tightening regulation and a less advantageous tax regime are making it tough for Lloyd’s to retain its pre-eminence, but is protectionism the greater threat?
Career development: GAB trio pass new CILA certificate
Three graduate trainees from loss adjuster GAB Robins have become the first professionals to pass the new Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters’ certificate qualification.
In series - Lloyd's & London market: Please mind the gap
The skills shortage remains a major concern for the London market — but emerging evidence suggests the fight for talent has begun.
In series - Lloyd's & London market: Power to the people
With employees rightly recognised as crucial to company success, Lloyd’s and London market players are gearing up their efforts to attract and retain top talent.
BIS 2011: Underwriting no longer the preserve of Oxbridge grads
The future of underwriting rests in the hands of graduates with strong numeracy skills and business understanding, who are willing to embrace specialist areas of the industry.
Career development & CSR: Cunningham Lindsey’s CILA success
Cunningham Lindsey’s mentoring scheme to help staff achieve Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters status has notched up its first success.