inclusion
From struggle to pride: RSA’s Dainty’s journey
Being gay with ADHD made Drew Dainty, claims expenses team leader at RSA, feel like every day of his young life he was swimming against the current - until he joined the insurer and felt celebrated rather than tolerated.
Admiral’s Wilkie champions social mobility through her rise
Helen Wilkie, projects and events lead at Admiral, shares how grit, growth, and company support helped her rise from entry-level to leadership.
McLarens’ Alcock on how belonging is about being empowered
Kim Alcock, head of UK casualty at McLarens, considers how belonging means creating pathways, removing barriers, and empowering women to thrive and progress in insurance careers.
Smashing the class ceiling in insurance
Damisola Sulaiman examines why social mobility data and initiatives remain patchy in insurance and how recruitment and culture need to change to smash the sector's class ceiling.
Axa’s Scott on battling imposter syndrome in insurance
Suzanne Scott, chief people and corporate responsibility officer at Axa UK & Ireland, reflects on how an inclusive culture can help individuals overcome imposter syndrome and opens doors for all in insurance – not just the elite.
How Zurich helped me understand how my mind works
Richard Kirkham, assistant sales manager at Zurich Municipal, shares how being diagnosed autistic, dyslexic and ADHD led to life-changing support and a renewed sense of self at work.
More women in top jobs narrows gender pay gaps in insurance
Insurers with more women in top-paying roles report far smaller gender pay gaps, proving representation – not just equal pay policies – is the strongest lever for lasting progress, a data analysis produced by Michael Stefan, partner at executive…
Lloyd’s deploys AI tool for performance management
Lloyd’s of London is using an artificial intelligence tool for evidence-based performance management.
Q&A: Samantha Owen, Zurich Community Trust
Samantha Owen, interim head of Zurich’s independent charitable arm in the UK Zurich Community Trust, discusses the various elements of the trust’s work and how it is likely to evolve over the coming years.
Big Interview: Ajay Mistry, Insurance Cultural Awareness Network
Ajay Mistry, co-founder and co-chair of the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network, discusses with Insurance Post the need for thenet work to evolve in the current climate, and how it intends to become a “business-critical partner” to the industry.
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.
Best Insurance Employers to work for in 2025 revealed
Zego and Konsileo are the UK’s best large and small to medium-sized insurance respectively to work for, according to Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employers survey.
FCA’s CPD cut threatens faith in insurance
Editor’s View: The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposal to scrap the 15-hour minimum annual requirement for continuous professional development for insurers is the wrong move, at the wrong time, with the wrong consequences for everyone, argues Emma Ann…
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.
British Insurance Awards 2025 winners revealed
Aviva was crowned General Insurer of the Year and Airmic CEO Julia Graham, pictured, took home the Achievement Award at the 2025 British Insurance Awards last night (9 July).
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.
Throwback Thursday: Lloyd’s ladies; Canada Life’s tech
Insurance Post’s Throwback Thursday steps back in time to July 1970 to remind you what was going on this week in insurance history when Canada Life was going hi-tech and women increased their presence at Lloyd’s.
iCan unveils 80 role models to mark eighth birthday
iCan has launched the latest edition of its Role Models book, which for the first time features professionals from both the UK and the US.
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”.
Diary of an Insurer: Markel’s Nick Line
Nick Line, chief underwriting officer of Markel, empowers underwriters, put his coffee order in first thing through the Markel app on his phone, identifies pressing issues as chair of Inclusion at Lloyd’s and reads about developments in cosmology and…
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.
FCA likely to scale back non-financial misconduct guidance
The Financial Conduct Authority is likely to scale back the draft guidance on non-financial misconduct included in its original consultation paper, according to Dentons employment law counsel Sarah Jackman.