mental health
Ecclesiastical’s Saunders says keep up the momentum on mental wellbeing
With the UK economy potentially entering into recession, and concerns that the cost of living crisis could turn into a mental health crisis, Adrian Saunders, commercial director at Ecclesiastical, urges the market to keep mental wellbeing front of mind.
RSA becomes latest insurance company to back suicide prevention charity R;pple
RSA Insurance has donated £25,000 to R;pple, the suicide prevention charity behind an online interceptive tool designed to provide and support is to individuals conducting searches relating to self-harm or suicide.
LV provides helpline access for men in its repair garages
LV has launched an initiative to provide men with a safe space to talk about their problems at the garages within the LV repair network.
Aon's Sean Carney on supporting social mobility and creating a sense of belonging for colleagues
Insurance has a way to go to create workforces that truly reflect the breadth of society today, and the communities in which we operate. Sean Carney, partner and head of human capital solutions for the UK at Aon, explains why belonging is so important.
Editor's comment: We'll meet again
As this issue lands our thoughts will be turning to the British Insurance Brokers’ Association Conference and its return to a face-to-face event in its traditional home of Manchester.
My Other Life: Jordan De Saa, search and rescue volunteer
Movo Partnership’s Jordan Da Saa is on call 24/7 as part of a team that assists the Metropolitan Police search for vulnerable missing persons.
Zurich charitable foundation joins with Unicef to raise funds for youth mental health
The Z Zurich Foundation and Unicef have launched a campaign to raise funds for programmes to support the mental health and psychosocial well-being of young refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine.
Price walking ban pushes motor premiums up; Zurich opens branch; Handl acquires IPRS; Mason Owen MBO; and under 30s telematics sales rise
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Bupa's Iain McMillan looks at how to attract and retain a happy workforce
In a white-hot labour market, Iain McMillan, director of distribution at Bupa UK Insurance, asks what is the key to maintaining talent retention and attraction, and managing an employee health and wellbeing strategy during a period of post-pandemic…
Revolut in Allianz tie-up; AUB confirms Tysers talks; QBE poses resilience challenge; and Rear’s SPAC Financials Acquisition Corp to raise £150m via listing
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
ESG Exchange Q&A 2: How are insurers enabling their employees and partners to be green?
As part of our ESG Exchange fortnight, Post spoke to Ageas, Aviva, LV and Zurich to find out how insurers are thinking beyond their own firms and helping their employees, partners and their supply chain to adopt environmental, social and governance…
60 seconds with... Chris Dent, IFM Insurance Brokers
August National Golf Club and Shakespeare's Globe circa the early 1600s are both dream destinations for IFM Insurance Brokers account executive Chris Dent, but he wouldn't be caught dead anywhere wearing a roll neck jumper.
ESG Exchange Q&A 1: How are insurers helping their staff and partners to be green?
As part of Post's ESG Exchange fortnight we spoke to Allianz, Axa, Bupa and RSA to find out how insurers are thinking beyond their own firms and helping staff, partners and their supply chain to adopt environmental, social and governance practises.
Covéa’s Adrian Furness on making insurance careers more than just a job
Adrian Furness, CEO of Covéa Insurance, addresses how and why the industry must support staff with an emphasis on providing positive engagement, a sense of community and mental wellbeing.
Video Q&A: Carpenters Group CEO Donna Richards on staff, society and sustainability – what makes a business a stand out in 2022?
Post content director Jonathan Swift talks to Carpenters Group Donna Richards about sustainability and what her business is doing to improve the impact it is having on the environment?
My Other Life: Alice Hendy, founder, R;pple Suicide Prevention
After losing her brother to suicide in 2020, Alice Hendy, head of Europe for cyber security awareness and education at QBE, turned her IT skills to creating a tool to prevent more families experiencing the grief hers did.
Are businesses in a position to address the increase in mental health issues such as Covid Anxiety Syndrome?
Forward-thinking employers should provide their staff with targeted mental health and well-being support to improve retention and create a more positive working environment, argues Shamira Graham, director of corporate solutions at Onebright
Blog: HR’s role in insurance during and after the pandemic
Specialist Risk Group people and culture director and managing partner Joanne Wright mulls the skills firms will have to embrace post-pandemic.
Johnny Timpson receives OBE in New Years Honours List
Insurance diversity and inclusion campaigner Johnny Timpson was made an officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Years Honours List.
Interview: Johnny Timpson
Post meets Johnny Timpson, the driving force behind the Access to Insurance Working Group, which led to the creation of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association’s Access to Insurance Committee launched last summer.
HDI in London market launch; Marsh teams up with Pedalsure; Zurich UK bolsters healthcare offering and BMS in Tysers swoop
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Bupa’s Patrick Watt on redefining wellbeing
Patrick Watt, commercial director at Bupa Global, shares his insight on how the pandemic has prompted a renewed focus on both physical and mental health for employees.
Analysis: Mind the gender health insurance gap
Post investigates allegations of gender discrimination in health insurance and asks how concerns could be addressed
Editor’s comment: Managers need to talk about the menopause
My son recently became a teenager, although he’s had the attitude already for some time, and along with the grey hairs that this brings I was reminded of my own aging when a friend quipped that all I have to look forward to now is the menopause.