Recruitment
Insurance pay gap persists as Cardiff and Newcastle trail London
In the last decade, the number of general insurance jobs in Wales and Northern Ireland has grown more than in other regions but pay remains far behind the salaries achieved in London - exposing deep regional divides for employers to navigate.
Dive In proves insurance superheroes no longer need masks
Editor’s View: Insurance once rewarded only Superman-style displays of strength, but as Emma Ann Hughes observes, this year’s Dive In shows the sector now thrives when Clark Kent qualities are embraced.
Big Interview: Mark Lomas, Lloyd’s
Mark Lomas, head of culture at Lloyd’s of London, reflects on the market’s diversity achievements so far, and where the work is far from done.
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.
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.
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.
Viral sign-holding graduate secures Howden internship
Alexander Mani, a job-seeking economics graduate who stood outside the Lloyd’s building for 10 hours holding a self-advertising sign this summer, has secured an internship at Howden.
Big Interview: Rob Worrell, Everywhen
Rob Worrell, CEO of Everywhen, talks to Insurance Post about the firm’s rebrand, its M&A appetite, and why he thinks the industry’s rate of consolidation is sustainable.
Tomorrow’s World: Career Development
The latest episode of Insurance Post’s future-focused series examines how insurance careers will evolve by 2030.
Are broker share options worth the paper they’re written on?
Editor’s View: Emma Ann Hughes argues refinancing plus M&A talks at broking giants has provided a wake-up call to re-examine the share schemes used liberally to recruit and retain top talent.
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.
MBC’s Clear rebrand; MS Amlin’s simplification; CFC chief tech officer
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
What the ‘interim’ exec team means for the future of DLG?
Content Director's View: With Aviva finally getting the keys to the Direct Line Group business after the deal closed this week, Jonathan Swift asks if there are any early pointers to the direction of travel for the merged business by looking at who has…
Ageas issues warning over recruitment scam
Ageas has drawn attention to a scammer claiming to advertise positions at the business over WhatsApp, prompting potential victims to stay vigilant.
Student interest in insurance careers hits record low
Interest in insurance careers among UK students has plummeted due to perceptions of the industry as boring and unethical, according to a poll by climate activists.
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.
The insurance stories set to dominate the headlines in the second half of 2025
Content director’s view: Things might have gone quiet of late, but Jonathan Swift expects the lull to offer only a short respite before the deal-doers and headline-makers are back in force fueling the market conversation. And here are some predictions as…
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.
Thomas Carroll keeping door open to expansion and M&A
Gareth Cotty, chief commercial officer of independent broker Thomas Carroll Group, has told Insurance Post that the firm isn’t ruling out opening more offices this year, or potential acquisitions.
Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards open for entries
Entries are now open for Insurance Post’s Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance Awards 2025.
Gibson, Johnson and Malik... do we read too much into parting words?
Content Director’s View: With a trio of senior claims managers moving on in recent weeks, Jonathan Swift reflects on whether they were given enough due praise, and as a consequence did their outgoing employers open themselves up to people reading too…
Konsileo could raise more funds as it looks to ramp up recruitment
Konsileo CEO and founder John Warburton has told Insurance Post the broker could look to raise more funds to achieve its recruitment targets over the next two years.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Marketing humour and Guidewire’s shrimp salad
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences, and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
National insurance hike tops concerns for SMEs
A survey from Towergate Insurance Brokers has revealed October’s National Insurance hike is among the top financial concerns of SMEs.