Training
Career development: Cunningham Lindsey gains chartered accountancy approvals
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has been handed approval to train chartered accountants from this month.
Career development: Aon granted ‘trailblazer' status for new insurance apprentice standard
Aon has been awarded the government's ‘trailblazer' standard for insurance apprentices.
Career Development: Allianz opens its technical school leaver programme for A-level students
Allianz Insurance has opened its technical school leaver programme for the fourth year running to give students with A-level qualifications the opportunity to work within its retail division.
Career development: Lloyd’s charity awards open for applications
The Lloyd’s Market charity awards have opened for applications from permanent staff working in the market.
Career development & CSR: Sterling launches 2014 graduate training programme
High-net-worth specialist Sterling Insurance Group has unveiled details of its 2014 graduate training programme ahead of its summer graduate intake.
Career development & CSR: Be Wiser launches training academy
Andover-based Be Wiser has launched a new academy for training in the insurance sector.
Bangladesh insurer signs training agreement with CII
Bangladesh general insurer Green Delta has signed an agreement with the Chartered Insurance Institute to provide training for insurance professionals.
Career development & CSR: Cunningham Lindsey marks 100th Cardiff apprenticeship
Loss adjuster Cunningham Lindsey has celebrated its 100th completed apprenticeship in Cardiff, taken on by motor solutions team leader David Beard.
Career development & CSR: Xuber expands software scholarships
Xchanging’s software business Xuber has expanded a pilot traineeship scheme designed to develop the technical skills of technology staff.
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.
Career development: BGL launches executive programme with French business school
BGL Group has developed a new director-level programme in collaboration with French business school INSEAD.
Allianz seeking applicants for scholarship programme
Allianz has opened applications to its scholarship programme for personal lines brokers.
Regional Review: Leeds
The fact that Leeds is a city on the up has not been lost on the regional insurance market, which counts a multitude of major insurers and a thriving community of brokers within its ranks.
C-Suite - Broker: Time to attract young talent
Following the Chartered Insurance Institute’s skills shortage research late last year, the industry seems to be taking positive strides to increase the mix of skills within the sector.
BIA Countdown: Achievement winner reflects: Q&A with CII chief executive Sandy Scott
Since their inception, the British Insurance Awards have become the unrivalled badge of excellence for the insurance sector, raising standards across the industry through their showcasing of best‑of‑breed performance and innovation.
C-Suite: Empowering young Asian professionals
A senior Indonesian insurance broker reflects on how companies in the Asian insurance sector can help attract, retain and develop the best young graduates.
Voice of the Future: Matthew Jones
Post talks to talented newcomers about what attracted them to insurance. This week it's the turn of Matthew Jones, business development manager, Swiss Re.
C-suite - Broker: Bring on the polymaths
My neighbour Lizzy Yarnold just won an Olympic gold medal. From what I know of her, I am convinced that if she had not won gold for the skeleton in Sochi, she would have won a gold medal in something else, somewhere else.
GAB joins customer service institute
GAB Robins has joined the Institute of Customer Service, committing to help all staff undertake targeted qualifications within two years.
GAB joins customer service institute
GAB Robins has joined the Institute of Customers Services, committing to help all staff undertake targeted qualifications within two years.
CII to ‘name and shame’ firms that fail to get behind apprenticeship scheme
Industry bodies launch initiative aiming to double apprenticeships by 2017.
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.
Malaysia Insurance Institute to help Cambodia in training
The Malaysian Insurance Institute and the Insurance Association of Cambodia have signed a memorandum of understanding to help enhance insurance knowledge and skills development for the insurance profession in Cambodia.
Post-blog: Apprenticeships - diversifying the recruitment mix
National Apprenticeship Week begins next Monday. It’s the annual opportunity for businesses of all sizes to showcase best practice and success stories, and for parents, students and other companies to learn more about training programmes which go a long…