Training
Career Development: DNA launches CII Cert programme
Niche broker DNA Insurance Services has launched a company-wide programme to enable its staff to study and achieve the Chartered Insurance Institute Certificate in Insurance qualification.
Career Development: David Cameron visits Covéa offices to meet apprentices and graduates
Covéa Insurance had the opportunity to showcase the insurance industry as a desirable profession, as Prime Minister David Cameron visited apprentices and graduates at the firm’s Halifax office.
20 Hong Kong insurers join HKFI graduate training initiative
20 insurers have teamed up with the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers to offer an insurance diploma for young graduates.
Career development: Questgates reports continuing success in counter-fraud training courses
Specialist loss adjuster Questgates has recorded 13 candidates from insurers passing its counter-fraud training courses and obtaining qualifications from the Counter Fraud Professional Accreditation Board.
Career development: Hiscox teams up with the CII to promote profession to pupils
Hiscox and the Chartered Insurance Institute have jointly hosted a series of events in London to promote the insurance profession to schoolchildren.
Career development: Covéa commercial claims team wins customer service accreditation
Covéa has obtained the Institute of Customer Service’s Service Mark accreditation for commercial claims.
Career development: Aviva and Solus unveil Thatcham-backed training scheme
Directors at Solus and Aviva have joined with new apprentices at Thatcham’s Automotive Academy to launch a new multi-discipline training programme.
Career development: O’Sullivan takes Insurance Charities reins
Adrienne O'Sullivan, chief executive of DAS Legal Expenses in Ireland, has been appointed president of The Insurance Charities.
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.