Training
Career development - opinion: Selling is still a dirty word
A stigma remains over the idea of being a salesman in the UK. Russell Ward challenges this notion and explains why sales should be established as a skill set.
Career development & CSR: Thatcham recognised
Thatcham’s automotive academy has become one of the first training organisations, in its region and the automotive sector, to receive the ‘Training excellence’ stamp.
Crawford-Axa allegations unfounded
Twin-track investigations immediately launched following anonymous accusations of “sharp practices” in Crawford & Company’s handling of Axa claims have discovered the allegations to be unfounded.
ULR shuffles top level after senior departures
Legal expenses provider ULR has embarked upon a major management shake-up in the wake of two long-standing senior figures departing.
Career development & CSR: Cunningham Lindsey’s CILA success
Cunningham Lindsey’s mentoring scheme to help staff achieve Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters status has notched up its first success.
Career development & CSR: CII assessment changes
The Chartered Insurance Institute has unveiled a new assessment method allowing candidates to use their previous experience to achieve an advanced diploma in insurance.
Career development & CSR: Allianz apprenticeship scheme targeted at A-level students
Allianz Insurance has launched a new apprenticeship programme giving students with A-level qualifications the opportunity to work within its retail division.
Charity insurance: Charitable status
Despite facing economic pressures, charities are being pushed into the spotlight as a natural fit to run services for the ‘Big Society’. Mark Ingram looks at developments in this sector.
Target school leavers rather than graduates
I read with considerable interest the continuing tale of the shortage in the insurance industry’s talent pool.
Chartered broker: Status symbols
Over the past 18 months there has been an increased focus on professionalism in the broking industry and, as well as signing up to the Aldermanbury Declaration, the spotlight is falling on the topic of chartered status. Many individual brokers display…
Crawford launches accredited management scheme for staff
Loss adjuster Crawford & Company has teamed up with the Chartered Management Institute to launch what it claims is the first accredited management programme in the sector.
Roundtable - Claims: The claims game
The expert panel at our recent roundtable on the claims process got their teeth into technology and staffing issues, how to tackle fraud and the impact of telematics. Leigh Jackson reports.
Career development & CSR: IUA course aims to tackle demand for actuarial skills
A new training course that offers insurers an introduction to actuarial techniques has been accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute.
View from the Top: Masters of our destiny
Henry Ford once said: "Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can't, you're right." Insurers can learn from this simple nod to the power of the self-fulfilling prophecy.
Career development & CSR: Huge appetite for Allianz internships
Allianz Insurance has received more than four times the amount of applicants for its summer internship scheme compared to last year.
British Insurance Awards 2011: Spot the difference
COMMERCIAL LINES BROKING INITIATIVE - SME/MID CORPORATE - WINNER - AON
British Insurance Awards: The people principle
INVESTING IN THE PROFESSION AWARD - WINNER - TOWERGATE INSURANCE
Career development & CSR: Chartis and CII team up to offer environmental training
Chartis UK has joined forces with the Chartered Insurance Institute to offer a suite of accredited training programmes to brokers, covering environmental liability issues.
Career development: How do you ensure your employees are motivated?
Whether full-time, part-time, or temporary, it is of the upmost importance to do your best as employers to ensure staff are motivated. We all know that a company's people are its greatest asset and this is due in part to the significant say they have in…
Rehabilitation - Therapy drift: Avoiding the blame game
After the heavy criticism the case management sector received at the hands of insurers last year, Lynn Rouse looks at the way rehabilitation professionals have responded to the concerns.
The CILA and the III mutually acknowledge qualifications
The Chartered Institute of Loss Adjusters and the Insurance Institute of Ireland have reached an agreement to formally recognise each other’s qualifications to promote closer co-operation and encourage professional development both in the UK and the…
Chartered: A Broker's view: Cowens Survival Capability
In the third of a final part of this series, Post and Insurance Age editor-in-chief Jonathan Swift talks to Grant Scott, an associate director, Cowens Survival Capability about the benefits for a broker in being chartered.
Career development & CSR: Risk professionals in demand as pay packets set to rise 25%
Solvency II is driving demand for risk professionals in the insurance industry, with 44% of risk professionals expecting their teams to grow in the next 12 months, according to new research.
Career development & CSR: Top marks for Hastings pair
Two risk and compliance officers at Hastings Direct have gained top marks in a professional accreditation in compliance exam.