Swinton's Richard Beaven on why insurance must pick up the pace on diversity
While certain sectors of the insurance sector are advancing at a pace, Richard Beaven, distribution director at Swinton Group, urges swifter movement on diversity.
The insurance industry is changing faster than at any other time in my career but there are elements of the sector’s culture that appear to be making very slow progress.
Technology is dramatically
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