Diversity
Lloyd’s earmarks £52m following slavery ties research
Lloyd’s has launched a programme of initiatives to help Black and ethnically diverse people join and build careers in the market following independent research into its historic links to the transatlantic slave trade.
Q&A: Jacqui Kelly, Zurich
Following her permanent appointment as head of sales and distribution at Zurich, which she took on as an interim in July, Jacqui Kelly explains her plans to deepen the insurer's relationships with brokers.
Editor’s View: Four tales of mystery and terror for insurers
It's close to Halloween, so Insurance Post editor Emma Ann Hughes is looking for some evil things lurking in the dark that are ready to scare general insurers.
CII’s Connell tackles FCA’s latest Greatest Hits compilation
Trade Voice: Dr Matthew Connell, director of policy and public affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, outlines how firms can push back against the notion they are all as bad as each other.
Diary of an Insurer: Zurich’s Amy Brettell
Amy Brettell, managing director of Zurich Municipal, brings together people from underwriting, claims, risk, finance, and the market to identify the actions that need to be taken due to emerging themes.
ABI tells insurers to up their game on apprenticeships
The Association of British Insurers has said more “tangible action” is needed to boost the numbers of apprenticeships being offered by the insurance sector.
ABI warns insurers there is ‘no room for complacency’ on DEI
The Association of British Insurers has published an update on its progress towards becoming the “most diverse, equitable and inclusive sector” in the UK.
Three ways to ditch insurance’s ‘Old Boy’ network image
Traditional portrayals of insurance as an exclusive stale, pale and male club were examined during iCan’s Dive In session.
Gender inequality is leading to a global ‘economic and social catastrophe’
During a Dive In Festival event, industry leaders shared how ‘gender allyship’ is the missing ingredient for gender equity.
Q&A: Charmaine Chow, Dale Underwriting Partners
Charmaine Chow, head of legal and governance at Dale Underwriting Partners, speaks to Frances Stebbing about building a Lloyd’s managing agency and what it means to be a diversity and inclusion champion.
Top five steps insurers can take to be disability confident
Collecting data, avoiding non-inclusive terms, and remaining authentic were some of the key actions given to insurers at the Dive In Festival, as the sector was urged to become disability confident.
More women are being urged to consider a career in cyber insurance
Members from Aon’s Women in Cyber network joined with cyber professionals at Dive In Festival to discuss the importance of diverse thinking, and gender diversity, in creating a successful cyber team.
Dive In 2023 reflections tinged with sadness and hope
Editor’s View: As Dive In draws to a close, Emma Ann Hughes reflects on the importance of role models such as Elianne Andam, who was killed on her way to the Croydon school she attended.
Aon unveils operational risks solution; Admiral launches PI policy; Clear inks another deal
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
How allies helped insurance’s LGBTQ+ community
During a Dive In Festival event, LGBTQ+ community members explained the impact allies who “show up” and don’t “shy away” from important conversations have had on the insurance industry.
LCP’s Drummond on the power of speaking out
Far from silencing her, Catherine Drummond, a partner at LCP, shares how the hate mail she received as an LGBT+ woman has spurred her on to encourage others to speak out and share their own experiences of barriers they have faced.
Insurance must ‘level the playing field’ and accept more diverse ideas
Industry experts have challenged what diversity really means and how creating diverse teams reduces the risks of “blind spots” at this year’s Dive In Festival.
Q&A: Megan Bingham-Walker, Anansi & Sarah Wernér, Husmus
With less than 0.5% of venture capital funding going to Black-led start-ups, Frances Stebbing speaks to two recipients of the Black Founders Fund to find out why this initiative is so important and how it helped their business.
RSA’s Nicholls on fulfilling career ambitions and caring for loved ones
Susanna Nicholls, senior business analyst at RSA, shares the struggles she has faced as a carer to her son and how she is shaping policies to ensure colleagues can strike a balance between fulfilling their career ambitions and looking after loved ones.
How Link’s co-founder was warned being gay would hinder his career
Erik Johnson, active underwriter at MIC Global Syndicate 5183, on the prejudice he faced as a gay man entering the insurance industry and how he ignored warnings pushing for inclusion could hinder his career to co-found Link.
Podcast: How inclusivity drives innovation – Part 2
In the second of two specially recorded podcasts to mark the ninth Dive In festival, Aviva’s Jonny Briggs and the ABI’s Liisa Antola share what insurers can do to achieve inclusive innovation.
Steps insurers should take to become inclusive innovators
Analysis: Emma Ann Hughes explores what it will take to create an inclusive insurance industry culture that is capable of producing products and services suitable for a wider cross section of society.
Sedgwick’s Armstrong on bringing your authentic self to work
Suzanne Armstrong, deputy head of key accounts at Sedgwick in the UK, on how a female colleague being denied compassionate leave spurred her on to be her authentic self at work and break down LGBTQ+ barriers.
Tapoly’s Kaenprakhamroy challenges the male-dominated insurtech sector
Janthana Kaenprakhamroy, CEO and founder of Tapoly, on the barriers she faced as a woman trying to launch an insurtech and how diversity and inclusion needs to become deeply ingrained values in the industry.