inclusion
Q&A: Katherine Conway, Aon
Ahead of Dive In’s ninth festival, Katherine Conway, global inclusion lead at Aon, speaks to Frances Stebbing about how she got involved with the initiative and what to expect from this year’s event.
Are the City’s insurers struggling to stay sober?
Analysis: Frances Stebbing explores how the City of London’s drinking culture has been challenged and whether the sector finally recognises it needs to allow people the option to wake up as fresh as a daisy if it wants to attract and retain fresh talent.
Booze blamed for third of insurance employees facing prejudice
More than a third (37%) of insurance workers have seen sexist, racist, homophobic, ableist and ageist behaviour or heard discriminatory language in the workplace, according to a University of Nottingham study.
Three insurance industry challenges for Gen Z to fix
Use artificial intelligence as an assistant, don’t let inclusion be a tick box exercise, and shape your company’s climate change efforts was the advice to Generation Z who attended iCan’s Elevate conference last week.
Four ways Generation Z can climb the insurance career ladder
"F**k being humble", "turn off your notifications", and "know your goals" were just three of the suggestions given to hundreds of members of Generation Z who attended iCan’s Elevate conference on Friday.
Gallagher expands SME & PL ops; SRG launches sports and media division; RSA appoints commercial CUO
Friday Round-Up: Insurance Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Details of Dive In Festival 2023 revealed
Registration for Dive In, the insurance industry’s festival promoting diversity, equity and inclusion, is now open via diveinfestival.com.
Direct Line ordered to pay £65,000 for discrimination against menopausal employee
An employment tribunal has ordered Direct Line to pay close to £65,000 to a former employee after finding the insurer breached the Equality Act (2010) in 2021.
Q&A: Victoria Gallimore, The Clear Group
Victoria Gallimore, group HR director and culture director of The Clear Group, speaks to Frances Stebbing about how to tackle the long-standing legacy issues within the industry and recruitment challenges across the sector.
Financial Services and Markets Act: A victory against the regulator?
The Financial Services and Markets Bill was given Royal Assent on 29 June 2023, but is it a victory for the insurance industry – or a missed opportunity?
Insurers unsure what diversity data they can collect, legal experts say
Firms have been urged to collect diversity data on a voluntary basis to be able to make “positive action steps” towards change.
Best Insurance Employer: Arch
Arch bosses showing “genuine interest in employee wellbeing” helped the business achieve a four-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list.
Best Insurance Employer: Allianz
Allianz was rated a five-star place to work in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list, thanks to the provider’s returners programme, trans policy and race at work training.
How Insurance Post’s Best Insurance Employer List 2023 was produced
Each year, Insurance Post asks thousands of employees working across the insurance sector to rate their employer.
Best Insurance Employers to work for in 2023 revealed
Konsileo and Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe have been named as the greatest SME and large places to work, respectively, in this year's Insurance Post Best Insurance Employers Survey.
Best Insurance Employer: Pen Underwriting
Pen Underwriting achieved a four-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employers list, with staff praising managers they can respect and trust.
Best Insurance Employer: Gallagher
Gallagher received a four-star rating from staff surveyed for this year’s Best Insurance Employers list, with employees praising the business for having “the feel of a family firm.”
Best Insurance Employer: Zurich
Zurich has once again been rated a five-star place to work in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employers list.
Best Insurance Employer: So-Sure
So-Sure appears on the Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list for the first time after achieving a four-star rating.
Best Insurance Employer: Beazley
Eco-friendly initiatives within the business has helped Beazley achieve a three-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employers list.
Best Insurance Employer: Axa
Axa achieved a five-star rating in this year’s Best Insurance Employer list thanks to eight out of 10 employees feel a sense of inclusion and belonging.
Best Insurance Employer: Domestic & General
Domestic & General managed to achieve a four-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list thanks to the company’s purpose to “save the planet one repair at a time".
Best Insurance Employer: Flood Re
Flood Re may be small, but the mighty feeling staff get from making a difference to people who live at risk of flooding is why it was rated five stars in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employers list.
Best Insurance Employer: RSA
RSA was praised by employees, earning the insurance giant a three-star rating in this year’s Insurance Post Best Insurance Employer list.