Training
Ferma 2011: Risk managers must 'upskill' for future
Risk managers have been urged to "upskill" by Ferma vice president Julia Graham.
Online commercial - Driving business online
Take-up of online commercial products remains less than impressive but where does the blame for suppressed demand lie?
Rehabilitation First Awards 2011: Young Achiever of the Year
With the judges looking for high-flying individuals under 30 who are exceeding their employer’s expectations, championing rehabilitation in the wider market and setting themselves out as the industry’s stars of tomorrow, four strong candidates emerged…
Merlin Academy sees first batch of students graduate
The first class of students from the Merlin Academy set up last year have completed its accredited Chartered Management Institute Level 2 Certificate in team leading.
Career development: Fusion launches apprenticeship scheme with Sunderland College
Fusion has partnered with City of Sunderland College, pictured, to launch a new apprenticeship programme for 15 young people.
Career development: LV ups investment in employee training programme
LV has launched its leadership curriculum, a new training programme designed to give existing staff a bespoke pathway to improve skills and support ongoing development.
LV expands staff training initiatives
LV employees are expected to embark on a skills development training initiative following the success of the firm’s recently launched Broker Academy.
Adjusting Academy: Here comes the new guard
Inaugural members of Post’s newly established Adjusting Academy talk to Post about the battle for loss adjusting talent and whether there really is a demographic timebomb that needs defusing.
LV= Broker launch academy to train underwriters
LV= Broker has become the latest firm to offer a specialist training academy where budding underwriters with no previous insurance experience will be fast-tracked through their technical 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.