Diversity and Inclusion
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NewsQBE cuts UK gender pay gap again
People director says insurer is seeing ‘meaningful progress towards reducing our gender pay gaps’
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News AnalysisOpinion: The feedback disconnect – why managers are scared to talk to gen Z
Insurance business middle managers are veering away from feedback conversations with younger staffers, but learning how to deliver professional advice successfully to this generation can unlock retention and performance benefits
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NewsIUAD welcomes Aon leader to campaign board
’Joining the board is, for me, a way to turn something deeply personal into something purposeful,’ says new board member
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NewsAviva chief executive Blanc invited to meet chancellor at Treasury
’Under her leadership, female representation in senior finance roles has risen,’ says chancellor
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NewsUK insurance boards slash gender pay gap
’The progress made in asset management and the near parity achieved in insurance show what is possible,’ says UK and Ireland financial services leader
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NewsDestination Insurance: The sector must appeal to young people’s priorities by ‘holding that mirror up’
’Your firm could be doing loads of good in the world but it’s that little bit of bad that sours the whole soup which means that retaining that talent is very difficult,’ says campaign manager
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NewsEight companies commit to Destination Insurance Charter to become inaugural signatories
The first firms to sign Insurance Times’ exclusive talent charter will adhere to five commitments that have been designed to encourage the creation of diverse and futureproofed talent pipelines
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NewsDestination Insurance: How can the insurance industry make itself attractive to Gen Z talent?
‘If you spend so much of your life doing a job, it kind of has to mean something,’ says chief impact officer
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NewsDestination Insurance: Insurance industry should not ‘gaslight’ D&I
‘D&I is something that you live, not something that you launch,’ says chief people officer
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NewsBiba Manifesto 2026: Spotlight on suitability of insurance products as women’s sports grows
’We’ve had incredible success with our [England] women’s football team and rugby team, [but] they bring with them different risks, different injuries and different challenges,’ says chief executive
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IT InterviewCaroline Wagstaff: Forging the LMG into a ‘one trick pony’ for attracting diverse early career talent
Chief executive shares how she is leading the ‘small, scrappy trade association’ to transform its ‘unfocused’ approach to mitigating London-centric talent challenges into a targeted tool set that ‘concentrates on one problem statement’
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NewsBiba Manifesto 2026: Biba to back contents cover pilot for vulnerable social renters
’We’ve been working with our members and there are products and schemes available, but there have been barriers that have stopped these schemes being taken up,’ says deputy head of communications
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NewsLloyd’s survey shows market continues to outperform wider financial services standards
‘Our market culture is not perfect, but it is very good – and improving,’ said Lloyd’s chief executive
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News AnalysisBriefing: Neurodiversity could be insurance’s talent success story
The sector should make a bigger deal of its diversity and inclusion wins
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NewsFormer Aviva leader recognised with CBE in New Year Honours list
‘I am truly delighted and proud to have received a CBE. I am humbled to have been recognised for my contribution to business leadership and inclusion,’ says awardee
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News AnalysisNancy Bewlay: ’When I hear uninsurable, I often think the homework hasn’t been done’
After 33 years in the industry, Axa’s first group chief underwriting and pricing officer tells Insurance Times why excluding emerging risks like AI goes against insurance’s core purpose.
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News AnalysisBriefing: Making insurance careers a choice rather than ‘falling’ into the profession
If market participants are to futureproof UKGI, then the old adage of falling into an insurance career rather than decisively opting for this professional pathway has to be eliminated – instead, more transparent career architectures, greater sector-wide visibility and better outreach to new talent must be a priority
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NewsInsurance Times Advent Calendar: Georgina Davis
For the fifth day of Advent, head of regional market for the Midlands, south west and Wales at Zurich, Georgina Davis reflects on why shining a light on opportunities for talent matters
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IT Awards 2025REVEALED: Which firms won at 2025’s Insurance Times Awards?
Around 1,000 UK general insurance professionals gathered in Park Lane last night to celebrate outstanding market achievements at flagship awards ceremony – but which firms took home gold, silver and bronze prizes?
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NewsOver 50% in the London market say male-dominated leadership is reducing the female underwriting pipeline
’We cannot ignore a stark reality – the pipeline of senior women in underwriting is shrinking,’ says chief of markets performance
