Diversity and Inclusion – Page 16
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NewsUniversity of Nottingham launches CII accredited insurance scholarship
The scholarship is tailored towards helping individuals from the likes of low-income households to break into the industry
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News AnalysisBusinesses look to ethical accreditation as clients and staff demand ESG excellence
’As an industry, we have the power to change the track on building sustainable and environmentally friendly businesses,’ says chief financial officer
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NewsInvesting in diversity and inclusion ‘absolutely crucial’ – MGAA
Chief executive says people need to ’embrace’ diversity and inclusion and build it into the ’fabric of their organisation’
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NewsBackchat April 2023
Blanc speaks about misogyny on BBC Radio Four’s Desert Island Discs, a managing director runs a marathon and one Insurance Times journalist is in a play. You heard it here first…
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News AnalysisBriefing: Stress crisis becoming a real pain for employees
Could we be seeing the start of new risk exposures for sectors that have embedded hybrid working practices?
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NewsCharity calls on insurers to take ‘action’ and improve insurance for individuals with mental health problems
The institute has published a guide that focuses on supporting individuals with mental health problems when buying insurance
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NewsFCA ‘nowhere to be seen’ as people of colour continue to pay more for motor insurance
’There is a truly worrying link between ethnicity and insurance costs,’ says chief executive
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News‘Words speaking louder than actions in D&I’
The co-founder of the Insurance Cultural Awareness Network said there were ‘real core issues’
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News‘Culture, purpose, development and belonging’ are ‘crucial’ for industry-wide talent attraction
Insurance organisations must ‘give a really clear sense of purpose’ if they wish to attract and retain staff, says expert panel
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NewsAviva, Ageas and Zurich among insurers to join neurodiversity campaign
Insurance leaders hope to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions around neurological differences
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NewsHiscox UK to invest in ‘new talent’ with launch of underwriting academy
The insurer is ‘investing heavily in nurturing new talent’, says distribution director
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NewsZurich scheme aims to kickstart insurance interest
The insurer will broaden the size of its scheme to support and attract young people into the industry, it says
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News AnalysisData holding back industry’s efforts to implement social mobility career strategies
While the insurance sector is aggressively addressing imbalances around gender and ethnicity in the boardroom, its strategy on social mobility is seemingly far less advanced – despite the war for talent
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NewsInsurance Times reveals findings from IWD 2023 poll
Hybrid working was the most popular response to a question on the best methods for improving equity in the UK insurance industry
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News AnalysisBriefing: Can insurance step up and lead the charge to address gender pay gap failings?
New research from PWC says ‘it will take more than 50 years to reach gender pay parity’ – but does this present an opportunity for the insurance sector to use its financial acumen and resources to accelerate this timeline?
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IT InterviewAngela Kelly: Gender diversity in loss adjusting is ‘absolutely getting better’
Sedgwick’s director of client operational delivery feels ’that women can think more strategically in terms of problem solving when it comes to managing a claim’
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News‘I was letting the hoodies into the building’ – ex-Lloyd’s chief executive
The former Lloyd’s boss recalled the birth of Lloyd’s Lab and how she tried to break down barriers with dress code
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NewsInsurance salaries struggling to keep up with inflation
Insurance risk manager salaries were up in London, while claims managers’ average salaries fell
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NewsAI has ‘enormous potential benefits’ for insurance but regulators should target ‘safe and responsible adoption’ – Kennedys
‘Balancing the excitement of the potential of AI with the cutting edge associated risks is crucial’, says head of innovation
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NewsSchool creates AI-based method to terminate proxy discrimination in insurance pricing
If the school’s approach is adopted, insurers will be required to collect data on protected characteristics, which ‘raises privacy concerns’, says expert
