‘If you’re an individual and you’re an underwriter, then you’re in a really good place at the moment because lots of people are wanting your services and they are paying very well for it,’ says managing director
’Challenges with attracting and retaining talent have been consistently raised amongst our community,’ says claims director
The number of retail brokers regulated by the FCA has reduced by 46% between 2006 and 2024 – this is leading to new trends and acquisition focuses across UKGI in 2025. However, more M&A is definitely on the cards…
As an industry, the insurance sector must ditch quotas around diverse hiring and really think about inclusive business strategies – especially in light of the FCA’s decision not to mandate formal D&I requirements
Learning and development lead says firm wants to ’support and nurture the next generation of talent’
’It became clear that there were networks of men who supported each other and it was potentially harder for me to break through because I wasn’t part of their tribe,’ says chief executive
It is common to bemoan the lack of talent in the technology sector, but does this result from a flawed approach to developing people pipelines?
’Most people seem to fall into a career in insurance, but the industry can’t rely on that anymore,’ says managing director
‘Social media’ is ‘critical’ for attracting younger talent from low socioeconomic backgrounds, says performance and leadership manager
Panellists and attendees at Insurance Times’ Broker CEO Forum 2024 discussed the need for ‘reimagined and redreamed initiatives’
Chief operating officer says that firms face an IT talent and skills shortage
Kelly Lane, operations director at Clegg Gifford, talks about the company’s entry for the Excellence in Professional Development – Insurer/Broker/MGA award
The industry’s struggle to draw in and keep talent stems largely from its ’image problem’, says managing director
’If you want to be a destination for global talent and diverse talent, you have to be open and transparent,’ says head of culture
Insurance Times has teamed up with insurer RSA to fully explore talent attraction, retention and development in the UK general insurance market as the industry-wide war for talent continues
Aviva seeks to collaborate with brokers on ‘really valuable’ talent attraction, alongside continuing to invest in measures designed to bolster brokers’ businesses and cement working partnerships
The industry should ‘watch this space’ for developments in financial lines, says underwriting director
RSA discusses how it and the wider industry can ensure that the pitch to talented sector joiners hits the right notes
’If we just got together and did a few things really well, then we’d be far more impactful,’ says director
Brokers of all sizes are keen to tackle ‘a skills void’ that has ‘picked up pace exponentially’ – but how can SME brokers, in particular, achieve this ambition?