Diversity and Inclusion – Page 14
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Manifesto 2023: Biba reveals new ESG commitments for 2023
The broker trade body has pledged to get its ‘own house in order first’, so that the support given to its members is built on a ‘strong foundation’
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QBE evens up maternity and paternity leave
The insurer has also added new wellbeing-focused initiatives, including support with fertility
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News Analysis
Is flexible working right for brokers?
Insurance Times speaks to two broker chief executives to hear the arguments for both returning to the office and maintaining continued flexible working
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Features
Ignite’s in-house accelerator for startup brokers set to address gender gap
Ignite speaks exclusively to Insurance Times about the launch of its new in-house accelerator for startup brokers, which it hopes will address the lack of women in broking and insurance technology jobs
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RSA implements hybrid working for over 5,000 UK staff
Moves have been made to ensure the transition does not impact on service levels, said director of operational effectiveness
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Insurance Times Awards 2022: Zurich embraces flexible working ‘to shift the dial’ on D&I
Steve Collinson, head of HR at Zurich UK, explains why the company should win the Insurer Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award at the 2022 Insurance Times Awards
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Freedom Services Group cuts staff attrition and sickness with four-day working week model
The intermediary business believes its new working model has given the firm a ‘competitive advantage’, says executive director of culture and engagement
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Women in Finance blueprint is ‘not just a tick box’ - Amanda Blanc
Amanda Blanc says ’it’s a disgrace that in the UK today, people’s futures are still dictated by their birth or by their life experiences’
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Financial services firms still failing ethnic minority workers
New research has warned that the progress made by financial services firms around diversity and inclusion is working in terms of gender, but not when it comes to ethnicity
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CII reduces median gender and ethnicity pay gaps
However, a higher mean gender pay gap indicates that the CII’s ‘data is skewed’, according to HR director
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News Analysis
Briefing: Senior leadership swaps at Aviva continue to cause broker conversations
Insurance is a people-centric industry – sector-wide chatter around leadership changes at Aviva proves how important broker and insurer relationships are
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Insurance Times Awards 2022: Miller Insurance’s leader scheme aims to make insurance ‘a more inclusive and representative place’
Natacha Craven, chief human resources officer at Miller Insurance, tells Insurance Times why her firm should win the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award at 2022’s Insurance Times Awards
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Insurer reacts to rising mental health crisis
Underwriting amendments have been designed to bolster ‘access to insurance’, says chief underwriter
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Amanda Blanc: Not enough women are at the top in insurance
Despite the creation of the UK government’s Women in Finance Charter in 2016, representation of females in senior financial services roles has only increased by 1% each year, Blanc told delegates
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Insurance Times Awards 2022: RPC’s Female Insurance Group brings ‘topical issues’ to ‘the forefront of discussion’
Alex Anderson, partner at law firm RPC, tells Insurance Times why her company should win the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Award at 2022’s Insurance Times Awards
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IT Events
Insurance Times Awards 2022: ISC Group thinks its D&I work is ‘revolutionary in the sector’
Lara Pedley, global managing director of ISC Group, tells Insurance Times why her company should win the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence category at the 2022 Insurance Times Awards
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Insurance Times Awards 2022: Six finalists make the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence category shortlist
Six firms are competing to win the Diversity and Inclusion Excellence prize at this year’s Insurance Times Awards
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Marmalade launches pay-as-you-go motor insurance for new drivers
The policy will be underwritten by Ageas and allows young drivers to only pay for the miles that they use
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Lack of socio-economic diversity threatening inclusion efforts in insurance, say experts
Workers in the insurance industry from the lowest socio-economic backgrounds progress 25% slower than their colleagues, says chair
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ABI creates blueprint for DEI future
The UK’s major insurers and reinsurers also contributed to the new strategy document via the ABI’s DEI board sub group