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Insurance pay gap persists as Cardiff and Newcastle trail London
In the last decade, the number of general insurance jobs in Wales and Northern Ireland has grown more than in other regions but pay remains far behind the salaries achieved in London - exposing deep regional divides for employers to navigate.
Antares’s Thomas reveals secret to building underwriter belonging
James Thomas, head of specialty at Antares, highlighted key ways to foster belonging for underwriters on the 'Belonging through every chapter: supporting talent at every turn' panel at the Dive In festival.
Hold senior management to account so social mobility goals are met
Introducing social mobility targets into senior management responsibilities was a key takeaway from a Dive In panel debate.
Protesters interrupt closing events of Dive In Festival
The plug was pulled on one of the final sessions of this year’s Dive In Festival on Thursday afternoon (18 September) after a climate change activist stepped onto the stage.
Dive In proves insurance superheroes no longer need masks
Editor’s View: Insurance once rewarded only Superman-style displays of strength, but as Emma Ann Hughes observes, this year’s Dive In shows the sector now thrives when Clark Kent qualities are embraced.
Penny Black’s Social Diary: Howden’s hike; Headlinemoney’s curry
Penny Black is back, sharing the tittle-tattle she overheard at insurance industry events, reviewing the quality of buffets at conferences and giving a thumbs up – or down – to the sector’s social media posts.
Belonging is insurance’s untapped performance driver
Katherine Conway, head of inclusion and cultural initiatives at Aon, explains how belonging boosts innovation, resilience, and long-term business success.
Belonging in insurance after maternity leave and beyond
After returning from maternity leave, Cheryl Barker, customer experience manager at Charles Taylor Assistance, found flexibility, trust, and recognition were key not only to rediscovering her own sense of belonging—but to creating it for her team and…
How Acies’s Taylor found a way to speak her truth
Neurodivergent and navigating the insurance industry, Caroline Taylor, COO of Acies MGU, shares how simple acts of respect shaped her sense of belonging and why silence is the sector's greatest threat to creating an inclusive culture.
AIG hailed as model for trans inclusion
The power of employer-backed trans healthcare and the importance of genuine allyship were at the centre of a Dive In Festival session on dispelling myths and supporting transgender colleagues.
Crawford’s Brentnall on superpower of neurodivergent minds
Neurodivergence isn’t a barrier for Mollie Brentnall, UK & Ireland director of IT at Crawford & Company, it’s a superpower that she is using to build environments where minds like hers aren’t just accommodated but empowered.
How a remark fuelled RSA Mani’s rise with resilience and purpose
How being told to “go back to where she came from” fuelled Indhira Mani, RSA's chief data officer, to work harder, stayed true to my values, and build a career rooted in resilience, growth, and purpose.
Hive’s Marsland-Roberts finds belonging where values align
Crispin Marsland-Roberts, chief operating officer of Hive, on how dyslexia is his superpower and why insurance needs to break away from the idea that success has a single profile.
Zurich’s Ahmad on how flexibility fosters faith belonging
Madiha Ahmad, senior data engineer at Zurich, shares how support for her faith and flexible policies have helped her feel truly valued and included.
Dive In experts urge carers’ leave support development
Panellists at the Dive In festival 2025 highlighted the need to build carers’ leave toolkits to assist employees with caring responsibilities returning from time off.
Markel launches domestic abuse support framework
Markel Insurance has rolled out a domestic abuse support framework for UK employees, Insurance Post can reveal.
Belonging best practice in insurance
In a special episode of the Insurance Post Podcast, recorded to coincide with this year’s Dive In Festival, how insurers and brokers can move beyond intention to create real impact on inclusion and belonging is explored.
What does belonging mean in the insurance industry?
To coincide with this year’s Dive In Festival theme Belonging builds tomorrow, Damisola Sulaiman examines why belonging is more important than ever now and what insurance companies must do to rise to the occasion.
Howden’s Caamaño on moving from outsider to leader
From outsider to executive, Sonia Caamaño, CEO of international growth markets at Howden Broking, shares how she built a global career on resilience, empathy, and following her mother’s advice.
Reclaiming Pride: Ageas’s Roche’s shift from exclusion to inclusion
From teenage exclusion to leading an LGBTQ+ resource group, the journey of Lloyd Roche, risk and governance underwriter at Ageas, shows how workplaces can become spaces of growth, pride, and lasting change.
CII’s Cameron aims to keep running without dropping baton
Vivine Cameron, equity, diversity and inclusion manager at the Chartered Insurance Institute, reflects on the importance of visualisation and representation and why it is vital not to drop the baton of authentic inclusion or you risk losing the race.
Sedgwick’s Dartford on belonging as an LGBTQ+ woman in insurance
With 20 years in male-dominated sectors, Charlotte Dartford, regional director of marketing for UK and Asia at Sedgwick, shares how an inclusive culture empowered her to lead authentically and be seen.
Seventeen Group names CEO to replace retiring Anscombe
Seventeen Group has revealed that Oliver Thorne will take on the role of CEO at the company once current CEO Paul Anscombe retires.
Big Interview: Mark Lomas, Lloyd’s
Mark Lomas, head of culture at Lloyd’s of London, reflects on the market’s diversity achievements so far, and where the work is far from done.