The protection sector needs to give people the opportunity to say they are neurodivergent without fear of being ostracised.
This is according to Kathryn Knowles, co-managing director at Cura Financial Services, who spoke to Health & Protection for our analysis exploring how more diverse workforces are proving the catalyst for change across health and protection insurance.
“I think that as a society we are becoming more accepting of each other and it’s giving people a chance to say that they are neurodiverse, without as much fear of being ostracised,” Knowles (pictured) said.
According to Knowles while there will always be people that judge others on their differences, and it is part of human nature to do so, it is how we act upon those judgements that truly matter.
“You might make an assumption because someone is autistic, has neck tattoos, is in debt, or any number of things,” Knowles continued.
“That doesn’t mean that you treat the person any differently. It’s simply just being a good human being. I think that the majority of people in our industry are genuinely nice people trying to do the best that they can and help others.”