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Voting for the Health & Protection Awards 2023 ends today
Voting for the best insurance and service providers in UK Health & Protection Awards 2023 closes at the end of today. Advisers, brokers and other intermediaries can vote here to recognise the...
Read more‘As an actuary it’s not uncommon for me to be the only woman in the room, let alone the only queer woman’ – Weare
To mark Lesbian Visibility Week, Health & Protection spoke to Rebecca Weare, actuarial analyst at Zurich, about the benefits of having a supportive team, why line managers are key to driving cultural...
Read moreWomen in Protection: ‘I remember being in a complete panic and thinking I’m going to be found out’ – Crossley
Imposter Syndrome can affect even the most experienced women in the protection sector as Legal & General Retail managing director for distribution Ali Crossley (pictured) discussed her experiences of battling the issue....
Read moreSickness absence hits record high with 47 million more days lost than pre-Covid
A record 185.6 million working days were lost to sickness absence in the UK in 2022, 47.4 million more than pre-pandemic, according to official data. The sickness absence rate also rose to...
Read moreWomen in Protection: Finding everyone’s ‘why’ is key to success – Alphonsi
Unlocking a team's 'why' can make all the difference in the drive to success, according to World Cup winning rugby union star Maggie Alphonsi (pictured). Speaking at the fourth Women in Protection...
Read moreZurich ends CBI membership as Legal & General and Lloyds Bank pause activity
Zurich is leaving the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) over further rape and sexual assault allegations made about employees of the organisation and its response. In a statement the insurer said: “We...
Read moreGAIN appoints MP as honorary president
The Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity (GAIN) has appointed Sir Robert Buckland MP as honorary president. Sir Robert (pictured) is Conservative MP for Swindon South and also chairman of the...
Read moreAviva leaves CBI over ‘very serious’ allegations
Aviva has left the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), one of the UK's biggest lobbying organisations, with immediate effect. The insurer said the move followed "very serious" allegations made about misconduct and...
Read moreFinance staff want mental health support and will quit for it – MHFA England
Six in 10 financial services workers think their employer could do more to improve workplace mental health and wellbeing, according to research by Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England. It found 83%...
Read moreInsurance jobs market softening but not back to pre-pandemic levels – Aviva
The insurance jobs market is definitely improving but has not returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to Aviva. There insurer told MPs in Parliament that the financial services sector had been particularly hard...
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