Industry initiative aims to get women back to senior insurance roles

‘Forgotten army’ of talent

John Brazier
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Six-month placements and coaching programme encourages women to re-take senior roles across insurance disciplines

A group of nine industry firms have joined forces to promote opportunities for women to return to work in the insurance senior in senior roles following career breaks. The initiative, delivered by Inclusivity Partners, is open to women that previously taken a career break across insurance disciplines including underwriting, broking, claims, actuarial, exposure management, risk and some corporate functions.   The programme is backed by AIG Life, Chubb, Chaucer Group, Howden Group, Lockton, Marsh, Phoenix Group and Willis Tower Watson as participating organisations, and provides a six-m...

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