Zurich launches 'Kick Start Mentor' scheme for students

To tackle industry diversity

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Zurich has rolled out its ‘Kick Start Mentors’ scheme for state funded secondary schools in a bid to tackle diversity in the industry.

The initiative forms part of Zurich's ‘Early Careers' programme and has been created to attract future talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. The scheme, which will run over six months, has been launched in partnership with five schools across Birmingham, Croydon and Hampshire and the London boroughs of Waltham Forest and Newham. The number of students who have signed up to the programme this year has increased to 80, compared to 25 pupils in the scheme's pilot in 2022, Zurich detailed. Students will be mentored by 24 "specially trained Zurich future leaders" the insurer said,...

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