News & Views
 

Insurance chiefs pledge to tackle 31.2% gender pay gap
The insurance sector has significantly lagged behind other UK industries in its average median gender pay gap, with the specialty insurance sector reporting a far greater pay difference than its composite and retail counterparts.
 

Comment pieces
 

It’s great to see a female LMG CEO, but this isn’t tokenistic – Lebecq is there on merit
The London Market Group (LMG)’s appointment of Clare Lebecq as its next CEO is great news for several reasons.

CEOs and managers need to be role models in how they embrace inclusivity and here even the subtlest of actions can have the greatest impact
“If you build it, they will come.” I’m slightly misquoting the famous line from the Kevin Costner film Field of Dreams, but it nevertheless feels particularly apt at the moment.

 

There is a business case for implementing D&I policy
Do you remember your first Monte Carlo conference?
Even if you haven’t been to the infamous Rendez-Vous, you can imagine the champagne, the yachts and the canapes, as well as the serious business talk, of course.

 

It's not just what you say that's important but how you say it
Most readers will be familiar with the proverb: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” But I wonder how many will know the alternative aphorism: “Hell is full of good meanings, but heaven is full of good works.”

 

Opinion: Championing women
On Wednesday I attended Lloyd's celebration of International Women's Day, held at 1 Lime Street.
Scores of attendees met in the Banqueting Suite to listen to inspiring stories and career advice from a panel of pioneering individuals.

 

Opinion: The Presidents Club
Yesterday, the investigations team at the Financial Times published a brutally descriptive report of the stomach-churning antics at the annual Presidents Club charity dinner.