Opinion: Sara Bevan on gender diversity in insurance
Broker Sara Bevan advocates for women-only events to encourage gender balance in insurance
Being a female business owner in the insurance industry is rewarding, but does come with a plethora of challenges.
Age is also a factor. When you are younger than most of your staff, it takes a lot of confidence to build up a management style that fits the way you run your company. Starting any business is fraught with the emotional, physical and financial challenges that come hand in hand with a start-up, but is being a woman and a business owner in insurance harder than other industries?
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