Training
UK Broker Awards 2022: Training Award
‘Grow your own’ is the mantra at Somerset Bridge Group, which has improved attrition rates by more than half and promoted a quarter of staff at its insurance services arm in the past year
UK Broker Awards 2022: Schemes Broker of the year
Marsh Commercial’s schemes business hit double-digit growth last year after a huge effort to put becoming a trusted adviser at the heart of its culture. The company set out to relentlessly focus on clients and continuously develop its team and technology…
Former vice presidents vow to monitor CII after motion not debated at AGM
A move to bring an independent probe into ongoings at the Chartered Insurance Institute has fallen short at the first hurdle.
SJL Insurance Services launches new academy
SJL Insurance Services has ambitions to widen its talent pool with the launch of SJL Academy and has given jobs to 10 people living in or near Worcester.
Broking Success: From football to insurance
Managing director of Mason Owen Financial Services, Andrew Gibbons tells Insurance Age how he went from being a semi-professional footballer to entering the world of insurance
Former vice-presidents renew call for an independent review of the CII
A new motion calling for an independent review of the Chartered Insurance Institute is to be tabled at the organisation’s annual general meeting next month, Insurance Age has learnt.
The Insurance Museum opens with fire insurance exhibition
The Insurance Museum has unveiled its first online exhibition which is titled Fire! Risk and Revelations and will go live on 7 September.
Wiser Academy partners with GRP
Wiser Academy has partnered with Global Risk Partners to boost graduate development.
Blog: Why recruitment is the major challenge for the incoming CII head
Crescens George, of Wiser Academy , explains why recruitment must be the top priority for the new Chartered Insurance Institute boss as he calls for training to be more accessible.
News analysis: Should brokers have formal qualifications?
Qualified for the job? Fiona Nicolson asks if there should be mandatory qualifications for insurance brokers.
Interview: Sue Langley, chair of Gallagher UK
The Gallagher leader discusses her time in the job, making deals and the insurance sector’s need for talent along with sharing her views on improving diversity and inclusion in the market as well as how she coped with lockdown.
Burnley and Blackburn CII branch to close
The Chartered Insurance Institute of Burnley and Blackburn is to close its doors, Insurance Age can reveal.
Ardonagh launches internship and graduate scheme
The Ardonagh Group has launched Ardonagh Academy in partnership with the Centre for Creative Leadership.
Biba joins GAIN as founding member
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association has joined the Group for Autism, Insurance and Diversity as its most recent founding member.
CII and University of Bolton develop MBA in Islamic Insurance and Risk Management
The Chartered Insurance Institute and Islamic Insurance Association of London have worked with the Centre for Islamic Finance at the University of Bolton to launch a new executive MBA in Islamic Insurance and Risk Management.
CII teams up with Coventry University for MBA
The first 100 ACII-qualified members to sign-up will receive a £1,000 discount on the cost of achieving the online post-graduate qualification.
Wiser Academy bounces back with 'outstanding' Ofsted grading
The learning provider has 180 apprentices enrolled and is targeting adding 300 more this year.
Opinion: Wellbeing at work
Specialist Risk Group’s Warren Downey considers how leaders need to adapt to ensure happy and healthy teams
Wiser Academy relaunches insurance degree programme
Programme designed to help attract top talent into insurance straight from college.
ICO fines Tempcover £85,000
The regulator said the penalty was for a “serious contravention” of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
SJL takes steps to protect female staff
The Worcester-based broker has announced that it will giving free self-defence workshops to all its female staff.
Ofsted finds Davies' apprenticeship programme "requires improvement"
Government body says "too many" insurance apprentices do not complete their end-point assessments as Davies explains it is working to redesign the standard in response to apprentices leaving as soon as they have achieved their CII qualifications.
The accidental insurance broker – Brokerbility boss Ashwin Mistry
Profile: How Ashwin Mistry took a wrong turn and ended up in insurance. Interview by Siân Barton
Ex Be Wiser boss Mark Bower-Dyke launches consultancy firm
Bower-Dyke tells Insurance Age about his plans for the new venture and discusses why he believes there was a gap in the market for quality advice.