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Social mobility and belonging vital as class-based barriers persist – Zurich UK
Rethinking what an apprentice looks like in today’s insurance industry – Movo Partnership
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Talent
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Simon Waine: Homing in on ‘advice led broking’ and ‘client obsessed’ talent in Gallagher’s corporate division
Focusing on talent, rather than geography, is central to the broker’s service strategy moving forward, with recruitment volumes on the up for staff that have a ‘level of gravitas’, says corporate division managing director
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Compare My Insurance trains and recruits every eight weeks to boost talent pipeline
‘We are probably one of the biggest introducers of new talent into the industry in the UK now,’ says chief executive
News Analysis
In Focus: MGAs solidify status as hotspot for underwriter talent
’In larger insurer environments, some underwriters may feel more removed from individual risks,’ says managing director
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Insurance Times launches second episode of new podcast starring female broker leaders
Insurance Times has launched the second episode of its new podcast The Executive Edit
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London market hiring slows despite growing talent shortfall
‘It doesn’t seem to be a supply problem anymore, it’s a demand problem,’ says chief executive
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Zurich UK reports 68% rise in apprenticeship applications via social media
‘If we look at our social mobility data and we look at our ethnic minority data, we can undeniably see an increase in attraction,’ says talent acquisition manager
Insurance Times launched its talent focused Destination Insurance campaign in autumn 2025. The long-term, editorially driven campaign aims to instigate collaboration within the London market and UK general insurance industry to mitigate sector-wide talent related challenges.
The evolving campaign currently includes a one-day annual conference, held in January, and a talent charter.
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High Five: Catch up on the biggest stories this week
Insurance Times rounds up the top five stories making headlines across the market from 29 June to 3 July 2026
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Talent tops brokers’ priorities, Mission survey finds
‘Specialist expertise, trusted relationships and entrepreneurial leadership remain the foundations of a successful insurance business,’ says chief commercial officer
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Insurance leaders warn young talent against chasing quick pay rises
’Don’t be too eager to hop for 15% or 20% [pay] increases,’ says Arch president
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Conference highlights from this week
Insurance Times rounds up conference reporting highlights this week from 22 to 26 June 2026
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Shifting client expectations offer ‘tremendous opportunity’ for rising professionals – Marsh’s Lisa Quest
’The future belongs to the organisations that move beyond simply providing insurance as a product and to the organisations that become the providers of insight, resilience and confidence,’ says chief executive
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Lloyd’s market faces under-30 talent challenge, warns LMA chief
‘In 10 years’ time, we’ll have less than 7% of the market under 30. That’s a problem,’ says chief executive
News Analysis
Briefing: Young insurance talent needs access – not just advice
Although technical skills help people to perform, networks, visibility and confidence help young talent to progress further in their careers
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Social mobility and belonging vital as class-based barriers persist – Zurich UK
Sponsored content: Steve Collinson, chief HR and sustainability officer at Zurich UK, discusses the importance and benefits of promoting social mobility in the insurance sector and beyond
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Verlingue backs apprenticeships to tackle insurance talent challenge
‘It’s really exciting to see how Verlingue are investing in the future of youth, but also in the insurance industry,’ says head of private clients
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Rethinking what an apprentice looks like in today’s insurance industry – Movo Partnership
Sponsored content: Lea Cheesbrough, chief executive at Movo Partnership, discusses the need for the insurance sector to update its perceptions of what new industry talent looks like
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Steven Darrah: Really Honest on ‘changing the narrative around insurance’ transparency
Following its May 2026 rebrand, the broker founder and chief executive says the business was ‘born out of a continued frustration with the insurance industry’ and has ‘jumped in with both feet’ to operate with transparency and accountability
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QuestGates launches loss adjusting pathway to strengthen surge claims capability
’By leveraging technology, we can progress cases faster, develop the next generation of adjusters whilst strengthening our surge capability with robust back-office support and additional capacity when needed,’ says chief operating officer
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EDII partner with Markel to take Digital Minds programme outside London with Leeds launch
’The innovation capability gap isn’t a London problem, it’s an industry-wide one,’ says chief executive
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Roundtable convenes senior leaders as 51% of LGBTQ+ staff report lack of visible role models
’The progress shown between the 2021 and 2026 Link surveys is encouraging, but it’s a reminder to keep pushing, not to pause,’ says pride executive sponsor
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