At Lloyd’s we understand that we cannot always be proud of our past. In particular, we are sorry for the role played by the Lloyd’s market in the eighteenth and nineteenth Century slave trade – an appalling and shameful period of English history, as well as our own. In acknowledging our own history, we also… Continue reading Lloyd’s Apologizes for Role in 18th-19th Century Slave Trade
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IICF to Host Regional Forums on Inclusion, Innovation & Leadership
IICF will be hosting the 2020 Women in Insurance Conference Series Regional Forums, the only leadership events of their kind to benefit charitable causes. Industry leaders and prominent public figures will gather to discuss inclusion, innovation, leadership and the future of work in the insurance world at these one-day conferences dedicated to forging a better… Continue reading IICF to Host Regional Forums on Inclusion, Innovation & Leadership
WTW Recognized by 2020 Women on Boards for Having 20% or More Corporate Board Seats Held by Women
Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, has been named a Winning ‘W’ Company by 2020 Women on Boards for achieving at least 20% women on its corporate board before the year 2020. Winning ‘W’ Companies are cited in the 2020 Women on Boards annual Gender Diversity Index, which tracks the… Continue reading WTW Recognized by 2020 Women on Boards for Having 20% or More Corporate Board Seats Held by Women
Lloyd’s Announces Action Plan to Create a Safe and Inclusive Working Environment
Lloyd’s today announced a robust plan of action to address reports of sexual harassment in the Lloyd’s market and create a safe and inclusive working environment. The plan has been developed in collaboration with and endorsed by Lloyd’s Board and Council, and by the associations representing the Lloyd’s market – Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA), and… Continue reading Lloyd’s Announces Action Plan to Create a Safe and Inclusive Working Environment
Lloyd’s of London to Add Women to Governance Committee
Lloyd’s of London plans to appoint women to its all-male nominations and governance committee to improve diversity and will convert the pub beneath its offices into a coffee shop in an attempt to phase out its drinking culture, the Sunday Times reported. Lloyds, which runs the 331-year-old exchange for the worldwide insurance market, is also… Continue reading Lloyd’s of London to Add Women to Governance Committee