Training
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.
Webinar: Growth through training and talent retention
Sign up to watch this on-demand webinar which explores what brokers must do to drive growth through training, talent acquisition and staff retention.
Survey - Broker training: Training to gain
Staff training, alongside improved employee benefits and wellbeing, can lead to a happier workforce, greater staff retention and business growth, whether the company is large or small, our broker training survey finds. Eleanore Robinson reports
How can the industry solve its talent crisis?
Brokers, insurers and industry experts discuss the main obstacles in attracting young talent and what the industry can do to solve its image problem.
Covid prompts rise in broker demand for digital training
Axa's Ken Wright discusses the challenges brought on by remote working and how brokers can adapt to a digital environment.
Experts highlight how industry must develop to succeed
Panellists at the CII Conference discussed the changes the industry needs to make in order to meet customers' needs and what skills brokers can work on in order to maintain lucrative relationships with clients.
Axa Commercial launches Broker Learning Zone
The initiative has been developed to drive professional development for UK brokers and sits alongside the newly-developed Axa XL Broker Academy.
Blog: Moving on from ‘I just fell into insurance’
Gallagher’s Claire Davies considers how the industry can begin to attract school leavers and make insurance a career choice instead of a happy accident.
Aviva expands broker apprenticeship programme
The provider is offering a job swap or placement to participants in the programme.
Allianz teams up with Davies for broker apprentice programme
Allianz Insurance has launched a new training programme as part of a commitment to invest in the broker leaders of the future.
Opinion: Zurich's John Keppel on employee tech training
Why investing in employee tech training is essential: Insurers and brokers should re-skill employees to stay relevant, says Zurich’s John Keppel
Mental health awareness grows in broker community
But Ecclesiastical's 2020 Broker Wellbeing Survey shows that 46% of brokers are still suffering from work-related stress.
Allianz expands broker training programme
Offering will provide select independent and regional brokers with access to LinkedIn Learning.
UK Broker Awards: Meet the Shortlist - Young Broker of the Year
In the run up to the 2020 UK Broker Awards Insurance Age is profiling all the shortlisted firms and individuals, with today’s focus being The Young Broker of the Year.