iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network

🌡️ How firms can better evolve their ESG strategies in line with growing demand and responsibilities? Kishan Mangat, our Co-Chair, recently participated in a roundtable discussion with industry leaders organised by Insurance Post to explore the evolving role of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies in the insurance sector in line with growing demand and responsibilities. Kishan emphasised the importance of ESG in attracting young talent to the industry, referencing a survey by iCAN that highlighted the desire for meaningful and purpose-driven careers among respondents aged 16 to 20. Reflecting on the broader impact of ESG, Kishan shared: "Our youngsters want to work for an organisation that is not just driven by profit... that has some meaning and purpose, and it is hard." Kishan's insights reaffirm iCAN's commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the insurance industry. Also on the roundtable to discuss the topic were: 🔸Michael Gregory, underwriting strategy director, RSA 🔸Amir Sethu (FCA), head of sustainability and ESG, MS Amlin 🔸John Campbell, head of strategy and risk management, Tokio Marine Kiln 🔸James Bosley, head of climate strategy & parametric solutions, Gallagher 🔸Ellie Rose Arch, climate committee, Arch Insurance Group Inc. 🔸Chris S., senior sustainability analyst, Apollo Underwriting 🔸Ruth Poulten, social impact & ESG manager, RSA 🔸Karl Pearse, senior customer partnership manager, CRIF 🔸Mattia Bongini, data science manager, CRIF Thanks to Saxon East and the Post team for inviting us! 📙 Read the full press release here ▶️ https://lnkd.in/dBinbgGa 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and watch our socials for updates 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns #insurancebrokers #insurancesector #financialservices #insurance #relationships #networking #dei #ESG #industryleaders

🌟Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month! From 18th July until 17th August the UK celebrates South Asian Heritage Month (SAHM). ☀️ What is South Asian Heritage Month? ☀️ South Asian Heritage Month was established to celebrate South Asian history and culture and is an opportunity for us to learn more about the countries in South Asia and their heritage. 🗣 Founding Patron of SAHM, Anita Rani said: "South Asian Heritage Month is about the next generation of kids growing up in the UK and for them to be able to feel empowered in their identity and proud of who they are." The theme this year is 'Free to Be Me'. ☀️ What countries are in South Asia? ☀️ South Asia is made up of eight countries: Afghanistan; Bangladesh; Bhutan; India; The Maldives; Nepal; Pakistan and Sri Lanka. ☀️ How is SAHM celebrated? ☀️ 🗣 Jimmy Kumar, our iCAN Birmingham Lead and Client Executive Senior VP - Risk Management Practice at Marsh tells us: "South Asian Heritage month is all about celebrating culture, uniting communities and sharing our stories. Not only do we commemorate the hardship, struggles and sacrifices made by our ancestors but rejoice the rich values, traditions and the sense of identity instilled over many generations. Its a time to celebrate, commemorate and educate. To get involved, there are many events hosted across the UK and you can find these at https://lnkd.in/esM6-tZv - definitely take a look!" Thanks Jimmy - and let us know if you'll be celebrating! 🔔 Stay tuned to iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network for the latest news and updates. 📌 Become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns #network #culture #southasianheritagemonth #sahm #sahm2024

🏀 Do you know a great younger person in your insurance business who you think could be a future leader? Send them this post! Looking to climb up the professional ladder in the Insurance industry? We are once again excited to support the Chartered Insurance Institute New Generation Programme 2024/25! Essentially you get to work with a team, grow your network, get media training and supercharge your career in the industry... and all covered by the CII! This is not to be missed if you are serious about your career. Are you: 💼 Making impressive progress in your career growth? 💼 A holder of a minimum qualification level of Dip CII, with 5-10 years of experience in the insurance profession? 💼 Keen on honing skills crucial for ascension to higher roles? Take the step and apply now! 📅 Deadline is 19th August! Hear from our iCAN Insurance Partnerships Lead Florence Dennis ACII who was part of the 2023 cohort! 🗣️ Florence Dennis ACII: "The key takeaways for me have to be the training we attended, the opportunity to work closely with CII Board members, and most importantly the awesome group of young professionals I have met. Growing your network is so important and this programme does just that, whilst providing industry insights. I would strongly recommended applying to be part of the programme." If you thought about putting yourself forward, reach out and we cna connect you to a preious or current New Gen who can tell you about their experiences. And why not give this a go this year? ✍️ Apply HERE: https://lnkd.in/eQZ7awVA 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and watch our socials for upcoming events. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns Tim Groves / Matt Connell / Vivine Cameron Assoc CIPD / Laura Hancock (MInstLM) / Isha Patel / Timothy Nash FCII #icanrolemodels #newgeneration #careerdevelopment #mentoring

🌟 Exciting opportunity for Women in Cyber Security! We are proud to support Beazley's sponsorship of Empowering-You's "Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security" program this Autumn! This program helps develop leaders in cyber security across the UK. The program is a unique cross-sector leadership development initiative that aims to develop a sustainable community of empowered female leaders in cyber security roles across the UK. ⭐ About the Event As part of the program there is an interactive two-day in-person event with a mix of individual and group sessions, focused on boosting women’s leadership skills. One of Beazley's own women in cybersecurity, Sydonie Williams, Focus Group Leader – Rest of World (RoW), Cyber Risks and Co-chair of Beazley's internal women’s network, Beazley SHE, was a guest speaker at a leadership session. Sydonie was able to share her leadership insights as a woman in cybersecurity and network with the attendees. Why sign up? ✅ Accelerate leadership potential and embrace a ‘leader as learner’ mindset ✅ Explore strategies to understand and engage more effectively with team members and stakeholders ✅ Understand and develop your own personal and authentic leadership skills ✅ Identify and respond to challenges within the team and organisation ✅ Leverage the combined expertise of peers to progress individual and collective growth Hear from previous participant, Susanna Brazzini, Cyber Services Manager at Beazley: “I wasn’t sure what to expect when I first joined but was so excited to be in a group of professional women in cyber. The sessions were extremely helpful and I learned, a lot about myself. I recommend this event to any other woman in cyber!” Where are the programs being run? 🌏 Manchester 🌏 Birmingham 🌏 Belfast 🌏 London 🌏 Cardiff 📝 To find out more and sign up, visit Beazley's page here: https://lnkd.in/eCCuP-FM Well done Beazley on driving the inclusion agenda ahead once again! 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and watch our socials for upcoming events. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns Chelsey Sprong / Luke Ward / Moussa Thiam / Katie Cullingford / Ronnie Gunson / Sam Franks / Marcia McFarlane #icanapply #careerdevelopment #cybersecurity #leadershipdevelopment #diversityandinclusion #Beazley

🎓 Do you know any Undergrads thinking about a role in Insurance? We are proud to support our Sponsor Aon's Early Careers Showcase event on Friday 6th September at their London office - APPLY NOW! ⭐ About this event ⭐ Join us this September as we welcome 100 undergraduate students to Aon’s London Headquarters. Attendees of this exclusive event will gain an insight into the variety of teams and early career roles available at Aon. This conference style event will enable you to engage with industry experts at Aon.   ⭐ Why attend? ⭐ ✅ Hear from Aon Colleagues about key trends in the industry ✅ Learn about different career paths at Aon and our commitment towards greater diverse representation ✅ Develop your knowledge of Aon’s recruitment process from our award winning Early Careers team ✅ Build your network and gain valuable career advice from experts at Aon and key contacts in the industry ⭐ Who can attend?⭐ Students studying any degree subject at a UK university due to graduate in 2024, 2025 or 2026. You will need to have or be on track for a 2.1 degree (or equivalent) or above. Aon welcomes applications from students from all backgrounds with a curiosity about the Insurance and Financial Services industry ⭐ Travel details ⭐ Aon will support with all reasonable travel expenses to and from this event, but not accommodation. Travel expenses will be reimbursed post-event. Further details will be shared if you are successful in gaining a place at this event. ⭐ How to apply ⭐ To secure your spot at this event, go to https://lnkd.in/eEGtrAmM and click Apply where you will be invited to complete an application form and short video recording outlining your reasons for wanting to attend.   To make your application the best it can be, we recommend you research Aon’s business and demonstrate your motivation for wanting to attend this event – consider how it will benefit you as you consider your future career.   ⭐ Important to note ⭐ Aon have similar events planned for later in the year; an Early Careers Actuarial Conference in Oct and an Early Careers Insurance & Reinsurance Conference in Nov. 📝 Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/eTEViBXG 🤳 Record your motivation video 📅 6th September, London 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and watch our socials for upcoming events. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns Elisha St Hilaire / Phil Sartain / James Mannion / Katherine Conway / Andy Barrett / Sonia Sotoudeh / Ethan Godlieb Dip CII, CISMP / Mark Knight / Katy Hodgson / Peter Junior Katter Cert CII #icanapply #careerdevelopment #earlycareers

☀️ Brilliant Networking Evening in Birmingham!!! We have had a great time recently with our networking events and we are glad to have been able to bring them to Manchester and Birmingham - and this week's event with Beazley and Kennedys proved to be a hit! The demand for events outside of London has always been there and we love being able to provide strong networking opportunites for people in other cities. These pics are from the iCAN Birmingham event this week. A huge thanks to Sam Franks and Chelsey Sprong from Beazley for hosting our event alongside Sandip Sidhu and Avinder Sidhu from our partners Kennedys - and seeing so many friends who are great supporters of our work including Jonathan Miller, Angela Irvine ACII, Ashleigh Gwilliam, James Allotey Dip CII, Asha Patel, Ana Gomes-Freire ACII, Sushil Mistry BA (Hons) amongst others - and especially happy to see the return of our friend and iCAN Role Model Colleen W.!! 🗣️iCAN Member James Allotey Dip CII said of the event: "What a fantastic evening at the iCAN summer mixer held at the Beazley Birmingham office roof terrace! The event was thoroughly enjoyed by all, as it provided an incredible opportunity to meet and network with so many talented insurance professionals. It was wonderful catching up with familiar faces and making new connections in such a vibrant and inspiring setting. A big thank you to the team at iCAN for organising such a great event. Your efforts truly made the evening special, and we can’t wait for the next one!" We will be back in both cities in September (details incoming very soon!!) 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and stay tuned to our socials for updates. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eE3Kr8sN Echaunti Swan / Jimmy Kumar / Kishan Mangat / Richa Patel / Felix Wong #networking #birmingham #icanaction

🏆 What a session with the brilliant Jason Harris! We had a very inspirational session this week with Jason Harris - CEO of QBE Insurance! in the latest of our "Coffee with the CEO" initiative! ☕️ What is “Coffee with the CEO”? ☕️ In an effort to connect our members and provide them with access to senior executives across the insurance sector, we work with our sponsors and partners to pull together an all-star cast of C-Suite individuals from across the industry to host small group sessions with iCAN members to discuss all things from career-advice, their views on the industry to their journey - essentially everything you need to empower your own career. This week we hosted an in-person session in London with Jason! Some of the key points Jason raised: 🔑 It is important to explore different roles - Try and take advantage of opportunities to work in various parts of the organisation. This diversifies your skills and provides a broader perspective on the market. 🔑 The criticalness to embrace adversity. Adversity teaches invaluable lessons. Lean into challenging situations as they are pivotal moments for growth. 🔑 Take risks! Be bold and say yes to opportunities that push you out of your comfort zone. Organisations value and support those who take calculated risks. 🔑 Mentoring matters - it is valuable to seek mentors who challenge and guide you. Learning from their experiences, especially their failures, accelerates your own growth. 🔑 Stay curious, be visible within the organisation, and actively listen to others. This openness will give you the opportunity to continually grow and learn. Thanks to Jason and our Sponsors QBE for a fantastic session! ---------------------------------- ▶ Looking for a mentor? Sign up our INSpire Mentoring platform - https://lnkd.in/eJn8Y5nf ▶ Looking for a new role? Check out our iCAN Apply Jobs Board - https://icanapply.uk/ ---------------------------------- 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and watch our socials for upcoming events. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns Carlie Grainger / Dawn Bonner / Harry Benham (ACMI) / Melanie Jaworskyi / Natalie Albert MBA FCII / Nikki Lees / Sarah Hanson #coffeewiththeceo #networking #mentoring #inspire #icanaction #leadership #careergrowth #careerdevelopment

☕ Final Spots remaining!!! Looking to meet with a brilliant Role Model and Global Broking CEO? iCAN's Coffee with the CEO initiative is back once more! ☕️ What is “Coffee with the CEO”? ☕️ In an effort to connect our members and provide them with access to senior executives across the insurance sector, we work with our sponsors and partners to pull together an all-star cast of C-Suite individuals from across the industry to host career sessions with iCAN members to discuss all things from career-advice to their views on the industry to their journey - essentially everything you need to empower your own career. We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an in-person session with Jane Kielty LLB ACII, Chief Executive Officer and Head of Commercial Risk UK, Aon UK, on the 31st July, 2024 at 12:30pm. The session will be one hour long, and there will be a networking opportunity afterwards. Jane is Chief Executive Officer of Aon, with over 20 years’ experience in risk and insurance, Jane also leads Aon’s Commercial Risk business, playing a pivotal part in ensuring Aon can consistently offer best-in-class service to clients and the market. Jane has served as deputy chair of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) and chair of the Insurance Broking Standards Committee since 2023, where she has represented Aon and its clients’ interests on many key matters. 🔔 Please sign up by the 25th of July as there are only a limited number of seats available and lunch will be provided. The session is designed to be open and interactive, with discussion and an opportunity for members to ask Jane questions on career advice, tips on development, and leadership topics. 📍 Aon - The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall St, London EC3V 4AN 📅 31st July, 2024 ⏰ 12:30pm - 2:00pm 📩 Register your interest here - https://lnkd.in/dYqVqr59 Don't miss this opportunity to learn from an industry all-star, and to grow your own network in the industry! 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and watch our socials for upcoming events. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eWEXEnns Elisha St Hilaire / James Mannion / Katherine Conway / Andy Barrett / Sonia Sotoudeh / Ethan Godlieb Dip CII, CISMP / Mark Knight / Katy Hodgson / Peter Junior Katter Cert CII #coffeewiththeceo #networking #careerdevelopment #leadershiptips #icaninspire

🔥What a great quiz night!! iCAN and Kennedys recently hosted a World Culture Quiz Night, celebrating cultural diversity and knowledge and what a great night it was! Congratulations to the Winners of the quiz: ⭐ Khaleb Tota (He/Him) at AIG ⭐ C. Alexandra Francis, DIP CII at AIG ⭐ Kijaun Millett from Canary Wharf Group ⭐ Jaden Nash from AXA XL ⭐ Josh Dumelow from Mode Insurance The event featured a variety of international cuisine, offering a true cultural experience. It was an evening of fun, food and friendly competition, exploring cultures from around the world, we also loved how creative everyone got with their masks for our final round! 🗣️ Ishreen Bradley - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, iCAN Member said of the event: "iCAN and Kennedys Law Practice hosted a fantastic Quiz Night last night. As one of our team said it: “definitely the best event ICAN has put on…in a history of already amazing events!” Congratulations to the team that brilliantly curated the quiz which began by lulling us into a false sense of security with an easy Round One, and then hit us with Rounds on obscure flags and language facts…only to end on a vibrant music Round that got us all ready to 💃! I loved spending the evening with you!" Thank you to everyone who joined iCAN and Kennedys for this memorable event and to Ingrid Hobbs, Chanèle Couture, J.D. and Marianne Blattès, PhD and the Kennedys team for your support! 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and stay tuned to our socials for updates. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eE3Kr8sN Chanèle Couture, J.D. // Marianne Blattès, PhD // Echaunti Swan // Kishan Mangat // Arit Amana LLB LLM FCIS/FCG // Gareth Mutema Cert CII // Andrew Corbin-Turner // Catherine Hill #iCAN #iCANaction #quiz #dei #culture #networking #diversity #knowledge

🍕Brilliant Networking Evening in Manchester in partnership with Aon, Premium Credit Ltd and Zurich Insurance! We have had a great time recently with our networking events and we are glad to have been able to bring them to Manchester and Birmingham (Birmingham Networking is this week Weds - get in touch if you want to attend!) The demand for events outside of London has always been there and we love being able to provide strong networking opportunites for people in other cities. These pics are from the Manchester event last week. A huge thanks to Lisa Smith and Katherine Conway from Aon for hosting our Manchester event alongside our partners Premium Credit Ltd (Sam Ferreira and Christy Chisholm) and Zurich Insurance (Uzma Ahmad-Strathearn and Zeenat Khan) - and seeing so many friends who are great supporters of our work including Mark Mansfield, Lauren Tyrer, Anisah Khan, Hanif Shah,Hitesh Patel and Alison White amongst others! Birmingham's networking drinks is next week at our sponsors Beazley in partnership with Kennedys, and we will be back in both cities in September (details incoming very soon!!) 🔔 Follow iCAN: The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network and stay tuned to our socials for updates. 📌 Sign up to become an iCAN member here: https://lnkd.in/eE3Kr8sN Echaunti Swan / Mohammed Enamul I. / Ajay Mistry ACMA #networking #manchester #icanaction