One of the leading professional bodies for the global financial services profession, the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), has launched a website promoting a career in insurance to women looking to return to work after a career break.
The site operates as a careers hub with details of opportunities available, salary expectations and advice and tips. Women who have successfully returned to work in the sector share their unique stories and help explore some of the varied career paths available.
The CII will be promoting the site over the coming months as part of a campaign to encourage women to consider a career in insurance and risk.
Nikki Maskery, operations director at Tempcover, said, "When I heard about the project I was keen to get involved as I am recently a new mum back in the workplace and have faced, and overcome, many challenges myself. I was keen to promote the insurance profession for mums retuning to work as there are so many different career opportunities available and it’s such a dynamic market to work in."
David Ross, director of communications at the CII, said "This initiative is part of our broader strategy to encourage diversity in the sector. We have successfully promoted ourselves and the profession to young adults for a number of years, specifically through our work with apprentices and the Discover Risk initiative. We are now looking to widen the net and target specific groups whose skills and experiences could be crucial to the future of the profession and public confidence."
The CII said the site fits with its remit of promoting higher standards of integrity, technical competence and business capability. With over 120,000 members in more than 150 countries, the CII claims to be the world's largest professional body dedicated to insurance and financial services.
In related news, GIC Re, India’s national reinsurer, has appointed Alice Vaidyan as its new chairman and managing director (CMD), replacing acting CMD K Sanath Kumar.
Vaidyan is the first woman to be appointed as chairman of an Indian (re)insurer. GIC Re is the 14th largest reinsurer globally and is the only reinsurance company in India.
