Blogs
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We need to have honest conversations about LGBT+ inclusion
15/02/2018
To introduce myself, my name is Benjamin Scotter. I’m a Private Clients Underwriter during the day; and I also Co-Chair the Aviva Pride network – our well established LGBT+Allies employee network at…
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Guest blog: Working together on personal injury reform
14/02/2018
As a claimant solicitor, and passionate defender of the right of genuine claimants to pursue compensation, I shall certainly be the only panellist from the claimant “side” invited to speak on civil…
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Sending a message through the living wage
08/02/2018
London - one of the greatest, but most expensive cities in the world. Despite being a destination for keen job seekers looking for opportunities to build a career, being able to live and work here…
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It's 100 years since women first got the vote - but some parts of the business world are still stuck in the past
06/02/2018
Just one of the ways the UK will mark 100 years since the Representation of the People act enfranchised millions of women is by erecting a statue to Millicent Fawcett in Parliament Square. As someone…
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Tax: What to expect (or not) in 2018
31/01/2018
“Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future”. Like its predecessor, 2017 demonstrated the truth of this observation by a Danish physicist. Tax is allegedly one of the few certainties…
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Future Leaders: A quick fire Q&A with MetLife’s Mark Baldwin on why you should get involved with the ABI Future Leaders programme…
29/01/2018
Future Leaders is an executive development programme for up and coming senior insurance industry leaders. The programme was created in consultation with insurers to complement and add to the…
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Brexit: EIOPA fails the test of imagination
29/01/2018
I spoke on a Panel in Washington last week, at the EU-US Insurance Symposium, a regulatory/industry forum. The Panel was about Brexit. Distance lends perspective, the sages maintain, and certainly…
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Kelly Ostler-Coyle blogs on the benefits (and challenges) of working from home
16/01/2018
As part of work from home week, DG Briefing and Engagement Manager Kelly Ostler-Coyle blogs on how working from home helps her to balance her demanding career with her equally full-on home…
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Future Leaders: Aviva’s Jude Nicol blogs on being part of the ABI Future Leaders programme, and why she would recommend others grasp the opportunity
11/01/2018
Jude Nicol, Head of Customer Services, Savings and Retirement at Aviva, blogs on why she joined the ABI Future Leaders programme, what she learned from it and why she would recommend it to those who…
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Love Actuary: How insurance can save Christmas
22/12/2017
As we draw ever closer to the big day, we’ve been mulling over some Christmas movie classics that could’ve benefited from the right insurance policy. Our brief critical analysis (ie - a movie…