Let’s Talk About Race

Peter Jajua Brit Blog Artwork

Peter Jajua’s journey to a career in Insurance An internship in the summer of 2018 opened my eyes to the insurance sector and the opportunities within my reach, but also made me aware of the very evident lack of diversity.  I was born and raised in Hackney, East London, a diverse area where I attended … Read more

Being the Sulaiman I am

Being one of only a few people from an ethnic minority background is not indifferent to me. Originally from Harrow in North West London, I was around 11 years old when we moved up north to Doncaster. At the time a predominantly Caucasian town. One of my first memories of noticing a difference was my … Read more

White, Black, Asian, Other

By Delovan Ghafoor I was born in London, but I have always been Other. My parents are Iraqi Kurdish. They fled Kurdistan during the Gulf War and came to London in 1987 after spending a year in Iran. Stripped of the identities and privileges they’d had at home; they started their new lives from scratch. … Read more

Opening Lloyd’s Closed Ecosystem

A discussion with Mark Lomas FCIPD, Head of Culture @ Lloyd’s

A discussion with Mark Lomas FCIPD, Head of Culture @ Lloyd’s Lloyd’s has set an ambition to boost ethnic diversity in the world’s oldest insurance market. It wants at least one of every three hires to be individuals from an ethnic background. Godwin Sosi, Co-Founder of ACIN, spoke about Lloyd’s ethnicity challenges and solutions with … Read more

African Caribbean Insurance Network partners with CFC

The African Caribbean Insurance Network (ACIN), an award-winning diversity network committed to boosting black & minority ethnic representation within insurance, announced today that specialist insurance provider CFC has joined as a silver sponsor of the ACIN, alongside existing sponsors BRIT, Travelers, SCOR, Ardonagh Specialty, BMS Group & Marsh Mclennan. As a silver sponsor, CFC will … Read more