50 over Fifty
Celebrating the contributions of women over 50 to the Insurance industry
https://fiftyoverfifty.org.uk/
Aching Arms
Aching Arms is a baby loss charity which helps and supports parents who have experienced the heartbreak of losing a baby, during pregnancy, at birth, or soon after.
Their Supporting Arms service is run by bereaved parents and gives parents the opportunity to talk to someone who has an understanding of what they are going through.
If you would like to talk about your feelings, share your experience or want some advice, they can help. You can contact them on 07464 508994 or via email at support@achingarms.co.uk
To download their information leaflet please click here.
DaddiLife
DaddiLife is the UK’s leading platform for dads, with a simple mission to shine a light on the generational shift of modern day fathers. They have a wealth of resources on their parenting website, including advice and information to facilitate better home and work life.
They are a 4 x best selling book publisher, and deliver a range of services for dads at work including bespoke talks, workshops and a peer support mentoring programme that accelerates cultural transformation for dads and families at work more widely. For more information please contact Han-Son on dad@daddilife.com
Educating Matters
In 2001 Rachel Vecht founded ‘Educating Matters’. She started out her career as a primary school teacher and also trained student teachers. Throughout Rachel’s teaching career in both the state and independent sector, she was inundated by parents seeking advice on how to support their children’s learning at home. Educating Matters evolved through her substantial experience teaching children, having 4 children and addressing parents’ concerns, questions and difficulties over the last 25+ years. Today Educating Matters works to nurture employee wellbeing by creating inclusive workplace cultures where employees can integrate work & home life.
Find out more via their website or access their Educating Matters Resource Links.
EIDA
EIDA is the Employers Initiative on Domestic Abuse and is a growing network of large and small businesses.
Their mission is to enable employers to take action on domestic abuse – raising awareness among all employees, supporting those facing domestic abuse, and providing access to services to help perpetrators to stop.
They offer easily accessible practical support and tools, through information, meetings and digital resources. To find out more click here.
If you are experiencing domestic abuse, or are concerned about someone you know, download Bright Sky, a free app that provides support and information. Available from App Store and Google Play Store.
From Babies with Love
Poor experience across parental leave causes talent attrition, with financial cost and gender imbalance consequences. From Babies with Love is a social enterprise that donates 100% of its profits to orphaned and abandoned children. We believe every child should be safe, loved and learning.
We help solve the challenge of connecting with colleagues across parental leave, and in returning to work. Our parental leave gift service transforms employee engagement; it’s the story of how your gifts communicate appreciation for your colleagues, and at the same time support a vulnerable child, that creates such meaningful connection.
Connecting retention and inclusion strategy with your values, ESG results and contributing to seven of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we transform commonly existing spend it to a strategic, consistent and inclusive tool in your Working Parents programme.
Read our free guides to Cutting Edge Parental & Family Leave policy and practice, and ask us to prepare your impact quote, at frombabieswithlove.org
Future Men
Future Men is a multi-award-winning specialist charity that supports boys and men along the path to becoming dynamic future men, whilst addressing the stereotypes around masculinity and engaging in the wider conversation of what it means to be a man.
GAIN
GAIN - the Group for Autism, Insurance & Neurodiversity, is a new organisation designed to explore the opportunities and benefits from employing a neurodiverse workforce within the Insurance, Investment and related Financial Services Industry.
To find out more about GAIN and how you can become an individual or corporate member click here to view their latest brochure.
GIN – The Gender Inclusion Network
The Gender Inclusion Network for Insurance aims to leverage diversity and inclusion to produce tangible business results that drive cultural change both within their respective organisations and across their industry. The committee is made up of representatives from the internal Gender Networks from a number of insurance firms. Membership is open to both women and men across the insurance industry who want to take positive action to improve the gender balance within the industry.
https://www.genderinclusionnetwork.co.uk/
How Do You Do It
How Do You Do It helps organisations support their working parents and carers.
They offer a range of programmes and group and one to one coaching for working parents, working carers and their managers, as well as consultancy services for any life stage including: post career break, working flexibly and gender parity.
To find out more click here.
To access their free guide for employers on how to supporting working carers click here.
iCAN – Insurance Cultural Awareness Network
iCAN is the first industry-wide, independent, not-for-profit network that focuses on multicultural inclusion and career progression across the insurance sector. Their mission is to drive equality, increase access to opportunities, create impactful change, engage with allies, and celebrate the benefits of inclusion and diversity in the industry.
iDawn – The Insurance Disability, Ability & Wellbeing Network
iDAWN’s mission is to help people thrive by providing a support network for mental ill health and disability within the insurance sector. Its focus is on promoting wellbeing and proactive personal resilience, encouraging open discussions about how to improve mental health and disability inclusion.
Link – The LGBT Insurance Network
Link is a professional network for members of the LGBT+ community and their allies who work in the insurance sector. Link’s mission is to create and maintain workplaces that attract and retain the best LGBT+ talent to the insurance industry. Link works towards this goal through a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lens, while being inclusive of all types of diversity.
https://lgbtinsurancenetwork.co.uk/
NGIN – The Next Generation Insurance Network
NGIN empowers young insurance professionals by providing professional development and networking opportunities through an annual programme of events. It represents all those who consider themselves to be a young insurance professional with no age limit.
The Insurance Charities
The Insurance Charities supports hundreds of insurance employees and their families in times of need, transforming lives for the better and providing an essential lifeline for as long as is required. The Charity can help with one-off payments to help finance essential items such as household repairs, school uniform, and appliances, and can also provide on-going financial help (including charitable loans) where income is restricted or insufficient.
To find out more watch their video or contact them directly via email info@theinsurancecharities.org.uk or call 020 7606 3763.
Working Families
Working Families is the UK’s leading work-life balance organisation and helps working parents and carers, and their employers, find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.
They have a wealth of resources on their website including advice and information for parents and carers of disabled children.
To access their helpline call 0300 012 0312 or email advice@workingfamilies.org.uk. To find out more about the benefits and costs of membership for organisations click here.
