Insider Progress: Ally and Amplify: How to support your LGBTQ+ communities
Discussion points:
- How to support colleagues who are part of the LGBTQ+ community by understanding and acknowledging the struggles and experiences unique to being part of LGBTQ+ groups
- Being an ally without taking the conversation away from the LGBTQ+ community
- Providing support for parents of transgender children
- Company culture and inclusion in the workplace – why diversity is not enough
- Attracting and retaining talent from the LGBTQ+ community
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AIG
https://www.aig.co.ukAIG is a global insurance company with operations in more than 80 countries andjurisdictions. We provide a range of insurance products and services to supportour clients in business and in life, including: general property/casualty, lifeinsurance, and retirement and financial services through our General Insurance,Life and Retirement and Investments business units.
In the UK, AIG is one of thelargest companies specialising in the UK business insurance market. Withoffices throughout the country, we insure many of the UK’s top businesses, thousandsof mid-sized and smaller companies, as well as many public sector organisationsand millions of individuals.
With more than 60 years’experience in the UK we have established an enviable reputation as a dynamicorganisation with great cultural diversity. We strive to offer the mostinnovative solutions for our clients and are committed to helping our clientsand our communities reduce risk and recover from setbacks.
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CloseWilliam McDonnell has been Chief Risk Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee at RSA Insurance Group plc since 2014. He joined RSA in 2006 in Corporate Finance, and also served as Group Financial Controller. Prior to RSA he held roles at HSBC Investment Bank, Aviva, the UK Financial Services Authority and Deloitte. He is a member of the ClimateWise Council and Bank of England Climate Financial Risk Forum and chaired the CRO Forum’s climate research, publishing ‘The Heat is on’ in early 2019. William is Chair of RSA UK D&I Council, Executive Sponsor of RSA Building Pride, a Trans Ally, and proud parent of a transgender person. William is also on the Board of Governors of the Purcell School for Young Musicians.
Maurice Rose is an experienced Insurance Practitioner and currently a Manager at PwC. In his role, he supports clients address complex Risk and Regulatory issues across the London Insurance Market. Prior to PwC, Maurice worked for the Bank of England, supervising a Portfolio of London Market Insurers and has worked at the Corporation of Lloyd’s, a Lloyd’s Managing Agent and a Large P&C Insurer.
From a D&I perspective, Maurice is Chair of Link, the LGBT+ Insurance Network. Link's mission is to create and maintain workplaces that attract and retain the best LGBT+ talent to the insurance industry. The network has a membership base of over 1300 members.