Travelers Talks: Podcasts

Sharon Glynn speaks with Lubna Shuja and Christine Williams about International Women's Day, using the opportunity to celebrate women's achievements.

The theme for 2022 is 'break the bias', raising awareness of the kinds of bias women can face in their careers, and highlighting actions for equality and inclusivity.

Each year when we are invited to meet with our firms, we will typically be asked what's on our radar and what subjects we would most like to hear our clients' views on. In this podcast we will be lifting the curtain and inviting listeners to eavesdrop on those conversations and topics for discussion.

Speakers:

Sharon Glynn, Travelers

James Kerr, Travelers

James Graham, Travelers

Focusing on current and future hot topics for Financial Institutions, Walid Youssef speaks to Susannah Streeter to give an insurers point of view.

Speakers:

Walid Youssef, Deputy Head of Financial Institutions Underwriting, Travelers Europe

Susannah Streeter, Broadcaster and Financial Commentator

The SME insurance sector is a fast paced environment with influences from Technology, New Methods of Distribution, Product Design together with changing client needs driving a dynamic market. Increased competition amongst traditional insurers together with new competition from Schemes, MGA's and Insurtech models are driving change. We discuss some of the key areas around:

- Product design 

- Purchasing behaviour and the drive to digitisation 

- The impact of COVID driving changes to client needs 

- The impact of home working 

Recorded in association with IBUK Talk

Sharon Glynn speaks to Elizabeth Rimmer and John Cleland about the 'Life in the Law' report from LawCare, and how firms can better address the risks identified.

Speakers:

Sharon Glynn, Senior Development Underwriter, Solicitor and Large Law Firm Lead at Travelers.

Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO of LawCare.

John Cleland, Managing Partner at Pinsent Masons.

After a time of great uncertainty, what do the insurance challenges look like for the private equity and real estate investment spaces—and how are firms adapting to these new concerns? Nadia Bagijn, head of the Financial Institutions, and Steve Ellis, Investment Management Insurance Specialist at Howden Insurance discuss the key challenges that firms have faced (and may continue to) during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the opportunities brokers should look toward.

Recorded in May 2021.

With depictions, perceptions and even memes portraying work in the law as negative, the results of LawCare's recent 'Life in the Law' study come as no surprise. Burnout, autonomy at work, psychological safety and work intensity all play a part in adding to a legal professional's stress levels, and LawCare wants to help firms work towards change by tackling these issues.

This episode forms part of our focus on issues within the Legal sector, with host Sharon Glynn (Solicitor, Senior Development Underwriter and Large Law Firm Lead at Travelers). 

Guest speaker: Elizabeth Rimmer, CEO Lawcare

Elizabeth has been managing and developing charities in the mental health sector for over 20 years.  She joined LawCare in  2014 from the Institute of Group Analysis, a membership and training organisation for group psychotherapists. Before that she headed up Alzheimer’s Disease International, a worldwide federation of Alzheimer Associations. Elizabeth started her working life as a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence, practicing at Leigh Day.

LawCare is an independent charity offering emotional support, information and training to the legal community in the UK . We work to promote good mental health and wellbeing in legal workplaces and drive change in education, training and practice.  If you need to talk call us on 0800 279 6888 or visit www.lawcare.org.uk

In our latest Travelers Talks episode, Sharon Glynn, speaks to I. Stephanie Boyce, the first black, female President of The Law Society. Recorded during Black History Month 2021, they discuss the importance of having visible role models, taking pride in achievements, and how vital D&I is to industry success.

In our latest Travelers Talks episode, Sharon Glynn, Senior Development Underwriter at Travelers, chats to Tricia Hobson, litigation and insurance lawyer based in Sydney. Tricia is widely recognised as an industry leader and is Norton Rose Fulbright's immediate past Global Chair. Tricia sits on the firm's Global Board and is the Global Board leader for Diversity and Inclusion. She is also the Executive Sponsor for the LGBTI inclusion group.

 Together, they discuss how a lack of diversity can present real problems for law firms and employees alike. 

Episode four of our Insuring Ambition podcast series in association with Insurance Insider is 'Beneath the surface: Uncovering Ports and Terminals insurance'. Listen now for discussions on: