Supporting diversity in the profession

The CII values diversity and strives in all of its activities to take account of and reflect the interests of all the people it serves in line with section 5 of our Code of Ethics.

Women in Finance Charter

Leading financial services firms are signing up to a new government Charter designed to improve gender diversity in senior positions in the sector, following Jayne-Anne Gadhia's review of women in finance, Empowering Productivity: Harnessing the talents of women in financial services (PDF).

The CII was one of the first signatories of the Women in Finance Charter.  When we signed up to the Charter in 2016, we had 27% female representation.  The Charter requiring us to commit to a number of actions to promote gender diversity and inclusion. These are:

• Having a senior executive team who are responsible and accountable for gender, diversity and inclusion.
• Having 40% female representation on our senior executive team (45% at September 2025), exceeding the 40% target.
• Having 30% female representation on our board/committees (40% at September 2025).
• Publishing progress annually against these targets.

Our workforce is currently (as of September 2025) made up of:

• 252 members of staff in the total workforce.
•  62% of staff are female.
•  45% of senior managers are female.
•  40% female representation on our CII Board.
• Our Chartered Insurance Institute Board Chair and Personal Finance Society Board Chair are both female.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Networks

The CII works with Equality, Diversity & Inclusion networks across the profession.

	*EQUITY CITY (formerly African Caribbean Insurance Network) - Boosting Ethnic Representation within the Insurance Industry.
	iCAN Insurance Culture Awareness Network - industry-wide, independent, volunteer-run network that supports multicultural inclusion across the insurance sector.
	iDAWN Insurance, Disability, Ability, Well-being Network - created to help people thrive by providing a support network for mental ill health, disability and long-term medical conditions within the insurance.
	GIN Gender Inclusion Network - an insurance industry network aiming to achieve gender balance for all.
	*ISC Group Champion equal representation for women in insurance.
	Inclusion@Lloyds Aims to transform the culture in both the Lloyd’s Corporation and the Lloyd’s market by embedding inclusive practices that enable high performance.
	*LINK The LGBT Insurance Network - Mission is to make the insurance industry the employer of choice for the LGBTQ+ community.
	NGIN New Generation Insurance Network - Empowering professionals to shape the world they live in.
	*iWIN Insurance Women's Inclusivity Network - The insurance network aims to help aspiring women in insurance develop their skills and knowledge in the sector.

*The CII has collaborative arrangements with these networks.

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