The next Lady Mayor of the City of London on the financial city and the mayoralty
Lecture
Publication date:
12 June 2025
Last updated:
23 October 2025
Author(s):
Dame Susan Langley DBE, Non Executive Chair, Gallagher
In this Insurance Institute of London (IIL) London Market webinar, Dame Sue Langley DBE, Non Executive Chair, Gallagher, the incoming Mayor of the City of London in 2025, talked about the link between the Civic City and the Business City.
We were very privileged that a member of the insurance livery, the Worshipful Company of Insurers, has been appointed the next Lady Mayor of the City of London. In 2025 Dame Susan Langley is going to become the 697th Mayor and only the 3rd Lady Mayor. In the session, Dame Langley talked about the importance of the insurance profession within the City of London and her priorities as the Lady Mayor. The session covered:
- City of London – history and why it is still relevant today
- Importance of the insurance profession and livery within the City
- Role of Aldermen/Alderwomen and the Council
- Role of the Sheriffs
- Role of the Mayor
- Dame Sue Langley’s theme/priorities as the Lady Mayor 2025-26
Learning objectives:
- History and structure of the civic institutions of the City of London
- Importance and role of the insurance profession within the City of London
- Role of the Lord Mayor of the City of London and priorities of Dame Sue Langley as the 697th Lady Mayor