023: Equality, the Cii and Modern Approach - with Sian Fisher

<p align="justify">On today's episode, we’re chatting to Sian Fisher, CEO of Chartered Institute of Insurance. Sian has held senior roles in Lloyds syndicates, a UK and European insurance company, a market leading MGA and a major international broker US corporation. Sian is passionate about equality and is a founding member of the Insuring Women’s Future Initiative as well as holding several board directorships, businesses and associations across the industry.</p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify">LEARNING OBJECTIVES:</p> <ul><li> <p align="justify">How the Cii’s work impacts society as a whole, not just the membership.</p> </li> <li> <p align="justify">What strategic plans the Cii have in place to move their overall impact forward and embrace modern approaches. </p> </li> <li> <p align="justify">How you can get involved in de-risking the life journey for yourself and your clients.</p> </li> <li> <p align="justify">The importance of academic learning as a framework for making practical decisions.</p> </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p align="justify">BEST MOMENTS:</p> <p align="justify">“…the life journey; there's one thing all of us as human beings share until we die and that is that we're all on this life journey. And, you know, life is a risky business. Human beings are not actually that good left to their own devices, and not actually very good at thinking what's going to happen along the way. That's what our sector is all about. We do know these things; we do know what's likely to happen to people in their 20s and 30s, and 40s. And we do know what's likely to happen if they get married, or if they have children, or if they contract a disease or if they get dementia, we do know what that looks like. But we probably don't do enough to take that theoretical knowledge that we've got, and actually really turn that into products and services.”</p> <p align="justify">‘’…if you're going to be the professional body for a sector and for society, you've obviously got to reflect that sector in society…, pro