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Written by David Worsfold on 10th October 2024
Karl Jarvis was installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Insurers for 2024-25 at Common Hall – the...
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Written by David Worsfold on 11th September 2024
It has been an exciting summer for the WCI as it has been working on a re-branding project for its thriving...
Written by David Worsfold on 10th June 2024
Over 300 members and guests of the WCI gathered at Mansion House for our annual Mansion House Banquet with Master Claire...
Written by David Worsfold on 08th March 2024
The Worshipful Company of Insurers has been at the forefront of promoting greater diversity and inclusion in the...
Written by David Worsfold on 05th March 2024
The two day Livery Schools Link Careers Fair at Guildhall was a wonderful opportunity to bring insurance to life and...
Written by David Worsfold on 24th January 2024
iWIN – the Insurance Women’s Inclusivity Network – celebrated its 10th Anniversary in style on Tuesday...
Written by David Worsfold on 21st December 2023
The Chartered Insurance Institute's charity, the Education and Training Trust, is transferring its net assets...
Written by David Worsfold on 07th December 2023
The launch of the Company’s partnership as Livery sponsor of the London Phoenix Orchestra got off to a rousing...
Written by David Worsfold on 15th November 2023
The Worshipful Company of Insurers proudly took its place in the Lord Mayor’s Show on Saturday. The Show marked...
Written by David Worsfold on 03rd November 2023
The Installation Dinner for our second Lady Master, Claire Burrell, at Mercers’ Hall on 2 November gave 160...
Written by David Worsfold on 12th October 2023
Claire Burrell was installed as the 44th Master of the WCI at Common Hall last night and unveiled her twin themes for...
Written by David Worsfold on 29th September 2023
Yesterday (Thursday) we were proud and delighted to support the installation of two members of the Worshipful Company of...
Written by David Worsfold on 28th September 2023
John Young, chair of the WCI’s Charity trustees, attended a special reception at the Old Bailey to thank the...
Master Nick Dunlop joined eight other WCI members as they exercised their ancient right as Freemen/women of the City of...
Written by David Worsfold on 28th June 2023
Alderwoman Dame Susan Langley and Alderman Bronek Masojada were elected as the next Sheriffs of the City of London at...
Written by David Worsfold on 18th May 2023
Master Nick Dunlop said the Worshipful Company of Insurers was making great strides towards being more accessible and...
Written by David Worsfold on 20th April 2023
Seventy members of the Worshipful Company of Insurers and the Worshipful Company of Constructors sat down at...
Written by David Worsfold on 16th March 2023
Our Winter Lunch at Draper's Hall was a wonderful occasion with 200 members and guests attending. There was a...
Written by David Worsfold on 31st January 2023
The latest Master’s Series breakfast briefing was a comprehensive review of the UK’s economic prospects by...
Written by David Worsfold on 30th December 2022
In his New Year video message to members Master Nick Dunlop hailed 2022 as a year of growth for the Company, marked...
Written by David Worsfold on 22nd November 2022
Over 120 members and guests attended the Installation Dinner last week in the resplendent setting of Girdlers’...
Written by David Worsfold on 15th November 2022
The WCI team, led by Master Nick Dunlop had a great time at the Lord Mayor's Show last Saturday. Our...
Written by David Worsfol on 13th October 2022
Nick Dunlop was installed as Master for 2022-23 at Common Hall last night. Claire Burrell was installed...
Written by David Worsfold on 12th October 2022
Past Master Rosemary Beaver was honoured last night at the prestigious Women in Insurance Awards when she was awarded...
Written by David Worsfold on 23rd September 2022
Sheriff and Lord Mayor-elect Nicholas Lyons shared his vision for his year as Lord Mayor with fellow WCI members during...
Written by David Worsfold on 08th September 2022
The Worshipful Company of Insurers joins the nation and the Commonwealth in mourning the passing Her Majesty Queen...
Written by David Worsfold on 06th September 2022
The Master’s Series of virtual topical briefings has lined up two important briefings for the autumn. The first...
Written by David Worsfold on 13th June 2022
Over 80 members and their guests toasted Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on reaching her Platinum Jubilee in the splendour...
Written by David Worsfold on 30th May 2022
The Master, David Sales, told the members and guests gathered in the splendour of the Egyptian Hall at Mansion...
Written by David Worsfold on 25th May 2022
When members responded to the comprehensive survey we undertook at the end of last year, among their key demands was to...
Written by David Worsfold on 02nd April 2022
Several members of the Company were successful in the recent elections to the City of London’s Court of Common...
Written by David Worsfold on 18th March 2022
The Company’s Winter Lunch saw nearly 200 members and guests gather in the splendid setting of Drapers’...
Written by David Worsfold on 08th March 2022
It’s International Women’s Day today and thousands of events, meetings, gatherings and social functions...
Written by David Worsfold on 17th January 2022
The Worshipful Company of Insurers' event programme for 2022 is getting back into full swing in anticipation of the...
Written by David Worsfold on 21st December 2021
In his Christmas video message to members Master David Sales says "engagement has become a key priority alongside...
Written by David Worsfold on 16th November 2021
The WCI was proud to take part in Saturday's Lord Mayor's Show, which made a welcome return following its...
Written by David Worsfold on 05th November 2021
The Installation Dinner for Master David Sales at Saddlers’ Hall heard guest speaker Nicholas Lyons, Aldermanic...
Written by David Worsfold on 14th October 2021
David Sales was installed as Master for a second term at Common Hall last night. The recommendation of the...
Written by David Worsfold on 17th August 2021
The Master, David Sales, will serve for another year as the Court extended his term of office in acknowledgement of the...
Written by David Worsfold on 09th August 2021
The next briefing in our successful Master's Series will focus on climate change. This follows a very...
Written by David Worsfold on 08th June 2021
The Master, together with the Wardens and Clerk, have been planning the return to in-person events as the Covid-19...
Written by David Worsfold on 09th April 2021
The Master, Court and members of the Worshipful Company of Insurers join the nation in mourning the passing of HRH...
Written by David Worsfold on 22nd March 2021
The next WCI Master’s Series virtual event will explore the challenges facing the insurance market and governments...
Written by David Worsfold on 04th March 2021
The Lord Mayor’s Big Curry Lunch to raise money for forces charities, has been a popular fixture in the City...
Written by David Worsfold on 28th January 2021
The WCI is delighted to be leading an insurance industry project to provide vital IT equipment to schools so that all...
Written by David Worsfold on 22nd January 2021
The Master’s Series is an exciting addition to the WCI events programme. Initially, it will be a series of...
Written by David Worsfold on 18th January 2021
The Company's iNED (Insurance Non-executive Directors) network is putting climate change at the top of its...
Written by David Worsfold on 01st January 2021
David Sales was installed as Master of the Worshipful Company of Insurers for 2020-21 at a unique ceremony streamed live...
Written by David Worsfold on 15th December 2020
The Master, David Sales, has used his Christmas Message to members and the market to highlight the positive news about...
Written by David Worsfold on 04th December 2020
In a virtual briefing the Lord Mayor, Alderman William Russell, set out his key objectives for the forthcoming...
Written by David Worsfold on 23rd November 2020
The latest thought-provoking Business Breakfast organised by the Livery Committee heard Charles Wookey, CEO of A...
Written by David Worsfold on 16th November 2020
Master David Sales has announced that his charity for the year will be London's Air Ambulance. The air...
Written by David Worsfold on 30th September 2020
Common Hall, the Company’s annual meeting at which reports from officers and the Court are received and the new...
The London Marathon may have been restricted to elite runners only but that will not stop WCI members Ray Johnson and...
Written by David Worsfold on 29th September 2020
The Company's iNED (Insurance Non-Executive Directors) Forum is continuing its programme of webinars this...
Written by David Worsfold on 28th August 2020
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to severely restrict the Company’s event programme but we are...
Written by David Worsfold on 23rd July 2020
The Master, Rosemary Beaver, has led the Company through the challenges of the last few months and has stressed the...
Written by David Worsfold on 17th July 2020
We are very pleased to announce that Victoria King, our Acting Clerk, has been appointed as the new Clerk to the...
Written by David Worsfold on 18th June 2020
The centepiece of this year's Insurance Charities Awareness Day on 24 June will be a webinar from 11am to...
Written by David Worsfold on 04th June 2020
With face-to-face events unlikely to resume before the autumn, the Worshipful Company of Insurers has arranged a series...
Written by David Worsfold on 22nd May 2020
The Company has continued to run smoothly throughout the lockdown period with the office operating remotely, and...
Written by David Worsfold on 05th May 2020
The Worshipful Company of Insurers has pledged its support to The Brokerage’s new Generation 2020 Fund. The...
Written by David Worsfold on 24th April 2020
The WCI Charitable Trust has been considering how it may most effectively respond to the Coronavirus crisis and one of...
Written by David Worsfold on 21st April 2020
The first iWIN Webinar - Connecting the Dots Between Technology, Innovation, Business and People – will take place...
Written by David Worsfold on 08th April 2020
The Company is working hard to keep abreast of the myriad challenges created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Master has...
Written by David Worsfold on 07th April 2020
The Rev Canon David Parrott, who is Guild Vicar of St Lawrence Jewry next Guildhall and Chaplain to the Worshipful...
Written by David Worsfold on 06th April 2020
The Master, Rosemary Beaver, has said the WCI will continue to support the Lord Mayor and the City’s philanthropic...
Written by David Worsfold on 02nd April 2020
Several hundred members and their guests heard a passionate and highly informative talk about the vital role the Royal...
The Insurance Charities is the charity for the UK and Irish insurance industry. Each year it helps hundreds of insurance...
We have launched a You Tube channel dedicated to the Worshipful Company of Insurers. This was part of our medium term...
In common with all insurance businesses and City institutions, the WCI is responding to the Coronavirus crisis in line...
When I first become Master in October, I promised to do my best to “Invest in the Future” of our wonderful...
Written by Steven Barrett on 16th January 2020
The London Phoenix Orchestra of the Insurance Orchestral Society has announced details of its two Spring concerts at St...
The Company’s Annual Mansion House Banquet which was due to take place on Thursday 2 April has been cancelled due...
iWIN – the Independent Women in Insurance Network – is following up its successful mentoring events with the...
