GB is pleased to announce it has been named an event partner for the 2019 Dive In Festival for Diversity and Inclusion in Insurance.

Dive In is an annual global celebration of diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry, and will take place from 24 to 26 September in 2020.

In 2018, the festival attracted more than 9,000 people in 27 countries and 50 cities.

Now in its fifth year, this year’s Dive In theme is #InclusionImpact. 

Dive In aims to help insurance get "fit for the future", highlighting the business case for diverse and inclusive workplaces and providing practical ideas and inspiration for how to bring about positive change.

Dive In recognises that the global risk industry is facing complex challenges such as climate change and cyber crime. In order to attract the very best talent to keep pace with the rate of change, insurance needs to focus on its reputation as a great sector to work in.

This means looking beyond traditional definitions of diversity to level the playing field for talent comprehensively including gender, age, cultural background, sexuality, social mobility, faith, caring responsibilities, mental health and physical impairments.

Ruth Korotcoff, GB’s General Manager for South Australia, will speak at 'You Can't Be What You Can't See…Diversity and Inclusion Seminar' on 26 September 2019 in Adelaide alongside and discuss some of the D&I initiatives that GB are currently undertaking. 

Drew Spilsbury, Chair of GB's Diversity and Inclusion Committee, was thrilled about the partnership.

"For five years now, Dive In has been doing an amazing job at raising awareness of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry. We're honoured to be supporting Dive In in shining a spotlight on these topics again in 2019."

GB partnered to bring Dive In to Brisbane for the first time in 2018, sponsoring a panel discussion  examining the topic "Diversity Doesn't Stick Without Inclusion".

For more information about the panel, or to register to attend, visit the event website.