Scottish Widows
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
Your organisation:
Type of organisation: Private Sector Organisation
Name of organisation: Scottish Widows/Lloyds Banking Group/Insuring Women’s Futures Programme Advisor & DWP Disability Champion for the UK Insurance Industry & Profession.
Charter for Change
Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.
My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒
Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:
Commitments for Economic Empowerment
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Access to financial services
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):
As DWP Disability Champion for the Insurance Industry and Profession I pledge to bring together my regulator, the DWP, Insurers, distributors, professional and trade bodies, consumer groups, disability and health charities to improve access to insurance products and services plus signposting to specialists for all. In addition I pledge to improve access to careers in my industry and profession for those with disabilities seen and/or unseen.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
My mission has been under way for 12 months with my regulator and a number insurers already taking steps towards delivering on my pledge. I’m seeking a step change in accessibility and signposting by June 30th 2019.
Commitments for Women and Girls with Disabilities
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):
As an advocate of the UN #HeForShe programme and advisory board member of the Chartered Insurance Institute Insuring Women’s Futures Programme see www.insuringwomensfutures.co,uk I pledge to make the insurance products and service of today and tomorrow more accessible to and work better for all women; ensure my industry and profession is a great career destination for women to enter, rejoin and maximise their potential.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
This programme is pan UK insurance industry and profession, currentlyy moving out of start up phase, it will deliver progressively over the next 5 years – For detail of our plan see www.insuringwomensfutures.co.uk