News analysis: Broker bosses told to take the lead on mental health

The insurance sector is waking up to the problem of mental ill health, but there is still a long way to to go to overcome the difficulty some face in finding support, reports Martin Friel

Despite the common view of the insurance industry as dusty, outdated and populated by men in grey suits, much has been done over the last few years to introduce greater diversity and become more progressive.

Diversity in gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation have all received a huge amount of focus and it certainly does feel that progress is being made. However, there is one area that has been underrepresented in the diversity discussion – mental health.

According to a 2015 report from The