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International Women’s Day 2021: We asked our team what it means to be a woman

Written by Catherine Pearson On the 8th March 2021 we celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD), a day dedicated to celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women around the globe. The theme for this year’s IWD is ‘Choose to Challenge’. As the official IWD website states, “a challenged world is an alert world […]
Honoring Black History Month at INSHUR

Written by Bojana Ninkov About four months ago, I shared how we celebrated UK Black History Month. Well, the time has now come to honor Black history in the US, an exciting first for us at INSHUR. I was tasked with creating a plan on how we will honor and celebrate the profound and pivotal […]
We asked our team “what makes INSHUR a great workplace?”

Written by Flick West At INSHUR, we are committed to creating a workplace that is stimulating and friendly with countless opportunities for growth and plenty of autonomy. We’re excited to be hiring across all departments in 2021 and, with our hiring pool growing this year, there’s never been a better time to join us for […]
Giving back (and enjoying the ride!)

Written by Mat Valencic Being helpful is a big part of our culture and DNA here at INSHUR. We even dedicated one of our values – We are helpful and grounded – to support this. And while helping each other is very much who we are, we also realise that there is a lot more […]
INSHUR appoints regional manager and starts new partnership following the rapid growth of operations in The Netherlands

Announcing a new partnership and appointment of our Insurance Operations Manager in the Netherlands
Taking stock: My first year at INSHUR

Written by Tina Phillips (she/her) The end of last week marked one year of joining INSHUR; a young, ambitious company based in Brighton and New York that’s trying to change the way people look at, and feel about, insurance. My main drive for looking, certainly initially, had perhaps less to do with the company and […]
How Uber Drivers Can Protect Their Mental Health During Lockdowns

Mental health is an incredibly important topic for everyone, now more than ever. As our roads start to become busy again and Uber drivers get back in the driving seat, it’s natural to feel anxious at the prospect of returning to work.
Pride beyond the parade: diversity & inclusion at INSHUR

Written by Mat Valencic The history It was 28th June 1969 in New York. The NYPD has just raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular LGBT venue in Green Village, Manhattan. Despite police raids on gay bars being a routine in the 1960s, the situation at the Stonewall Inn quickly escalated and became violent. Tensions between New […]
Fraud Prevention at an Insurtech – Putting the V in MVP

Written by Michael Connolly This is the second in this series of articles about fighting fraud in the digital age. I’d recommend catching up with the first here before reading this. In the insurtech world, a concept you hear a lot is that of the MVP (Minimum Viable Product). This was a new one on […]