RSA Insurance has joined the Group for Autism, Insurance, Investment and Neurodiversity as an Industry Transformer member, signalling its recognition of the importance of neurodiversity to business.

In becoming a GAIN member, RSA makes a three-year commitment to “removing barriers to neuro-inclusivity”, as part of which the insurer will complete a detailed review of the current environment to be able to build interventions, investments, training, office adjustments and enablers across the end-to-end ecosystem to ensure neurodiversity can thrive.

RSA's Emily Fraser, chief technical underwriting officer, has been appointed as the group’s first neurodiversity ambassador. She said: “I’ve experienced and seen first-hand the many challenges neurodiverse people face including the stigmas and outdated beliefs that people hold. But I’ve learnt that with the right strategies and positive curiosity, being neurodiverse can be a huge advantage. I see this role as the perfect time to start to reframe what it means to be neurodiverse, recognise the huge strengths neurodivergent people have, including the resiliency of growing up in an environment not designed for you. I’m really excited because this role gives us a fantastic platform to be an employer of choice for neurodiversity.”

Johnny Timpson OBE, supervisory board member of GAIN added “I welcome RSA joining the GAIN community and their commitment to leading the transformation of the insurance industry by recognising and championing cognitive diversity and the strengths of neurodivergent colleagues, providing flexible work arrangements and reasonable adjustments and developing a supportive ecosystem and culture that creates and enables a more neuroinclusive workplace and profession where everyone can belong, be empowered and thrive.”

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