Lloyd’s has announced it will be running a structured market consultation, taking place from May to July 2026, to create a new programme to support and enable culture, skills and talent across the market.
Lloyd’s will work in partnership with the market to ensure it continues to attract, develop and retain the best talent from different communities around the world.
Sponsors, brokers, managing agents, market bodies and early-career talent will be invited to help shape the new global programme through surveys and roundtable discussions, ensuring it is built with the market, for the market.
The new programme will replace Dive In – the insurance industry’s flagship, annual global diversity, culture and talent festival – which will end after 2026.
Dive In began in 2015 as a market-wide initiative based in London, which has since grown into a global movement, engaging tens of thousands of participants across more than 50 countries.
Building on that decade-long success, the consultation will look at developing a broader agenda delivered through a programme of learning, mentoring, networks, thought leadership, and early-careers support - in an accessible format for the market. As part of this, Lloyd’s has already committed to doubling its early-careers intake to support future talent pipelines.
The final Dive In Festival will take place in September this year and act as a landmark but forward-looking moment – celebrating the festival’s impact over the past 11 years, while launching what comes next.
Under the theme The human gAIn: Powering Culture & Connection, the festival will underline the enduring importance of human judgement, empathy and leadership, as technological developments, including AI, continue to reshape the workplace and the workforce.
“Dive In has been a hugely successful initiative and has provided the springboard to further evolve the market-led drive to improve the approach to talent, skills and culture. The new, broader approach will be developed with the market, for the market.
“The commercial challenges facing our market now – from skills shortages to technological change – demand a clear ongoing focus, not just a single moment in the calendar. “The 2026 Dive In Festival will be a moment to celebrate what the market has achieved so far together, and a launchpad for what comes next.”
Nathan Adams, Chief People Officer, Lloyd's
“Having been involved in Dive In for a number of years, I’ve seen first-hand the role the festival has played in opening up important conversations and helping drive cultural change across the industry.
“For me, the festival has always been about insurance being an industry where anyone, from different communities around the world, who has the talent and the ambition to succeed, feels they can belong and build a career.
“As Chair, I look forward to the market engaging in the consultation to develop the new broader approach. Continued collaboration between Lloyd’s and the market is vital to ensure that the industry is doing all it can to remain open, inclusive and accessible to the broadest possible range of global talent.”
Nick Line, Chief Underwriting Officer at CFC, Chair of Inclusion@Lloyd’s and Dive In
