Driving Gender Equality and Empowering Women Leaders in the Workplace
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, talent scarcity has become a pressing concern across industries. Factors such as an aging population, declining fertility rates, widening wealth disparities, and the emergence of generative AI and Web3 developments contribute to the complexities of fostering gender equality. To create an inclusive culture at work that empowers and supports women leaders, organizations must proactively address the following challenges: Societal Pressures on Caregiving Responsibilities In Hong Kong, almost half of working adults have caregiving responsibilities, with women bearing the majority of this burden of caregiving for both the elderly and children, including those with special […]
2024 Lockton’s Insurance Seminar in Shanghai
On November 21, Lockton China hosted an insurance seminar in Shanghai where insurance experts and clients could meet face to face in a forum for trending topics and market updates. Co-sponsored by Huatai Insurance Group, Lockton’s tea-gathering style seminar has chosen the elegant Sinan Mansions in Huangpu as the venue. The speakers shared with guests the current and future economic outlook while analyzing the geopolitical aspects outside of the country which could affect the business environment and insurance markets. This can help clients to grasp the risk and factors they are facing and to prepare for these changes and seek […]
People Solutions Hong Kong won the Gold Award in Best Compensation & Benefits Consultancy at the HR Vendors of the Year Award 2024
Lockton Hong Kong is thrilled to announce that, our People Solutions team has been recognized as the HR Vendors of the Year in Hong Kong 2024 for Gold in Best Compensation & Benefits Consultancy! This achievement reflects the hard work and dedication of the team in pursuing excellence and striving to serve our clients. Lockton’s client-first approach focuses on providing actionable advice to enhance employee wellbeing and tailoring employee benefits programs to ensure clients feel valued and supported. “Our commitment is to foster happy, healthy workplaces, enhance productivity, and ultimately reduce health-related expenses,” says Stella Sung, SVP, Head of People […]
Lockton Reinsurance team in the 2024 Shanghai International Reinsurance Conference
Held in Lingang on 22-25 October, the Shanghai International Reinsurance Conference has attracted over 1,300 participants of more than 360 organizations from 23 countries around the world. The theme for the event is “Embracing Openness for Mutual Benefits with Global Cooperation”. It marked the official launch of the Shanghai International Reinsurance Exchange. In conjunction with the launch, the conference was designed for industry experts to discuss both cross-border and domestic reinsurance services, digitization and information management in their respective areas. Lockton China’s Reinsurance team joined the event and met with insurers, industry experts and representatives from financial institutions face to […]
Employee Wellbeing: The key to success in the future of work
Author : Stella Sung, Senior Vice President of Head of People Solutions, North Asia, Lockton Companies (Hong Kong) Ltd. Employee wellbeing has been a widely discussed topic over the past year. The pandemic has certainly transformed the way employees think about work. Employee wellbeing is now more important than ever. So, what exactly is employee wellbeing? Today, it has expanded beyond physical health such as gym memberships, yoga classes or health checkup. Physical health is just one piece of the puzzle. It has now been broadened to other area of focuses, particularly in mental, financial, and social wellbeing. With the […]
Navigating the Future of Healthcare Benefits and Elevating DE&I
In an interview with Lockton Companies, Stella Sung, SVP and Head of People Solutions – North Asia, delves into how they promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) within their organisation, as well as the best approaches for HR leaders to implement it in their own organisations and also how businesses can stay updated with these advancements. The contents of this article were originally published in Manage HR Magazine. For further information please visit Lockton’s People Solutions page, or contact: Vivi Kwok, Vice President, Wellbeing and Growth Marketing E: vivi.kwok@lockton.com
Lockton Hong Kong wins Insurance Asia Awards 2024 for taxi insurance project
The award recognizes the innovative solution created for the motor fleet industry by the strategic partnership between Lockton and tech startup Taxieco. (Hong Kong) – Lockton Hong Kong team received the Auto Insurance Initiative of the Year – Hong Kong category win at the prestigious Insurance Asia Awards on 9 July. The accolade came amid Lockton’s successful venture with TaxieCo where live telematics driving data met professional risk analytics that truly benefited usage-based insurance (UBI) cost estimations and helped reduce loss for both fleet operators and insurance companies. Held in Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre of Singapore, the […]
SPAC Should Not Ignore Cybersecurity Risks
The pandemic made the worldwide progress in digital transformation faster and it has become a focus. Breakthroughs in technology like Artificial intelligence, blockchain, internet of things and virtual reality, etc. are as well reshaping our future. Meanwhile, new economics and technologies bring challenges to security, privacy and ethics. The Network Security Director of KPMG said that hackers can always invade the systems and businesses have no options but to accept this reality. The key is to cut down the duration of the invasion and time needed to detect hacking activities. For SPACs and their sponsors, although their cybersecurity risks are […]
Lockton joined Tianjin Performing Industry Trade Fair
Serving performing and stage design industry Last month, Lockton joined the 4-day China (Tianjin) Performing Industry Trade Fair 2024. The team interacted with the 3000 attendees from theatres, art and performance groups, talent agencies, performing and stage design firms and introduced them to the latest market trends and insurance products. Lockton – working tirelessly as the broker for performing industry Lockton China provides insurance services to performing and stage design industry. And we gained trust and recognition from our clients in the industry. Our “Performance, Exhibition and Event Package” can provide coverage to the industry’s stakeholders like management, creators, sub-contractors […]
How to mitigate growing Maritime Cyber Risks
The global maritime industry is embracing the fast-evolving digital age, from GPS, ECDIS, AIS, ENC, ERS and e-B/L to full smart shipping. Soon, we will see fully remote and autonomously controlled smart ships navigating the oceans. As the world becomes increasingly more digital, the associated risks involved are growing exponentially, which at the same time also means higher expectations of the insurance industry. The main cyber risk trends we have seen in recent years include an increase in both frequency and severity of ransomware attacks, more sophisticated business emails making compromising attacks in the ‘deep fake’ era, targeted ‘zero day’ […]
