Following the completion of the first-of-its-kind 12-month leadership programme – Elevate – for mid-senior women, AND-E (Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Europe) has reported the positive impact it has had on how women in the business lead day-to-day.

AND-E created Elevate to tackle a clear risk across the insurance industry: losing talented women at mid-senior level and weakening succession readiness. Co-designed and co-delivered by Organisational Psychologist, Michelle Minnikin, author of Good Girl Deprogramming and co-founder of The Deprogramming Company, and Pamela Avornyo, Head of People Development at AND-E, Elevate forms part of a wider, executive-backed programme of work.

Pamela Avornyo, Head of People Development, AND-E said: “Most women’s leadership development builds skills; Elevate goes beneath skills to address the behavioural, gendered and systemic factors that can undermine authority, progression and retention. Elevate not only equips participants and our wider leadership team with the skills they need; it also fosters allyship, collaboration and mentorship, empowering everyone to uplift others. I believe it will create a ripple effect, embedding inclusivity and collaboration throughout our organisational culture.”

Read more at: https://insurance-edge.net/2026/06/18/and-e-offers-feedback-on-female-leadership-initiative/