Lloyd’s of London’s guide to trans and non-binary inclusion is welcome – but does it do enough?

The insurance market’s record on harassment shows there’s much more work to do, writes James Moore

A diverse market? Lloyd’s of London has deep-seated cultural problems (Reuters)

In the wake of a frankly appalling bullying and harassment scandal that suggested working at Lloyd’s of London hadn’t moved on all that much from when the place was founded by Edward Lloyd in a 17th-century coffee house, the market appears keen to get on the front foot.

A “Guide to Trans and Non-Binary Inclusion” has just been published with the stated aim of addressing “confusion and lack of knowledge on behalf of managers and colleagues” over how to manage the rising number of people in these categories in an inclusive manner.

Broadly, this is a welcome development. Anything that fosters inclusion in any workplace is that because there’s still far too little of it.