Lockton: Putting People at the Heart of Workplace Wellbeing
Lockton: Putting People at the Heart of Workplace Wellbeing
Ian Lewis
Client & Team Leader, Health & Wellbeing Lead, Senior Vice President
Lockton Global Real Estate Practice
Across Lockton’s Associate Resource Group for Wellbeing, one of our internal UK networks, we know that mental health is core to who we are: we support the whole person and mental wellbeing is a vital part of that.
As Chair of our UK Associate Resource Group for Wellbeing, one of our internal UK networks, I know we are well aware that organisations perform better when people feel healthy, supported and engaged. Wellbeing is not a “nice-to-have”, it underpins our ability to function at our best and create a culture where people are able to speak up. We support the whole person, and mental wellbeing is a vital part of that, having the confidence to ask for help, or recognising when someone else might need support and simply checking in make a meaningful difference.
Supporting wellbeing at scale requires real thought and structure. With a large, busy and often hybrid workforce, wellbeing cannot rely on one event, one format or one moment of delivery. It needs to be consistent, practical, and accessible.
We regularly seek the views of our Associates, and this is fundamental to our inclusive, caring and high performing culture. Feedback is vital to improve the Associate experience and shape how we support wellbeing. Just as you cannot physically train once and expect lifelong fitness, wellbeing works the same way. Consistency beats intensity - regular small steps matter most.
That is where our work with Thrive4Life has been so valuable. Through Thrive4Life’s Health and Wellbeing Monthly Talks Programme, our Associates have access to year-round health education delivered through both in-person and live-streamed sessions. The programme covers physical health, mental health and wider wellbeing, giving colleagues regular opportunities to engage with expert-led education in a way that fits into working life.
The combination of in-person talks, live-streamed sessions and on-demand recordings is important because people connect with health messages at different times in different ways and for different reasons. Some engage out of curiosity. Some engage because a topic becomes personally relevant. Some are looking for support but are not sure where to begin.
Supporting health education beyond our own workplace
We believe health and wellbeing should not stop at the boundaries of our own organisation. Where we can support wider education and awareness across the City and Lloyd’s community, we are proud to do so.
In October 2025, we supported Thrive4Life’s Be Breast and Chest Aware: Make Self-Checks a Life-Saving Habit campaign, helping promote the life-saving importance of early awareness, self-checking and education. We are now supporting the Men’s Health Matters campaign as a Silver Sponsor. While the two campaigns focus on different health issues, they share a clear purpose: encouraging earlier action, better awareness and more confident conversations around health.
The campaign launches at Lloyd’s on 11 June 2026 with an in-person interview with Ben Youngs, England’s most-capped men’s rugby player. Ben’s story brings together heart health, pressure, resilience and the importance of taking early action.
We also love how the messages are carried further in this campaign through streamed content, expert-led webinars, on-demand recordings, workplace engagement and a wider campaign publication.
This is particularly important for men, who too often feel left out of the health conversation. England’s Men’s Health Strategy, published in 2025, highlights that men can be less likely to seek help and more likely to suffer in silence, with consequences for families, workplaces and communities. Men’s Health Matters helps bring those conversations into the workplace before problems become crises.
“Consistency beats intensity - regular small steps matter most.”
A collaborative approach to workplace wellbeing
In addition to the main rollout of Thrive4Life’s Health and Wellbeing Monthly Talks Programme, we have continued to look for practical ways to support both our own people and the wider City community.
Members of our HR team have engaged with Thrive4Life’s regular wellbeing networking events, including discussions on how employers can better support women working with breast cancer.
We have also hosted a Thrive4Life networking event and CPD session at our City offices on How to Engage Your Staff in Health and Wellbeing, bringing together HR and wellbeing leaders from across the Lloyd’s and wider City community.
Our line managers have also helped shape Thrive4Life’s insurance-focused training on managing mental health in the workplace, ensuring it reflects the real pressures and working culture of the insurance market.
Sponsorship with purpose
By supporting Men’s Health Matters, we are helping carry an important conversation into workplaces across the City and beyond. We are supporting prevention, early action and more open conversations around health.
We are also reinforcing something important to our own people: that health and wellbeing are not peripheral issues. They are part of a responsible, engaged organisation part of the reason why we have been named a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, reflecting the voices of our people.
We are proud of our relationship with Thrive4Life and the work we are doing together to make health education more accessible, practical and relevant.
That is why this campaign matters and why we are proud to be a Sponsor of Men’s Health Matters.
Top 3 Takeaways
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Wellbeing needs consistency.
Real impact comes from regular, accessible health education, not one-off awareness moments. -
Culture drives engagement.
Health and Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders and trained managers help make wellbeing visible, practical and embedded across teams. -
Leadership via Sponsorship
By supporting Be Breast and Chest Aware and Men’s Health Matters, we are proud to help carry vital health messages beyond our own workforce and into the wider City community.
Our message is simple: Taking care of yourself is not optional: it’s essential, we’re committed to supporting our Associates and others every step of the way.
Thrive4Life
It is not too late for other organisations to get involved. Sponsorship opportunities for Men’s Health Matters remain available until the end of May 2026.
To discuss sponsorship opportunities, please contact:
Director, Thrive4Life
Support Men’s Health Matters
Join organisations across the City helping bring prevention, awareness and earlier action into the workplace conversation.
