Lockton employees have raised more than £275,000 for Alzheimer's Society through a day of sponsored walks, adding to one of the insurance industry's longest-running charitable causes.
More than 700 staff took part in the "Lockton Steps Up" walks on September 18, covering distances of up to 16 miles across 15 UK locations including Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Fife, the Thames Valley and Yorkshire. Colleagues in European offices, from Bergen and Copenhagen to Valletta, Istanbul and Zurich, held their own walks on the same day and raised a further £20,000 for local charities.
UK staff chose Alzheimer's Society as their charity of the year for 2026-27, the fifth time they have picked it. The firm has now raised more than £1 million for the charity.
The walks marked 20 years since Lockton set up in the London market in 2006. That year, the Kansas City-based broker expanded internationally by acquiring Alexander Forbes International Risk Services, giving it a base in London.
The business has grown sharply since. Lockton, which describes itself as the world's largest privately held independent broker, reported global revenue of around $4.5 billion for the year to April 30, 2026, up 12%, with organic growth of 11%. It employs nearly 15,000 people worldwide.
"Dementia affects millions of people, either directly or through someone they love, which is why support for Alzheimer's Society resonates so strongly with us," said EJ Hentenaar, chief executive of Lockton Europe. He said insurer partners had also donated to the appeal.
Michelle Dyson, chief executive of Alzheimer's Society, said the money would help fund support services and research, and back the charity's push for better diagnosis and treatment.
Lockton's UK fundraising runs through the Lockton Charitable Association, a registered charity set up ten years ago. According to its chair, Sarah Jeffs, it has raised nearly £3 million in total, supporting causes including Help for Heroes, Macmillan and Rainbow Trust Children's Charity.
Lockton's effort sits within a much larger insurance sector campaign. Insurance United Against Dementia, launched in 2017 by industry leaders in partnership with Alzheimer's Society, has reached its initial £10 million fundraising goal and is now in a second phase.
Last year's Insurance Day for Dementia set a record, with 3,093 colleagues from 152 businesses raising more than £430,000, as Insurance Business reported in August. This year's event takes place on November 26.
The cause has particular resonance for the sector. Alzheimer's Society estimates that nearly half of the more than 300,000 people working in UK insurance will be affected by dementia during their lifetime, either directly or through a loved one.
That reach extends to customers too. As firms place more emphasis on supporting vulnerable customers, dementia awareness among staff has practical value in claims and servicing as well as in fundraising.
