All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 6 2021 // The movement against unconscious bias training, once a key element of employers’ diversity and inclusion strategies, is growing. A controversial UK report into racial inequality has called for organizations to drop...
Mar 16 2021 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is calling on its regulated insurers to prioritize diversity of leadership and says it will begin collecting and publishing diversity data from insurers this year...
Mar 16 2021 // Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. on Monday urged the rejection of shareholder proposals that annual reports be produced about its efforts to address climate change and promote diversity and inclusion.The...
Feb 22 2021 // Florida’s top insurance regulator has a busy year ahead, and it won’t just include overseeing his own state’s insurance market, one of the most dynamic and complicated insurance markets in the world....
Feb 22 2021 // Here are the top two statements insurance agencies said to me in 2020:The events of last year spurred many insurance agencies toward a renewed focus on Diversity & Inclusion. Prior to 2020, I sensed most agencies were...
Feb 19 2021 // A key takeaway from 2020 is the acknowledgement that change of a magnitude greater and more frequent than anyone had anticipated is upon us. One of the best ways for insurers and their business partners to embrace this...
Feb 17 2021 // Insurance industry leaders have renewed their focus on recruiting, hiring and promoting not just to fill a crucial talent gap with quality candidates, but also to intentionally diversify their workforce.The civil unrest...
Feb 16 2021 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has named Mark Morales to lead the California Department of Insurance’s Diversity Task Force, the first LGBTQ+ person named to the post.Morales replaces Sal Peinado, Jr....
Feb 12 2021 // Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw will join the company as chief Inclusion & Diversity officer effective February 16.Shaw most recently served as...
Feb 9 2021 // Learning Technologies Group plc (LTG), the London-based provider of services and software for digital learning and talent management, has acquired PDT Global, a leading provider of online diversity and inclusion...
Jan 25 2021 // Insurance industry leaders have renewed their focus on recruiting, hiring and promoting not just to fill a crucial talent gap with quality candidates, but also to intentionally diversify their workforce.The civil unrest...
Jan 25 2021 // Experts on the topic of diversity in the insurance industry say there hasn’t been enough done to attract or retain talent from the Black community.In a recent Insurance Journal webinar, “How the Insurance...
Jan 25 2021 // A key takeaway from 2020 is the acknowledgement that change of a magnitude greater and more frequent than anyone had anticipated is upon us. One of the best ways for insurers and their business partners to embrace this...
Jan 25 2021 // Diverse teams make better business decisions and deliver better results. They are more creative, produce greater innovation, and, ultimately, have better outcomes.But when we have diversity without inclusion, we miss...
Jan 15 2021 // The deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by white police officers last year sparked protests and examinations of racial injustice and inequities across the country. Individuals and businesses responded by vowing to...
Jan 8 2021 // La Jolla, Calif.-based Palomar Holdings Inc. has named Michelle Johnson chief talent and diversity officer. Johnson was previously senior vice president of people and talent, having served in this role since joining the...
Jan 6 2021 // Markel Corporation has hired Trevor Gandy as managing director for Talent, Diversity and Inclusion, effective January 1, 2021.In this new role, Gandy will further shape the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion...
Dec 18 2020 // Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles based on panels and presentations during Insurance Journal’s 2020 Insuring Cannabis Summit on Nov. 19.Diversity needs to be more than a mere buzzword in the...
Dec 1 2020 // Exchange operator Nasdaq has proposed new rules for listed companies around board diversity and disclosure.According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the new listing rules, approved by Nasdaq...
Dec 1 2020 // U.S. insurers are taking a closer look at the recruiting and succession practices of corporate customers, worried about mounting lawsuits over a lack of diversity among top executives and directors, industry sources...