Latest Diversity Headlines

All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Certified Diversity and Inclusion Professional, White, Joins Michigan’s Kapnick Insurance

Oct 31 2019 // Kapnick Insurance Group has added Erica White in its Troy, Michigan, office as a client executive.White joins Kapnick with a variety of professional strengths ranging from healthcare industry, the automotive industry, city...

Munich Re America Taps AXA XL’s Herrera for New Diversity and Inclusion Post

Oct 18 2019 // Munich Reinsurance America has appointed Juan Herrera as its first full-time head of Diversity and Inclusion. Herrera will oversee all diversity and inclusion efforts across the North American region including Munich...

California Commissioner Names Members to Insurance Diversity Task Force

Sep 9 2019 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Monday announced the newest members of the 2019 – 2020 Insurance Diversity Task Force, which makes recommendations to the commissioner on ways to increase diversity...

Prioritizing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace

Aug 19 2019 // For the past several years, diversity and inclusion (D&I) has been a prominent topic of discussion within the insurance industry. However, while most companies understand that diversity is good for business, many have...

Accelerating Innovation Through Diversity & Inclusion

Jun 3 2019 // Progress requires change, though it is not always easy. The insurance industry, notoriously known to be slow to adopt change, is in the midst of a significant transformation. Some may even call it a rebranding. Insurers...

Gallagher CEO Signs Pledge for Workplace Diversity, Inclusion

Apr 11 2019 // The head of Illinois-based global insurance brokerage, Gallagher, has signed a pledge to advance diversity and inclusion within the workplace.Gallagher Chairman, President and CEO J. Patrick Gallagher Jr., has signed the...

California Committee Passes Bill to Require Large Insurers to Report Supplier, Governing Board Diversity

Apr 10 2019 // California’s Senate Insurance Committee on Wednesday passed legislation aimed at promoting diversity in the state’s insurance industry.Senate Bill 534, introduced by Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena, would...

RIMS Seeks Candidates for Diversity Council

Feb 5 2019 // The risk management society RIMS has formed a Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Council tasked with identifying “relevant diversity and inclusion goals” for the society to pursue in its activities, as well as...

Annual Global Festival for Diversity & Inclusion, Dive In, Begins This Week

Sep 24 2018 // The fourth annual global festival for diversity and inclusion (D&I), Dive In, begins this week in a record number of 27 countries across the globe.Dive In began in 2015 in London, growing to 10 countries in 2016, 17 in...

Diversity & Inclusion Help Drive Business Success: People Development Team

Jul 12 2018 // There has never been a better time for the insurance profession to begin deepening the conversation around diversity and inclusion (D&I).In fact, there has never been a better time to capitalize on the fact that the...

UK Insurance Sector Launches ‘Inclusive Behaviours Pledge’ to Build Diversity

Jul 5 2018 // Insurers, industry bodies and brokers, together with other organizations across the insurance sector, have joined forces to launch a new industry-wide pledge, designed to change behaviors and create a more inclusive work...

4th Dive-In Diversity & Inclusion Festival to Be Held Sept. 25-27 in 50-Plus Cities

Jul 2 2018 // The fourth Dive In Festival for diversity and inclusion (D&I) in insurance will reach more cities than ever in 2018, marking outstanding growth since its inception in 2015. Events this year will be spread across three...

Thatcher Joins Ohio Workers’ Comp Insurer as Inclusion & Diversity Director

Apr 9 2018 // The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has hired its first director of Inclusion & Diversity. Carolina Thatcher assumes the role following a similar stint with the Ohio Department of Job and Family...

U.S. Population Trends: Elders to Outnumber Youth; More Ethnic, Racial Diversity

Mar 14 2018 // There will soon, within a few decades, be an important demographic turning point in U.S. history. By 2035, there will be 78.0 million people 65 years and older compared to 76.4 million under the age of 18, according to the...

Google Upheld in Firing of Conservative Employee Who Criticized Diversity Policies

Feb 20 2018 // Google’s firing of an engineer over his controversial memo criticizing its diversity policies and “politically correct monoculture” didn’t violate U.S. labor law, a federal agency lawyer...

CNA Names Omidfar as Chief Technology Officer; Expands Role for Trimuel, Chief Operations, Diversity Officer

Feb 2 2018 // Chicago-based insurer CNA reported that Joyce Trimuel has accepted an expanded role leading CNA’s operations in addition to her current role as chief diversity officer, and Bahr Omidfar has been hired as senior vice...

Update: UK Boards Begin to Use Their Clout to Push for Diversity & Inclusion

Jan 29 2018 // When the co-founder of a London communications group was invited to pitch for business with a Wall Street firm last November, the offer came with an unusual demand.The document explained that 15 percent of the scorecard...

Insurance Pros Make Case for Diversity at IICF Conference in California

Aug 25 2017 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation on Thursday convened Southern California insurance industry leaders to explore the impact of fostering an inclusive work environment, with an estimated 200 attendees at its...

Google Author of Diversity Memo Explores Legal Options After Firing

Aug 9 2017 // The Google software engineer fired for writing an internal memo critical of diversity hiring policies at the company faces an uphill battle legally challenging his termination, but he could succeed in prolonging the...

FM Global Promotes Kelly to VP Diversity & Int’l Human Resources

May 25 2017 // Commercial property insurer FM Global announced the promotion of Angela Kelly to vice president, diversity and international human resources.Kelly, a 23-year veteran of the company, will have overall responsibility for...