Latest Diversity Headlines

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

Industry’s International Diversity & Inclusion Festival to Be Held Sept. 26-28

Apr 12 2017 // The insurance industry’s third annual diversity and inclusion festival, called Dive In, will be held Sept. 26-28 at events across the globe.Marsh, Willis Towers Watson, XL Catlin and Aon are continuing their...

CNA Names Chubb’s Trimuel to New Diversity Officer Post

Mar 7 2017 // Chicago-based CNA has appointed former Chubb executive Joyce Trimuel to fill a new executive position as chief diversity officer. She will also carry the title of senior vice president and report to Liz Aguinaga,...

Goldman Sachs Says Insurers Need Hedge Funds to Diversity Investments

May 12 2016 // Mike Siegel, who oversees about $190 billion at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s asset-management arm, said insurers should stick with hedge funds even after their recent slump, because the industry needs investing...

Inclusion on List of Too-Big-to-Fail Insurers May Alter Business Strategy: Fitch

Nov 10 2015 // A change to the list of globally systemically important insurers (G-SIIs) suggests the potential for being added to or removed from the list could play a significant role in setting strategy for some major insurers,...

EU, U.S. Insurance Organizations Call for ‘Full Inclusion’ in the TTIP

Oct 16 2015 // The American Insurance Association (AIA), Insurance Europe, and the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) have jointly issued a bulletin that reiterates their support “for the full inclusion of insurance in the...

Embrace Diversity

Oct 5 2015 // Willis Great Britain CEO Nicolas Aubert issued a call to the re/insurance industry to embrace diversity. Challenging the status-quo, he said the industry needs to employ a truly meritocratic approach to hiring.Aubert was...

Willis GB CEO Tells Insurance Industry It Must Embrace Diversity

Sep 29 2015 // Willis Great Britain CEO Nicolas Aubert issued a call to the re/insurance industry to embrace diversity. Challenging the status-quo, he said the industry needs to employ a truly meritocratic approach to hiring.Aubert was...

California Commissioner Names New Insurance Diversity Task Force

Mar 16 2015 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Monday announced the members of the 2015-2016 Insurance Diversity Task Force, which will make recommendations to Jones on ways to increase diversity in procurement and...

Diversity Within Insurance Industry Serves Expanding Nonprofits

Feb 23 2015 // Nonprofit and social service organizations are as plentiful and diverse as the world itself. To better serve communities, nonprofits must bend, mold and adapt to rapidly changing conditions and so must the insurance...

Circle of Diversity Serving Nonprofits and Social Services

Feb 9 2015 // Nonprofit and social service organizations are as plentiful and diverse as the world itself. To better serve communities, nonprofits must bend, mold and adapt to rapidly changing conditions and so must the insurance...

AIA Endorses (TiSA) Agreement Negotiations; Supports Energy Coverage Inclusion

Jun 20 2014 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) has endorsed the negotiations underway in Geneva for the adoption of the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) initiative, as the PCI recently did.In a letter to Ambassador Michael...

Progress Report on Women, Diversity in the P/C Industry with IICF

Jun 16 2014 // Three property/casualty insurance industry women executives discuss the value of diversity in the industry, progress they see being made in increasing diversity at their own companies and across the industry, and what...

Diversity and Youth: The Independent Agency System’s Challenge and Opportunity

Apr 7 2014 // Like many of my peers, I grew up in family-owned independent insurance agency and sort of inherited the insurance bug. Unlike most of my peers, our family’s agency is minority-owned and I’m younger than 40.The...

Report Released on Insurer Procurement Diversity in California

Aug 7 2013 // A survey of supplier diversity in the insurance industry for California’s largest 206 insurance companies was issued on Wednesday.The results, which are posted on the California Department of Insurance website, shows...

Marsh & McLennan Names Gardner Chief Diversity, Inclusion Officer

Jul 16 2013 // Global insurance, risk and management consulting firm Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. in New York has named Nicole Gardner as chief diversity and inclusion officer.In her new role, Gardner is responsible for...

Jones Announces Insurance Diversity Task Force for California

Jan 12 2012 // Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced the formation of an Insurance Diversity Task Force to make recommendations about diversity in the insurance industry, including the diversity of corporate governing...

Iowa’s First Latino Majority Town Is Sign of Midwest’s Growing Diversity

May 20 2011 // For the first time in decades Iowa has a minority majority town, and a University of Iowa researcher said it shows how profoundly the cultural face of Iowa and the Midwest is changing.According to 2010 U.S. census data,...

Figueredo to Oversee Diversity Efforts at The Hartford

Sep 14 2010 // The Hartford has named Grace Figueredo as vice president of diversity and inclusion.Figueredo will lead diversity, inclusion and cultural awareness within the insurer and will oversee strategies that drive employee...

Hannover Re’s Diversity Plan Set to Boost Shares; Weather Worries

Jul 13 2009 // The short-term success of Hannover Re’s bid to diversify away from risky businesses is hostage to the hurricane season, while further out, it is likely to lead to a positive re-rating of the shares.The world’s...

Marsh Partners with Executive Search Firm to Increase Diversity

May 20 2009 // Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. and executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. have agreed to partner on a recruitment initiative to help attract a more diverse talent pool to MMC.Under the...