Latest Diversity Headlines
All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Employers Asked to Reveal Data to Test Their Diversity Pledges
Oct 16 2020 // More data disclosure will help investors, employees and customers judge the pledges many American companies have made to diversify their workforces and boardrooms, activists and analysts said on Tuesday. Companies should...
Microsoft Says Labor Department Is Questioning Its Effort to Boost Diversity
Oct 8 2020 // Microsoft says the U.S. Labor Department is scrutinizing its efforts to boost Black employment and leadership at the tech company. Microsoft disclosed in a blog post Tuesday that it received a letter from the agency last...
Four Senior-Level Black Managers Including Diversity Leaders Exit AIG
Sep 28 2020 // American International Group Inc. has lost four senior Black managers in recent weeks, including two who were tasked with improving the diversity of the insurer’s ranks. Global inclusion head Vievette Henry and...
Beecher Carlson Taps James as Director of Diversity & Inclusion
Sep 24 2020 // Beecher Carlson Insurance Services, LLC, a specialized large account insurance broker, has promoted Raven James to director of Diversity & Inclusion. In this newly created role, James will lead the Diversity &...
Canadian Insurer Manulife Plans to Increase Diversity by 30% Within 5 Years
Jul 20 2020 // Manulife Financial Corp said on Friday it was making a push to increase the representation of minorities across its North American businesses, joining a host of companies that have pledged to improve racial diversity at...
AXA Investment Managers Sets 33% Gender Diversity Target on Company Boards
Jul 9 2020 // AXA Investment Managers will set a 33% target for gender diversity on listed company boards in developed markets and may vote against companies which fail to meet this mark. The asset management unit of French insurer AXA...
American Companies Facing Pressure to Reveal Data on Diversity of Employees
Jul 6 2020 // American companies are coming under increasing pressure from investors to publicly disclose information about diversity among employees in the wake of nationwide protests against racial discrimination. Many executives have...
California Commissioner Launches Diversity Initiative, Names COIN Board Members
Jul 1 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced the launched an “Invest in Our Diverse Communities” initiative to identify diverse woman-, veteran-, LGBTQ, Latinx, Asian Pacific Islander,...
Morgan Stanley Sued by Ex-Diversity Officer Alleging Racial Bias in Firing
Jun 17 2020 // A former Morgan Stanley diversity officer sued the bank on Tuesday, alleging racial discrimination, retaliation and violation of equal pay laws, according to a court filing. The plaintiff, Marilyn Booker, was a managing...
California Commissioner Names Members to Insurance Diversity Task Force
May 13 2020 // California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Wednesday announced the newest members of the Insurance Diversity Task Force, which makes recommendations to the commissioner on ways to increase diversity within the...
Atlanta-Based Crawford & Company Forms Office of Diversity, Taps Verma to Lead
Feb 6 2020 // Crawford & Company, a global provider of claims management and outsourcing options to insurance brokers, carriers and corporates, has established an Office of Diversity that will be tasked with designing and...
APCIA to Co-Host Diversity and Inclusion Event in NYC
Feb 3 2020 // Washington, D.C. February 3, 2020 – The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) and the Life Insurance Council of...
New Minority-Led Broker Protecdiv Shoots for $100M Within 5 Years, Record Diversity
Jan 21 2020 // A minority-led insurance and reinsurance broker has launched with ambitious goals of achieving $100 million in revenue within five years and having the most diverse workforce in the industry. Protecdiv, based in...
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,...
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...
