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