Latest Diversity Headlines
All the headlines from our Diversity Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Making the Case for Diversity on the ‘Top Deck’
Sep 19 2005 // The insurance industry has made great strides toward increasing diversity in the past decade. Although there is still room for improvement at the top, there are more doors open to Latins, people of color and women than...
Celebrating Diversity
Sep 19 2005 // In addition to extensive coverage of the effects of Hurricane Katrina on areas hit by this terrible storm, as well as its impact on the insurance industry, this issue of Insurance Journal takes a look at diversity in the...
Manaka Appointed to Chair Diversity Task Force
Sep 13 2005 // Tim Manaka, of FIA Insurance Services Inc. in Pasadena, Calif., was named as the new chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Diversity Task Force’s new chairperson at the groups...
Diversity in the Industry
Sep 20 2004 // I had an interesting conversation this past weekend with an agent I met at the American Agents Alliance conference in Indian Wells, California. The agent asked me, “Why don’t you write about Armenian...
IIABA to Unveil New Diversity Professional Development Course
Aug 15 2003 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) in October will unveil its diversity professional development training program that will provide independent agency owners, producers and managers who...
SAFECO Names Carter to Lead Corporate Diversity Initiatives
Oct 23 2002 // Seattle-based SAFECO Corporation announced the hiring of Kevin Carter as Leader of Corporate Diversity Initiatives. “We view diversity as a vital business strategy that will make us more successful over time,”...
IIABA DIVERSITY TASK FORCE TO LAUNCH PLAN
Sep 2 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Diversity Task Force will begin implementation of a strategic plan to increase opportunities for multicultural agents and brokers during the New Orleans...
Travelers Property Casualty Chairman Responds to Inclusion in S&P’s Index
Aug 16 2002 // Travelers Property & Casualty will have its class B shares included in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Travelers Property Casualty Chairman and CEO Robert Lipp, noted “I am very pleased that the hard...
IIABA Diversity Task Force to Launch Strategic Action Plan
Aug 12 2002 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) Diversity Task Force will begin implementation of a strategic plan to increase opportunities for multicultural agents and brokers during the New Orleans...
SAFECO 16th Among 50 Top Companies for Diversity for 2001
May 23 2002 // Seattle-based SAFECO ranked 16th among the nation’s “50 Top Companies for Diversity for 2001,” according to a study released this week by DiversityInc.com. Barbara Frankel, vice president and executive...
IIABA Creates Diversity Task Force
May 22 2002 // Seeking to build on the successful foundation laid by its Multicultural Agents Forum series, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) has established a Diversity Task Force, charging it with...
Diversity is Key Theme at Big ‘I’, Jackson calls for Minority Market Participation
Nov 13 2000 // The Reverend Jesse Jackson is not your typical speaker at your typical insurance industry gathering. But the Independent Insurance Agents of America aren’t afraid to do things differently, and they proved it again at...
