Activist investment firm Ides Capital Management has nominated two directors to the board of Safety Insurance Group and wants the company to buy back shares, cut costs and improve financial disclosure, according to a letter seen by Reuters. New York-based …
A key takeaway from 2020 is the acknowledgement that change of a magnitude greater and more frequent than anyone had anticipated is upon us. One of the best ways for insurers and their business partners to embrace this momentum in …
Global insurance and professional services firm Marsh & McLennan Cos. announced that Nzinga Shaw will join the company as chief Inclusion & Diversity officer effective February 16. Shaw most recently served as Starbucks Coffee Co.’s global chief Inclusion & Diversity …
The U.S. insurance industry has achieved only modest gains in increasing diversity over the last 10 years, according to government data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. S&P found that the percentage of Black or African-American employees in the insurance …
Dr. Leroy David Nunery II has joined the Million Women Mentors’ Women in Insurance Initiative (MWM WII) as a senior advisor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), and will help the organization advance its work toward a more diverse insurance …
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 workplaces. The Canadian insurer is …
The marches and protests across the globe sparked by the death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police are presenting the country with opportunities to confront the racism and inequality that African-Americans confront every day. As executive director of the National …
Lloyd’s of London today announced that Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale will step down next year after leading the global insurance and reinsurance market for five years. An exact departure date has not yet been set. Beale joined Lloyd’s in …
Women occupied only around 9 percent of top management jobs in Germany’s finance industry in 2017, and the pace at which the gender gap is narrowing has slowed in recent years, according to a study on Wednesday. Only one of …
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 year-on-year support of the festival and will …
