Talent Management
Building a Diverse Workforce Takes Intentional Effort and a Wide Net
Building a diverse workforce doesn't happen by accident. Companies must make an intentional effort to cast a wide net when searching for potential recruits and to understand that one-size-fits-all ...
Talent Gap Pushes Insurance Companies to Evaluate Diversity Initiatives
Expectations for the work environment are changing as new generations enter the workforce, and as a result, insurance companies are facing increased pressure to evaluate their focus on diversity and ...
Why One MGU Values Employees Who ‘Don’t Try’
In addition to building patented technology for scoring individual residential coastal property risks in real time and using it to make profits for a handful of carriers, MGU SageSure gets stellar ...
Tech Learning Startup Talespin Raises $15M; Farmers Is Early Investor
Talespin secured $15 million in new financing, adding to an investor roster that includes Farmers Insurance. The Los Angeles-based startup plans to use the funding to further develop its extended ...
Pinnacol Assurance: Being Flexible and Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Employees
On a snowy day in Colorado, Pinnacol Assurance's vice president of human resources is elated when the Denver headquarters is nearly empty. "That makes me really happy," Barbara Brannen told Carrier ...
Nap Pods at Pinnacol; Learning for All
In addition to being flexible about how much time employees take off from work and about whether they work on-site or remotely, Pinnacol Assurance also lets employees sleep on the job. Not ...
PURE Group: Seeing the Whole Person
If someone from PURE Group decides to leave the high-net-worth insurer to pursue a career as a race car driver or an avalanche rescuer, the carrier's leaders wouldn't be devastated. "We might have a ...
Sentry: On Guard for Enjoyment in Employment and Work-Life Balance
It makes sense that enjoyment should be part of the workplace culture at 116-year-old Sentry Insurance. In addition to being a leading insurer, Sentry has been in the hospitality business for ...