Black insurance professionals Archives

National African American Insurance Association Charters 3 New Chapters

The National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) announced the chartering of three new chapters: Arkansas, Colorado and Los Angeles. The three new chapters join these 18 existing and ...

WEBINAR: Why People Of Color Don’t Stay In Insurance

What is the insurance industry doing to elevate people of color? When Amy O'Connor, Insurance Journal's southeast editor, raised the question to Black insurance industry professionals during a ...

Actuary to Actuary: How to Help Combat Racism in the Workplace

As actuaries and other professionals in the property/casualty insurance industry start to better understand racism, many people genuinely want to help, but they don't know how. They also fear saying ...

Actuary to Actuary: Understanding Racism in the Workplace

Events in 2020 that included protests in response to the brutal killings of several unarmed Black people—George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery to name a few—reignited passionate ...

Racism in Insurance: How Things Can Change

Move out of your comfort zone. Embrace failure. The two ideas are ever-present in articles telling property/casualty insurance leaders what they need to do to create innovative cultures and build the ...