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Black Founders Face Venture Funding Drought
When Donnel Baird first pitched his idea in 2014 to create a technology platform that could help small apartment buildings and other urban structures become energy efficient, he got the U.S. ...
Sharing Knowledge: How AF Group Exec Puts His Privilege to Work
There's a simple idea that has guided Abel Travis as he rose to his current executive leadership position at a property/casualty insurance carrier and gave a platform to more than 100 InsurTech ...
Diversity Officer With Starbucks, NBA Experience Joins Marsh & McLennan
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 ...
Aon CEO Case Recognized for Advancing LGBTQ Equality
Aon CEO Greg Case has been recognized for advancing the equality of LGBTQ+ employees and individuals. Specifically, Case was named the No. 1 ally on the INvolve OUTstanding LGBT+ Ally Executives list ...
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 ...
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 ...
Allstate Only Hires Banks for Bond Sale Owned by Minorities, Women or Veterans
Allstate Corp. hired solely banks owned by minorities, women or veterans for its bond sale, in the biggest corporate deal yet managed only by diverse firms. The insurer enlisted Loop Capital Markets, ...