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Got retention problems? P&C firms with diverse leadership don’t

March 28, 2024 by Alyssa DiSabatino

If your brokerage is looking to solve its labour retention problems, consider this: The more diverse a P&C brokerage’s leadership team is, the less likely staff are to consider leaving their jobs. So finds a Canadian Underwriter survey, asking P&C

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How the industry can better promote 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion

June 27, 2022 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Many Canadian P&C companies have shown their support for 2SLGBTQ+ Pride by emblazoning their company logo in rainbow colourways. But creating employee-resource groups, recruitment practices and marketing that embraces 2SLGBTQ+ employees, stakeholders and policyholders is critical for moving the dial

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How Canadian brokerages are addressing systemic racism

February 10, 2021 by David Gambrill

Sensational news stories about racial injustice in 2020 have prompted Canadian P&C insurance brokerages to take a corporate stand against racism and promote diversity and inclusion within their ranks, brokerage leaders observed in a recent Canadian Underwriter webinar. Black Lives

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The financial benefits of improving diversity and inclusion

November 26, 2020 by Jason Contant

Improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in insurance companies has a positive impact on the business above and beyond compliance and the reputation of the organization, speakers said recently at a virtual industry event. Some of the benefits include better talent