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Diversity “is the new Apple watch – everybody wants it,” said Kimberly Ross, senior vice president, federal relations with the American Council of Life Insurers.
But despite corporate America’s interest in diversity, equity and inclusion, the workforces, board rooms and C-suites of many financial services companies are not representative of the communities they serve, she added.
Addressing this disconnect and advancing DEI in the financial services industry were among the topics discussed during Tuesday’s virtual event “DEI: Expanding Opportunity In Insurance.” The online event was sponsored by ACLI, The American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the Life Insurance Council of New York.
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NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 /3BL Media/ - MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Dr. Cindy Pace, the company’s Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, will add a new reporting line directly to the CEO, underscoring the company’s commitment to embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in its business strategy.
Dr. Pace, who was appointed to the Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer role in 2019, will also continue to report functionally to Human Resources and lead MetLife’s DEI global center of excellence. This dual reporting structure reinforces MetLife’s continued focus on diversifying its talent pipeline and cultivating an inclusive workplace that reflects an increasingly diverse customer base.
For COVID ‘long haulers,’ battling for disability benefits adds aggravation to exhaustion
By David Tuller
Kaiser Health News/TNS
Rickie Andersen took a brief break from work in March after she fell ill. Her cough, fever and chills were typical COVID-19 symptoms, but coronavirus tests were so scarce she could not obtain one to confirm the diagnosis.
After Andersen returned to her job as an information systems project manager in the San Francisco Bay Area, she struggled with profound fatigue, cognitive difficulties and other disabling complaints. For six months, she tried to keep awake during meetings and finish basic tasks that took much longer than before.