Washington, DC—Companies and individuals who are leading efforts to advance diversity and inclusion in the insurance industry were honored this week at the DEI: Expanding Opportunity in Insurance conference. The conference was sponsored by the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI), the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) and the Life Insurance Council of New York (LICONY). The honorees were selected from both the Property Casualty and Life industries. They include:

Diversity and Inclusion Award Winners

CORPORATE

Crum & Forster
Diversity and Inclusion
Property and Casualty Award Winner

Legal & General America
Diversity and Inclusion
Life Insurance Award Winner

INDIVIDUAL

Carmen Duarte
Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact
at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions
Diversity and Inclusion
Property and Casualty Award Winner

Ashanti Osbourne Martin
Vice President and Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
at Global Atlantic Financial Group
Diversity and Inclusion
Life Insurance Award Winner

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Black Insurance Industry Collective (BIIC)
Diversity and Inclusion
Industry Partner Award Winner

Social Equity and Community Empowerment Award Winners

CORPORATE

CSAA Insurance Group
Social Equity and Community Empowerment
Property and Casualty Award Winner

Protective Life Corporation
Social Equity and Community Empowerment
Life Insurance Award Winner

INDIVIDUAL

Kerry Collari
Director of Change Management in the Claims Transformation Office
at The Hanover Insurance Group
Social Equity and Community Empowerment
Property and Casualty Award Winner

Miriam Lewis
Chief Inclusion Officer at Principal Financial Group
Social Equity and Community Empowerment
Life Insurance Award Winner

INDUSTRY PARTNER

Joelle Murchison
Founder of ExecMommyGroup, LLC
Social Equity and Community Empowerment
Industry Partner Award Winner

For more information, visit the conference website.

About APCIA: The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is the primary national trade association for home, auto, and business insurers. APCIA promotes and protects the viability of private competition for the benefit of consumers and insurers, with a legacy dating back 150 years. APCIA members represent all sizes, structures, and regions—protecting families, communities, and businesses in the U.S. and across the globe.

About ACLI: The American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI) is the leading trade association driving public policy and advocacy on behalf of the life insurance industry. 90 million American families rely on the life insurance industry for financial protection and retirement security. ACLI’s member companies are dedicated to protecting consumers’ financial wellbeing through life insurance, annuities, retirement plans, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance, reinsurance, and dental, vision and other supplemental benefits. ACLI’s 280 member companies represent 94 percent of industry assets in the United States. 

About LICONY: The Life Insurance Council of New York Inc. is the domestic trade association representing the life insurance industry in New York. Headquartered in Albany, N.Y. LICONY has 55 domestic insurance companies, 22 foreign insurance companies, and 19 allied professional members that provide the vast majority of annuities and life, disability and long-term care insurance, and paid family leave to New Yorkers.