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PUSH Tech Diversity & Inclusion Summit Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at 06:00 PM 2021 PUSHTECH DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT “The Power & Priority of Equity & Opportunity in the NEW NORMAL” OVERVIEW: Building on the 6 years of emphasis in the world of technology, this year s Summit will broaden and expand its scope of impact to include numerous Diversity and Inclusion leaders and influencers in various high-profile roles from various companies across the spectrum of corporate America, business industries and Community platforms. The event will also feature and acknowledge a wide array of companies who over the past year have made significant inroads and expansion in the areas of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programming and Opportunities in the wake of the Global Social Justice Awakening of 2020. We will also highlight the amazing vision of our leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson whose trailblazing foresight gave birth to PUSHTECH, FAITHTECH and SPORTSTECH, all ....
Racial Equity Is Different From Diversity, NAIFA Members Told Diversity is not the same as racial equity, NAIFA members were told. Racial equity is different from diversity efforts, and Derrik Anderson told NAIFA members how and why this is so. Anderson is executive director of Race Matters and spoke during Thursday’s portion of NAIFA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Week. He discussed why DEI is a critical issue for any organization and provided some practical steps on what individuals can do to advance the cause of racial equity. Racial inequity was part of the U.S. from the beginning, he said, with government passing and enforcing laws that determined everything from who could vote to where people were permitted to live. ....
Industry Still Lags In Developing, Advancing Women, WIFS President Says The life insurance industry lags behind in developing and promoting women, said the president of Women in Insurance and Financial Services. It’s not difficult to attract women to the financial services industry, said Carrie Sayre, president of Women in Insurance and Financial Services. But it’s the development and advancement of women in which the industry fails. Sayre, who is chief talent officer of 6M Group, spoke Tuesday as part of NAIFA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Week. She said women make up 13% of producers and 18% of leaders in the industry, a percentage that hasn’t changed much over the past 30 years. ....
Will life insurance reach underserved communities with help from the Biden plan? The life insurance industry has a chance at a “moon shot” this year in terms of expanding its investment in underserved communities. That was the word from Bruce Ferguson, senior vice president of state relations for the American Council of Life Insurers. Ferguson and two other ACLI executives spoke on the organization’s Economic Empowerment and Racial Equity Initiative on Wednesday during NAIFA’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact week. As part of the Obama administration’s economic recovery program, life insurers invested heavily in Build America Bonds, Ferguson said. These bonds were aimed at improving infrastructure at the municipal level. The bonds raised funds to improve roads, bridges and schools as well as to upgrade water systems. ....
Choices Lead To Freedom When Planning For Long-Term Care Planning for long-term care provides people with choices. And those choices lead to freedom. That philosophy especially rings true in Black and brown households, where family members are more likely to provide care for an aging parent or grandparent. It’s something that Chris Gandy called “the brown tax.” Gandy, founder of Midwest Legacy Group, gave his insights Tuesday on long-term care and underserved markets as part of NAIFA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Week. “The brown tax is the fact that most families that are diverse will rely on loved ones to take care of them,” he said. “Other cultures don’t do it as much. How do we get away from that?” ....