The long, hard road to improving diversity in the benefits industry

Years of big talk and good intentions have failed to produce measurable change when it comes to diversity and inclusion in the benefits industry.

By Paul Wilson | August 03, 2020 at 10:01 AM

If you were to browse the websites and literature of most companies and associations that make up the employee benefits world, you could be forgiven for coming to the conclusion that the industry is a diverse and inclusive place. But appearances can be deceiving. Despite years of lip service, corporate initiatives and a library full of stock photos featuring smiling faces of all colors, the insurance industry is still notably lacking in racial diversity.

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Paul Wilson is the editor-in-chief of BenefitsPRO Magazine and BenefitsPRO.com. He has covered the insurance industry for more than a decade, including stints at Retirement Advisor Magazine and ProducersWeb.

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