It's been 10 years since Business Insurance started the Women to Watch awards program.
Launched in 2006 to recognize women leaders doing outstanding work in the insurance sector as well as risk and benefits management, the program has raised the profile of the hundreds of honorees and helped raise the issue of gender diversity in a largely male-dominated industry. While there is still a long way to go, we hope the program has encouraged more women to break through the glass ceiling in the sector.
The 25 honorees have been selected by a panel of Business Insurance editors who reviewed nominations submitted by Business Insurance readers. The selection criteria include recent professional achievements, influence on the marketplace and contributions to the advancement of women in business. This year, we added the requirement that nominations include three references from co-workers, clients or other business associates.
As always, it was difficult to narrow the field from the numerous outstanding nominations we received, but we feel we have selected an extraordinary group of honorees and hope you enjoy reading the profiles of the women listed below.
ISO Claims Partners
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Ace Ltd.
Marsh Ltd., a unit of Marsh L.L.C.
Marsh, Berry & Co. Inc.
Matrix Healthcare Services Inc., dba myMatrixx
Munich Reinsurance Co.
Willis Re, a unit of Willis Group Holdings P.L.C.
Aon Hewitt
Anthem Inc.
Harbor Health Systems, a unit of One Call Care Management
Aon Risk Solutions
JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc.
Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA Inc.
XL Catlin
Guy Carpenter & Co. Corretora de Resseguros Ltda.
Aon Benfield Group Ltd.
Swiss Re Americas, a unit of Swiss Re Ltd.
AIG Canada, a unit of American International Group Inc.
Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc.
Zurich North America, a unit of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd.
Alden Torch Financial L.L.C.
Wiley Rein L.L.P.
The Clorox Co.
Cultivating an increasingly diverse workforce could help determine whether the property/casualty insurance industry thrives or stagnates in the near future, according to industry experts.