Many segments and professionals within insurance are forging fresh business practices and models around some of the most impactful issues of our time. These are companies, people and projects worthy of the title The team at PropertyCasualty360.com and NU Property & Casualty magazine received nearly 180 nominations for individual and entities who are making strides in this program's five themed categories: Technology Innovation; Customer Experience Innovation; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI); Risk Management Innovation; and Environmental Stewardship. This is the final article spotlighting the "Class of 2021″ honorees in the PropertyCasualty360 Insurance Innovators recognition program. (Raul Arias illustration is from the December 2021 issue of NU Property & Casualty magazine.)

Social justice activity reached a fever pitch in 2020 and reminded many in insurance of the pressing business case to advance diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and not simply because fostering diversity is the right thing to. Business innovation and success simply does not happen with monolithic workers and leadership.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

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