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2 09, 2020

PLUS Foundation President on Diversity and Inclusion: Part 1

By PLUS|2020-09-02T11:50:37-05:00September 2, 2020|@PLUS, Guest Blog, PLUS Foundation|0 Comments

Earlier this year the PLUS Foundation pivoted toward a new mission to support Tomorrow’s Professional Liability Workforce. The change in mission was critical to support the ongoing services that the PLUS organization provides to its members. When the Foundation Board of Directors began this process in late 2019, we focused on the future needs of companies and members of PLUS. We determined that the greatest need was shaping the future workforce of the insurance, reinsurance and law firms that were our members. We believe that the companies and firms that are able to attract the best, most diverse employees are [...]

D&I Issues in the Insurance Industry

By PLUS|2020-10-29T10:46:53-05:00August 27, 2020|@PLUS, Guest Blog|0 Comments

Deborah Egel-Fergus Regional Underwriting Director, Lawyers Professional Liability, Argo Group US Deborah Egel-Fergus recently joined Argo Group in August 2020 as Regional Underwriting Director handling Lawyers Professional Liability. She previously served as Vice President at US Risk/ USI Insurance servicing as Managing General Agent for The Hanover Insurance Company handling Lawyers Professional Liability. Prior to that she was a Senior Vice President at AP Specialty where she was responsible for building agency partnership, writing D&O and E&O for various professional disciplines and expanding the company’s footprint in the region. Ms. Egel-Fergus also worked for Travelers Insurance Company, where she was [...]

Introducing the 2021 LAMP Cohort

By PLUS|2020-08-21T14:20:59-05:00August 25, 2020|@PLUS|0 Comments

We are proud to introduce the 10 outstanding PLUS members who have been selected for the 2021 Diversity Leadership & Mentoring Program (LAMP) Cohort. David Choi, Goldberg Segalla, LLP, Los Angeles, CALawrence Conmigo, Intact Insurance (Frank Cowan Group), Toronto, CanadaJuan Luis Garcia, Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP, New York, NYTiffany Kwan, Liberty Mutual Canada, Toronto, CanadaJeffrey Lange, Aon Plc, New York, NYTrent Lightbourne, Bowring Marsh, (Bermuda) Ltd, Hamilton, BermudaJean Liu, Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP, Chicago, ILMichael Ché Murray, Chubb Bermuda, Hamilton, BermudaTiffany Park, Hiscox, Los Angeles, CARenee Wang, Marsh Canada Limited, Montreal, Canada LAMP is a one-year leadership development [...]