Diversity & Inclusion: Diverse Talent Development & Pipeline

As part of our efforts to foster an inclusive culture, we continue to enhance our diverse talent pipeline. We provide learning and development opportunities, including career planning and mentoring assistance, to help employees with career development and preparation for potential advancement. Additionally, we have established deliberate recruiting, retention and development practices that are tailored to deepen diverse talent pools and broaden advancement opportunities. These practices include:

• Matching upcoming leaders with mentors within the organization and offering workshops to advance their careers within Travelers.
• An ongoing process to identify and develop top talent, including women and people of color, who may be ready for internal promotion opportunities.
• The use of talent acquisition strategies, including sourcing strategies, to help us create a pipeline of diverse candidates.

We also sponsor a number of external opportunities to support the professional development of all of our employees, including opportunities specific to nurturing diversity. Conferences attended by Travelers employees include the Workplace Forum on Workplace Inclusion, ASCEND Pan-Asian Leaders Convention, Women in Business Summit, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Conference, Dive In Global Conference, Latinas & Power Symposium, National African-American Insurance Association (NAAIA) Conference, International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA) Conference, the Out & Equal Summit, Black Enterprise Black Men XCEL and the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit.

We have numerous initiatives and partner with many college diversity groups and other organizations to cultivate our pipeline of talent:

• Our signature career pipeline program, Travelers EDGE^®, provides students with a unique, holistic approach to education and career readiness. Through partnerships with colleges, universities, high schools and community-based organizations, Travelers EDGE increases access to higher education and provides students with opportunities to excel, which helps broaden the pool of talent seeking careers at Travelers or elsewhere in the insurance industry.
• We regularly participate in diversity and inclusion-focused industry events, forums and career fairs with organizations such as Gamma Iota Sigma and NAAIA, and serve as a sponsor of the Howard University FIRM Symposium.
• The military community is important to Travelers, and we’re proud of our partnerships with organizations that assist veterans in transitioning to civilian life, including Syracuse University’s D’Aniello Institute for Veterans & Military Families, American Corporate Partners, Hiring Our Heroes Military Fellowship Program, the Military Spouse Employment Partnership & AcademyWomen.
• We have a unique partnership with several organizations that provide opportunities for people with disabilities, including Rochester Institute of Technology’s Spectrum Support Program, the University of Connecticut Werth Institute’s Center for Neurodiversity & Employment Innovation, Viability, Autism Services Resources Connecticut, and Disability:IN.
• We also foster partnerships with and sponsor diverse professional organizations such as the Black Insurance Industry Collective (BIIC), International Association of Black Actuaries (IABA), Young Risk Professionals, Girls Who Code, Hartford Youth Scholars, Prospanica, the Grace Hopper Celebration, Hartford Promise, the Page Education Foundation and Dive In.

To learn more about our overall approach to talent development, see the Human Capital Management section of this site.