This International Women’s Day, Cate DelaCruz, Senior Director of Analytics, and Sheila Ngu, Operations Analyst at Protecdiv, share their thoughts on what IWD means to them, the role of women in the insurance market, and the need for the industry to keep pushing for more diversity.
For companies looking to retain their competitive edge, if they aren’t already taking the business case forD&I seriously it is about time they caught on, Paul Little, chief operating officer at re/insurance broker Protecdiv tells Intelligent Insurer.
Following the MinneWiADs Women in Analytics & Data Science Virtual Conference, Cate DelaCruz, Senior Director of Analytics at Protecdiv, shares her top takeaways from the event with Big Data and Machine Learning remaining lead topics. Cate also discusses the experiences shared by some of the female leaders, and why conferences like this, which are open to all, are important.
Sheila Ngu describes how she see the status of women in insurance, how to recruit new talent into the industry, and where the industry is heading.
Protecdiv argues that the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) proposed Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework, which will regulate how U.S. mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (GSEs), should include specific and material capital benefits to lower- and moderate-income home-ownership lending.