ERIE's
Dignity and Respect Affinity Network, Women's Affinity
Network, Veterans Affinity Network and VP & Wisconsin Branch Manager Fred Johnson honored
ERIE,
Pa., Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Erie
Insurance (ERIE) has earned
four 2023 Diversity Impact Awards™ from the Global ERG Network, the
world's largest network of employee resource groups (ERGs),
business resource groups (BRGs) and diversity councils dedicated to
making measurable progress on diversity, equity and inclusion
(DEI).
The organization named ERIE's
Dignity & Respect Affinity Network, Women's Affinity Network
and Veterans Affinity Network as Top 25 ERG Diversity Impact Award
recipients.
Fred Johnson, vice president and
Wisconsin branch manager, was one
of six recipients of the Diversity Impact Executive Sponsor of the
Year award. Johnson has served as the executive sponsor of
ERIE's African American Affinity
Network and was honored with this leadership recognition for a
third-straight year.
Johnson and ERIE affinity
network leaders will be honored Oct.
13 at an awards ceremony held in Washington, D.C., during the 2023 Global ERG
Summit.
"We are pleased ERIE's Affinity
Networks are among the organizations being honored for their work
and dedication in leading with an equity lens and creating a sense
and a space of belonging for all here at ERIE Insurance and in our communities," said
Gwendolyn White, ERIE's vice president for Diversity, Equity
and Inclusion. "It truly enriches our workplace."
According to Chris Marsh,
ERIE's chief diversity and
community development officer, Erie Insurance has had a formal
commitment to DEI for more than 10 years. "As we strive to foster
an inclusive and equitable workplace for every employee, I'm
delighted to see this well-deserved national recognition for our
affinity network leaders and their teams, especially given how much
each volunteers their time and talent in this way. We need many
hands helping to move our work forward across our business," said
Marsh.
The 2023 Diversity Impact Awards leverages a data driven and
scientifically validated model called The Impact Model™, developed
by Dr. Theresa Welbourne, senior
affiliate research scientist at the USC
Marshall School of Business Center for Effective Organizations and
CEO of eePulse. In addition to the recognition, organizations that
participate annually in the Diversity Impact Awards process receive
benchmarking data to measure their own progress over time.
ERIE has received Global ERG
Network Diversity Impact Awards since the program's beginning in
2020 and to date has grown the number of its affinity networks
achieving this Top 25 distinction.
"With many newcomers to this year's Diversity Impact Awards, we
continue to see these groups push the envelope to increase their
impact and effectiveness through their DEI initiatives. Their
results show the valuable outcomes that are achieved when they're
aligned with the business strategy of the organizations they serve
and are recognized as key business partners," said Cile Johnson, chief business officer at Talent
Dimensions. "Each year, we are inspired by all of our applicants
and their work to build a true sense of belonging within their
organizations through DEI."
About Erie Insurance
According to A.M. Best Company, Erie Insurance Group, based in
Erie, Pennsylvania, is the 12th
largest homeowners insurer, 12th largest automobile insurer and
13th largest commercial lines insurer in the United States based on direct premiums
written. Founded in 1925, Erie Insurance is a Fortune 500 company
and the 19th largest property/casualty insurer in the United States based on total lines net
premium written. Rated A+ (Superior) by A.M. Best, ERIE has more than 6 million policies in force
and operates in 12 states and the District of Columbia. News releases and more
information are available on ERIE's website at www.erieinsurance.com.
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