Association Champions Black Insurance Pros

Here’s a chance to meet a driven, dynamic leader in Omari Aarons-Martin, who oversees the National African American Insurance Association. Omari outlines the history of NAAIA, founded by an independent agent 28 years ago. With 2,700 members and 24 chapters nationwide, NAAIA represents every industry sector and is dedicated to members’ professional development and empowerment. Your On Point host naturally asks the honest (if cringeworthy) questions you’ve come to expect on race and racial issues. And Omari deftly educates! Diversity means different things to different people, he says. Thus, he encourages insurance organizations to be specific about any talent gaps. “Give yourself permission to say, for example, ‘We want blacks and African Americans.’ We have been unwilling as a society to do that. It makes us uncomfortable. It pits people of color groups against each other.” He advises, “Start with the group you have the largest gap in,” and never stop paying attention so that your organization is future-ready to serve the customer.

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