Award recognizes Mercury's fundamental embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion
THE ANGELS, February 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Mercury Insurance has been named by Newsweek, along with market data research firm Plant-A Insights, as one of America's Best Places to Work for Diversity by 2024. Companies were judged on criteria including competitive salaries, growth opportunities compared to other employers, work-life balance, and non-discriminatory hiring practices. Mercury is one of 16 companies in the mid-size insurance underwriting category (1,000 to 4,999 employees) nationwide, and one of two based in California. For comparison, there are 5,929 total insurance companies in the United States.
“We are honored to be included in the Newsweek 2024 list,” he said. Heidi Sullivan, Vice President and Director of Human Capital at Mercury. “Diversity has been a fundamental anchor of Mercury's corporate culture since our founding in 1962 and has always been a key component of our success because we simply hire the best people.”
This award recognizes Mercury's dedication to maintaining a diverse workplace, something that is built into the company's DNA. Mercury has long believed that a diverse workforce fuels innovative solutions by encouraging everyone to participate in the process.
“This award validates our belief that Mercury's success comes from building a diverse and well-rounded team,” he added. Gabriel Tirador, CEO of Mercury Insurance. “Diversity creates a multitude of perspectives, unlocking a wealth of different approaches and ways of thinking. A diverse workforce leads to a stronger business.”
Companies recognized by Newsweek are classified by industry and size: large companies with more than 5,000 employees and medium-sized companies that employ more than 1,000 people but fewer than 5,000. In these categories, Mercury stands alongside a wide range of renowned companies on the Diversity 2024 list, including Google, walt disneyNike, Microsoft and Mercedes-Benz.
The selection methodology was created by Newsweek and its partner Plant-A Insights and involves an evaluation of publicly available data, interviews with human resources professionals and large-scale confidential online surveys conducted among employees of US companies. The study also included interviews with more than 223,000 employees across the United States and collected more than 1.5 million comprehensive company reviews, making it one of the largest independent workplace studies in the United States.
The link to the original article can be found here: https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/americas-greatest-workplaces-diversity-2024
Based in The AngelsMercury Insurance offers auto, homeowners and business insurance through more than 4,700 employees and a network of more than 8,000 independent agents in 11 states.
About Mercury Insurance
Mercury Insurance MCY is a multi-line insurance company that primarily offers personal auto, homeowners and renters insurance through a network of independent agents in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Snowfall, New Jersey, NY, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginiaas well as car insurance in Florida. Mercury writes other lines of insurance in several states, including commercial, business owners and commercial auto, homeowners, home sharing, ride sharing and mechanical protection insurance.
Since 1962, Mercury has provided customers with tremendous value for their insurance money by combining ultra-competitive rates with excellent customer service. Mercury has earned “A” ratings from AM Best and Fitch, as well as “Best Auto Insurance Company” designations from Forbes and Insure.com. For more information visit Mercury Insurance or follow the company on Twitter or Facebook.
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