Bringing Out the Best in All of Us
By Ted Mathas
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
New York Life Insurance Company
His View 62 www.latinastyle.com LATINAStyle Vol. 25, No. 4, 2019
At New York Life, we share a long
history of protecting financial
futures that dates back nearly
175 years. Generations of our financial
professionals and employees have helped
individuals and families from all walks of life
make the choices they need to create a better
tomorrow for themselves and those they love.
Our commitment to being there for people who
need us connects us with our past and guides
our work going forward, particularly in meeting
the needs of the growing number of young
families in Latino communities throughout our
nation. In fact, 60 percent of our new agents
come from the Latino and other diverse markets
we serve, and more than half of the company’s
life insurance premium is generated from those
markets.
As proud as I am about the financial
security and peace of mind we deliver to the
millions of customers who rely on us, I am equally
proud of how we get the job done each day. This
is a reflection of the character of everyone who
works here. And it is also the reason why I am
humbled and deeply appreciative of being named
LATINA Style’s “Company of the Year” – it is a
recognition of our people and what they stand
for.
Diversity and inclusion policies, programs,
and initiatives may provide the framework that
supports a workplace that values and welcomes
personal differences, but it is our people who
bring it to life. Their willingness to show up as
their authentic selves at the office – and our
unwavering commitment to embrace everything
that makes each of us wonderfully unique – is
what opens up opportunities. Opportunities to ask
new questions. Opportunities to uncover fresh
insights about ourselves and our world. And
opportunities to work together in a way that
brings out the best in all of us.
What is most important to remember as
individuals and as companies is that our
commitment to inclusion and equality must be
constant, not just something that gets revisited
periodically or only during challenging times in
our society. Words and actions always matter.
None of us can ever accept viewpoints that
foster prejudice or hatred against certain people
because of who they are or where they come
from.
I believe by exemplifying the integrity and
respect we share as New York Life financial
professionals and employees both inside and
outside of the office, we help celebrate and advance
inclusion and diversity in the communities where
we work and live. I believe every company can
do this. And together, I believe we can and will
help strengthen our country’s resolve to get to a
better place that reflects its true spirit and
underlying values.
“Working together
in a way that fosters
respect and inclusiveness
is simply who we are
as an organization.”
— Ted Mathas
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