Allianz Life and Community Leaders Address Employees Regarding the Importance of 'Coexistence' in Shaping a More Diverse Culture.Entertainment Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2004 Company's initiative receives support of Mayor Rybak and University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. In anticipation of the international coexistence themed art exhibit scheduled for arrival in Minneapolis next week, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. (Allianz Life(TM)), invited local community leaders to speak to employees about coexistence and its role in cultivating a stronger, more diverse workplace. Over 600 employees gathered to hear remarks from Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak, and representatives from the University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts __FORCETOC__ The University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts is the largest college of the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Established in 1868, the College of Liberal Arts offers more than 60 majors to its more than 14,200 undergraduate students, including Dean Steven Rosenstone, Dr. Stephen Feinstein and renowned historian and author Dr. Sara Evans This article has multiple issues: * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. . "At Allianz Life, we are broadening our recruiting efforts to attract a more diverse group of prospective employees. We believe creating a community of employees with multiple and diverse talents not only better reflects our multicultural society, but brings a richness to the organization and results in more innovative financial products and services," said Denise Blizil, Allianz Life Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Mayor Rybak used the occasion to address art and its usefulness in telling a story without words. "Often art is created from difficult and complex situations. The Coexistence Exhibit shares the same idea as Minneapolis MOSAIC program. Art is a universal language and a way for people to share their differences," said Rybak. Dean Steven Rosenstone reinforced the unlimited possibilities for change and understanding when two different businesses such as the University and Allianz Life combine mutual strengths. "The partnership between Allianz Life and the University of Minnesota is a model of the kind of civic engagement that brings our community together for a common cause over shared values and for a collective good," said Rosenstone. Dr. Evans, best selling author and professor of history provided a summation summation n. the final argument of an attorney at the close of a trial in which he/she attempts to convince the judge and/or jury of the virtues of the client's case. (See: closing argument) of the history of diversity in the workforce including the effects labor laws and civil unions have had on changing the workplace. Once considered private, today's workplace has evolved into a public environment where employees can, and should, gather as equals with mutual respect for one another's experiences. "Think of the workplace as a place where you can come together with mutual respect, but that you are also very difference from each other. We have to understand the possibility and the necessity of working effectively with people who are different than us. We must find the common good of people who are different than us, treat each other with respect and hold each other accountable. Then we can unleash the enormous creativity that diversity brings us," said Evans. Allianz Life is the primary sponsor for the 'Coexistence' art exhibit, created by the Museum on the Seam, Jerusalem. The unique exhibit originated in Jerusalem in 2001 and has since made its way around the globe. On Monday, May 3, the University of Minnesota will open the Coexistence exhibit at the Hennepin County Government Center The Hennepin County Government Center is the courthouse and primary county government administration building for Hennepin County in the State of Minnesota. It is located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, the county seat of Hennepin county. from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The outdoor exhibit will remain open and free to the public through June 12 when it will then move across the river to Rice Park, St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery until July 7. About Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life) is a leading provider of fixed and variable annuities Variable annuities Investment contracts whose issuer pays a periodic amount linked to the investment performance of an underlying portfolio. and life polices and long term care products through independent distribution networks and financial institutions in the U.S. Allianz Life is also a major provider of life, annuity, and health reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. services. Allianz Life headquarters are based in Minneapolis. Allianz Life is a company of the Allianz Group, one of the world's leading integrated financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. providers, and the 12th largest corporation in the world (Fortune, July 2003). Allianz Group is represented with 700 subsidiaries in over 70 countries around the globe, and employs 180,000 people worldwide. |
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