IICF Launches Hurricane Ian Relief Fund
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has launched the IICF Hurricane Ian Relief Fund to support those in need in the wake of Hurricane Ian.
Aon President Andersen Honored With 2022 IICF Golden Horizon Award
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation honored Eric J. Andersen, president of Aon, with IICF's Golden Horizon Award. The annual award recognizes an individual within the insurance community who ...
Embracing the ‘Future of Work’ in Insurance
As a native of St. Lucia in the Caribbean, I knew immediately when I moved to the United States that I was different. From an early age, seeking to understand others was the primary way in which I ...
Inclusion Is a Team Effort: What ‘Team’ Really Means
Inclusion takes teamwork. Colleagues need to support one another, lift each other up, act as allies. The problem is that "most people have never been on a team. They've been on a group of elite ...
How to Become a Strong Ally: Listen, Learn, Advocate
A successful diversity and inclusion program isn't just about transforming processes—you also need to create a culture of allyship and advocacy. "Being an ally goes way beyond just acceptance," ...
Diversity Needs to Be Seen as a Business Imperative
Companies have been discussing the importance of diversity and inclusion for years, but now it's time to take action—to make real, observable, measurable and sustainable progress. That starts with ...
Bridging the Disability Gap
Failure to ensure your company is accessible to people with disabilities can affect your talent pool and your bottom line, warned Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Microsoft's chief accessibility officer, during a ...
Fewer Women As CEOs in 2020: AP Research
Most of the women running the biggest U.S. companies saw their pay increase last year, even as the pandemic hammered the economy and many of their businesses. Despite those gains, however, the median ...
Two Smart Solutions to Help Confront the Industry’s Talent Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has left the insurance industry's longstanding talent crisis with new challenges—and fresh opportunities. Before the pandemic, carriers were concerned about a wave of baby ...
Insurance Industry Promotes Philanthropic and COVID Relief Initiatives
The insurance industry nonprofit Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) gave insurance industry leaders an opportunity to talk about their philanthropic initiatives at a recent media event. ...