14th Annual IICF Midwest Gala Raises $770,000 for Local Nonprofit Partners: Kelley J. Kinsella of Chubb honored for philanthropic and industry leadership
LOS ANGELES – May 15, 2025 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will host the IICF Global Conference from June 10 to 11 at Gotham Hall in New York City. The event will gather hundreds of insurance professionals, C-suite executives and business leaders for an action-oriented program focused on the theme of “Empowering our Future: Personal Leadership, Innovation and Winning Talent Strategies.” This year’s Global Conference features powerful sessions focused on topics such as innovation, leadership and talent led by C-suite executives including...
CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2025) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised $770,000 at its fourteenth annual IICF Midwest Gala in Chicago last week. This year’s event, debuting a new theme of Where Hope Grows, hosted 450 insurance professionals and nonprofit leaders for an evening celebrating the industry’s charitable impact, while raising funds for nonprofit organizations across the Midwest region. As part of the celebration, Kelley J. Kinsella, Regional Executive Officer for Chubb’s Midwest Region, was recognized with the 2025 IICF Midwest Trailblazer Award for philanthropic and industry leadership...
LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2025 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the 2025 IICF Philanthropic Roundtable today, gathering leaders from twenty-six leading insurance organizations to discuss trends and successful initiatives in philanthropy, innovative volunteering and community leadership throughout the insurance industry. During the 2025 Philanthropic Roundtable, IICF also released the 2024 IICF Philanthropic Showcase, an annual retrospective of the year’s charitable programs, global charitable contributions, volunteer projects and innovative leadership initiatives of IICF Key Partner Companies. Representatives from leading global insurance companies presented at this unique platform for philanthropic knowledge sharing, including: ...
Minneapolis, MN (April 17, 2025) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, recently announced the establishment of the IICF Minnesota Chapter, part of the IICF Midwest Division. Based in Minneapolis and serving the Twin Cities region, this new Chapter will broaden the Midwest Division’s support in local communities and grant focus on education, health and safety...
Los Angeles, CA (April 15, 2025) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, celebrated $622,000 in IICF Community Grants awarded across the region, to 67 nonprofit partners, at its 10th annual IICF Western Division Horizon Award Gala at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles last week. The event gathered insurance leaders from the Western states, along with representatives of nonprofit partners, in celebration of the industry’s legacy of collaboration and giving by raising funds for nonprofit organizations...
Dallas, TX (March 10, 2025) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised a record $1.2 million at its 13th annual IICF Southeast Gala at The Thompson in Dallas, Texas last week. The special evening hosted more than 665 professionals from across the insurance industry in celebration of the industry’s dedication to giving back, while raising funds for nonprofit grantees in Texas and across the Southeast region. This is the fourth consecutive year the Southeast Division has raised over $1 million for charity at its annual gala...
NEW YORK (December 9, 2024) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised more than $1.4 million at its 18th Annual Northeast Benefit Event last week at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The gala hosted more than 600 professionals from across the insurance industry for an evening celebrating the industry’s dedication to giving back, while raising funds for nonprofit grantees in the Northeast region...
LOS ANGELES, CA (Oct. 10, 2024) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, today released the 2024 IICF Regional Forums Recap, a document sharing key takeaways and learnings from this year’s IICF Regional Forums held in New York, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and London. This report offers actionable insights gathered from sessions and discussions led by respected insurance and business leaders centered around advancing inclusion and innovation while working to build the future of talent and work in insurance...
LOS ANGELES – August 21, 2024 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, is making a mid-year fundraising push as it strives to surpass its goal of $50 million in total grants awarded to nonprofit partners to mark its 30th anniversary in 2024. Along with surpassing $50 million in total grants to nonprofit partners focused on children at risk, food and housing insecurity, veterans, people in need and more, IICF has provided 3 million meals to vulnerable children and families across the US and UK since 2020...
LOS ANGELES – June 26, 2024 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization marking 30 years representing the insurance industry through its mission of helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the IICF Regional Forums this month across five cities. This year’s forums in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas and London gathered nearly 800 attendees for discussions centered around advancing the future of work, talent, inclusion and innovation. Since 2013, IICF’s leadership events have raised $10 million in support of regional nonprofits helping those in need...
LOS ANGELES – May 14, 2024 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization marking 30 years representing the insurance industry through its mission of helping communities and enriching lives, will host the IICF Regional Forums throughout June in five cities for greater local participation. The IICF Regional Forums, a series of leadership events across the US and in the UK, will provide actionable insights toward building a more inclusive future of work and advancing innovation within the insurance industry. Forums will take place in New York on June 4, Chicago on June 6, Los Angeles on June 11, Dallas on June 13 and London on June 19...
CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2024) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised $560,000 at its thirteenth annual Blazing the Trail Gala in Chicago last week. With 375 insurance professionals and nonprofit leaders in attendance, IICF hosted this Midwest insurance tradition in celebration of philanthropic giving and volunteerism, and honored Jodie Kaufman Davis, Executive Vice President of H.W. Kaufman Group, with its prestigious IICF Midwest Trailblazer award…
CHICAGO (April 16, 2024) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will honor Jodie Kaufman Davis, Executive Vice President of H.W. Kaufman Group, with its prestigious Trailblazer Award for philanthropic excellence and industry leadership at the 13th annual Blazing the Trail Benefit on May 2 at the Fairmont Hotel in Chicago...
Los Angeles, CA (March 19, 2024) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will host its 9th annual IICF Western Division Horizon Award Gala on April 10 at the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. The Horizon Award Gala convenes insurance leaders from across the Western states and nonprofit representatives in celebration of the insurance industry’s legacy of giving by raising funds for our nonprofit partners. This year, IICF's Western Division will celebrate more than $510,000 in IICF Community Grants awarded to 60 nonprofit partners...
Dallas, TX (March 4, 2024) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised $1 million at its 12th annual IICF Southeast Gala at the Omni PGA Resort in Frisco, Texas last week. The event gathered insurance professionals from Texas and the broader insurance community throughout the Southeast region to celebrate insurance industry philanthropy and raise funds for regional nonprofit partners. This is the third consecutive year the Southeast Division has raised over $1 million for charity at its annual gala...
LOS ANGELES – February 22, 2024 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the 2024 IICF Philanthropic Roundtable today, gathering leaders from twenty-five leading insurance organizations for a series of presentations on charitable giving and volunteerism in the insurance industry and initiatives focused on philanthropy, inclusion and sustainability topics. During the 2024 Philanthropic Roundtable, IICF also released the 2023 IICF Philanthropic Showcase, an annual retrospective of global charitable contributions, volunteer projects and innovative leadership initiatives of IICF Key Partner Companies.
ATLANTA (February 13, 2024) –The Georgia Chapter of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, today announces that Tony Roehl, Partner at BakerHostetler, will serve as the new Chair of the Georgia Chapter Board of Directors, with Susan Froman, Vice President - Georgia Operations Leader at Amwins, serving as Vice Chair...
Join us in June for the IICF Regional Forum series where insurance industry professionals, business leaders, inclusion, technology, wellness and sustainability experts will gather for action-oriented programming and share valuable insight, best practices and new approaches for an inclusive and innovative future of work. Register now to hear from renowned speakers from the industry and beyond and to participate in networking events with leaders from across insurance in each region and make an impact in the industry and community. Proceeds benefit nonprofit organizations across the US and UK through IICF’s Community Grants Program. To learn more about the 2024 IICF Regional Forums and to register, please visit www.IICFregionalforums.org Early bird registration rates now available.
NEW YORK (January 9, 2024) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, today announces that Wendy Houser, Chief Wholesale Officer at Markel Specialty, has been named Chair of IICF’s International Board of Governors...
2024 promises to be a year like no other as IICF celebrates thirty years of community impact - and as we continue to make meaningful contributions ahead. Our impact, past and future, is made possible through the generous and enduring support of the insurance industry...
NEW YORK (November 30, 2023) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised more than $1.43 million at its 17th Annual Northeast Benefit Event this week at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. This charitable gala gathered over 650 professionals from across the insurance industry for a night dedicated to celebrating the industry’s philanthropic efforts, while raising funds for nonprofit grantees in the region...
NEW YORK (November 21, 2023) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will host its 17th Annual Northeast Benefit, a charitable gala and dinner supporting nonprofits across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut on Nov. 28 at 6:00 p.m. at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The event convenes insurance industry leaders, celebrity speakers and nonprofit grantees for an evening celebrating philanthropic giving and achievement, all while raising funds for those in need...
Los Angeles (November 13, 2023) - The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, has announced the final pairings as the official launch is underway of the IICF Mentoring Alliance, a new initiative from the Talent Subcommittee of IICF’s IDEA Council designed to partner industry mentors with emerging insurance leaders from underrepresented communities. The alliance will serve as an industry-wide program aimed at inspiring, preparing and empowering diverse talent, by pairing these rising professionals with role models and allies from leading companies across the industry.
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 25, 2023) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the annual IICF Week of Giving, a celebration of the insurance industry’s year-round dedication to volunteerism, from October 14 – 21. Thousands of insurance professionals gathered across the US and UK to participate in service projects and give back to their communities...
Los Angeles (September 19, 2023) - The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, today announces the results of the benchmark IICF Philanthropic Giving Index, an independent review of philanthropic activity across the insurance industry, including property and casualty, life and more. This inaugural Philanthropic Index determined the insurance industry contributed more than $1 billion in support of various charitable endeavors in 2022. This data will be collected annually by IICF.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Aug. 9, 2023) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, today released the 2023 IICF Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference Key Takeaways, a document sharing valuable learnings from sessions at this year’s IICF Global Conference. As the industry seeks to advance ideas into action, this report provides actionable intelligence and insights centered around several major themes including leadership and innovation, building a culture of inclusion and belonging, talent and the future of work and mental health and wellness.
LOS ANGELES (June 20, 2023) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, convened nearly 350 insurance industry professionals, C-suite executives and leading experts in New York City for the in-person return of its biennial IICF Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference last week. Proceeds from this conference will benefit nonprofit and charitable organizations across the US and UK through the IICF Community Grants Program...
Los Angeles (May 30, 2023) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, has announced that Kathy Quintana of HUB International (HUB) has been named the 2023 IICF Inclusion Champion Award winner. This prestigious award honors the extraordinary contributions of insurance industry professionals working to advance inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility within the industry and communities at large...
CHICAGO, IL (May 23, 2023) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised $540,000 at its twelfth annual Blazing the Trail Benefit in Chicago last week. IICF hosted more than 360 insurance professionals, business and nonprofit leaders in celebration of the Midwest insurance industry’s commitment to philanthropy and honored Acrisure and its co-founder, chairman and CEO, Greg Williams. Proceeds of the event fund IICF’s Midwest Community Grants Program. Greg Williams and Acrisure were recognized by IICF for trailblazing charitable efforts in the community, including Acrisure’s $15 million pledge in 2020 to establish the Center for Innovation in Children’s Health at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids...
LOS ANGELES – May 8, 2023 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will host the IICF Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference from June 13 -15 at the New York Hilton Midtown. This event, the first in-person international event in the conference series since the 2019 Women in Insurance Global Conference, will gather hundreds of insurance professionals, C-suite executives, and experts on leadership and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), along with sustainability, wellness and business leaders for sessions dedicated to advancing ideas into action and providing actionable take-aways and strategies. The conference is the first and only of its kind to benefit charitable causes. This year’s Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference will feature emerging topics in leadership, personal and professional growth, the business of insurance and the future of work. These sessions and panels will be headlined by renowned speakers, including: ...
CHICAGO (April 25, 2022) – The Midwest Division of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will be honoring Acrisure and its co-founder, chairman and CEO, Greg Williams during the annual Blazing the Trail Benefit on May 17 at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. The 2023 IICF Blazing the Trail Benefit will convene insurance industry professionals and leaders, along with representatives of local nonprofits, to recognize the philanthropic achievements of the industry and give back to those in need throughout the Midwest…
Los Angeles, CA (April 21, 2023) –The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, granted nearly $500,000 at its eighth annual IICF Western Division Horizon Award Gala at the Sunset Room Hollywood in Los Angeles last evening. The event gathered insurance leaders from the Western states, along with representatives of nonprofit partners, in celebration of the industry’s legacy of collaboration and giving by raising funds for nonprofit organizations. As part of the celebration, Alexandra S. Glickman, Senior Managing Director and Global Practice leader of Gallagher’s Real Estate & Hospitality Services and the larger Los Angeles Real Estate & Hospitality Team, was honored with IICF’s Golden Horizon Award. This prestigious award recognizes those within the insurance community who has demonstrated philanthropic excellence and leadership...
LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2021) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, is launching its fourth IICF International Step Up Challenge, now open for registration and beginning on April 24. This 4-week exercise challenge, running through May 21, is open to anyone in the insurance industry as well as friends, family, colleagues, partners and clients across the globe. The IICF Step Up Challenge is designed to help people stay fit and promote wellbeing and team building while raising funds for the IICF Children’s Relief Fund, which focuses on alleviating childhood hunger. Initially launched in response to the global pandemic, IICF and its insurance industry supporters have delivered more than 2.6 million meals to vulnerable children and their families through the IICF Children’s Relief Fund since 2020...
IICF's Horizon Award Gala, April 20 in Los Angeles, will celebrate the insurance industry’s legacy of collaboration and philanthropic commitment, while raising funds for local nonprofit organizations through IICF’s Community Grants Program. The 8th annual Horizon Award Gala is an evening of celebration, connection and community in recognition of the insurance industry’s commitment to philanthropy. Proceeds from the event will directly benefit local nonprofits with a mission to support children at risk, education and human services through IICF’s Community Grants Program across IICF’s Western Division, which encompasses Arizona, Colorado, California and the Pacific Northwest...
Dallas, TX (March 3, 2023) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, raised over $1 million at its 11th annual Southeast Gala on Feb. 23 at The Thompson Hotel in Dallas, Texas. IICF convened hundreds of insurance professionals from Texas and across the southeast region, along with representatives of nonprofit partners, to celebrate industry philanthropy and benefit 25 regional charities. This is the second consecutive year the Southeast Division has raised over $1 million at its annual gala for charity...
LOS ANGELES – March 2, 2023 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the 2023 IICF Media Roundtable today, gathering leaders from twenty-four leading insurance organizations for a series of presentations focused on the state of charitable giving in the insurance industry and major philanthropic and DEI initiatives. During the 2023 Media Roundtable, IICF also released the 2022 IICF Philanthropic Showcase, an annual retrospective of global charitable contributions, volunteer projects and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives of IICF Key Partner and Founding Life Division Companies...
Dallas, TX (February 21, 2023) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will convene the insurance community and leading nonprofit organizations for its 11th annual IICF Southeast Gala on February 23 at The Thompson Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Proceeds of this year’s gala will fund IICF community grants to 25 regional charities and nonprofits providing vital services throughout Texas, Georgia and the entire Southeast region...
...The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has a Talent Hub, an online resource center created to help job seekers learn about opportunities in the insurance industry and for the insurance carriers, reinsurers, brokers, and agents to reach a new and diverse talent pool. “As the Baby Boomers near retirement, the insurance industry will need to fill a generation's worth of jobs,” said Bill Ross, CEO, IICF. “The goal of the IICF Talent HubTM is to introduce a new audience of non-traditional job seekers to the industry and the rewarding jobs and careers that are available.” Talent development and the future of work will also be two key topics at the IICF Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference, June 13-15, 2023, in NYC.
Registration is now open for the 2023 IICF Inclusion in Insurance Global Conference this summer, the only event of its kind dedicated to advancing ideas into action around diversity and inclusion, leadership and innovation while benefitting charitable causes. June 13 – 15, 2023: onsite check-in begins at 4:00 pm on June 13, followed by opening reception
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LOS ANGELES, CA (December 15, 2022) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, today released the key takeaways and learnings from the 2022 IICF Inclusion in Insurance Regional Forums in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and London. IICF detailed actionable insights from top industry leaders in a white paper titled “Advancing Ideas into Action.” These findings set the tone for the future of the industry’s work in making the insurance industry a fully inclusive space. The white paper recognizes and celebrates the progress the industry has made and defines and discusses next steps around the forums’ themes...
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 21, 2022) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, is pleased to share that Carmen Duarte, Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion & Social Impact at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, IICF IDEA Council Talent Subcommittee Chair and Boston Chapter member, was named to NU PropertyCasualty360’s Luminaries Class of 2022 in the diversity, equity and inclusion category...
LOS ANGELES (Oct. 20, 2022) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted its annual Week of Giving, a celebration of the insurance industry’s year-long dedication to charitable giving and volunteerism. From October 8–15, thousands of insurance professionals across the US and UK...
LOS ANGELES, CA (October 10, 2022) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, has launched the IICF Hurricane Ian Relief Fund to support those in need in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Funds will benefit Team Rubicon and SW FL Emergency Relief Fund...
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 21, 2022) – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, will again host its annual Week of Giving, the largest ongoing volunteer initiative in the insurance industry, from October 8-15. IICF Week of Giving celebrates the insurance industry’s commitment throughout the year...
Los Angeles (June 27, 2022) - The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, on June 1, 2022, launched their new Global Membership program to insurance professionals in the US and worldwide. The IICF Global Membership program represents an opportunity for individuals working in insurance to amplify their efforts to advance social good through IICF...
LOS ANGELES – June 24, 2022 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, gathered 1,000 insurance professionals from across the US for the IICF Inclusion in Insurance Regional Forums this month, a series of events dedicated to advancing ideas into action around diversity, inclusion and innovation while benefitting charitable causes...
LOS ANGELES – March 17, 2022 – The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted the 2022 IICF Media Roundtable yesterday, gathering executives from seventeen leading insurance organizations for discussions focused on the state of charitable giving in the industry and major philanthropic and DEI initiatives. At the event, IICF also released the 2021 IICF Insurance Industry Philanthropic Showcase...
Registration is now open for the 2022 IICF Inclusion in Insurance Regional Forum series this summer, the only event of its kind dedicated to advancing ideas into action around diversity, inclusion and innovation while benefitting charitable causes...
Los Angeles (January 13, 2022) - The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), a unique nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities and enriching lives, hosted a new webinar titled, Connecting Talent with Opportunity: Apprenticeship Programs. Speakers featured in the webinar highlighted the importance and success of apprenticeship programs at Aon, AIG and Zurich and provided best practices for recruiting new and diverse talent to the insurance industry...
IICF will highlight the value of apprenticeship across the insurance industry with a webinar in conjunction with Aon, AIG and Zurich. The free event will feature executives from these leading insurers sharing valuable insight on building successful apprenticeship programs and recruiting diverse and non-traditional talent to the industry. Online, Jan. 13 at noon EST...
