Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation

Terrific insights from Jake Daly, AIF?, Vice President of Retirement Services at Newfront and Chair of the IICF Western Division's Southern California Associate Board, on his journey "From the U.S. Air Force to Insurance: Insights on Authenticity, Belonging and Doing the Right Thing" in Risk & Insurance: https://lnkd.in/gzEsmG6U Also learn how "to experience the joy in giving back" and how "the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF), which is celebrating?its 30th?anniversary?this year by raising funds to combat childhood hunger and food insecurity" is "opening the doors to people from underrepresented groups and by showing younger workers that a college degree isn’t the only path to a successful career" through initiatives like the IICF Mentoring Alliance, which pairs industry professionals from underrepresented communities with diverse role models. #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #IICFwesterndivision #IICFsocal #philanthropicleadership Kimball Hughes Public Relations

Thanks to the generous support of the Greater Houston insurance community, IICF's Houston Associate Board recently awarded $35,000 in community grants to our local nonrpofit partners focused on at risk youth, women's causes and veterans: The Courage to Bee, Inc., CollegeCommunityCareer, SHE IS A CEO, Victory For Veterans, Inc, Houston Haven, PAWS FOR HEROES, Grammy's Cookie Convoy, Musiqa and Unbound Now As a key component of our mission, IICF Community Grants make an outsized and meaningful impact to the important work of our nonprofit partners, helping our neighborts in need, as #insurancegivesback Special thanks to Lockton for hosting our recent grants reception and to each Houston Associate Board member for your leadership and dedication to our community. Learn more about joining with leaders in the IICF Houston Chapter and Associate Board, giving back and making a real difference through IICF, at: https://lnkd.in/dniZinNx or contact IICF Southeast Executive Director Sarah Conway or Associate Director Bree Crites #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #IICFhouston #philanthropicleadership #communityinvolvement

Our #MondayMotivation today is gratitude for the generous support we've received from the insurance industry which will enable us to provide 1 million meals to children in need through the IICF 30th Anniversary campaign. It is with gratitude we celebrate the generosity of IFG Companies, the most recent leadership contributor to our campaign, which is raising funds to alleviate childhood hungry. IICF gives thanks for all the leadership support we've received during our year-long 30th Anniversary campaign from Admiral Insurance Group (a Berkley Company), Burns & Wilcox, CNA Insurance, Falvey Insurance Group, Insurance Information Institute, Lockton, Markel, Marsh / Marsh McLennan Agency, RT Specialty, Swiss Re, Tangram Insurance Services, The Hanover Insurance Group, The Hartford and Verisk, along with nearly 600 individual insurance professionals contributing to our fight against childhood hunger - thank you all! Contributions can still be made by scanning the QR code below or visiting: https://lnkd.in/giKe4pvj Individual donations of $30 can help to provide up to 150 meals to children in need as #insurancegivesback #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #fighthunger #philanthropicleadership

Huge thanks to all the insurance supporters, individuals and offices, for the incredible support so far of the IICF Share the Warmth coat drive! Already, 1,212 coats have been collected from 27 drives in this IICF autumn giving tradition that helps to warm our neighbors in need during the winter months Now through Thanksgiving, we have 43 unique organizations registered, hosting 78 drives across 16 states. You can join this industrywide effort by donating new and gently used coats, benefiting our nonprofit partner One Warm Coat. Help us meet our goal of 3,000 coats this year for those in need! Learn more and register at: https://lnkd.in/gYtY_J5g and use the Coat Drive Map: https://lnkd.in/gU8UnHB7 to find a donation drop off location near you. During this season of giving thanks, together we can help with the basic need of warmth as #insurancegivesback #IICFSharetheWarmth #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #communityleadership

IICF volunteers are in action in communities across the country and today we spotlight EVAN KOBIALKA, CIC, CRM, a board member of the IICF Georgia Chapter, and the team from Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions who volunteered recently with Bearings Bike Works, a nonprofit serving youth in Southwest Atlanta through skills-development programming. The IICF Georgia Chapter has also awarded a 2024 Community Grant to Bearings Bike Works in support of their mission. Thank you to the volunteers from Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions -from repairing bikes to mentoring youth, their time and energy created a positive experience empowering young people as #insurancegivesback! Special thanks to EVAN KOBIALKA, CIC, CRM for spearheading this effort. Learn more about the outstanding work of the IICF Georgia Chapter, where they have granted more than $1.3 million to local nonprofit partners, at: https://lnkd.in/gebAEQXp #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #IICFgeorgia #communityinvolvement #philanthropicleadership

IICF's Colorado Chapter is spreading holiday cheer as #insurancegivesback! We invite you to join in supporting the Winter Wonderland Holiday Reunion and Holiday Toy Drive for 450+ families, hosted by our local nonprofit partner,?Thriving Families! They are still in need of plenty?of gifts for children ages 0-1 and 13+ and your help will make the holidays a bit brighter for families in need. Donate or shop via the Amazon Gift List: https://lnkd.in/gKXcWBac or sign up to volunteer on December 12th at: https://lnkd.in/gi5ifRPN Spend the morning with the IICF Colorado Board holiday decorating and toy sorting - bring your festive enthusiasm - we have 30 volunteer spots remaining that will go fast! #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #IICFcolorado #philanthropicleadership

IICF Georgia does it again... following its successful Roaring Social event last week, $185,000 in IICF Georgia Community Grants were awarded to these wonderful nonprofit partners: Bearings Bike Works, Camp Grace, The Center for Children and Young Adults, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, Sleep in Heavenly Peace and WAKE FOR WARRIORS as #insurancegivesback! Thank you to our generous sponsors and all who contributed to this important event including Premier Sponsors: Amwins, Amerisure Insurance, Bridge Specialty Group and Chubb and all those making this event possible. With more than 200 insurance professionals in attendance, the evening was a true celebration of industry collaboration and giving back to the community, and marks a significant step in IICF's mission to strengthen the connection between the insurance industry and local organizations. IICF's Georgia Chapter has already awarded over $1.3 million in grants to local nonprofit partners in the Greater Atlanta region and it's inspiring to see our industry come together for such meaningful causes! ? Learn more about making a positive impact with insurance and philanthropic leaders in Georgia at: https://lnkd.in/gebAEQXp or contact Sarah Conway, IICF Southeast Executive Director and Bree Crites, Associate Director. Please join us and save the date for Thursday, March 27, 2025 as IICF Georgia presents 80s themed Electric Avenue at Buckhead Theatre! #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #IICFGeorgia #philanthropicleadership #bettertogether Dave Pridemore of Camp Grace

Now through Thanksgiving, you can help to Share the Warmth with neighbors in need! We are collecting new and gently used coats through our industrywide Share the Warmth coat drive, benefiting nonprofit partner One Warm Coat. Be a part of this new IICF autumn tradition through an office drive or individual donations and help us meet our goal of 3,000 coats for those in need. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gYtY_J5g and use the Coat Drive Map at https://lnkd.in/gU8UnHB7 to find a donation drop off location near you. During this season of giving thanks, together we can make a difference in our community. #IICFSharetheWarmth #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #insurancegivesback

Today's #MondayMotivaton is a message from IICF CEO Bill Ross about our 30th anniversary campaign to alleviate childhood food insecurity: "Please join with others from our industry and help us to raise needed funds that support childhood hunger relief. 1 in 5 children in the US go without enough food. Each of us can make a difference. Thank you for joining us - your donation and support makes an important and valuable statement about our insurance community! Thank you for your support of the children!" Scan the QR code below or donate at https://lnkd.in/gERQSk9z Special thanks to IICF 30th Anniversary Committee Chair Jodie Kaufman Davis of H.W. Kaufman Group and IICF Int'l Board of Governors Chair Wendy Houser of Markel for their phenomenal leadership in bringing together the industry to help children in need! IICF is grateful for the leadership support of our 30th Anniversary camapign from: Admiral Insurance Group (a Berkley Company), Burns & Wilcox, Chubb, CNA Insurance, Falvey Insurance Group, Insurance Information Institute, Lockton, Markel, Marsh and Marsh McLennan Agency, RT Specialty, Swiss Re, Tangram Insurance Services, The Hanover Insurance Group, The Hartford, Verisk and nearly 600 individual insurance professionals joining us as we #fighthunger #30yearsofimpact #insurance #insurancegivesback #philanthropicleadership #bettertogether

Looking for some Saturday reading? The 2024 IICF Regional Forums recap shares insights from insurance leaders and learning from our five leadership conferences in Chicago, Dallas, London, Los Angeles and New York: https://lnkd.in/dQ33Bh4z Proceeds benefit our neighbors in need through the IICF Community Grants program. The 2025 IICF Global Conference, June 10-11 in New York, promises to expand our explorations of important industry topics along with networking with insurance leaders and luminaries. Save the date and learn more about early sponsorship opportunities at: https://lnkd.in/gYkHCxXh or contact Betsy Myatt, IICF's Chief Program Officer #IICF30yearsofimpact #insurance #leadership #talent #innovation #philanthropicleadership