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IICF Northeast Division Awards 16 New Grants Totaling $879,000

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Northeast division announced 16 charitable grants at its seventh annual benefit dinner on Wednesday. The total amount of the grants is $879,000. Lisa Tepper, chair of the IICF Northeast division board of directors and …

40 Years On, Mount Kisco Child Care Center Serves Working Families

Fragile. At risk. Low income. Recent immigrant. These terms describe some of the families whose children attend Mount Kisco Child Care Center in the northern suburbs of New York City. But another term that describes these families is: Working. It’s …

IICF Northeast Announces Featured Speakers for Year-End Fundraising Dinner

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Northeast division announced three featured speakers who will be accepting grants for charities at its fundraising dinner on Wednesday Dec. 11, 2013 in New York City. The featured speakers are: Robin Roberts, co-anchor of …

Ohio’s Norman-Spencer Agency Raises Over $55K for March of Dimes

The Norman-Spencer Agency Inc., a national property/casualty insurance provider, announced it raised over $55,000 through a 5K run, golf outing, and silent auction dinner held on Sept. 16, 2013, in Dayton, Ohio, for the March of Dimes. Norman-Spencer employees and …

Texas Insurance Community Aims High in United Way Campaign

Texas insurance companies and agency partners are challenging themselves and other insurance industry professionals to raise the bar for philanthropy and volunteerism on behalf of the United Way for Greater Austin. So far they are on track, with contributions coming …

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s Boston Chapter Launches Grants Program

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Boston chapter launched its grants program by hosting its first-ever grant fundraising event April 11 in Boston. The new Boston chapter is part of the IICF Northeast division, which makes its grants in the …

Journalist Paula Zahn to Be Keynote Speaker at IICF’s Dec. 12 Benefit Dinner

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Northeast division announced that award-winning journalist Paula Zahn will be keynote speaker at the organization’s benefit dinner on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City. Zahn also will be …

Liberty Mutual Boosts Charitable Giving, Plans to Donate $17M in Mass.

Insurer Liberty Mutual Group Inc., already one of the largest supporters of nonprofits and community groups in the Boston area, has announced it will significantly increase its charitable giving in Massachusetts this year. The only Fortune 100 company based in …

Generous P/C Sector Seeks Ways to ‘Give Better,’ McKinsey Author Says

The property/casualty insurance sector that already does a lot of good work is interested in doing more and having even more of an impact, according to the lead author of a landmark report on the property/casualty industry’s charitable giving. “If …

P/C Industry Gave $500M to Charity in 2010, But More Can Be Done

Here is something some people might not know about the property/casualty insurance professionals: they are very generous folks. Property/casualty insurance industry’s charitable giving reached $500 million in 2010. That amount is comparable with other major industries, according to a report …