Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation News

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 …

IICF Donating to Red Cross for Sandy Relief Efforts

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Northeast division has committed to a donation of $50,000 from its reserves to the American Red Cross for relief efforts after Superstorm Sandy.The IICF national board of governors has matched the donation with an …

Insurance Industry’s Text-to-Give Campaign Supports 4 Charities

A new text-to-give campaign as part of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) Week of Giving will generate donations for four well-known national nonprofits. During October, insurance employees can donate $5 by texting INSURANCE to 50555. Donations also can be …

1-to-1:Insurance Volunteerism Effort Puts People Together

It takes just one person to make a difference for another person. While teams of dozens of employees at insurance firms are prepping for IICF Week of Giving 2012, so too are “teams” of just one individual. While the industry’s …

IICF Week of Giving Carries On Volunteerism, Adds ‘Text to Give’

The property/casualty sector of the insurance industry gave an estimated $500 million in charitable funding in 2010, according to a 2011 study by McKinsey & Company. The research report noted: “Most of this giving was in the form of direct …

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation to Host ‘Week of Giving’

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has expanded its traditional weeklong insurance volunteerism event in October to include an industrywide effort to boost charitable donations by insurance professionals.”IICF Week of Giving” will run October 13-20, 2012 nationwide.

Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation Plans Expansion to Boston

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) is planning to expand its volunteer and charitable services to the Boston and New England region. The foundation will hold an informational meeting in Boston this month to introduce IICF to the local insurance …

Insurance Industry Charity Event to Focus on Education

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation’s 19th annual benefit dinner on May 3 at the Four Seasons Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. is expected to draw more than 300 industry executives from across the Western United States. Sal Khan will serve …

Mayer Brown Adds Woods As Partner And Global Co-Leader

Global law firm Mayer Brown named veteran insurance regulatory advisor James R. Woods as a partner and a co-leader of the global Insurance Industry Group. Also a member of Mayer Brown’s corporate and securities practice, Woods will divide his time …

Chubb’s Petrosino Joins IICF National Board of Governors

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation named Gary C. Petrosino, executive vice president of Chubb & Son and western U.S. territory field officer for Chubb, to the foundation’s national board of governors. IICF combines the collective resources of the insurance industry …