Elizabeth Myatt is executive director of the
Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation New York/Northeast region. Founded in 1994, the foundation has contributed more than $16 million and 140,000 volunteer hours to hundreds of community nonprofit organizations.
October 11, 2012
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 …
October 10, 2012
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 …
October 17, 2011
“It was like I gave her a million dollars.” That’s how Sean Ramalho of Travelers described the reaction from a woman to whom he gave a blanket on a bitterly cold winter day while he was volunteering at The Interfaith …
September 29, 2011
It’s just a couple weeks away: Volunteer Week 2011 is on track to be a record-setting event in the insurance industry. Teams from more than 100 companies have already signed up to participate during the week of Oct. 15-22, in …
September 22, 2011
Thousands of insurance workers will be turning out for Volunteer Week (coming up October 15-22), sponsored by the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. Even small businesses such as independent agencies are turning out for Volunteer Week. All insurance employers are welcome …
September 15, 2011
“Let’s do something together.” Usually it’s coffee or lunch – but during Volunteer Week, hundreds of insurance folks will be doing more than that. They’ll be working side-by-side as volunteers in their local communities during Volunteer Week next month. Organized …