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Although the general public's perception of insurance may not be positive, the antidote is the reality of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF).
Greg Case, president and chief executive officer of the insurance brokerage firm Aon Corp., will be this year's chairman of the annual Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation benefit dinner on Dec. 8.
The IICF announced that Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg, chairman and CEO of C. V. Starr & Company, will receive this year's Double I Award, for influence in the industry and impact in the community, at the foundation's annual dinner.
The Spencer Educational Foundation, Inc., which provides scholarships to students of risk management, said it will hold its second annual fundraising gala Sept. 13, at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
At the 14th annual P&C Joint Industry Forum, experts talked about how the industry is able to focus on its core business of transferring risk and paying claims amid the economic crisis.
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation announced it will honor Joseph Plumeri, Willis Group Holdings chairman and chief executive officer, at its 2009 New York Division Gala.
The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation said its Dec. 9, 2009 New York Division Gala will feature Tom Brokaw, NBC News special correspondent, as a speaker.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. insurance brokerage announced it will donate $100,000 to the Spencer Educational Foundation Inc. to fund a "Robert E. Gallagher and John P. Gallagher Scholarship."