Speaking to a packed ballroom filledwith women and men, Barbara Bufkin, executive head of businessdevelopment at Assurant and chair of IICF's international board ofgovernors said: “We design our future and our purpose.” (Photo:Marget Long)
A wave of change has swept through the insurance industry inrecent years. The rising prevalence of autonomous vehicles,Internet of Thing devices and a surge in artificial intelligenceimplementation, among other changes, are molding the industry intosomething new entirely. And though change is necessary to grow andsucceed, there are certain components that the world of insuranceis deeply rooted in as a part of its identity. One such componentis its commitment to advancing change from within.
These thoughts came to mind as I attended the Insurance IndustryCharitable Foundation's (IICF) Women in Insurance Global Conferenceon June 12, 2019, in New York City. The theme of this year'sconference, running from June 12-14, is “Gender Equity in aChanging World — What You Do Matters! Rewriting the Ruleson Leadership, Diversity and Innovation.”
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Denny Jacob
Denny Jacob is an associate editor for NU PropertyCasualty360. Contact him at [email protected].
