The Self-Insurance Institute of America (SIIA) has launched the SIIA Future Leaders (SFL) initiative, a programme aimed at encouraging talented young professionals to get involved with the association and the self-insurance industry.
SIIA has set up a SFL committee, comprised of younger managers and executives from leading member companies, to help guide the implementation of the initiative.
The committee has already identified multiple engagement ideas that are currently under consideration for implementation.
The first phase of the initiative will be to promote participation of young professionals at its National Conference and Expo in Austin in September.
The conference will include a number of educational sessions and networking opportunities targeted at younger professionals (defined by SIIA as under 40s), along with a discounted registration fee.
SIIA, a member-based association which includes self-insurance entities, captive managers, third party administrators, stop-loss carriers and other service providers, is devoted to the promoting and protecting the self-insurance and alternative risk transfer industry.
According to SIIA president and CEO, Mike Ferguson, the association is pleased to be able to implement the initiative as it has been in the planning stage for some time.
Ferguson added: “The need for such an initiative has become increasingly clear given the evolving demographics of our membership and now our association is properly focused to be successful in creating pathways for the next generation of industry leaders.”
