The Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) has launched Amplify Women, a task force focused on offering women opportunities for education, networking and influence in the captive insurance industry.
Insurance industry studies show women make up over 60 percent of the work-force in the industry, but when it comes to officers and other senior-level positions those numbers drop below 20 percent.
CICA’s Amplify Women will focus on representing women in educational opportunities, such as speaking at conferences, publishing articles, teaching and academic partnerships.
They are also addressing opportunities for influence such as serving on captive association and industry boards. Developing in-person and online networking opportunities will be another core component of their efforts.
Dan Towle, CICA president, said: “As we look at developing future leaders to replace the many senior-level individuals in the captive industry who are retiring, it is a perfect time to encourage and support women leaders”
He added: “We’ve been making changes to the CICA conference for several years starting with our professional development track. In our 2020 call for presentations we increased our emphasis on having speakers diverse in gender, race/ethnicity, location and employment, as well as diversity in thought and opinion”
