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Member Spotlight: Sophiya Adam
Check out this great interview with the CII featuring iCAN Member and recent IB UK Rising Star Award winner, Sophiya Adam (DIP CII), Corporate Account Handler at PIB Insurance Brokers and Careers Officer of the Insurance Institute of Bradford!
2021 Insurance Insider Honours
The team at ICAN are delighted to be shortlisted for the Diversity & Inclusion Award for the 2021 Insurance Insider Honour Awards!
#MakingFlexibleWork ABI campaign
The ABI recently launched a new phase of their #MakingFlexibleWork campaign which focuses on the benefits of job sharing.
Congratulations to the 2021 IB UK Rising Stars Award Winners!
A huge congratulations to our #FriendsofiCAN for being nominated as the IB UK 2021 Rising Stars: Priscilla Osibona, Gareth Mutema, Ola Jacob Raji and Sophiya Adam!
Join the CII New Generation Programme!
Are you one of the next rising stars of insurance? Do you want to begin the most valuable project of your career so far?
The UK Insurance Industry: One Year On
We polled 17 of our sponsors across the sector to see what changes they have made one year on since the passing of George Floyd.
New on EyeCan: Mental Health with Dr. Suba
iCAN has partnered with Dr Subashini M, Associate Medical Director at Aviva Health and Protection, to share her top 10 tips to prioritise your mental health!
Celebrating our alumni
As part of our birthday celebrations, we wanted to say a special thank you to our iCAN alumni.
Happy Birthday iCAN!
On 8th May 2017, a group of volunteers came together all looking to make a difference in the insurance industry. Passionate about creating a network dedicated to promoting multicultural inclusion in our sector, iCAN as you know it today was born.
We Stand with India
The COVID crisis across India is both devastating and heartbreaking. As the situation worsens, we deeply empathise with our Indian members, sponsors, their families, friends and the wider community affected by this tragedy.
Congratulations WATC Rising Stars!
A big congratulations to the 2021 We are the City Rising Stars in Insurance shortlist!
We are finalists!
We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for the 2021 National Insurance Awards in the Inclusion & Diversity Award category!
Enter now: Insurance Business 2021 Rising Stars Awards
Insurance Business are looking for the next Rising Stars in the UK insurance industry! Are you a Rising Star?
Happy Holi!
On behalf of the iCAN Steering Committee, we are wishing all our members and friends of iCAN good luck, happiness, prosperity, and good health for Holi
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
"Racism, xenophobia and intolerance are problems prevalent in all societies. But every day, each and every one of us can stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes." - United Nations
iCAN Statement: #StopAsianHate
The Insurance Cultural Awareness Network (‘iCAN’) are deeply saddened with the recent, senseless attacks on the Asian American and Pacific Islander community across the United States. The unspeakable tragedy in Atlanta, including the murder of six Asian-American women, is shocking, disgraceful and an example of why we must continue to voice and act on injustice.
Beazley commits to race and ethnicity targets to improve workforce diversity
We are proud to announce one of our wonderful sponsors, Beazley Insurance, are releasing their targets in an effort to improve workforce diversity.
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