Join iCAN this July with Karim Hirji, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer UK&I at Intact Insurance!
Join iCAN (Insurance Cultural Awareness Network) for our Coffee with the CEO session featuring Karim Hirji, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer UK&I at Intact Insurance!
What is Coffee with the CEO?
In an effort to connect our members and provide them with access to senior executives across the insurance sector, we work with our sponsors and partners to pull together an all-star cast of C-Suite individuals from across the industry to host career sessions with iCAN members. In these sessions they will discuss everything from career advice to their views on the industry and insights into their own career journey – essentially everything you need to empower your own career.
About Karim Hirji
Karim Hirji is Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer UK&I at Intact Insurance.
Over his twenty-four year career at Intact, Karim has held leadership roles across distribution, finance and commercial lines research and development. In 2016, he launched Intact Ventures, the organisation's venture capital arm, which has deployed more than $400 million across 30 investments globally.
In 2019, Karim relocated to Hong Kong to establish Intact's first international Artificial Intelligence Lab, helping drive innovation and explore the future application of emerging technologies within insurance.
Following his return to Canada in 2021, Karim became Chief Financial Officer for Intact Canada before taking responsibility for Distribution Technology in 2023.
In 2024, Karim relocated to the UK to lead the integration efforts for the Direct Line Group commercial lines business. At the beginning of 2025, he was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer UK&I.
Karim holds an Executive MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance (Honours) from the University of British Columbia and is a Chartered Insurance Professional.
More about Intact Insurance
Intact Insurance is a leading provider of Commercial and Specialty insurance solutions for businesses of all sizes across the UK and Ireland and through its Global Network in over 150 countries worldwide.
Formerly known as RSA Insurance, Intact Insurance is part of Intact Financial Corporation, the largest provider of Property and Casualty insurance in Canada and a leading Specialty lines insurer with international expertise.
At Intact, its purpose is clear - to help people, businesses and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. For more information visit intactinsurance.co.uk.
Please sign up by Tuesday 7 July 2026, as only a limited number of seats are available.
The session will open with food at 5:30 pm, followed by the discussion at 6:00 pm. If you’re interested in participating in this session, please click the link below to fill out the form, a limited number of iCAN members will then be selected based on their answers.
*There may be photography at the event where the images are used for any iCAN Media or promotion – if you wish for your image not to be used, please let us know.
Please note: Our events are designed predominantly for Financial Services professionals. This event has been created to encourage candid discussions amongst participants who support iCAN’s mission of creating inclusive workplaces and we want to respect the integrity of the space and the value for our host sponsors.