Insurance Charities Awareness Week is on its way
Authored by The Insurance Charities
Insurance Charities Awareness Week (ICAW) will take place between the 20 and 24 June this year.
The aim is to let the industry know about its dedicated Charity, and the financial and practical support available in times of need.
Please make a note in your diaries and let your Comms/Marketing/CSR teams know, so they can schedule ICAW activity alongside any other initiatives.
During the week, the Charity will be calling on you and your colleagues to:
- Order free campaign giveaways for colleagues if you have up to 1,000 employees.
- Register for the free special dementia awareness training course being delivered online by the Alzheimer’s Society. This is a skills-based course suitable for anyone who would like to improve their knowledge and understanding of dementia.
- Circulate the resources in the online Supporter Toolkit the Charity will be sharing in advance.
- Retweet and share their social media posts.
- Post on social media from your personal accounts and company accounts (where possible). This year’s campaign hashtag will be #ICAW.
- Share information about the Charity in team meetings, on your intranet, or in ‘lunch and learn’ sessions for example.
- Watch and share the webinar launching at the start of the week.
- Read and share the Charity’s latest Impact Report being published during the campaign.
- Think about those in your professional networks who may be struggling, and signpost them to the Charity.
- Request a short online presentation from one of the Charity’s team during the week.
We hope that you and your employer will get involved, and help raise awareness throughout the industry. If you have any questions or would like to find out more, please get in touch.
The Insurance Charities wants to make this year’s campaign bigger and better than ever, so please help spread the word by getting involved in any way you can. Look out for further details on their social media channels, campaign page, and in future enewsletters.
If you have any questions about the campaign or have any questions, please call 020 7606 3763 or email marketing@theinsurancecharities.org.uk.
About Charity
The Insurance Charities is the only charity supporting current and former insurance employees and their families across the UK and Ireland.
How do we help?
The charity transforms insurance people’s lives for the better by providing a lifeline to support them with whatever difficulties they may be facing such as redundancy, poor health, domestic abuse, and tragedy.
We can help people throughout their career and beyond with one off and ongoing financial and/or practical support for as long as it’s needed. In 2022/2023 we gave out over £1.3 million to those experiencing financial hardship to help pay for things such as household appliances, school uniform, funeral costs, rehabilitation, and property adaptations. We also work with other organisations such as Aware in Ireland, Shelter UK, and Alzheimer’s Society to provide practical support where needed. Through these fantastic charities we can help those experiencing mild depression and anxiety, assist those with housing concerns, and those affected by dementia.
Did you know?
• It doesn’t matter what role you’ve had working in the sector
• Your application will be treated in the strictest of confidence
• You don’t need to be a member of a professional body or association to access support
• Both working and non-working people can apply
• The charity also supports dependants of insurance employees (past and present) such as children and partners.
We are keen to talk to employers across the industry about how we could support their colleagues so encourage people to get in touch to find out more.