IICF Names Lowery-Biggers CEO

The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) announced the appointment of LoriAnn V. Lowery-Biggers as CEO.

Lowery-Biggers brings more than 30 years of experience to the role, having previously served as president of Lloyd’s North America along with executive leadership positions at The Navigators Group, Inc., Wells Fargo Insurance, Inc. and Marsh McLennan Companies, Inc.

She succeeds Bill Ross as IICF CEO, who will be developing a multi-year strategy with the IICF staff and executive team in the coming months.

As CEO, Lowery-Biggers will be responsible for overseeing IICF’s overall operations and strategic direction and she will report to the IICF Board of Governors. Lowery-Biggers serves as a non-executive director on the boards of BMS Investment Holding Company, Brown & Riding Insurance, Inc., CompRe Insurance Group Holdings Limited and Copper Point Mutual Insurance Holding Company.

“This is an important moment in insurance and giving back. The uniqueness of IICF as a foundation that unites an entire industry through philanthropic impact is highly compelling and presents many creative opportunities,” said Lowery-Biggers. “I see this as IICF’s time to build upon three decades of the foundation’s excellence and carry it forward through a disciplined, evolving strategy that inspires our stakeholders and strengthens the communities we serve.”

The IICF serves communities through four divisions based in the US and two international divisions. Since its founding in 1994, IICF has awarded more than $55 million in IICF Community Grants and contributed a total of $68 million in community impact.

IICF awards grants to nonprofit partners championing a range of focus areas, including children at risk, housing and food insecurity, health and human services, military veterans, social mobility, the environment, disaster preparedness and relief and more. Through its foundation-wide IICF Children’s Hunger Relief campaign, millions of meals have been delivered to vulnerable children in underserved communities.