The Gauteng Women in Insurance (GWII) and the Insurance Institute Gauteng (IIG) were thrilled to host an unforgettable Women’s Day event, on 7 August, with our sponsors:
· Diamond sponsor – Discovery
· Platinum sponsors – CIB and Standard Insurance Limited
· Silver sponsors – Bryte Insurance, Cartrack, Chubb, Elite Risk Acceptances, Emerald Africa, Hollard, Innovation Group, Insurance Crime Bureau, MFC a division of Nedbank and Sasria.
· Complimentary sponsors – Auto Magic, Go Bid, Leppard, Lloyd’s, National Salvage Brokers, Qsure and SA Glass.
· Ring sponsors – Emerald Africa, Howden, One Financial, Santam and Tracker.
· Game sponsors – Fulcrum, Garrun Group, King Price Insurance, Lombard, Old Mutual Insure and Yard Insurance.
· Supporting logistical sponsors – FAnews and Syfinity.
Welcoming 600 incredible ladies from the industry to The Forum in Bryanston, the theme this year was “Our Game, Our Rules” allowing women to play boldly and rewrite the rules. It was all about celebrating women’s unique strengths and the power of women coming together.
Goddesses with no heels
On arrival, the ladies, with no heels, were treated to welcome drinks, sponsored by Leppard and goody bags sponsored by GWII, IIG and company sponsors Chubb, Guardrisk, King Price Insurance, Michelle Ori and My Glass.
While indulging in some canapes, they networked a little, before heading off to their tables for the formalities to begin.
The formalities of the evening
The formalities of the day began with a welcome from the GWII President, Catherine Albertyn, and IIG Deputy President, Wilmine Prinsloo, this was followed by the GWII Deputy President, Kyndra Robertson and Wilmine welcoming guests and thanking all the sponsors, for their sponsorship and support.
To start, a Discovery Joker card was placed randomly in a card pack and one lucky lady who found it, won a travel voucher worth R20K, sponsored by Discovery.
Tying into the event’s theme, Master of Ceremonies, Dawn Dunn, CEO and Sports Personality then shared the format for the day, followed by various videos from the Olympic Village being aired.
After the prize giving the ladies took part in mini-Olympic-themed games including Twister, Snakes and Ladders, Giant Jenga, Tic Tac Toe, and more, sponsored by our game sponsors. This to the sounds of lively funky music by the DJ (sponsored by GoBid) and Sasha Martinengo (sponsored by SA Glass).
To taper off their sweet cravings, the ladies then topped off with sweet treats at the dessert station, by Qsure, and coffee, sponsored by Lloyd’s.
Lucky draws
Congratulations to all our lucky draw prize winners who walked away with amazing prizes thanks to our prize sponsors:
· Aon
· Auto & General
· Beyonda
· Bidtrack
· Bryte insurance
· Camargue
· CIB
· Digicall group
· Discovery
· Fulcrum
· Garrun Group
· Guy Carpenter
· HIC Underwriting Managers
· Hollard
· iTOO Special Risks
· Innovation Group
· Lulu Local
· Mirabilis
· Mirror2self
· MUA Insurance Acceptances
· Mulberry Marketing
· National Salvage Brokers
· PG Glass
· Premium Finance Partners
· SHA Risk Specialists
· Santam
· Western National Insurance
· The Thinking Company
As customary, members were asked to bring along R150 for the nominated charity. We are proud to announce that proceeds from the event will go to our nominated charity, The Sports Clinic With Dawn. We would like to thank each one of you for your donations.
Thank you
GWII and IIG would like to thank our diamond sponsor, platinum sponsors, silver sponsors, complimentary sponsors, ring sponsors, game sponsors, supporting logistical sponsors, prize, and goody bag sponsors. Your contributions helped make this event truly special and impactful.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to making this Women’s Day celebration a memorable one. Let’s continue to empower and support each other in our industry!
