The Insights You Need to Make a Greater Impact

FICP’s vision is to amplify the positive impact and value of financial services and insurance industry meetings and events professionals. One way we do that is by conducting and participating in industry research that arms you with data to show the value of the work you do to your organization as well as the entire industry.

Featuring data on trends impacting both meetings professionals and hospitality partners within the FICP community, FICP’s research and pulse surveys are intended to provide timely and relevant information to those across the meetings and events industry.

2025 FICP Research Insights

FICP Pulse Survey - Summer 2025 Edition Key Takeways Report

Business Expectations for 2026 and the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Geopolitics on Meetings and Events

The summer 2025 edition of the FICP Pulse Survey shares forecasted industry trends through December 2026 from 175 meetings professionals and hospitality partners in the financial and insurance (F&I) industry. Dive into these predictions as well as insights into the impact artificial intelligence and geopolitics have on the execution of meetings and events.

FICP meetings professionals and hospitality partners receive early access to the results. To download the report, log in using your FICP website credentials.

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FICP Pulse Survey - 2025 Summer Edition Key Takeaways

Past Pulse Survey Reports

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2024
FICP Pulse Survey — Summer 2024 Edition Key Takeaways Report

Forecasting Business Expectations for 2025
(released: August 2024)

The results from the summer 2024 edition of the FICP Pulse Survey share forecasted business expectations through December 2025 from nearly 150 meetings professionals and hospitality partners focused on the financial and insurance industry. Explore those predictions as well as insights into budgeting approaches, timelines and allocations in the key takeaways report.

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FICP Chats — Budgeting Best Practices and 2025 Projections for Meetings and Events

Hear from FICP meetings professionals and hospitality partners as they discussed budgeting best practices and 2025 expectations in September’s FICP Chats. Whether you're aiming to optimize event spend or benchmark against industry standards, this recording provides actionable insights to shape the success of your future programs.

As part of the program, participants also delved into the latest data from the summer 2024 edition of the FICP Pulse Survey.

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2023
FICP Pulse Survey — Winter 2023 Edition Key Takeaways Report

Learn the Latest on DEI, Sustainability and Staffing Changes in F&I Meetings and Events
(released: January 2024)

The 2023 Winter Edition of the FICP Pulse Survey explored how DEI and sustainability are being integrated at an organizational and meeting/event-level — and in comparison to results from the 2022 FICP Pulse Survey — as well as staffing expectations within F&I meetings and events teams and at hospitality partner organization.

More than 100 meetings professionals and hospitality partners focused on the financial and insurance industry participated in this survey.

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Read coverage about the key takeaways from this FICP Pulse Survey and how DEI, sustainability and changing staffing models are taken into account within FICP and for FICP events in the February 2024 issue of Insurance and Financial Meetings Magazine.

2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study Results

(released: October 2023)
The results from the 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study share forecasted business expectations through December 2024 from meetings professionals and hospitality partners focused on the financial and insurance industry.

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Listen In for Insights From the 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study

Three industry veterans — Cathy Diem (Hilton Worldwide), Katrina Kent, CMP, CMM (Liberty Mutual) and Jennifer Squeglia, CMP (RLC Events) — share their take on the 2023 FICP Industry and Perception Study key takeaways and strategies for delivering results and managing change in this webinar recording. Recorded on October 24, 2023 in collaboration with Smart Meetings.

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2022
FICP Pulse Survey —  Fall 2022 Edition Key Takeaways Report

Published November 2022
Focus Areas: diversity, equity and inclusion, sustainability, and future trends and technologies

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2021
FICP Pulse Survey —  Winter 2021 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published February 2022

Generously sponsored by Destination Canada

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2020
FICP Pulse Survey —  Fall 2020 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published December 2020

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FICP Pulse Survey —  Spring 2020 (COVID-19 Special Focus)  Edition Key Takeaways Report

published May 2020

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2019
FICP Pulse Survey —  Fall 2019 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published December 2019

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FICP Pulse Survey —  Spring 2019 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published September 2019

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2018
FICP Pulse Survey —  Q4 2018 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published March 2019

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FICP Pulse Survey —  Q2 2018 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published July 2018

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FICP Pulse Survey —  Q1 2018 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published February 2018

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2017
FICP Pulse Survey —  Q3 2017 Edition Key Takeaways Report

published October 2017

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FICP Pulse Survey —  Q2 2017 Edition Key Takeaways Report

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2023 Incentive Travel Index Key Findings

The Incentive Travel Index (ITI) study is the business events industry’s most authoritative study of the global incentive travel market and its impact on corporations, agencies and the supply chain in destinations.

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Incentive Travel Index

Past Incentive Travel Index Reports

FICP partnered with Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) and Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), along with research partner Oxford Economics, on the 2019-2022 editions of ITI. Select on an option below to read more.