The Premier Association for F&I Meetings Professionals

Get to Know FICP

With a history spanning 60 years, Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals (FICP®) is a community of financial services and insurance industry meetings and events professionals dedicated to developing members, and advocating the positive impact and value of their work. We elevate the profession by leveraging partnerships and our members’ collective skills and experiences to create purposeful interactions for all stakeholders whose professional success is linked to our members’ work.

FICP provides access to education, experience and resources targeting the needs of 1,300+ financial services and insurance meeting professionals and hospitality partners from across North America. Together, we are One Community.

From first-rate conferences and symposia to online networking and educational opportunities, FICP provides year-round professional development offerings that meet the needs of high-performing meetings professionals. These resources also serve to help meetings professionals increase their strategic value.

Who We Are

You Belong at FICP

If you are a meetings professional member, hospitality partner, staff member, speaker, vendor or invited guest, You Belong at FICP. FICP values you and aims to not just include you in our One Community but also to ensure you have opportunities to engage in a meaningful way.

Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.
Vernã Myers
Equality is giving everyone a shoe. Equity is giving everyone a shoe that fits.
Dr. Naheed Dosani

This is the core of FICP's Statement of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that was formally adopted in December 2022.

 

Focused on Strategic Growth and Impact — Our Members' and Our Own

Vision

Vision

FICP’s vision is to amplify the positive impact and value of financial services and insurance industry meetings and events professionals.

Mission

Mission

FICP serves to strengthen our members through education, outreach and partnerships so that the positive impact and value of their work is fully recognized by both their organizations as well as the meetings and events industry.

Our strategic objectives for the future include:

  • Continuing to increase participation by seasoned and emerging meeting professionals within the financial & insurance sectors
  • Positioning FICP as an influential organization of thought leaders in the meetings and events industry
  • Preparing meetings professionals to demonstrate their strategic value at their companies