IFNY Awardees' New "Club" and a Look at Corporate Citizenship.

• Date: 26 November 2018
• Author: Acunto, Steve

* The recent IFNY Luncheon was a 10-rounder for the "Old Boys Club," as the industry used to be called, as women won all of IFNY's awards for 2018. Now, how to compliment the winners and not run amok of accepted politically correct guidelines--most of which I do find properly correct. Inga Beale, former CEO of Lloyd's of London, who is disarmingly elegant, but, more important, an amazing force for social awareness and progress at the institution has a fresh and upbeat presence. To be sure, I have referred to men as elegant and disarming, so it's OK. She is both, and a lot more. Inga deservedly received the Free Enterprise Award, the first woman ever in IFNY's 104 years. Mary Lanning, a most devoted, compassionate and disarmingly gracious advocate for faith, hope...