We recently held our Annual General Meeting. This of course is the time when our Report & Accounts are formally adopted, our auditors are re-appointed and the IUA Directors are elected. Every member is invited but we do not tend to get all members attending. This is a shame because we use our AGM as an opportunity for the Chairman to speak on the work of the IUA and also for Chairmen of our senior Committees to give a brief overview of their work in the last year.
The Chairman’s key messages this year were to summarise the IUA Board’s recent strategic discussions concerning the priorities for IUA in the coming year. The newly defined strategic priorities represented a refinement of our existing plan and not a wholesale change of direction. However with an ever-changing market this exercise is necessary periodically and we believe they now more accurately address the current needs of our members.
The four priorities are: Improving the efficiency of doing business in London; Advancing the development of market expertise and innovation; Influencing public policy and compliance developments; Fostering relationships with the broking community and other client-related stakeholders.
For those members who cannot attend there is of course the opportunity to read our Annual Report which is widely distributed and available on our website. Each year we choose a theme for our Report and this year it was one of “Connecting with Members Everywhere”.
Our main means of connection and communication is now our website. This facility is now widely used within the market with some 30,000 hits per month and close to 2,000 member contacts registered as users. We continue to enhance the website and always welcome comments from members or the wider community.
