One of the region's oldest and enduring industries is insurance and financial services, which the MetroHartford Alliance actively supports to ensure a positive business climate and sustained economic growth. The Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services (IFS) Cluster was formed in 2002 as a state/corporate initiative facilitated by the Alliance. The IFS Cluster is a partnership of leaders in business, government, and academia who are dedicated to fostering growth among all segments of the state's insurance and financial services industry.
The Connecticut IFS Cluster's concrete initiatives will improve the business climate for current and prospective IFS companies. The Connecticut IFS Cluster provides the framework for cooperation and collaboration of industry leaders throughout the state. It works to create competitive advantages in business attraction and retention, recruitment, and education of a trained workforce, increased productivity, nurtured innovation, and enhanced workplace environments.
The result is a stronger, more competitive IFS industry and a more robust economy in Connecticut.
For additional information please contact Susan Winkler, Executive Director of the Connecticut IFS Cluster, at 860-525-4451 x271 or swinkler@metrohartford.com
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Shared Vision
A dynamic and expanding IFS industry in the State of Connecticut, marked by global recognition of
the state as an IFS Center of Excellence. A disciplined system of corporate, education, and government
collaboration that enhances the competitive strength of each IFS company, increases employment
opportunities, expands workforce diversity in the IFS sector, and develops a pool of qualified and
experienced employees in the state by: