LIAM continued to engage with the young community, an important segment of the population and the next generation of leaders for the nation.
In 2015, LIAM launched the inaugural Youth Video Awards, the largest Inter-University social video production challenge involving 21 local universities in 2015 and 24 local universities in 2016.
The contest which attracted 541 entries in 2015 and 661 in 2016, served to communicate the message of appreciating life by inviting the best young Malaysian producers and talents to produce social videos with positive and entertaining values for their own generation.
With the message that life is precious; along with a campaign mission, “value life, capture life and share life, the Youth Video Awards were held in two consecutive years; 2015 & 2016 and supported by the Ministry of Higher Education and National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS).
In 2017, LIAM enhanced the Youth Video Awards to another level to generate greater awareness on the importance of financial planning and protection among the young generation. The #IDAREYOUChallenge2017, kicked off with a grand launch in October 2017 by the Ministry of Education Malaysia at the Asia Pacific University in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
In the #IDAREYOUChallenge2017, students were tasked to develop a creative business plan and produce a video to support the business plan. It attracted over 2,500 Group entries from 20 Universities nationwide. It went through a few stages; from pre-awareness stage via 20 roadshows and 10 classroom engagement sessions to formation of groups; shortlisting the top 30 teams to attend a Bootcamp for a pitch presentation; selection of the best 16 Groups to present at the semi-final stage in preparation for the actual marketing presentation with video shooting and production; and shortlisting the top 10 to compete at the Grand Finale on 3 September 2018.
#IDAREYOUChallenge2017 Winners
Lee Ming Ching, a solo participant from Universiti Malaya bagged a total of RM17,000.00 cash for the Grand Prize of RM15,000 and the Best Video Award of RM2,000 at the Grand Finale of the #IDAREYOUChallenge2017
“Explain some ways on how the rural areas and underinsured markets can benefit from Life Insurance.”
The 1st Runner Up went to Group Eleven from the Asia Pacific University who took home RM7,500 cash with their winning topic, “Why Is Life Insurance Very Important in Everyone's Life Especially Today? The proposal from Group Eleven attracted the jury with an “out of the box” idea on how you can protect the lives of your loved ones just by one simple way - Giving a Gift, as life itself is a Gift.
The 2nd Runner Up went to Nathaniel, another solo participant from IACT College (Advertising, Communication and Technology College), who spoke on “How Can You Reach Out To Everyone To Have A Life Insurance?” which won him RM4,000 cash.
The People’s Choice Video Award which was based on public voting on Facebook went to UTAR’s Stormers, a duo from University Tunku Abdul Rahman Kampar who produced a video on the topic, “Explain Some Ways On How The Rural Areas And Underinsured Markets Can Benefit From Life Insurance.”
