As you may know, during the last few months we have been collaborating with our Supporting Members – Willis Re, PartnerRe, Invesco, Risk Dynamics, A.M. Best and Clyde & Co to deliver a unique one day event in London, England… [READ MORE]
ICMIF Supporting Member, A.M. Best has organised a webinar to take place on Thursday 8 March at 14.00H, (Eastern Standard Time). Participants in the webinar will discuss microinsurance and its growth in popularity in emerging markets and how it can… [READ MORE]
There are positives and negatives to both stockholder and mutual/cooperative insurers in terms of structure. Our current times, however, lend themselves ideally to the cooperative and mutual ethos with many people feeling like they “want to be there for their… [READ MORE]
A.M. Best, one of the ICMIF Supporting Members, has performed additional stress tests of the balance sheets of insurers’ exposure to eurozone debt as economic conditions within the region continue to worsen. Findings of these evaluations are discussed in the… [READ MORE]
The political and social unrest in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will affect the insurance industries of each country to varying degrees, though the projected negative impact on premiums overall in the region is not expected to… [READ MORE]
In a recent interview with A.M. Best Shaun Tarbuck, ICMIF CEO, discusses key issues facing the mutual and cooperative sector including rapid growth and an ever changing regulatory environment. The interview is available now as a podcast. In conversation with… [READ MORE]
A.M. Best, one of the ICMIF Supporting Members, has been named Best Global Rating Agency at the Reactions Global Awards 2011 event on September 27 in New York City. Matthew Mosher, Senior Vice President of Ratings accepted the award. This… [READ MORE]
A.M. Best has published a report focusing on the reinsurance environment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The report states that the market is stagnant in many aspects, yet it also contains many elements that are in… [READ MORE]
ICMIF Supporting Member, A.M. Best has published a new report which identifies the two countries of Jordan and Lebanon as the main emerging markets of the Levant region. It examines the drivers for insurance growth, challenges facing companies in the… [READ MORE]
The Philippine insurance market has experienced some challenging times in the last few years but there is a renewed optimism that the industry could grow significantly in 2011. The life insurance market is showing an improvement in premiums written while… [READ MORE]
A.M. Best have compiled a list of the world’s largest insurance companies by assets and premiums in which four mutuals have been named in the top 15. When ranked by premiums, Japan-based ICMIF member Zenkyoren featured at number seven on… [READ MORE]
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