ICMIF Supporting Member (ratings) A.M. Best will participate in and exhibit at the 8th Annual World Takaful Conference, to be held 15-16 April in Dubai, UAE. Vasilis Katsipis, General Manager – Market Development at A.M. Best, will be the Session… [READ MORE]
Insurance markets in Africa’s 54 countries are diverse, reflecting disparities in economic conditions and the approaches of the policymakers in individual countries and regional blocs, according to a new report from ICMIF Supporting Member A.M. Best. In this report A.M.… [READ MORE]
ICMIF’s Supporting Member A.M. Best Europe has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of ICMIF member LocalTapiola General Mutual Insurance Company (LocalTapiola), Finland. The outlook for the ratings is stable. The full… [READ MORE]
Supporting Member, A.M. Best, has recently shared with ICMIF a special report and one of their articles both of which focus on the mutual insurance sector. The report, Addressing Structural Differences In the Rating Process, examines the mutual insurance sector’s… [READ MORE]
On September 5 ICMIF Supporting Member A.M. Best ran a webinar on State of Global Reinsurance. Market analysts and market participants met in a special one-hour webinar. The discussion focused on developments among the world’s reinsurance markets and selected highlights… [READ MORE]
Stefan Holzberger is Managing Director of A.M. Best Europe and is responsible for A.M. Best’s ratings in the EMEA region. During the recent ICMIF Solvency II Solutions Seminar Stefan chaired the session on “Being Ahead of the Curve in Asset… [READ MORE]
One of ICMIF’s Supporting Members, A.M. Best, has opened an office in Miami, Florida to serve the growing market for insurance ratings in the Latin American region. Earlier this year, A.M. Best also opened an office in Dubai, UAE. Miami… [READ MORE]
‘UK Executive board members must evidence a superior level of challenge regarding the complexities of Solvency II regulations or face losing their FSA approval’. This was just one of the tough messages of reform that were applauded by leaders from… [READ MORE]
The video presentations and slides from the 2012 Meeting of Reinsurance Officials, held May 2-4 in Paris, France are now available on the conference web site. We would like to thank all those who joined us, and are delighted to… [READ MORE]
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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