Climate Bonds Initiative is an international organisation working to mobilise global capital for climate action. It promotes investment in projects and assets necessary for a rapid transition to a low carbon and climate resilient economy. Sean Kidney (pictured), CEO and Co-Founder, recently spoke at the ICMIF Centenary Conference in a session examining the business benefits […]
We are pleased to share this guest blog from ICMIF Supporting Member organisation Aviva Investors. The article was written for the Aviva Investors website and is reproduced here for the benefit of ICMIF members with their permission. Mark Versey will be speaking at the upcoming ICMIF Centenary Conference in Rome, Italy (25-28 October 2022) in a session […]
Since its inception, French ICMIF member MAIF has been committed to a different vision of insurance. In 2020, it decided to become what is known in France as a “company with a mission” or “mission company” (in French: société à mission). In this guest blog, Franck Carnero, Chief Mission Officer, MAIF and Renaud Huard, Chief […]
I have worked on and overseen the production of 16 sustainability reports for Sancor Seguros and, over the years, I have witnessed how these have reinforced the organisation’s commitment to sustainable development and greater transparency along the way. With hindsight, I am now convinced sustainability means identifying and managing social, economic, financial, and environmental risks. […]
We are pleased to share this latest guest blog from the Swiss Re Institute, part of ICMIF Supporting Member organisation Swiss Re. The article is shared here with ICMIF members with the kind permission of Swiss Re and the Swiss Re Institute. The COVID-19 pandemic has been more than a health crisis. This has been […]
We are pleased to share this latest guest blog from ICMIF Supporting Member Gallagher Re. The blog is the second in Gallagher Re’s Climate Explainer series and was written by Marie Ekström and Connor Gray. The series focuses on the work that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has done to consolidate the scientific […]
We are pleased to share this latest guest blog which was written by Teddy Nyahasha, Chief Executive at ICMIF member OneFamily (UK). Our thanks to Teddy for his permission to share his article with other ICMIF members. I recently spoke at the Building Societies Annual Conference in Liverpool (UK), a city known for the impressive […]
We are pleased to share this latest guest blog which was written by Izak Smit, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Provident Society (PPS) in South Africa. Izak is also Vice-Chair of the ICMIF Board of Directors. The article is shared here with the kind permission of PPS. In the fullness of time, we […]
This guest blog was written by Detloff Rump, Director, Head of Underwriting, Life & Health at ICMIF Supporting Member Peak Re. Detloff participated in the ICMIF Webinar earlier this year, “Outlook 2022: A year of recovery and transformation”. To adapt to a post-pandemic world with rising economic and environmental uncertainty, health insurers must be ready […]
This guest blog was written by Ben Harrison, Partner, Head of Partnerships and Policy, Portage Ventures (Canada) for the benefit of ICMIF members. Ben participated in the ICMIF Webinar last year, “Insurtech partnerships and the companies enabling them”. Before the pandemic, digital transformation was at the top of almost all insurer’s list of strategic priorities. […]