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Boldness, creativity and a mutual mindset – the driving force that’s needed right now

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 […]

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Letting the genie of digitalisation out the bottle

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 […]

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Three post-pandemic trends health insurers must consider

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 […]

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Transforming your business through insurtech partnerships

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. […]

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The key to rebuilding trust

This guest blog was written by Adrian Saunders, Commercial Director at ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance (UK). The article was originally published by Insurance Age and we are sharing the article for the benefit of other ICMIF members with the kind permission of Ecclesiastical Insurance. After two challenging years for the insurance sector which saw public […]

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Four principles of mutual differentiation

This guest blog was written by Jennifer Baziuk, Associate Partner, Business Consulting, Business Transformation and co-authored by Jay Zealand, Manager of Business Architecture and Melanie Reixach-Wong, Business Consultant at ICMIF Supporting Member EY. EY’s four principles of mutual differentiation were established from market and organisational insights. These insights were obtained through collaboration with EY’s global […]

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The future is filled with purpose

“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” – John Maxwell This is the year that we come together to celebrate 100 years of ICMIF’s members leading the insurance industry. Whilst the past few years have been challenging, ICMIF members have continued to ‘adjust their sails’ […]

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Hope on the horizon: Amidst COVID, microinsurance protects the poor

This guest blog was written by Dr Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, also known to many ICMIF members as Aris Alip. Aris is a poverty eradication advocate, with more than 35 years of experience in microfinance and social development. He is the founder of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually-Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) in […]

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Measuring mutual value

Our latest guest blog was written by Melina Morrison, CEO at ICMIF member the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM, Australia); Dr Paul Thambar, Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting, Monash Business School (Australia); and Linda Bostock, CEO and Company Director, StateCover Mutual (Australia). The article is shared here with the kind permission of Melina, […]

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Reflections from COP26 and what it means for ICMIF members

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of commitments and pledges from various Nation States and the business world, but what does it mean for ICMIF members? In this blog, I will try to make sense of the plethora of announcements and distil it down to what action we, as the collective of ICMIF […]

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