In this guest blog, Annette Houtekamer, Inclusive Finance & Insurance Expert & Co-founder of ICMIF member IBISA, explains how mutual insurers and reinsurers can work together to provide affordable insurance for small-scale farmers around the world. The article was originally published in The Actuary, February 2021. More than two billion people worldwide are unable to […]
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The 14th Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S) Annual Summit is normally held at St James Palace in London (UK) and attended by HRH Prince Charles. However, in 2020, because of the COVID-19 restrictions, the event was held online which gave ICMIF and some of its members the opportunity to take part in the Summit […]
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This guest blog was written by Adam Levin, Chairman and Founder of ICMIF’s Supporting Member Cyberscout (USA). We would like to thank Adam for his permission to share his article with ICMIF members as we move into 2021 and an ever-changing landscape of cybersecurity risks. The threat landscape of cybersecurity changes daily, with hackers and […]
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This guest blog was written by Ylva Wessén, President and CEO of Folksam Group and also a member of the ICMIF Board of Directors. In the blog, Ylva talks about the importance of both diversity and sustainability for Folksam. We would like to thank Ylva for her permission to share this article with ICMIF members. I borrow my introduction from Kamala Harris. “Because every little girl watching tonight sees that this is a country of possibilities. And to […]
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We launched the Achmea Innovation Fund (AIF) in October one year ago. The idea behind the fund is to invest in businesses that aim to have a positive impact on society. A birthday calls for cake (and I’m not going to deny myself that pleasure), but the real treat is on my desk – a pile of business plans that has been growing rapidly over the past year. These documents are full of technological innovations and new business […]
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This guest blog was written by Teddy Nyahasha, Chief Executive at ICMIF member OneFamily (UK). Teddy speaks of a shift in people’s attitudes back to mutual core values that he and others working in mutuals are seeing. Teddy believes there is definitely a swing towards being kind to others and that acting responsibly, behaving inclusively and […]
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This guest article from Chad Park, Vice President of Sustainability & Citizenship, The Co-operators (Canada) was originally published on the Canadian content hub Innovating Canada.  In the article, Chad talks about efforts to integrate and embed sustainability into everyday business at The Co-operators which is informed by the cooperative’s long-term vision. One of the ways […]
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Our latest guest blog was written by Lauren Carter, Climate Finance Specialist, United National Development Programme (UNDP, Geneva) and Sandrine Boukerche, Co-Lead Invest4Climate, World Bank and was published by the UNDP on its website in September 2020. Recognising that the cooperative/mutual insurance sector is critical to the delivery of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals […]
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This guest blog from Elly Ploumen, Group HR Director at Achmea is based on an interview published in the magazine Visie – this time with a focus on HR – from Dutch insurance organisation VNAB.  In the blog, Elly explains how Achmea let go of the organisation’s familiar assessment and reward structure and how talent, […]
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In the article below, written for a Danish financial news website POV – POINT of VIEW International, Anne Mette Toftegaard, CEO of ICMIF member LB Forsikring (Denmark), discusses diversity at her organisation and suggests that instead of seeing diversity as a hindrance, it should be seen as a huge opportunity. At LB Forsikring over half […]
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