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GF Forsikring announces fourth consecutive year without extraordinary price increases plus DKK 185 million profit share

Member-owned Danish insurer GF Forsikring has announced that its 400,000 private and business members will face no extraordinary price increases in 2026, marking the fourth consecutive year in which the organisation has held prices steady despite wider market pressures. The company also confirmed that its total profit sharing with members will exceed DKK 185 million […]

ICMIF Foundation partnership with UNDP delivers world’s largest inclusive insurance innovation programme

The ICMIF Foundation, together with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and Generali Group, has announced early results from the world’s largest inclusive insurance innovation programme.

Thrivent to provide record-breaking USD 590m dividend payout and client policy enhancements in 2026

Fortune 500 financial services company and ICMIF member Thrivent (USA), has announced it will provide an all-time high $590 million total payout of dividends and nonguaranteed policy enhancements to clients with membership in 2026.

Unipol Assicurazioni transforms IT operations with AI‑powered hybrid cloud platform

ICMIF member Unipol Assicurazioni (Italy) has launched a powerful new platform named “NAMI”, built in concert with IBM and leveraging the watsonx enterprise AI suite, in order to transform its IT operations and accelerate its digital transformation journey. Unipol Assicurazioni, one of Europe’s largest insurance groups and a leader in the Italian non-life sector, has renewed […]

Cooperatives meet in Doha to launch new tools to ‘build a better world’

Cooperative leaders from across the world met in Doha on 3 November, ahead of the second World Social Summit on Social Development, part of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 celebrations, to officially launch three innovative tools designed to help cooperatives continue to ‘Build a Better World’ and strengthen their global impact. CM50: A Contract for a […]

Onderlinge ’s-Gravenhage becomes Onderlinge Nederland

Onderlinge ’s-Gravenhage (Netherlands) has announced that it will now operate under a new name: Onderlinge Nederland. The change marks a new phase in which the company will further underline its national presence and says the name Onderlinge Nederland is more in line with who it is today and with the direction in which it is […]

ICMIF Asia and Oceania Association seminar 2025 held in Seoul

The ICMIF Asia and Oceania Association (AOA) hosted its 2025 seminar in Seoul, South Korea, from 13–14 November 2025, bringing together member organisations from across the region to share insights, strengthen cooperation, and reaffirm AOA’s commitment to serving its members. The event was hosted by ICMIF member Nonghyup Life. Established in 1984, the AOA promotes […]

Descartes launches new parametric flood-at-location product in the United States

Earlier this year, ICMIF Supporting Member Descartes launched an innovative parametric flood insurance product for commercial customers in the United States. Descartes, a global leader in corporate parametric insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, became a Supporting Member in September 2025. The company’s new Flood-at-Location policy is designed to offer fast, transparent, and flexible […]

ARC Ltd. launches inclusive climate protection initiative, winning global innovation award

ICMIF member African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) has launched a new initiative designed to bring Shariah-compliant climate protection to millions of vulnerable people across Africa. Announced during the 7th Global Takaful and Re-Takaful Forum 2025 in Dubai, the new ARC Re-Takaful WAQF Facility (ARC ReTak) will enable communities and insurers in African Union Member […]

ICMIF welcomes sim2sustain as an Associate Member

ICMIF is pleased to announce that sim2sustain, the Swiss modeling and analytics sustainability consultancy behind the former ICMIF-calibrated Insurance SDG Calculator, developed in partnership with Swiss Re Institute and ICMIF, has joined the Federation as an Associate Member. Alicia Montoya, who led the initiative at Swiss Re, now at sim2sustain, helps ICMIF members quantify and […]

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