Personal finance comparison site, finder.com has named ICMIF member Simplyhealth (UK), a leading provider of health and dental plans, the winner of the Health Insurance Innovation Awards 2021. This year marks the first of Finder’s Innovation Awards series in the insurance space. Finder’s Innovation Awards series recognises providers that are innovating in their chosen field, […]
ICMIF member LähiTapiola (LocalTapiola) has been chosen as one of Finland’s most inspiring workplaces in an annual survey organised by Eezy Spirit. Eezy Spirit’s People Power® is one of the leading employee experience surveys in Finland, with over 150,000 professionals responding each year. The survey uses Eezy Spirit’s reference framework to measure engagement, commitment, leadership […]
ICMIF member Thrivent (USA) recently celebrated being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 10th year in a row—a full decade of being recognised as a corporate leader that is doing the right thing for its clients, its workforce and its communities. Reflecting on this exciting milestone, CEO Terry Rasmussen said: “A […]
ICMIF member Portage Mutual (Canada) announced it has successfully deployed a new online platform that will speed up the claims management process in its personal, agricultural and small business lines. The P&C mutual provider partnered with software provider Guidewire to implement the new claims management system to all lines of business at each of its […]
On International Women’s Day 2021 (Monday 8 March), we are proud to share the fact that, of ICMIF’s 201 member organisations, 49 have a female CEO at the head of the organisation, so 25% of our mutual and cooperative members are led by a woman. The theme this year for IWD is “Choose to Challenge”. […]
Last month, President and CEO of Canadian ICMIF member Beneva, Jean-François Chalifoux, and Chair of the Board, Jean St-Gelais, were jointly announced as Financial Personalities of the Year at a digital award ceremony for the Top des leaders de l’industrie financière du Québec awards. This was the first time that Finance et Investissement (FI), the […]
A new thematic research publication Young people and cooperatives: a perfect match? was released this week, presenting research and analysis based upon the direct input of young people in 20 countries. Organised into five chapters and presenting a number of practical examples of youth cooperation, the report identifies ways that support between young people and […]
As a mutual insurer, Canadian ICMIF member The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia only retains enough profits each year as required to support the organisation’s growth. At the beginning of every year, the company reviews its financial statements and investments to ensure it has exceeded the set financial conditions of its company charter […]
Since 2013, the Ajusto programme from Desjardins Insurance has been encouraging safe drivers and rewarding them for making Canadian roads safer. ICMIF member Desjardins has used the experienced gained with the telematics app over the last few years and released a new version of Ajusto that they believe will go even further in promoting safe […]
Following extensive research that looked deep into the future macroeconomic and societal landscape of both Canada and the world, ICMIF member Gore Mutual launched its Next Horizon strategy at the beginning of 2020. Next Horizon is Gore Mutual’s 10-year vision and strategy that sets a new path for the mutual insurance company, driven by fast-changing […]