Prevención Salud is the prepaid medicine company of ICMIF member Sancor Seguros (Argentina). The organisation was created by Sancor Seguros to as a way to take care of its members and improve their quality of life through the provision of comprehensive prevention services to member-policyholders of the Group. Prevención Salud offers its services throughout Argentina with a wide […]
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Earlier this year ICMIF was asked by Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) to provide data on the performance of the Canadian cooperative/mutual insurance sector to contribute to a report being published about the Canadian cooperative sector. At the Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) National Congress 2019 in June, Scott Banda, Chief Executive officer of Federated Co-operatives Limited […]
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ICMIF member Cornish Mutual (UK) has been named a Chartered Insurer for the seventh consecutive year. The general insurer is the UK’s only mutual insurance company to hold the accolade, which is awarded by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) to represent the highest standards in the insurance sector. There are more than 900 general insurance […]
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Just take a “selfie” using your phone and an app can tell the fat percentage of your body weight. That is the future of healthcare says ICMIF member LocalTapiola. ICMIF member LocalTapiola (Finland), in collaboration with a number of project partners, is investigating an image analysis solution which utilises new artificial intelligence capabilities and its potential use […]
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ICMIF member Seguros Futuro (El Salvador) has recently celebrated the company’s 25th anniversary. The organisation was created on 17 July of 1994, with the mission of providing social security protection to the people of El Salvador, particularly those who had no access to insurance services or those who believed that insurance was onerous or only […]
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The second edition of the Mutual Insurance Conference (MIC) takes place in Croatia on 19 September 2019, to explore the development potential and challenges for mutual insurers and Central and Eastern European countries. Under the theme “CEE countries – a new market boost?“, the MIC brings together mutual insurance practitioners, academics, trade union leaders and […]
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LB Insurance (LB Forsikring) has entered into a new and exciting collaboration with an Insurtech Venture Capital Fund. The aim is for the collaboration to help create new innovative products, solutions and services for the benefit of the members. LB Insurance is planning to turbocharge its innovation work through a new partnership Fin TLV, an international […]
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The new “Homies” social alarm system was launched in the Netherlands earlier this month through a partnership between Dutch ICMIF member Achmea and HEMA stores (a Dutch value chain of shops with a flair for colourful designs). This is the start of a comprehensive alliance between HEMA and Achmea to enhance their customers’ security with an affordable […]
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Zenrosai, an ICMIF member in Japan, has recently rebranded itself as “Kokumin Kyosai co-op”. The organisation made the change on 1 June 2019 and says that the new brand name was developed in order to become a friendly and approachable organisation to many more people in Japan. Zenrosai, a consumer cooperative established in September 1957, […]
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At the recent ICMIF Intelligence Committee meeting in Paris (France) Gina Fusco, Director of Strategy and Marketing at UK-based member organisation NFU Mutual, was elected as the next Chair of the Committee. The Intelligence Committee is a sub-committee of the ICMIF Board of Directors, established in order to guide ICMIF’s networking and knowledge activities. The […]
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