ICMIF member La Vaudoise (Switzerland) has been recognised as number one in customer satisfaction and as best employer 2020 in the “insurance” category. Now in its 125th anniversary year, La Vaudoise was recently awarded first place in two satisfaction surveys carried out by Swiss comparison websites: for household/public liability insurance from bonus.ch; and motor and […]
Swedish ICMIF member Folksam has today announced it is investing SEK 474 million in the Swedish government’s first green bond. This is a green bond that will contribute to Sweden’s environmental and climate goals through climate investments, railway maintenance and by protecting nature. The state’s first green bond is worth SEK 20 billion and has […]
ICMIF member NTUC Income (Income) in Singapore has announced the expansion of the Income Family Micro-Insurance Scheme (IFMIS) to include eligible low-income families with a child or ward who is studying in a local secondary school, certain specialised schools or a pre-university institution and receiving assistance under the Ministry of Education Financial Assistance Scheme (MOE […]
ICMIF member Securian Financial (USA) has this week announced that it has signed the Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) Net Zero Statement of Support — joining 46 organisations worldwide in committing to publish a detailed pathway to net zero emissions. The company says it expects to publish a plan on its website in early 2021. Securian Financial […]
ICMIF Supporting Member Aviva Investors has been awarded ‘A+’ and ‘A’ ratings by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the world’s leading proponent of responsible investing, as part of the organisation’s 2020 Assessment Reports for signatories. Maintaining its previous year’s leading scores in its response to the 2020 Annual United Nations Principles for […]
ICMIF member FMG (New Zealand) has won two Canstar Most Satisfied Customers Awards 2020, for Car Insurance and Home and Contents Insurance. The mutual insurer beat all other insurers in the New Zealand market to win these two awards for customer satisfaction. This year was FMG’s first appearance in the car insurance category, and its second appearance in the home and contents category as it won the Most Satisfied Customers Awards for home and contents insurance in 2019 […]
Dutch ICMIF member Achmea has announced that it will be able to halve the number of physical appointments made to customers’ homes for the handling of damage claims in the coming period. Currently, property repair companies visit tens of thousands of homes and businesses which have suffered damage every year on behalf of Achmea. They […]
American Agricultural Insurance Company, a global provider of reinsurance services and one of ICMIF’s North American member organisation, has announced a rebrand aimed at aligning the company’s image with its current mission, vision, and role in the marketplace. The company will now refer to itself as AmericanAg™, a name that honours its roots as a […]
In an announcement today, ICMIF’s Supporting Member AM Best said its continued stable outlook on the global reinsurance industry is reflective of negative market forces, predominantly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, social inflation and previous years’ property catastrophe events, being offset by hardening rates and a re-assessment of third-party capital investor appetite. In its new […]
Italian ICMIF member the Unipol Group has integrated the principles of sustainability into its investment choices, as a fundamental part of the organisation’s commitment to contributing to the achievement of the UN 2030 Agenda objectives. A recent article in Unipol’s online magazine Changes, examines the question of whether there will be an acceleration towards sustainability […]