More than 50 young leaders from 27 mutual and cooperative insurers in 14 countries have registered to attend the new Young Leaders Programme at the upcoming ICMIF Biennial Conference in London (17-20 October). The unique programme has been designed for millennial/Gen Y employees (generally aged between 18 and 35) of ICMIF member companies, offering them […]
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The Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe (AMICE), together with its global organisation, the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), welcomes the interim report, “Sustainable Financing a European Economy”, published by the High Level Expert Group on sustainable finance (HLEG) and congratulates the authors on their analysis. We fully support the […]
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The global mutual and cooperative insurance community, represented by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), and the European mutual and cooperatives sector, represented by the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe (AMICE), welcomes the application paper issued yesterday by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) on the regulation and […]
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A first-of-its-kind report on mutual and cooperative microinsurance in India entitled The missing chapter of microinsurance in India: a diagnostic of mutuals has today been published by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) and Insurance Institute of India (III). This country diagnostic study was conducted as part of the ICMIF’s 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance […]
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The Moneywise Customer Service Awards 2017 has once again seen awards and commendations for members of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) with other mutual players in the insurance, banking and healthcare sectors also gaining recognition. Now in its ninth year, the survey saw 50,000 customers vote for the country’s most trusted financial […]
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At April’s meeting of the ICMIF Intelligence Committee, held in Washington D.C., the Committee approved the formation of a new ICMIF Leaders Forum which is aimed at young, high potential employees of ICMIF member companies. The new Young Leaders Forum (YLF) will be comprised of millennial/Gen Y professionals (generally aged between 20 and 35 years […]
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The China Insurance Regulatory Commission has issued new guidelines on information disclosure for mutual insurance companies, according to a statement from the regulator. The new rules aim to strengthen transparency and operational management of mutual insurance companies for the public interest and long term development of this sector, said the CIRC. Internationally, there are relatively […]
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Desjardins (Canada) is announcing the launch of Alert, a new smart home insurance program to prevent water damage, available nationwide. When clients with a home insurance policy from Desjardins Insurance or The Personal sign up for Alert, they get a free water, freeze and humidity detector to place in their home close to a potential […]
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Recent research carried out by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) on gender diversity at board, CEO and senior management level demonstrates that cooperative and mutual insurers – and particularly ICMIF member organisations – are leading the way in diversity. More and more women are leading mutual and cooperative insurers and playing a […]
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Last month Co-op Insurance, a UK-based member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), launched its new carbon offset programme. Co-op Insurance says this is a first for the UK insurance market. The programme will see the organisation offset a proportion of its motor and home insurance customers’ carbon emissions, as standard. As of […]
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