In this A.M.BestTV episode from the Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) conference in Montreal last month, a panel of insurance and reinsurance executives discuss the increasing role reinsurance is playing in how insurers, particularly mutual insurers, are managing their risks. Click here to view the entire programme. The panellists spoke about the role of mutual […]
FIAR – the International Insurance & Reinsurance Forum takes place from 13 to 16 May 2018 in Bucharest, Romania. The Forum is one of the most important CEE & CIS spring events dedicated to the insurance, reinsurance and private pensions markets. This will be the 21st time that the event takes place and, as usual, […]
A coalition of non-profits, provincial governments and ICMIF member The Co-operators came together this month to support Canada-wide action to make communities ‘FireSmart’ On 5 May 2018 municipalities across Canada joined a national effort to reduce wildfire risk to local homes and environments in anticipation of this year’s wildfire season. A total of CAD $47,000 was awarded to 94 […]
In this A.M.BestTV episode from the ICMIF Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) conference in Montreal last month, a panel of insurers, reinsurers and brokers said 2017’s catastrophes brought temporary uncertainty to the market, but there’s been little slowdown in reinsurers’ pricing wars. Click here to view the entire programme. A conference-related survey found that a […]
PPS (South Africa) has announced strong financial performance for 2017, with an allocation of ZAR 3.7 billion in profits to its members. This is in addition to the R2.9 billion in total benefits paid. PPS is a member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) and is focused exclusively on graduate professionals. “Success is better, […]
Last week two Argentinian members of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) attended the two-day Making Global Goals Local Business – Argentina event (25-26 April) in Buenos Aires which was organised by the United Nations Global Compact and Global Compact Network Argentina. The ICMIF members attending the event were Sancor Seguros and Rio […]
Income OrangeAid, the community development arm of Singapore-based ICMIF member NTUC Income (Income), announced this week that it is extending its flagship initiative, the Income OrangeAid Future Development Programme (FDP), for another two years (2018 to 2019). This follows the success of the initiative for the past three years in providing Singaporean students from low-income […]
Carol Poulsen, Executive Vice-President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Canadian ICMIF member The Co-operators has been named one of the 10th annual Global Breakaway Leadership Award winners as part of Gartner Evanta’s Global CIO Executive Summit. The award recognises five CIOs who are revolutionising their organisations’ competitive position in the marketplace through visionary leadership […]
New research from UK-based ICMIF member The Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM) shows that UK mutual providers are leading the way in paying claims. “Our survey of nine income protection members of AFM showed that in 2017 they paid out on 93.7% of claims. That is significantly higher than the industry average, and clear evidence […]
In this A.M.BestTV episode recorded at the ICMIF Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) conference in Montreal earlier this week, insurers and industry leaders said nations that restrict cross-border insurance, manipulate interest rates and react to disasters with short-sighted solutions are limiting insurers’ ability to provide a full range of risk solutions. Click here to view the […]