US ICMIF member EMC Insurance Companies has earned 2023 DCC Elite™ certification from Deep Customer Connections. The honour was awarded to only five US-based property and casualty insurance companies and represents exceptional performance in, and commitment to, ease of business experienced by independent agents. DCC Elite™ certification requires two levels of qualification. First, Deep Customer […]
ICMIF member Río Uruguay Seguros (RUS) is a company from Entre Ríos, estaablished in Concepción del Uruguay, which has been developing and growing throughout Argentina. The cooperative insurer has been in business for more than 60 years and has around 7,000 insurance producers. Although over the years it has been incorporating new technologies to meet […]
Canadian ICMIF member the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa) has partnered with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and collaborated with FireSmart™ Canada to offer a new community wildfire prevention grant. Wawanesa and ICLR will make available six grants of up to CAD 15,000 each to help communities across Canada increase their resilience to […]
Canadian ICMIF member Co-operators continues to lead the industry in using the power of its invested assets to help bring about a more sustainable society. Taking its mission a step further, the company has launched Co-operators Sustainable Investment Portfolios, a new investment product for retail clients currently distributed exclusively through Co-operators Financial Investment Services Inc. […]
In 2020, ICMIF member MAIF (France) adopted a proactive climate strategy aimed at bringing its investment portfolios as close as possible to the trajectory set by the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to +1.5°C by 2030. After having validated a strategy for exiting from fossil fuels (the total exit from coal and non-conventional fossil […]
The Mutual Insurance Conference (MIC), organised by the Mutual Research Network, is an annual event bringing together leaders of the insurance industry and academic scholars to discuss current issues related to mutual and cooperative insurance industry. To celebrate the ICMIF centenary, this year’s MIC will take place on Monday 24 October in Rome, Italy, the […]
Early this week, Kenyan ICMIF member CIC Group announced the launch of a new medical product specifically for cooperatives in Kenya, named CoopCare. The product will cover inpatient, outpatient, maternity, dental, optical, and last expense for cooperative members within Kenya. The cover will cater to cooperative members and their affiliates with a minimum membership of […]
ICMIF member Folksam has signed an agreement with the innovative Swedish electric motorcycle and electric moped manufacturer CAKE. The agreement extends over one year and means that CAKE can offer its customers a voluntary and favourable insurance solution from Folksam, both for private and business customers. The agreement came into force in January 2022 and […]
Last week, three Canadian ICMIF members, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, Desjardins Group and Gore Mutual Insurance Company, each announced donations to support disaster relief efforts in those communities in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec affected by the extreme weather caused by Hurricane Fiona. Wawanesa announced a CAD 150,000 donation to support emergency relief, which included: […]
Member policyholders of Danish ICMIF member LB Forsikring can now share information with their insurer about a claim via live video. This means that over 400,000 members can now experience faster and more efficient claims processing. When a claim handler at LB Forsikring talks to a member in future, it will now be possible to […]