Swedish ICMIF member Folksam‘s President and CEO Ylva Wessén has been named the 20th most powerful woman in the business world in Sweden. Today, on International Women’s Day, Dagens Industri presented its annual list of the 125 most powerful women in business in Sweden. Speaking about the award, Ylva Wessén said: “I am of course […]
Last year, CAMIC, a Canadian ICMIF member and association of mutual insurers in Canada, launched an appeal to its members to ask them to support Indian ICMIF member and ICMIF Foundation project partner the DHAN Foundation in its work supporting local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. CAMIC members that have pledged their support to the […]
As part of its strategic transformation to become a national insurer, Canadian ICMIF member Gore Mutual Insurance Company has introduced a refreshed brand identity to reflect this ambition and its purpose to provide Insurance that does good. Grounded in its purpose and guided by its core values, Gore Mutual believes that being good and doing […]
Danish ICMIF member LB Forsikring announced today that it has expanded the coverage on contents and liability insurance to cover Ukrainian refugees who have moved in with one of the mutual insurer’s 412,000+ members. The hope is to give one less worry to those who have fled here from the war in Ukraine. “The terrible […]
The latest Insights article from ICMIF Supporting Member Peak Re, focuses on how rural insurance can support efforts towards a more balanced and inclusive development approach in emerging markets, giving rise to new risk landscapes that require a refocus of insurance on the needs and requirements of rural societies. Written by Clarence Wong, Chief Economist […]
ICMIF member MAS (New Zealand) has been awarded the Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for its house, car, and contents insurance – for a sixth consecutive year. The awards are based on Consumer NZ’s customer satisfaction surveys, conducted with their members and supporters. MAS topped the surveys by a large margin, with overall satisfaction scores […]
Since the beginning of this year, Swedish ICMIF member Dina Försäkringar has provided insurance cover for motor insurance products offered by insurance intermediary Omocom. The intermediary distributes insurance solutions to various online motor sharing platforms in Sweden including Hygglo, Heap Carsharing and Blocket. “There is a rapidly growing range of sharing platforms for motor vehicles […]
Swedish ICMIF member The Folksam Group has recently completed an investment of approximately SEK 3.8 billion in a green bond from the World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) aimed at financing sustainable development around the world. The Folksam Group is the sole investor in the bond, which will help support renewable energy, […]
German ICMIF member R+V Versicherung is facing up to the challenges of climate change and has set itself the ambitious goal that its investment portfolio should be CO2-neutral by 2050. R+V Versicherung sees climate change as one of the key societal challenges and believes that the financial world can make an important contribution to the […]
At the end of October 2021, Japanese ICMIF member Zenkyoren (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives) was awarded the “Golden Order of Merit” by the Japanese Red Cross Society in recognition of its blood donation activities. These activities have been part of Zenkyoren’s community contribution activities for many years. The Golden Order of Merit […]