Swedish ICMIF member Folksam and preVet have this week announced that they are entering into a collaboration to improve equine health, to reduce costs for policyholders and reduce unnecessary suffering of horses. Poor health of horses and rampant veterinary costs are often the consequence when horse owners and veterinarians do not continuously document the condition […]
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Costa Rican ICMIF member Sociedad de Seguros de Vida del Magisterio Nacional (SSVMN), has been providing protection to workers in the education sector in Costa Rica for 100 years. This protection is in the form of life insurance and complementary services such as credits, subsidies and the provision of orthopaedic equipment. The Central American country […]
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This week, ICMIF member EMC Insurance Companies (USA) announced that it will donate USD 525,000 in additional pandemic relief funding through the EMC Insurance Foundation to assist families and small businesses struggling due to COVID-19. The donations will go to two organisations: USD 450,000 to Feeding America for school food pantries and other child hunger […]
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Today, data such as personal data relating to behaviour, decisions and movements, as well as data relating to organisations and companies, is increasingly viewed as a starting point for the creation of products, services and innovative solutions. Last April, Italian ICMIF member the Unipol Group approved its new policy “Unipol Data Vision” which defines the […]
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Belgian cooperative P&V has been voted best motorcycle insurance provider in the country; it was awarded the trophy for the best car legal protection for the eighth consecutive time; and the trophy for innovation of the year for its new bicycle insurance cover. These accolades for P&V’s products came in the form of DECAVI’s Insurance […]
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UK-based ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance is supporting organisations with a series of measures to help them transition out of lockdown and back to the workplace. As the UK-wide lockdown begins to ease, organisations are beginning to consider what measures need to be in place to keep employees and customers safe. As part of the transition […]
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Costa Rican ICMIF member Sociedad de Seguros de Vida del Magisterio Nacional (SSVMN or National Teachers’ Life Insurance Society in English) has become the first institution of its kind to be given the distinction of being “Praiseworthy of the Homeland” or “Benemérita de la Patria” (in Spanish) by the Costa Rica government. The title “Benemérita […]
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Last week, ICMIF member Farm Mutual Re (Canada) announced the launch of “Mutual Support”. With this initiative, Farm Mutual Re will provide each of its 48 voting member companies and one wholly-owned subsidiary with a one-time payment of CAD 41,000 (USD 30,000) so they are empowered to support local charitable causes during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In […]
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Japanese ICMIF member Zenkyoren (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives), is the national federation that manages Kyosai (the name for cooperative insurance in Japan) business for farmers in the JA Group consisting of more than 600 Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JAs) all over Japan. According to the 2019 issue of the World Cooperative Monitor published by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) […]
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ICMIF member NFU Mutual (UK) is giving its existing and new car and small van* member policyholders complimentary or upgraded RAC home start and national recovery breakdown cover until the end of August 2020, to help customers get back on the road as lockdown restrictions are lifted during the coming months and to keep key workers and vital […]
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