Japanese ICMIF member Zenkyoren (National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives) has produced a Traffic Safety Education DVD which it will donate to primary schools, special support education schools, police stations, municipal Boards of Education and local governments throughout Japan to enable the continued provision of traffic safety education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Cooperative insurer […]
As of 1 March 2021, Dutch ICMIF member Onderlinge ‘s-Gravenhage (OG) is offering a range of services to help elderly people to live more independently and comfortably at home for longer through its new online platform, ZilverHuis. The ZilverHuis platform offers services to the elderly in four categories: home; care and safety; comfort and convenience; […]
Earlier this week, on International Women’s Day, ICMIF member Royal London (UK) announced a new partnership with The British & Irish Lions rugby team, becoming the ‘Principal Partner’ of the Women’s Lions Programme. Through the partnership, Royal London says it is investing in the future of women’s rugby in the UK and Ireland by supporting […]
In the Sustainable Brand Index study published this week, Swedish ICMIF member Folksam has been ranked as the most sustainable brand in the insurance category and KPA Pension, which is part of the Folksam Group, won the pension company category. The Sustainable Brand Index is Europe’s largest independent brand study focusing on sustainability. Once again, […]
Personal finance comparison site, finder.com has named ICMIF member Simplyhealth (UK), a leading provider of health and dental plans, the winner of the Health Insurance Innovation Awards 2021. This year marks the first of Finder’s Innovation Awards series in the insurance space. Finder’s Innovation Awards series recognises providers that are innovating in their chosen field, […]
ICMIF member LähiTapiola (LocalTapiola) has been chosen as one of Finland’s most inspiring workplaces in an annual survey organised by Eezy Spirit. Eezy Spirit’s People Power® is one of the leading employee experience surveys in Finland, with over 150,000 professionals responding each year. The survey uses Eezy Spirit’s reference framework to measure engagement, commitment, leadership […]
ICMIF member Thrivent (USA) recently celebrated being named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 10th year in a row—a full decade of being recognised as a corporate leader that is doing the right thing for its clients, its workforce and its communities. Reflecting on this exciting milestone, CEO Terry Rasmussen said: “A […]
ICMIF member Portage Mutual (Canada) announced it has successfully deployed a new online platform that will speed up the claims management process in its personal, agricultural and small business lines. The P&C mutual provider partnered with software provider Guidewire to implement the new claims management system to all lines of business at each of its […]
On International Women’s Day 2021 (Monday 8 March), we are proud to share the fact that, of ICMIF’s 201 member organisations, 49 have a female CEO at the head of the organisation, so 25% of our mutual and cooperative members are led by a woman. The theme this year for IWD is “Choose to Challenge”. […]
Last month, President and CEO of Canadian ICMIF member Beneva, Jean-François Chalifoux, and Chair of the Board, Jean St-Gelais, were jointly announced as Financial Personalities of the Year at a digital award ceremony for the Top des leaders de l’industrie financière du Québec awards. This was the first time that Finance et Investissement (FI), the […]