ICMIF press releases

Mutual and cooperative insurance sector accounts for one-third of total European insurance market

AMICE and ICMIF jointly publish European Mutual Market Share 2023 report The Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe (AMICE), the voice of the mutual and cooperative insurance sector in Europe, together with the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) have published the European Mutual Market Share 2023 report. A comprehensive statistical […]

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New ICMIF report confirms members have USD 1 trillion in assets under management aligned to sustainable investment frameworks

Manchester (UK) – Wednesday 1 November 2023: ICMIF members have USD 1 trillion in assets under management in investments which are aligned to sustainable investment frameworks, according to the new 2023 edition of the ICMIF Members Sustainable Investment Report, an increase of 32% compared to the 2022 report. Data in the report shows that ICMIF […]

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ICMIF announces Chief Executive Officer succession plan as Shaun Tarbuck announces retirement

Manchester (UK) – Tuesday 11 July 2023: The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) today announced that Shaun Tarbuck will retire from his current role as Chief Executive Officer in November 2024 after 28 years of service to the global Federation. It was also announced that Liz Green, Executive Vice-President, becomes CEO Designate with […]

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New Global Mutual Market Share research from ICMIF highlights the strength and resilience of the mutual and cooperative sector

Manchester (UK) – Monday 5 June 2023: In 2021, over 4,400 mutual insurers collectively wrote USD 1.42 trillion in insurance premiums, the highest level of premium volume ever recorded by the mutual sector, according to the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation’s latest Global Mutual Market Share report. ICMIF has today published the new Global […]

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EMC Insurance Companies to welcome over 80 (re)insurance leaders to the ICMIF Meeting of Reinsurance Officials this week

Manchester (UK) – Monday 5 June 2023: This week, over 80 leaders from the global mutual and cooperative insurance sector will meet in Des Moines, Iowa (USA) for the 2023 International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO). ICMIF is the global association for cooperative and mutual insurers. As a membership […]

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UNDP, ICMIF Foundation issue Call for Applications to insurers for innovative insurance schemes, boosting financial resilience in developing countries, especially for women

Geneva (Switzerland)/Manchester (United Kingdom) – Wednesday 8 March 2023: On International Women’s Day, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through its Insurance & Risk Finance Facility (IRFF) and the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) Foundation today launched the Call for Applications for the Insurance Innovation Challenge (IIC) Fund to promote innovative mutual insurance […]

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ICMIF member assets aligned to sustainable investment frameworks increase by 32% in 2022 to reach USD 759 billion

Manchester (UK), 16 January 2023: ICMIF members have USD 759 bn of assets under management in investments which are aligned to sustainable investment frameworks, according to the ICMIF Members Sustainable Investment Report 2022 launched by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) today. The report’s data shows how the Federation’s members are collectively investing […]

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ICMIF members are ahead of the industry in gender diversity in board and CEO positions

Manchester (UK) Wednesday 7 December 2022: New research from the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) found that in 2020, 27.8% of directors serving on ICMIF members’ boards were women, this is ahead of the financial industry average of 23.3% in 2020* and the insurance industry average of 26% in 2019**. This is a […]

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UK mutual and cooperative insurers significantly outperformed their peers in the total UK insurance market in 2021

UK mutual and cooperative insurers significantly outperformed their counterparts in the total UK insurance market in 2021, according to the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation’s latest UK Market InSights, a joint report by ICMIF and the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM). The sector saw annual growth of 17.1% in FY 2021, compared to total […]

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Rob Wesseling of Co-operators appointed new Chair of ICMIF

Rome, Italy, Wednesday 26 October 2022: The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) today announced that Rob Wesseling, President and CEO, Co-operators (Canada) will be the Federation’s new Chair for a four-year term. The announcement was made during the Federation’s General Meeting on Wednesday 26 October which took place during the ICMIF Centenary Conference […]

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