ICMIF press releases

New report highlights great potential for growth of mutual microinsurance in the Philippines

Manchester, UK, 21 May 2018: A unique report on mutual and cooperative microinsurance in the Philippines has been published today by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) and Microinsurance MBA Association of the Philippines, Inc (also known as RIMANSI). The report, entitled Mutual and Cooperative Microinsurance in the Philippines: A Landscape Study, was […]

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ICMIF’s global reinsurance conference for mutuals and cooperatives starts today in Montreal

Manchester, UK, 23 April 2018: Today sees the opening of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) in Montreal, Canada. The MORO Conference takes place 23-25 April and this year’s theme is Reinsuring the mutual way. This year’s MORO has attracted elite leaders from the global reinsurance industry and […]

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Ninety-seven per cent of policyholders covered by the ICMIF 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy are women

Manchester, UK, 8 March 2018  New data from the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) shows that an estimated 97% of primary policyholders covered to date as a result of ICMIF’s 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy are women. The total number of lives covered is over 3.2 million in developing countries, these are policyholders who […]

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The future looks bright for women in mutual and cooperative insurance

Manchester, UK, 8 March 2018: The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) newly formed Young Leaders Programme had its official launch as part of its Biennial Conference in London last October. Fifty-five young leaders attended and just under half were women, highlighting a clear commitment from mutuals and cooperatives world-wide to “press for progress”. […]

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MD of Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction to headline global mutual reinsurance conference

Manchester, UK, 26 February 2018: The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) today announced that a keynote speakers for its upcoming Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) in Montreal, Canada, in April will be Glenn McGillivray, Managing Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). The MORO Conference will take place 23-25 April 2018 […]

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Closing the protection gap in India through mutual microinsurance and improved regulation

Manchester, UK, 7 December 2017:  On Tuesday 14 November 2017 a workshop was hosted jointly by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) with the Insurance Institute of India (III) in Mumbai (India) with the theme Closing the Protection Gap in India – a People-Based Solution. The workshop follows the release in July 2017 […]

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Social impact of cooperative and mutual insurers continues to increase

London, UK, 20 October 2017: The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) today announced preliminary finding from their 2016 Global Mutual Market Share research. These findings confirmed the growing social impact of mutual and cooperative insurance in 2016. Cooperative and mutual insurers have consistently increased their policyholder numbers since 2012. During its Biennial Conference […]

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Mutual insurance sector sees shift in thinking amongst leaders

London, UK, Wednesday 19 October 2017 – This week, the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) welcomed more than 360 delegates from 37 countries to attend the 2017 Biennial Conference: Redesigning Insurance at the Hilton London Bankside Hotel, UK (17-20 October). Of those delegates, 55 are young leaders, deemed by their organisation to be […]

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UK mutual insurers outperform the rest of the market

Manchester, 13.10.2017 – The UK mutual insurance sector continued to outperform the rest of the UK insurance market in 2016, according to the latest financial research from the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). The Market InSights: UK 2016 report will be officially launched next week at ICMIF’s Biennial Conference in London, attended by […]

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Global regulators recognise the value of mutual and cooperative insurers

Manchester, UK, Wednesday 20 September 2017: The global mutual and cooperative insurance community, represented by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), and the European mutual and cooperatives sector, represented by the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe (AMICE), welcomes the application paper issued yesterday by the International Association of Insurance […]

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