As part of its virtual member services offering, ICMIF regularly hosts virtual roundtable discussions for strategic leaders at member companies.
These sessions offer leaders from ICMIF’s global network a unique, trusted, and non-competitive* environment to share experiences, challenges, and insights, and to learn from the diverse competencies of peer organisations on common strategic issues
More than 400 senior executives and CEOs have participated in virtual roundtables hosted since 2020, representing more than 150 member organisations in 35 countries.
These virtual roundtables are aimed at strategic leaders, primarily those working in strategy, transformation, technology, data/digital, and innovation functions, but are also open to any CEO, C-Suite executive, or business leader from ICMIF member organisations.
In each series, a number of a strategic roundtables are hosted concurrently, so that the number of member companies involved in each roundtable is limited to ensure maximum value for each participant and diversity in each discussion.
Dates for the 2026 series of virtual roundtable sessions are:
Business transformation
- 3 March
- 11 June
- 1 December
This new topic for 2026 looks at practical approaches of mutual/cooperative insurers to IT modernisation, digital transformation and implementing new technological capabilities (such as AI, cloud and big data)
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Mutual strategy
- 12 May
- 15 September
These roundtables look at practical approaches of mutual/cooperative insurers to define and execute strategic priorities, translate strategy into action, and embed purpose and values into their business to create distinctive competitive advantages and drive long-term value.
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Places on all roundtables are limited so we recommend that if you and/or a colleague are interested in participating please express your interest as soon as possible.
Each roundtable will last two hours and will be hosted on a virtual platform. A maximum of two participants from each member company will be able to join each of the various discussions.
More details on the topic and structure of the discussions of these virtual roundtables will be shared with those who have registered. Technical arrangements for joining each session will also be confirmed in due course.
For more information or to register, please contact Tina Blain, Vice-President, Member Services [email protected].
*Across its virtual roundtable series, ICMIF ensures that the majority of sessions are non-competitive, avoiding direct competitors in the same discussion whenever possible. In cases where a fellow ICMIF member company from the same market is participating, attendees will be informed in advance.
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For more information or to register, please contact [email protected].
“I am very much enjoying the virtual roundtable discussions provided by ICMIF. As a CEO at a small mutual insurance company, it is very valuable for me to be able to network with mutual peers around the globe. Some of the participants represent companies the same size as us, and so I can obtain very practical examples and activities to implement right away at my own company. Whereas from other participants that represent much larger and more complex mutual insurance companies, I can get inspiration and advice on how to approach some of the new trends and challenges we are facing. I like the “give and take” atmosphere of the roundtable format and will continue attending regularly”
Thomas Lundberg, CEO, Åland Mutual (Finland)
“I have attended many ICMIF Virtual Roundtable sessions – and every single one has been engaging, inspiring and honest. Honest because it has allowed us to learn from the journeys that others have taken, and they have shared the successes but also the challenges. That makes our learning from these sessions so much more meaningful. The topics have been varied, but something that has always been consistent is how generous all the presenters are with their time, advice/counsel and thoughts on what comes next. It is an environment built on collaboration and trust, that participants from any organisation, large or small, will come away with learnings and valuable insights that are applicable in their own organisations.”
Gaby Polanco-Sorto, Vice President and Head, Purpose and Sustainability, Gore Mutual (Canada)
“My first experience with the roundtable discussions was very welcoming and extremely insightful. It was great having a group of like-minded colleagues to collaborate with and gain feedback and perspective on common challenges we all face. And knowing that they were not direct competitors (sometimes not even in the same market) made it comfortable to share pain-points and success stories. I highly recommend it!”
Tony Klemme, Director – Insurance Services, WEA Member Benefits (USA)
"It's been a really incredible opportunity to learn from other, tenured strategy professionals. So the supportive and the collaborative nature of the roundtables with ICMF have been really useful to ask questions and feel totally comfortable to have open discussions with."
Laura Gibson, Head of Strategy, MAS (New Zealand)
“It was great to meet online with the other Roundtable participants who had joined from different global regions and I really enjoyed our conversation. From my perspective, the true value in these conversations comes from the collective learning and experiences that are so freely and readily shared by participants. I certainly learned a lot from the conversation and have taken away a few gems that were shared by different leaders which I think will be very beneficial for my organisation FMG.”
Adam Heath, CEO, FMG (New Zealand)