All ICMIF webinars

ICMIF webinars are organised exclusively for the benefit of ICMIF members, looking at current strategic issues and the latest trends impacting the cooperative/mutual insurance sector. They bring thought leadership and showcase best practice from ICMIF member organisations and prominent industry experts.

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Upcoming webinars

Upcoming: Strengthening wildfire resilience: perspectives from Canadian ICMIF members

Upcoming: 8 July, 15:00-16:00 BST This webinar will explore how ICMIF members Co-operators, Gore Mutual and Wawanesa are addressing Canada’s wildfire vulnerabilities, and the complexities of providing affordable insurance, particularly for homes in high-hazard wildfire areas. Although these examples are drawn from Canada, the insights derived from them are applicable to a wide range of […]

Upcoming: Rethinking insurance for the AI era

Upcoming: 21 July, 15:00-16:00 BST The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) has outpaced the insurance market’s ability to address the unique risks it introduces. As organisations integrate generative and non-generative AI into customer interactions, decision-making and core operations, they may inadvertently expose themselves to a class of AI-native liabilities that traditional insurance policies may […]

Past webinars

Mutual insurance – The most modern business model in insurance

In this webinar, insurance academic Dr Antti Talonen reflects on the key trends in insurance today and in the future with a special focus on the specific characteristics of customer ownership and mutual insurance. Taking inspiration from his vast international research on the sector, Antti shares his thoughts on the 10 most important ideas of […]

Making membership more meaningful through mutuality

The mutual advantage: Episode 3, PPS (South Africa) As a financial services provider that is tailored to graduate professionals, PPS (South Africa) innovates continuously to solve the daily pain-points of its members and provide them with peace of mind. Their ethos of mutuality means that they exist solely for the benefit of their members by […]

Leveraging InsurTech: The pursuit of growth and resilience through technological innovation

In this webinar, Dr Andrew Johnston, Global Head of Insurtech at Willis Re, speaks about the latest global state of InsurTech. His presentation focuses on investment trends, successful strategies for the adoption of technology and the continuous evolution of ‘InsurTech’ as we know it. Specifically, Andrew also speaks to the application of InsurTech and technology […]

Using the SDGs in business strategy for mutual value creation

Sustainable Investment Leaders webinars Insurers play an integral role in contributing to society. This includes generating economic sustainability and alleviating poverty; building healthy and resilient communities; and tackling climate change – contributions that underpin the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda. Some ICMIF members have already placed the SDGs at […]

Green bonds and why organisations should invest in them

Sustainable Investment Leaders webinar series As the world battles to overcome the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing vision to ‘build back better’; and, indeed, ‘greener’. COVID-19 could prove to be a turning point in the fight against climate change and the essential need to decarbonise the planet. This response is no longer the […]

Greening the investment portfolio

Sustainable Investment Leaders webinar series Five years on from the Paris Accord, and the wide-ranging implications of climate change are becoming clearer and increased social activism is beginning to influence public policy and decision making. Investors and the companies they invest in are coming under growing pressure from a range of stakeholders to address climate […]

Shaping our leadership role in sustainable finance

Sustainable Investment Leaders webinar series In November 2019, ICMIF announced a global partnership with The Prince’s Accounting for Sustainability Project (A4S). Established by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2004, A4S aims to make sustainable decision-making “business as usual”, inspiring leaders to adopt sustainable and resilient business models; to transform financial decision-making to enable an […]

Sustainable Investment Leaders webinars

This series of four webinars offers an opportunity to hear best-practice from the mutual/cooperative sector and other leaders in the industry to help ICMIF members increase their sustainability engagement and drive forward leadership in all aspects of responsible investing and sustainable finance. These webinars are specifically aimed at investment, finance and sustainability professionals from ICMIF […]

Fostering a culture of innovation

In its 2018 employee engagement survey, the word most frequently used to describe EMC Insurance Companies (USA) was “conservative.” Only one year later, the 2019 employee engagement survey results revealed that “innovative” was the most commonly used word to describe the organisation. Today, EMC is recognised as an industry leader in insurance innovation, both in […]

All things cyber – what you need to know about providing cyber insurance coverage to your clients

Cyber threats are evolving, becoming more severe as well as increasing in volume. Cyber is also hitting closer to home – with farms not far behind. The interconnectivity of technology in the office, at home (sensors and smart home technologies) and on the farm (precision equipment) has made us all potential targets. In this webinar, […]

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