In a world where capitalism needs a reset to responsible capitalism, and individualism is driving behavioural changes that damage the very fabric of society, humanity needs a white knight to help it change course and reset. I believe that white knight is the mutual and cooperative model, which encourages community sharing, democratic businesses, and brings […]
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In this guest blog, Stacey Mills Director, Learning & Talent Development, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance (Canada) shares details of the Leadership Connect programme at her organisation, where leaders, at all levels across the business, share valuable insights and learnings across the company through moderated panel discussions. In the most recent Leadership Connect session a panel of […]
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In this guest blog, Isabelle Santenac, Global Insurance Leader, and Jennifer Baziuk, Partner, EY Canada Insurance Business Consulting Practice, of ICMIF Supporting Member EY discuss how current challenges to our sector also present opportunities to reshape mutual/cooperative insurers, so they become more efficient, resilient and adaptable, to offer a better future for members and policyholders. […]
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Business can be a cut-throat and lonely place for leaders, but it doesn’t have to be and ICMIF offers a potential solution to both of these challenges. To me, insurance and mutuality are intertwined, and their purposes and origins are symbiotic. Through an intrinsic customer centricity linked to its purpose (of helping solve the problems […]
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Is it really only six months until ICMIF’s Biennial Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina? With more than 100 members already registered, our highly anticipated event is promising to attract around 375 purpose-led decision-makers from across the globe including around 50 young leaders. By November, the world could feel very different Major leadership decisions will have […]
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In this guest blog, David Hynam, CEO at LV= (UK), shares how his organisation’s online Member Community has delivered a masterclass in giving members a voice. Finding new ways to engage members LV= Life and Pensions is a responsible and inclusive member-owned business. For over 180 years, our mutual ethos has been at our heart. […]
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GF Insurance was founded in a different time –1967 –when Denmark was a different country than today. Ownership of a car was a luxury item for the rapidly growing middle class who needed to be insured well and cheaply. In that context, GF or as it is translated in English, “Group Insurance” – emerged as […]
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“In a world that is often polarised and divisive,” writes Ayanda Seboni, Group Executive for Mutuality, PPS (South Africa), “it is heartwarming to know that there are like-minded people out there who want to do good and be good, not just for themselves but for society as a whole. This sentiment epitomises PPS’s ethos of […]
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The (re)insurance industry finds itself at a crossroads, writes Lorie Graham, Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, American Agricultural Insurance Company (AmericanAg). A confluence of interconnected risks – a polycrisis’ – is reshaping the landscape, demanding innovative approaches to ensure stability. The term ‘polycrisis’ describes the convergence of multiple crises, where disparate challenges interact, […]
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Businesses in the social economy should be ambitious and scale up responsibly, while staying true to their core values. This was the message of Hilde Vernaillen, Former ICMIF Chair and current Board Member at the recent Social Economy Meeting organised by the Belgian presidency of the Council of the European Union. Hilde is also CEO […]
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