This guest blog was written by Ben Harrison, Partner, Head of Partnerships and Policy, Portage Ventures (Canada) for the benefit of ICMIF members. Ben participated in the ICMIF Webinar last year, “Insurtech partnerships and the companies enabling them”. Before the pandemic, digital transformation was at the top of almost all insurer’s list of strategic priorities. […]
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This guest blog was written by Adrian Saunders, Commercial Director at ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance (UK). The article was originally published by Insurance Age and we are sharing the article for the benefit of other ICMIF members with the kind permission of Ecclesiastical Insurance. After two challenging years for the insurance sector which saw public […]
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This guest blog was written by Jennifer Baziuk, Associate Partner, Business Consulting, Business Transformation and co-authored by Jay Zealand, Manager of Business Architecture and Melanie Reixach-Wong, Business Consultant at ICMIF Supporting Member EY. EY’s four principles of mutual differentiation were established from market and organisational insights. These insights were obtained through collaboration with EY’s global […]
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“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.” – John Maxwell This is the year that we come together to celebrate 100 years of ICMIF’s members leading the insurance industry. Whilst the past few years have been challenging, ICMIF members have continued to ‘adjust their sails’ […]
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This guest blog was written by Dr Jaime Aristotle B. Alip, also known to many ICMIF members as Aris Alip. Aris is a poverty eradication advocate, with more than 35 years of experience in microfinance and social development. He is the founder of the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutually-Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) in […]
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Our latest guest blog was written by Melina Morrison, CEO at ICMIF member the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM, Australia); Dr Paul Thambar, Senior Lecturer, Department of Accounting, Monash Business School (Australia); and Linda Bostock, CEO and Company Director, StateCover Mutual (Australia). The article is shared here with the kind permission of Melina, […]
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The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of commitments and pledges from various Nation States and the business world, but what does it mean for ICMIF members? In this blog, I will try to make sense of the plethora of announcements and distil it down to what action we, as the collective of ICMIF […]
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This November, the United Nations (UN) COP26 Climate Change Conference is set to be the most important and influential global event for climate change and sustainability. To support the UN COP26 Conference, ICMIF will be hosting a series of events for those involved in sustainability or disaster risk reduction at our member organisations. The aim […]
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Our latest guest blog was written by Ibrahima C. Diong, Director General of ICMIF member African Risk Capacity (ARC), and United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, and Robert K. Agyarko, Lead Advisor, Outbreaks and Epidemics at ARC. The article was first published on New African on 2 July 2021. The article is shared here with the kind […]
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In this guest blog, Dr Tina Thomson, Head of Catastrophe Analytics EMEA W/S at Willis Towers Watson, sets out how the re/insurance sector already has the tools to help businesses identify, quantify and manage climate risk, and how they can be extended to climate resilience transition. Our thanks to Dr Thomson and Willis Towers Watson […]
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