Farm Mutal Re (Canada) has undertaken an innovation journey focused on being a beacon of mutual innovation, carving a pathway for its future and empowering its member community. Its innovation is centred around developing employee skillset with its Innovation Rotational Programme, a tiered approach to promote skill development, and its Innovation Academy, an 18-month programme focused on growing innovation talent from within the organisation. Farm Mutual Re invests in its employees and has introduced an Innovation Recognition Initiative focused on acknowledging those that are engaged in innovation programmes.

Over the past few years, Farm Mutual Re has been on an innovation journey focused on being a beacon of mutual innovation, carving a pathway for its future and empowering its member community. Recognising the rapid and accelerating rate of change, Farm Mutual Re has taken a directed approach to bring its innovation pursuits to life.

An important part of this journey centres on one of Farm Mutual Re’s most important assets – its people. Bringing an innovation strategy to life relies on the collective understanding of not only why focusing on the future matters, but also how everyone at the organisation is empowered to help build that future…