In December last year, New Zealand ICMIF member MAS announced that for the fourth year in a row, the organisation had won the Consumer NZ People’s Choice Award for four insurance categories – house, contents, car and life insurance. MAS won the People’s Choice Award in these four categories in 2016, 2017 and 2018. In […]
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In December last year, the latest annual cycle of Continuous Training for Insurance Brokers working for Argentinian ICMIF member San Cristóbal Seguros came to an end. This training programme has taken place every year for the last 21 years. A training and loyalty day for the company’s brokers (known in Spanish as “Productores Asesores de Seguros” or […]
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ICMIF member The Co-operators announced that it will transition to the cloud, enabling the Canadian cooperative to simplify its IT operations, adapt more quickly to changing market demands, and deliver more value to policyholders. The Co-operators has chosen Guidewire InsuranceSuite™ Cloud to power its core operations. A Guidewire customer since 2007, The Co-operators originally implemented […]
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According to the latest 1st View renewals report from ICMIF Supporting Member Willis Re, reinsurers have been judicious during the 1.1 renewal period, leading to significant pricing and capacity variance depending on geography, product line, loss record, and individual client relationships. As a result, the report concludes, the renewal season has concluded later than in previous years. Findings […]
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Earlier this month, the team at ICMIF donated an assortment of Christmas presents and chocolate selection boxes to a local charity The Children’s Adventure Farm Trust (CAFT) to be distributed to children at Christmas parties organised at the Farm. The team who visited the Farm to give the gifts to the charity also had the […]
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A Co-operative Executive Masterclass, organised by The Co-operative College in partnership with ICMIF, took place on Monday 25 November 2019 at ICMIF’s offices near Manchester (UK). This Masterclass was organised for a delegation from ICMIF member organisation CLIMBS Life and General Insurance Cooperative (the Philippines) along with other cooperative delegates from other organisations in the Philippines. The Masterclass focused […]
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ICMIF member the P&V Group (Belgium) has this week signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Belgian life insurance company Private Insurer. Private Insurer has 18 employees and collected in EUR 70 million in premiums in 2018. The acquisition should be finalized before the end of the first quarter of 2020, subject to approval by the […]
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Last month’s ICMIF Biennial Conference in Auckland (New Zealand) was attended by 50 young leaders from 13 countries who were there to participate in the second ICMIF Young Leaders Programme held during an ICMIF Conference. The ICMIF Young Leaders Programme has been specifically designed as a unique development opportunity for younger, high potential employees at […]
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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has been approved as a member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (‘ICMIF’), the global representative body of the cooperative and mutual insurance sector. Aviva Investors will become a ‘Supporting Member’, joining a group of five other companies from around the world. […]
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ICMIF member EMC Insurance Companies (USA) received the Insurtech Corporate Innovation Award from Plug and Play at its Winter Summit in Silicon Valley last week. Plug and Play is a global innovation platform that connects start-ups and corporations. “We are honoured by this award as it speaks volumes about the culture of innovation we’ve established at EMC,” said Scott […]
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