Moves to expand the availability of medical and legalized recreational marijuana, coupled with projected future growth, position the industry as an emerging market for insurance carriers, according to a recent report from ICMIF member AM Best. A new Best’s Special Report, titled, “Cannabis: New Opportunities for Insurers, But With Burgeoning Risks,” states that both medical and […]
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ICMIF Supporting Member CyberScout had two winners in the recent 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, sponsored by Cybersecurity Insiders. The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards are awarded annually, honouring individuals and companies demonstrating excellence, innovation and leadership in information security. The awards won by CyberScout were: Gold Winner: Cybersecurity Service Provider of the Year (between 100 to 499 […]
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Swedish non-profit organisation We Effect has partnered with ICMIF to highlight the role of microinsurance in gender equality for a side event to be held during the United Nations (UN) Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 2019) on Monday 11 March 2019. CSW 2019, the world’s largest conference on women’s rights and gender equality, takes place […]
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The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) has this week welcomed the news that the Estonian Parliament Riigikogu has introduced an Amendment to the Estonian Insurance Activities Act, which has now expanded the types of insurance company structure which are permitted in Estonia. The Amendment means that both insurance associations (a type of mutual insurer), and European […]
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On International Women’s Day 2019 (Friday 8 March), we are proud to share the details of some of our work in the pursuit of a “Balance for Better” – the theme of this year’s day. A balanced world is a better world and ICMIF and its members are working to forge a more gender-balanced world; we celebrate women’s […]
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The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day, #balanceforbetter, is based on the principle that “gender balance is essential for economies and communities to thrive”. However, with 783 million people living below the international poverty line of USD 1.90/day (according to the United Nations), there are many communities around the world that are not thriving. The distribution […]
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The ICMIF Young Leaders Programme is a unique programme for ICMIF members which takes place during the Federation’s Biennial Conferences. The Programme is designed for young professionals (generally aged 18 to 35) from mutual, cooperative and member-owned insurers who have been identified by their seniors as strong candidates to become future leaders within their organisations. It gives the […]
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Belgian ICMIF member P&V Assurances has launched Fixiteasy: the first “all-in” platform in Belgium that quickly finds authorised professionals to carry out home repairs. With a warranty for the work completed and online payment included. P&V Assurances is the first Belgian insurer to launch an online platform for housing-related repairs, from the request for intervention to […]
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US ICMIF member, Thrivent, a not-for-profit membership organisation that aims to help its members be wise with money and live generously, has been recognised by the Ethisphere Institute, as one of the 2019 World’s Most Ethical Companies. The Ethisphere recognition honours companies which recognise their critical role to influence and drive positive change in the […]
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The mutual and cooperative insurance market has been the fastest-growing part of the global insurance industry in the 10-year period since the global financial crisis, according to the Global Mutual Market Share 10 report launched today by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). This is a special 10 year anniversary edition of the […]
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