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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreBelgian 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreICMIF, the Federation representing the global mutual and cooperative insurance industry today announced the addition of a new Supporting Member, Berkley Re, which specialises in providing international property and casualty reinsurance worldwide. The International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) represents 197 member organisations in 66 countries which collectively wrote USD 232 billion in premiums […]
Read MorePricing in the global reinsurance sector remains disappointing following the 1 January 2019 renewals, according to a new report from ICMIF Supporting Member AM Best, as expected rate increases following heavy catastrophe losses in 2017-2018 did not come to fruition. The Best’s Market Segment Report, entitled, “Reinsurance: Will Investor Losses Lead to a Rising Tide for Pricing?,” […]
Read MoreThe results of a recent survey by the Centre for Public Opinion Studies in Argentina on the way insurers manage and pay customers’ claims show that four ICMIF member organisations feature in the top ten best-performing companies in 2018. The survey was carried out on behalf of NBS Banks and Insurance news website. The four ICMIF […]
Read MoreThe CLIMBS Institute for Financial Literacy (CIFL), a subsidiary of ICMIF member CLIMBS Life and General Insurance Cooperative, is partnering with the Co-operative College (based in Manchester, UK) to bring the College’s certificated Executive Education Programme to the Philippines for the first time ever. The course will take place on 21-23 February 2019 in Manila. The course will […]
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