The largest and most comprehensive study of mutual and cooperative insurance in Europe has been published in a joint report by the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe (AMICE) and the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF). The report, Facts and figures: Mutual and cooperative insurance in Europe Volume 2, features […]
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European mutual and cooperative insurers reported another record year in terms of premium volumes and total assets held in 2016, despite Solvency II and other factors putting pressure on premium development in the region. The latest statistics on the European mutual and cooperative insurance market are from the Market InSights: Europe 2016 report published by […]
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ICMIF member NFU Mutual has been named Which? Insurance Brand of the Year 2018 for the fourth year running in the UK consumer body’s annual awards (announced at the end of May). The Which? Awards give recognition to UK organisations that Which? and its members believe offer exemplary products and customer service to UK customers. […]
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Lionel Messi is the new face of the Argentinian insurer and ICMIF member Sancor Seguros. The cooperative insurer has launched a marketing campaign to celebrate this and is getting ready to maximise the opportunities of working side by side with Messi, currently said to be the best footballer in the world, in the lead-up to […]
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The Singapore-based Applied Innovation Institute (Aii), in partnership with Quest Ventures, this month released the inaugural Applied Innovation Institute Singapore Insurance Innovation and Digital Benchmark, which ranked the innovation and digitisation efforts of 25 insurers in Singapore. In the benchmark ICMIF member NTUC Income, a home-grown Singapore insurer, ranked first in innovation, online, and overall. In response to the […]
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Securian Financial is the new name for the US-based life insurance/financial services company and ICMIF member formerly known as Securian. This week saw the addition of the word “Financial” as part of a rebranding and marketing campaign aimed at reaching consumers directly. The company’s new brand campaign celebrates putting family first and enjoying life’s everyday […]
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In this A.M.BestTV episode from the Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) conference in Montreal in April, a panel of cyber-risk experts discussed where insurers are in using data to create and price cyber products, and say that clients care about much more than financial indemnity. Click here to view the entire programme. James Latham, Divisional Director at ICMIF Supporting Member […]
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On 25 and 26 April, Argentina hosted the Making Global Goals Local Business – Argentina event organised by the Argentina Global Compact Network and the office of the United Nations Global Compact (New York). A delegation from ICMIF member the Sancor Seguros Group attended the event with Néstor Abatidaga, Corporate Director General, participating in the panel discussion […]
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In this A.M.BestTV episode from the Meeting of Reinsurance Officials (MORO) conference in Montreal last month, a panel of insurance and reinsurance executives discuss the increasing role reinsurance is playing in how insurers, particularly mutual insurers, are managing their risks. Click here to view the entire programme. The panellists spoke about the role of mutual […]
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FIAR – the International Insurance & Reinsurance Forum takes place from 13 to 16 May 2018 in Bucharest, Romania. The Forum is one of the most important CEE & CIS spring events dedicated to the insurance, reinsurance and private pensions markets. This will be the 21st time that the event takes place and, as usual, […]
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