The UK based member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) Co-op Insurance has this week entered the UK travel insurance market, seeking to disrupt the sector by offering a new product which, it says, has been shaped by its members. The new travel insurance product offers cashless medical expenses, for all ages […]
Read MoreAchmea, a Netherlands-based member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), has agreed to send three members of staff on secondment to India over the next few months to assist with ICMIF’s 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy. Two employees will provide technical assistance to Uplift Mutuals (India), and the third will provide technical assistance […]
Read MoreThe Japan Cooperative Insurance Association Incorporated (JCIA) has recently published the English version of its annual Cooperative Insurance in Japan Fact Book. JCIA has been an observer member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) since 1994. The annual Fact Book provides readers with an introduction to cooperative insurance in Japan. The Cooperative […]
Read MoreThe International Co-operative Alliance (the Alliance) Board has this week appointed Bruno Roelants as the new Director General. Mr Roelants will begin his new role in the coming weeks, succeeding Charles Gould who announced his decision to retire last year. Bruno Roelants currently serves as Secretary General of CICOPA, the sectoral Organisation of the International […]
Read MoreOne of ICMIF’s members in the Philippines, the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development Mutual Benefit Association (CARD MBA), has announced a new policy, the ‘8-24’ strategy, aiming to pay its members’ insurance claims in under 24 hours. This will improve on its current claims policy (the ‘1-3-5’ strategy where claims were settled within one, […]
Read MoreIn December last year the 2017 Korea Finance Awards 12th Awards Ceremony was held and Ki-Bong Seo (pictured), President and CEO of ICMIF member NH NongHyup Life, Republic of Korea and his organisation were recognised for leading new trends in the finance sector. The 2017 Korea Finance Grand Prix Judging Committee selected six leading financial […]
Read MoreICMIF has today announced that Unipol Gruppo of Italy is the latest member of the Federation to confirm their support for the 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy. Unipol will be providing financial assistance to the second phase of the 5-5-5 Strategy in India, assisting the DHAN Foundation with their goal of providing mutual microinsurance to 1.17 […]
Read MoreThree members of staff from supporting partners of the ICMIF 5-5-5 Mutual Microinsurance Strategy: Blair White of The Co-operators, Canada; and Carina Bodesand and Johan Nyman of Länsförsäkringar in Sweden(all pictured), travelled to India in November 2017 to participate in the first annual review meeting of the Uplift project. The 5-5-5 project in India officially […]
Read MoreWith recent catastrophe loss estimates in the region of USD 136 billion, 2017 is proving to be one of the worst loss years on record for the global (re)insurance market, according to the latest 1st View renewals report from Willis Re. Willis Re is a Supporting Member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation […]
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