German ICMIF member R+V Versicherung’s Italian insurance subsidiary, Assimoco, has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with ICCREA, Italy’s largest banking cooperative. This will significantly strengthen Assimoco’s position as a cooperative insurer in Italy from 2024. Cooperative insurer R+V Versicherung has announced that it is strengthening its business in the growth market of Italy. The […]
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UK mutual and cooperative insurers wrote GBP 23.5 billion in premium volume and served a record 25.5 million member-policyholders in 2022, according to the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation’s latest UK Market InSights, a joint report by ICMIF and the Association of Financial Mutuals (AFM). In terms of annual growth, the UK mutual and cooperative […]
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Swiss ICMIF member Die Mobiliar has introduced Mobi-ChatGPT for its workforce. This means that Mobiliar employees use the advantages of ChatGPT in compliance with data protection regulations. Mobiliar is making use of artificial intelligence to support employees in their tasks and ensure first-class customer service. Mobi-ChatGPT can create, edit or summarise texts, but also provide […]
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In June 2023, ICMIF member the Folksam Group became the sole investor in a unique bond issued by the World Bank that aims to finance sustainable projects in developing countries that also include a focus on road safety. Folksam says it is now taking the next step to increase the interest of private actors to […]
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Twenty two million UK adults are financially struggling today, leaving the nation’s financial resilience at an even lower ebb than during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data from ICMIF member and investment, protection and retirement specialist LV=. According to new research from LV=, over one in four (27%) UK adults say that […]
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This week, 150 charities across the UK and Ireland are celebrating after receiving donations of GBP 1,000 each as part of Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards. For the fifth year running, ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance and Benefact Group are giving away GBP 1 million to charities through their Movement for Good awards. Members of […]
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On Wednesday 30 August 2023, the ICMIF Secretariat was delighted to welcome new member the National Credit Union Federation of Korea – NACUFOK – to the Federation’s headquarters in Manchester (UK). This was an opportunity for Jae Geun Song (above left), President & CEO, Credit & Insurance, NACUFOK and other representatives of his organisation to […]
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Last week, ICMIF Supporting Member EY announced the launch of EY.ai, a unifying platform that brings together human capabilities and artificial intelligence (AI) to help clients transform their businesses through confident and responsible adoption of AI. EY.ai leverages leading-edge EY technology platforms and AI capabilities, with deep experience in strategy, transactions, transformation, risk, assurance and […]
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Canadian ICMIF member Promutuel Insurance has announce a five-year CAD 1 million philanthropic partnership with Université Laval to support two initiatives focused on environmental protection and sustainable development: the Climate Action Initiative for the Future and the Institute for the Environment, Development, and Society (EDS Institute). “Sustainable development is part of Université Laval’s DNA. It has […]
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ICMIF member Benenden Health, a UK-based not-for-profit, affordable healthcare provider, has evolved its brand with the launch of a new visual style, tone of voice and multi-platform advertising campaign to tackle preconceptions about private healthcare. Benenden Health’s 2022 ‘Time for a Check-in’ campaign in partnership with Channel 4 utilised the successful proposition, ‘Healthcare Done Different’. […]
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