Earlier this year, Swedish ICMIF member Länsförsäkringar launched a new marketing campaign known as All the Promises of Life. This is a new campaign under the brand concept For all time. “The aim is to increase awareness for us as a security provider in general. We are not only an insurance company, but also a […]
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The A4S Academy, offered by ICMIF’s partner organisation Accounting for Sustainability (A4S), is an 18 month online learning and implementation programme for senior finance leaders to enable them to embed sustainability. The programme empowers and equips finance teams with the skills needed for their businesses to succeed in the face of environmental and social risks […]
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During 2023, the claims team at ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance (UK) detected over 230 cases of fraudulent activity. This included: cases of claims submitted for alleged slips, trips and falls on premises ranging from hotels, educational settings and heritage properties, which were proven false following investigation. Last year brought record levels of fraudulent claims, exceeding […]
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Japanese ICMIF members Kokumin Kyosai co-op and CO-OP Kyosai are cooperatives which were established under the Consumer Cooperative Act, approved by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and engaged in cooperative insurance operations, working together to address community challenges towards safe and affluent society. Kokumin Kyosai co-op offers automobile insurance, known as My Car […]
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Registration is now open for the 2024 ICMIF Biennial Conference, which will take place from 12-15 November 2024 in Buenos Aires (Argentina), hosted by ICMIF members the Argentinean Association of Cooperative and Mutual Insurers (AACMS) and the Association of Insurers of the Interior of the Argentine Republic (ADIRA). The ICMIF Biennial Conference is the premier […]
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ICMIF Supporting Member Guy Carpenter, a global risk and reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh McLennan, has announced the creation of its new cyber reinsurance product, CatStop+. The first transaction under CatStop+ was completed during the 1 January 2024 renewal period. According to Guy Carpenter, the product’s innovative approach blends low-attaching cyber event cover […]
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ICMIF member and health solutions provider Simplyhealth has announced that it is the first Salesforce customer in the world to reply to email enquiries with a knowledge GPT enabled response. The mutual healthcare provider says it is now using Salesforce Einstein, Service Cloud and Sales Cloud to power productivity across its business through AI-powered customer […]
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Swedish ICMIF member AFA Försäkring has announced details of the four projects to receive support through the fourth round of grants issued in 2023 by the mutual insurer with a total of SEK 10 million provided for the research and development projects. Afa Försäkring invests SEK 150 million (USD 14.4 million) annually in research and […]
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Today, the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) released the 2023 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor (WCM) report. The report contains the Top 300 rankings of the world’s largest cooperatives and mutuals with a special focus on member benefits in this edition. The report was […]
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Last week, Canadian ICMIF member, Beneva, presented its new “Ask the experts” podcast, a show geared to insurance experts and Beneva partners. The mutual insurer says the podcast has a light-hearted tone and original content, which it believes will attract enquiring minds interested in learning more about the business world and looking for tips and […]
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