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Río Uruguay Seguros launches this year’s RUS Accelerator with a call for proposals from insurtechs and startups to submit innovative solutions for the insurance market

The RUS Accelerator is promoted by ICMIF member Río Uruguay Seguros (RUS, Argentina), Digital Insurance LatAm and the Insurtech Community Hub in order to contribute to the development of startups and insurtechs in Latin America and Europe that offer innovative solutions for the insurance market. This year’s call for proposals has the support of the […]

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Unipol supports people affected by floods in Emilia Romagna and partners with SpaceX to provide Starlink satellite internet service in the region

Italian ICMIF member, the Unipol Group, and UnipolSai Assicurazioni Spa, are working hard to support the victims of the floods last week in the Emilia Romagna region of Italy. UnipolSai has launched a structured and integrated plan of interventions to try to help people affected by the recent floods that occurred in Emilia Romagna, with […]

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LocalTapiola donates EUR 50,000 to support the provision of sports activities for children with special needs

ICMIF member LocalTapiola Life (Finland) has made a donation of EUR 50,000 to the Finnish Paralympic Committee’s fundraising programme which helps children and young people with special needs to take part in sports and hobby activities. The sum will be allocated to the Paralympic Committee’s “Valtti” programme, which provides support people who accompany children and young […]

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Co-operators leverages its financial strength to invest in a climate-resilient, sustainable future

With the launch of its Integrated Annual Report, Purpose built for a better future, this month, Canadian ICMIF member Co-operators reported a 2022 net income after tax of CAD 309 million, and a return on members’ equity of 8.5%, a strong financial performance by the insurer and financial services cooperative in a year marked by […]

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UnipolSai launches Scudo Cyber Shield to protect Italian businesses from cyber threats

Experts at Clusit, the Italian association for Cyber Security, have confirmed in a recent report that “there has been a real epochal change in the global levels of cyber-insecurity and increase in the numbers, severity and quality of cyber-attacks” in the last four years. Italy has been confirmed as one of the most affected countries […]

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Onderlinge ´s-Gravenhage strengthens its position as life insurer and makes EUR 5 million available for profit sharing

When reporting its annual figures for 2022, ICMIF member Onderlinge ´s-Gravenhage (Netherlands) reported that total premium income for the insurer had increased by 3% from EUR 114 million to EUR 117 million. This produced a profit after tax of EUR 14 million (2021: EUR 31 million which has led to OG making EUR 5 million […]

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The IMA Group launches new mobility platform to help motorists find the right repair garage

The IMA Group (Inter Mutuelles Assistance) has selected a technological solution from idGarages.com to offer its shareholders and their members a platform for comparing car repair quotes and putting them in touch with garages. French mutual Macif is the first insurer to benefit through its Macif Service Entretien Auto portal. Keen to meet the challenges […]

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Seguros Unimed invests in data lakehouse with AWS technology to become a more data driven company

ICMIF member Seguros Unimed (Brazil), the insurance and financial arm of the Unimed System (the largest medical cooperative system in the world), has been investing heavily in the use of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud tools for the storage, processing and availability of data using data lakehouse architecture. The goal, in addition to reducing costs […]

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Folksam once again recognised as the best in the finance and insurance industry for equal working conditions

Swedish ICMIF member Folksam has once again been recognised as the best in the finance and insurance industry in Sweden for equal working conditions. This was confirmed by Nyckeltalsinstitutet AB‘s Gender Equality Index (Jämix) which was presented in the last few days. The Jämix index measures gender equality among employers based on nine key measures […]

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GF Forsikring keeps prices stable despite investment storms

According to the recently published 2022 annual report from Danish ICMIF member GF Forsikring, the mutual insurer managed to provide profit sharing and also avoid price increases for members. This was despite inflation and, not least said the insurer, large losses on investments. At the mutual insurer’s annual general meeting in Odense on Saturday 29 […]

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