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Beneva pledges financial support for SOCODEVI providing mutual aid and solidarity for vulnerable communities

Canadian ICMIF member Beneva, along with SSQ and La Capitale mutuals, has announced a pledge of a yearly amount of CAD 300,000 for 2023 and 2024 to SOCODEVI. In addition to supporting SOCODEVI’s mission, which is to concretely and sustainably improve living conditions in developing nations, Beneva says its aim is for this money to […]

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African Risk Capacity Limited appoints Gallagher Re as its reinsurance broker and risk advisor

ICMIF member African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd, South Africa) has appointed one of ICMIF’s Supporting Members, Gallagher Re, the global reinsurance broking and advisory firm, as its reinsurance broker and risk advisor. ARC Ltd is a specialist insurance company which provides parametric insurance cover to African countries against climate and disaster risk. Speaking about […]

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R+V joins the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Sustainable action is a matter of course for German ICMIF member R+V Versicherung. The cooperative insurer has announced this week that it has joined the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance – a global alliance of the some of the largest pension funds and insurers which are committed to a climate-neutral investment policy. R+V says its responsible […]

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MAIF supports employees who serve as volunteer fire fighters

French ICMIF member MAIF and its subsidiaries MAIF Solutions financières, Altima Assurances, SMACL Assurances and MAIF VIE, have created national support framework agreements with the French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories to encourage the mobilisation of salaried volunteer firefighters, and to ease the conditions for employees across the mutual organisations to take up […]

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FMG reassures members following unparalleled weather events in New Zealand

ICMIF member FMG (Farmers Mutual Group), has been busy settling claims and making emergency payments following the recent extreme weather conditions experienced in New Zealand. FMG’s CEO Adam Heath (pictured) has been reassuring members and clients that the mutual insurer can handle the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle and the wider North Island storms. Speaking last […]

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Gallagher Re publishes Reinsurance market report for full-year 2022 and “1st View” report for April 2023 renewal

ICMIF Supporting Member Gallagher Re has published its Reinsurance market report for the full-year 2022. The report provides in-depth analysis of the size and performance of the reinsurance industry, based on the Gallagher Reinsurance Index group of companies. Key findings of the 2022 Reinsurance market report are: Global reinsurance dedicated capital totalled USD 638bn at […]

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Folksam and KPA Pension both ranked top once again in this year’s Sustainable Brand Index

Last month, Swedish ICMIF member Folksam announced it had been ranked as the most sustainable brand in the insurance category and KPA Pension, which is part of the Folksam Group, has won the pension company category for the twelfth year in a row in the Sustainable Brand Index for 2022. The Sustainable Brand Index is […]

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Royal London acquires Aegon UK’s individual protection book

ICMIF member Royal London, the UK’s largest life, pensions, and investment mutual, has announced this week that it has reached an agreement with Aegon UK to acquire its individual protection line of business, subject to court approval. As a result of the acquisition, the life insurance, critical illness and income protection policies for over 400,000 […]

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R+V repays EUR 24 million to trade credit insurance policyholders

Almost 9,000 companies that have trade credit insurance with German ICMIF member R+V Versicherung (R+V) can look forward to a premium refund this year. Thanks to fewer claims and a growing customer base, the cooperative insurer is paying these policyholders the record sum of EUR 24 million this year. This particular refund by R+V is […]

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Simplyhealth Ventures makes first investments of 2023

Last year, ICMIF member Simplyhealth (UK) announced the launch of its Venture Capital fund, Simplyhealth Ventures and so far this year, it has shared details of the first two investments for 2023. Last month, Simplyhealth announced it had invested in PocDoc, an app-based technology platform that uses proprietary lateral flow tests and cloud-based AI diagnostics […]

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