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Digitalisation enables Río Uruguay Seguros to reduce its carbon footprint by 62%

ICMIF member Río Uruguay Seguros (RUS) is a company from Entre Ríos, estaablished in Concepción del Uruguay, which has been developing and growing throughout Argentina. The cooperative insurer has been in business for more than 60 years and has around 7,000 insurance producers. Although over the years it has been incorporating new technologies to meet […]

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Wawanesa Insurance & Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction partner to provide six wildfire prevention grants

Canadian ICMIF member the Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company (Wawanesa) has partnered with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) and collaborated with FireSmart™ Canada to offer a new community wildfire prevention grant. Wawanesa and ICLR will make available six grants of up to CAD 15,000 each to help communities across Canada increase their resilience to […]

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Co-operators launches Sustainable Investment Portfolios to help investors build wealth while making an impact on the things that matter most

Canadian ICMIF member Co-operators continues to lead the industry in using the power of its invested assets to help bring about a more sustainable society. Taking its mission a step further, the company has launched Co-operators Sustainable Investment Portfolios, a new investment product for retail clients currently distributed exclusively through Co-operators Financial Investment Services Inc. […]

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MAIF continues to deploy its climate strategy with announcement of investment targets for 2025

In 2020, ICMIF member MAIF (France) adopted a proactive climate strategy aimed at bringing its investment portfolios as close as possible to the trajectory set by the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to +1.5°C by 2030. After having validated a strategy for exiting from fossil fuels (the total exit from coal and non-conventional fossil […]

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Mutual Research Network’s Conference will bring together academics, students and mutual/cooperative insurance leaders in Rome

The Mutual Insurance Conference (MIC), organised by the Mutual Research Network, is an annual event bringing together leaders of the insurance industry and academic scholars to discuss current issues related to mutual and cooperative insurance industry. To celebrate the ICMIF centenary, this year’s MIC will take place on Monday 24 October in Rome, Italy, the […]

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CIC Group launches medical cover for cooperatives in Kenya

Early this week, Kenyan ICMIF member CIC Group announced the launch of a new medical product specifically for cooperatives in Kenya, named CoopCare. The product will cover inpatient, outpatient, maternity, dental, optical, and last expense for cooperative members within Kenya. The cover will cater to cooperative members and their affiliates with a minimum membership of […]

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Folksam in new collaboration with the start-up electric motorcycle and electric moped manufacturer CAKE

ICMIF member Folksam has signed an agreement with the innovative Swedish electric motorcycle and electric moped manufacturer CAKE. The agreement extends over one year and means that CAKE can offer its customers a voluntary and favourable insurance solution from Folksam, both for private and business customers. The agreement came into force in January 2022 and […]

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Wawanesa, Desjardins and Gore Mutual announce support for Canadian communities impacted by Hurricane Fiona

Last week, three Canadian ICMIF members, Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, Desjardins Group and Gore Mutual Insurance Company, each announced donations to support disaster relief efforts in those communities in Atlantic Canada and Eastern Quebec affected by the extreme weather caused by Hurricane Fiona. Wawanesa announced a CAD 150,000 donation to support emergency relief, which included: […]

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New video solution will help LB Forsikring give members an even better claims experience

Member policyholders of Danish ICMIF member LB Forsikring can now share information with their insurer about a claim via live video. This means that over 400,000 members can now experience faster and more efficient claims processing. When a claim handler at LB Forsikring talks to a member in future, it will now be possible to […]

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Gallagher Re launches new academic research centre

Earlier this month, ICMIF Supporting Member and global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, announced the launch of the Gallagher Research Centre (“GRC”). Housed within Gallagher Re’s Global Analytics & Advisory centre of excellence and led by Dr Tina Thomson as Global Head of Research, the GRC is an exciting new collaboration hub for academic, research and […]

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