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NTUC Income announces net-zero ambition by 2050 in inaugural sustainability report

Singapore-based ICMIF member NTUC Income (Income) launched its first Sustainability Report, “Because We Are Made for Purpose”, earlier this month. The report outlines Income’s sustainability vision to empower better financial well-being by embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations across its business. It also taps into opportunities to achieve operational resilience, as well as address […]

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Mutual insurers in Europe outperform the overall European market with record share of total market premiums

The share of the total European insurance market held by mutual and cooperative insurers has increased to a record high of 33.4%, according to the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation’s latest Mutual Market Share report, marking a 9.2 percentage-point increase from the first available market share figure (24.2%) recorded in 2007. ICMIF’s European Mutual […]

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NFU Mutual becomes the first UK insurer to receive Carbon Literacy Bronze status

ICMIF member and rural insurer, NFU Mutual, is the first UK insurance company to receive Bronze accreditation from The Carbon Literacy Project. The Bronze accreditation follows the recent launch of the insurer’s net zero roadmap, which sets out a long-term plan to achieve net zero operations by 2050. By receiving the Bronze accreditation, The Carbon […]

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Dina Försäkringar and Landshypotek Bank deepen their collaboration to increase value for customers and increase market share

Swedish ICMIF member Dina Försäkringar and Landshypotek Bank have announced that they are deepening the collaboration between the two customer-owned companies. It is a collaboration that began in 2019. Thanks to the collaboration, more customers across Sweden will have the opportunity to have loans and insurance that are competitive, secure and simple. The two organisations […]

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Rural mutual insurers FMG and NFU Mutual ranked as best workplaces in the world

Two ICMIF members, FMG in New Zealand and NFU Mutual in the UK, are among just 41 organisations from around the world that have been named as Gallup Exceptional Workplaces. The international Gallup Exceptional Workplace award is evaluated carefully by a panel of judges and given only to organisations that meet rigorous standards of employee […]

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Unipol sets out sustainability targets in next strategic plan and joins the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance

Last month, ICMIF member Unipol Group (Italy) announced that it has joined the United Nations-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, making it the seventh ICMIF member organisation to join the Alliance. The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance is an international group of 73 institutional investors with USD 10.6 trillion in assets under management, delivering on a […]

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Beneva expands partnership with Université Laval to support the success, health and well-being of the community

Canadian ICMIF member Beneva has announced that it has expanded its partnership with Université Laval to include impactful projects that will promote healthy lifestyle habits, more caring school and work environments as well as athletic and academic excellence. Born of La Capitale and SSQ Insurance, Beneva is donating CAD 590,000 to principally support the following […]

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Folksam to introduce video inspection service to assess property and motor claims remotely

Swedish ICMIF member Folksam will soon be providing video inspection services so that its claims administrators can inspect and document damage remotely. It is expected that this will contribute to faster claims handling, reduced climate impact and increased customer satisfaction. “After a successful test period, we choose to introduce video inspections in our regular damage […]

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Simplyhealth makes second significant investment in digital health start-up

ICMIF member Simplyhealth, the UK’s leading health and dental plan provider, has announced it has invested in Ampersand, a provider of digital therapies for inflammatory conditions. This collaboration will help accelerate the adoption of digital therapeutics in the UK, reducing outpatient appointments, improving health outcomes and cutting unplanned hospital visits for patients suffering with a […]

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Co-operators renews commitment to building flood resilience

ICMIF member Co-operators (Canada) has renewed its multi-year funding commitment to Partners for Action (P4A), a research initiative at the University of Waterloo that focuses on empowering Canadians to become flood resilient, with a three-year commitment of CAD 500,000 towards program delivery and research. The increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather and its devasting […]

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