ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance (UK) has recently launched a new product for office-based businesses providing professional services as it continues its ambitious growth drive. Ecclesiastical says the Office Professions product is aimed at all clerical-based office risks, including professions such as accountants, architects, estate agents, lawyers, and insurance brokers, as well as call centres, graphic […]
Read MoreAccording to ICMIF Supporting Member Guy Carpenter, mid-year renewals reflected a transitioning reinsurance market meeting demand in a dynamic trading environment. Loss-free property programs generally saw easing of pricing, even as demand increased. While casualty programs were also completed with adequate capacity, pricing and underwriting scrutiny persisted due to a variety of market trends. “Well-positioned […]
Read MoreICMIF member World Council of Credit Unions’ (WOCCU) President and CEO Elissa McCarter LaBorde (pictured) laid out an aggressive new vision to increase the number of members of credit unions from 400 million to one billion people, with at least 50% (500 million) of those members being women, in her State of the Movement Address […]
Read MoreICMIF has welcomed the recent launch of an EU base for Coop Exchange in Malta which, the fintech platform says, marks another significant milestone in the world of cooperative/mutual investment. With its headquarters in London, Coop Exchange is an international platform for raising capital and trading financial instruments directly aimed at supporting the cooperative and […]
Read MoreICMIF Supporting Member Gallagher Re has published the H1 2024 Natural Catastrophe and Climate Report in which the global reinsurance broker and advisory firm summarises preliminary global loss totals and major catastrophe events that occurred during the first half of the year. According to the report, an active first half of 2024 (H1) for global […]
Read MoreICMIF has announced the first batch of speakers for the 2024 ICMIF Biennial Conference, which takes place in Buenos Aires (Argentina) from 12-15 November 2024. The ICMIF Biennial Conference is the premier global gathering of 350+ mutual and cooperative insurance leaders from across the world and the event is regularly described as “a conference with […]
Read MoreICMIF member Royal London, announced yesterday that the Part VII transfer of the Aegon UK individual protection book had been formally approved by the courts in the UK. As a result of the acquisition, the life insurance, critical illness and income protection policies for nearly 400,000 customers have now transferred to Royal London. Carrie Johnson, […]
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