ICMIF members have USD 576 bn of assets under management in investments aligned to sustainable investment frameworks, according to the ICMIF Members Sustainable Investment Report 2021 launched by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF) today. The report’s data shows how the Federation’s members are collectively investing USD 576 billion in sustainable investment frameworks, […]
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Turkish ICMIF member Anadolu Sigorta has been announced one of the winners of Celent’s Model Insurer Program 2022 in the Customer Experience Transformation category, for its digital insurance “juno” mobile application, aimed at the millennial generation. The Celent Model Insurer awards were launched 16 years ago and recognise the effective use of technology in different […]
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For the past two years, Italian ICMIF member UnipolSai has been a partner of Plug and Play – a start-up accelerator and innovation platform based in Silicon Valley. Plug and Play has announced that it has reinforced its partnership with UnipolSai which will allow the Italian insurer to spread an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset across […]
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ICMIF member the Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, has announced it will be offering to waive the first year of membership subscriptions for doctors fleeing Ukraine or other conflict zones and want to resume practice in NHS roles. This follows news that the UK’s General Medical Council (GMC) is planning […]
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Swedish ICMIF member Dina Försäkringar has announced that Ukrainian refugees who are taken in by members of the mutual that have home insurance with Dina Försäkringar will have the same insurance cover. This applies to all refugees who come to Sweden, regardless of which country they flee from. No special registration is required and it […]
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Canadian ICMIF member Co-operators has announced the appointment of former Mayor of Edmonton Don Iveson as Executive Advisor, Climate Investing and Community Resilience. This position was established to build momentum and capacity for a wave of new investments in Canada that will support climate adaptation projects and climate-resilient infrastructure in communities across the country. The […]
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ICMIF member Thrivent (USA) has announced that it will pay an estimated USD 296 million in dividends in 2022 to clients who own eligible insurance products. Thrivent’s structure as a not-for-profit, fraternal benefit society allows it to return a portion of any surplus to eligible clients in the form of dividends. These are the result […]
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Canadian ICMIF member Promutuel Insurance announced this week that it is investing in Portage Ventures III, the third venture capital fund of Portage Ventures, intended to propel start-ups in the fields of financial technology (fintech), insurance (insurtech) and wealth management. This investment will allow Promutuel Insurance to be on the lookout for innovative and emerging […]
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Canadian cooperative Desjardins has this week announced it is investing CAD 3.2 million to support leading non-profit organisations in Canada in their attempts to achieve the recently announced United Nations (UN) and World Health Organization (WHO) target of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. Desjardins says its aim is […]
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Benefact Group, which owns ICMIF member Ecclesiastical Insurance, has set an ambition to become the UK’s biggest corporate donor, after achieving its goal of giving more than GBP 100 million to good causes in the past five years. Earlier this month, it was announced that Ecclesiastical Insurance’s parent company had renamed as Benefact Group. The […]
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