French ICMIF member MAIF has joined forces with Ulule, a crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs, to launch Bien ou Bien, a marketplace selling a wide range of products including fashion, beauty products and childcare. MAIF and Ulule launched BienouBien.com (Good or Good) last month. It is an e-commerce platform which aims to offer an alternative solution […]
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Earlier this year, Kenyan ICMIF member, The CIC Group, launched a claims self-service provider portal for garages and assessors to increase efficiency in the claims reconciliation process. The portal operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, under the General Business unit and will serve garage owners, assessors, investigators, and adjusters. Speaking during the […]
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Created by the coming together of La Capitale and SSQ Insurance, ICMIF member Beneva (Canada) kicks off its inaugural ad campaign, while continuing with the integration of its operations. In fact, the transition of operations to Beneva will take place in January 2022 for La Capitale and in 2023 for SSQ Insurance. The combined operations […]
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In September 2021, Japanese ICMIF member Kokumin Kyosai Co-op launched a new educational programme for “Junior Eco-Club”, a children’s environmental activity group, which is organised by the Japan Environment Association (JEA), to disseminate disaster prevention and mitigation information to young people. This learning programme is available free of charge to members of the Club throughout […]
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In May 2021, ICMIF hosted a series of virtual roundtables for Young Leaders, providing the opportunity for the attendees to speak and network with a number of invited CEOs from ICMIF member organisations in a small group setting. The event attracted over 150 young professionals and emerging leaders from 50+ ICMIF member organisations around the […]
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Last month the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, António Guterres, presented a new report Cooperatives in social development to the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly which highlights the opportunities for achieving sustainable development through cooperatives. The report has been published in response to a resolution by the General Assembly in December 2019. […]
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The SEWA Cooperative Federation, Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in India, has been recognised by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of India’s last-mile Covid-19 responders. The list includes local organisations and social entrepreneurs which have, according to the WEF, demonstrated that swift action in four priority areas can enhance reach and scale in the […]
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ICMIF member OneFamily (UK), is to provide financial support and volunteer its commercial expertise to the charity Elderly Accommodation Counsel (EAC) to enable the organisation to assist more older people and to sustain its work into the future. EAC is a national charity in the UK that aims to help older people and their families […]
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Canadian ICMIF member The Co-operators Group has this week unveiled its dynamic new brand identity via a national advertising, social, public relations and retail activation campaign with the aim of signalling change and in order to promote its personalised investment advice and services. Created in partnership with Huge, the new identity reflects a complete brand […]
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According to French ICMIF member Aéma Groupe, its acquisition of Aviva France last week meets the original ambition of Macif and Aésio Mutuelle, the founders of the Groupe, to become a leading mutualist group for the 11 million French people it protects. The acquisition, which is considerable in terms of its economic size and strategic […]
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