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Asia Affinity Holdings and RightIndem strike an alliance to provide digital claims solutions in Asia

ICMIF member Asia Affinity Holdings, one of Asia’s leading providers of Financial Services, digital empowerment and service innovation solutions for the SME and small community sectors, has this week announced the launch of a partnership and business alliance with RightIndem to further validate and extend its global drive towards integrated digital claims processing solutions. Building […]

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How mutuals can differentiate to drive growth and create value

Last month, ICMIF Supporting Member EY hosted a virtual event that explored key areas of differentiation for mutuals to help them drive growth and create value. EY’s recent Global Mutual Market Scan and discussions with mutual insurers highlight opportunities for mutuals to drive long-term value, differentiate and scale growth, and create a new mutual operating […]

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Río Uruguay Seguros launches first transgender health insurance in Latin America

ICMIF member Río Uruguay Seguros has launched a unique new insurance cover that will allow access to comprehensive health services for transgender people in Argentina, mainly during the transition process. Río Uruguay Seguros (RUS) cooperative devised the project to launch the first health insurance for transgender people with the aim of providing access to treatments […]

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Surco Seguros recognised by Great Places to Work Uruguay for the quality of its organisational culture

ICMIF member Surco Seguros (Uruguay) was recently recognised by Great Places to Work (GPTW) Uruguay for the quality of its organisational culture. Silvana Tachini, Head of Human Resources at the cooperative insurer says that achieving the certification is a recognition that makes everyone at the organisation very happy. Tachini says: “It comes at a particular […]

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Swiss Re’s SONAR examines the emerging risks set to shape a post-COVID-19 world

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to play a defining role in the lives of millions of people across the world, Swiss Re’s SONAR 2021: New Emerging Risks Insights identifies the threats that Swiss Re believes will shape the future post-COVID-19 risk landscape. These emerging risks range from the unintended consequences of government interventions through to […]

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Sancor Seguros launches a corporate venture capital fund to invest in insurtech, fintech and healthtech

Argentinian ICMIF member Sancor Seguros has launched a corporate venture capital fund to invest in insurtech, fintech and healthtech in Latin America. The new venture fund, Sancor Seguros Ventures, will invest USD 10 million in tickets of up to USD 500,000 in a portfolio of 12 startups, mainly in Latin America, covering global needs that […]

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UN Chief tells insurance sector decisive action is needed in fight against climate change

In his closing remarks to the Insurance Development Forum (IDF) Summit, which was held on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 June 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told participants: “We are in a race against time to adapt to a rapidly changing climate. Today, we are at 1.2°C of warming and already witnessing unprecedented climate extremes […]

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NFU Mutual offers small business customers free social media tools to help them connect with their communities

ICMIF member NFU Mutual (UK) has launched a partnership offering its small business insurance customers 12 months free access to social media expertise and management tools to help businesses connect with their communities. The free service is part of NFU Mutual’s wider package of support for customers and communities during the pandemic, and follows research […]

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G7 backs making climate risk disclosure mandatory

The Group of Seven (G7) countries backed moves this weekend to force companies, including insurers, to disclose their exposure to climate-related risks, a measure considered vital to efforts to safeguard the financial system from climate change shocks. The meeting of the G7 finance ministers in London (UK) also called for greater coordination in measuring what […]

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The Unipol Group launches a national Covid-19 vaccine programme across Italy

With the aim of speeding up the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Italy, ICMIF member the Unipol Group has launched a vaccine programme for all the employees of the Group, their family members, agents and agency employees in coordination with the applicable national and regional institutions. This is the first vaccine plan developed by […]

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