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R+V Versicherung wins prestigious brand award 2021 for best brand relaunch

German ICMIF member R+V Versicherung has received the prestigious Marken Award 2021 brand award for the best brand relaunch in 2021 for its “You are not alone” campaign. With its stance “Against egoism; for the community” and the claim “You are not alone”, the jury for the awards felt that R+V Versicherung had successfully repositioned […]

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Sontiq® wins Gold Stevie® award in the 2021 international business awards

Sontiq, the provider of Intelligent Identity Security, has announced it was named the winner of a Gold Stevie Award in the International Expansion category of the 18th Annual International Business Awards (IBAs). The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards programme and this prestigious honour recognises the strength of Sontiq’s international expansion through […]

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Global (re)insurance: Underlying profitability improves at H1 but inflation and rate deceleration remain concerns

This week, ICMIF Supporting Member Willis Re published its latest assessment of global (re)insurers’ financial health. This short report summarises key themes emerging from global (re)insurers’ 2021 H1 results and has been prepared by Willis Re’s Strategic and Financial Analytics teams. The key takeaways from the report are: Continued favourable pricing, particularly for commercial lines […]

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Mutual Fire Insurance ranked as a Five-Star Carrier in 2021

Canadian ICMIF member The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia has been recognised as one of the best insurance carriers in Canada, achieving a Five-Star rating in Insurance Business Canada’s sixth annual broker survey. Each year, Insurance Business Canada asks hundreds of insurance brokers from across the country how well insurance companies are meeting […]

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Royal London research finds 15.9m UK adults are more financially vulnerable as a result of the pandemic

ICMIF member Royal London (UK) has launched the Changemakers campaign and announced the 10 social enterprises it will fund to help build financial resilience in the UK and Ireland. According to new research from the mutual insurer, the pandemic has caused a dramatic rise in the UK’s financial vulnerability with 15.9 million* people (30%) saying […]

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LB Forsikring’s electric car insurance is ranked “Best in Test”

The Danish Consumer Council Think regularly tests insurance and makes recommendations for where Danes can get the best insurance. For the first time, they have made a major test of insurance for electric cars on the Danish market, and Lærerstandens Brandforsikring, part of ICMIF member LB Forsikring has been named “Best in Test”. Sales of […]

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African Risk Capacity receives overall lowest-risk ESG rating in the insurance industry

ICMIF member African Risk Capacity (ARC) Limited has received the global insurance industry’s top overall environmental, social and governance (ESG) score. The ESG evaluation by Sustainalytics is a comprehensive assessment of a company’s preparedness to meet future risks and opportunities linked to ESG factors, such as climate change, regulatory risk and reputational issues. Sustainalytics’ ESG […]

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The IMA Group provides record levels of support for its 45 million members during an exceptional summer

Since the easing of lockdown measures in France, initiated in May 2021, ICMIF member the IMA Group (Groupe IMA) has seen a very significant recovery in its activity. Over the weeks, the number of trips made by its members reached a level 11% higher than in June 2019. This corresponded to 40,000 cases of members […]

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AVBOB champions education and literacy in South Africa

What better way is there to celebrate a successful work year than at a relaxing year-end event? Getting together with one’s colleagues and sharing a meal while taking the opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation to one another is ordinarily the perfect way to cap off a work year. However, for the Information Communication Technology […]

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Achmea continues its commitment to sustainable mobility through investment in electric car subscription company

ICMIF member Achmea (Netherlands), through the Achmea Innovation Fund, has acquired an interest in Onto, Europe’s largest subscription service in the field of electric vehicles (EVs), as one of a group of new investors in this technology-driven company from the UK. This investment fits in with Achmea’s strategy in the field of clean, safe and […]

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