ICMIF member NFU Mutual (UK) is providing 1,000 car and light goods vehicle insurance customers with free two-hour personalised driving confidence sessions worth GBP 150 each. The sessions are delivered by advanced driving instructors from an organisation Drive Doctors and are tailored to the specific needs of the driver. NFU Mutual has been successfully providing […]
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Total capital dedicated to the global reinsurance industry measured USD 658 billion at year-end 2020 reflecting 7% year-on-year growth. The rise was driven primarily by strong investment market appreciation. New capital raised both by incumbents and new entrants added to the total, but capital returns to shareholders exceeded those new investments, according to the latest […]
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Swiss ICMIF member La Mobilière has announced this week that it has acquired the Flatfox real estate portal. Flatfox offers a free marketplace for real estate as well as intelligent tools for the online property rental process. With this acquisition, La Mobilière is expanding its housing offering and consolidating its position in this market. Flatfox […]
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ICMIF member Royal London (UK) has announced the purchase of Wealth Wizards, a market-leading fintech business. Royal London says it is passionate about making guidance and financial advice more accessible and affordable and this transaction will bring together the complementary culture, skills, technology and capabilities of Royal London and Wealth Wizards. The acquisition reinforces the […]
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In its new Responsible Business Report, launched this week, ICMIF member NFU Mutual (UK) looks back at some of its 2020 support initiatives. These include GBP 1m of local frontline charity funding through the Agency Giving Fund, efforts to tackle rural crime, training for young drivers and support for the Farm Safety Foundation’s physical and […]
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ICMIF members Anadolu Sigorta in Turkey, and San Cristóbal Seguros – through its online subsidiary iúnigo – in Argentina, were announced as winners of Celent’s 2021 Model Insurer Program in the Data, Analytics and AI category, recognising the effective use of technology in different areas critical to success in insurance. As insurers move into digital […]
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Swedish ICMIF member Folksam and the Swedish Athletics Association have announced that they are to extend their partnership for another four years. This means that Folksam will continue to be the title sponsor of the Folksam Grand Prix event and will also step in as a partner to the Frisk Friidrott website, which is the […]
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One of Seguros Unimed’s main innovations delivered in 2020 was the cooperative healthcare provider’s Super App which has just reached a total of 500,000 downloads. “The platform, available for Android and IOS, has been available to our clients since August 2020”, says Fabio Leite Gastal, medical doctor and Strategy, Management & Innovation Director at ICMIF […]
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International reinsurance renewals completed for 1 April 2021 followed trends set earlier in the season, as market pricing remained firm in virtually all classes and territories. Capacity was adequate across the board, and no substantive changes took place in negotiations over exclusionary language, according to the latest 1st View renewals report from ICMIF Supporting Member […]
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With its “Sport Planète” (Sport Planet) initiative, French ICMIF member MAIF says it is taking part in the development of a virtuous circle of actions around three priority areas: helping sports organisations pilot their eco-responsibility; favouring the training of professionals from the sports world on the appropriation of good practices; and raising awareness among the […]
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