ICMIF member Anadolu Sigorta, one of Turkey’s largest insurers, has introduced an innovative product that adds earthquake coverage to health insurance at a small premium. Anadolu Sigorta says the product is the first in the Turkish insurance sector. Under this new insurance plan, a policyholder who suffers an injury due to an earthquake will have related medical expenses covered. Even though the issue […]
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New research shows that Danish ICMIF members Sygeforsikringen “danmark“ and LB Forsikring are ranked as the top two insurance companies in the country based on their brand image and reputation. In the annual Finansimage 2020 survey, Sygeforsikringen “danmark” topped the reputation rankings of Danish financial companies for the third year in a row. Sygeforsikringen “danmark“ also topped the rankings of insurance companies in 2020, with LB Forsikring ranked in second place for the third consecutive […]
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In this year’s annual survey from Svenskt Kvalitetsindex (Swedish Quality Index) on customer satisfaction in the Swedish non-life insurance industry, ICMIF member Dina Försäkringar was ranked as having the most satisfied private insurance and pet insurance customers. “We are extremely happy and proud to receive an honorable first place in the Svenskt Kvalitetsindex survey. It […]
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Insurance companies in Europe and Asia Pacific are at different stages of their journey to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their businesses, according to new research conducted by ICMIF Supporting Member AM Best. A new Best’s Special Report “Insurers and Reinsurers: Ignoring ESG Factors Poses Reputational Risk”, outlines the findings of a survey of nearly 100 […]
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This week, Canadian ICMIF member Wawanesa was announced as one of the winners of Guidewire’s 2020 Innovation Awards, honouring insurers that are adapting to an accelerating pace of industry change and evolving customer needs in innovative ways. In their fourteenth year, this year’s awards – announced during Guidewire’s annual Connections Reimagined conference – recognised four […]
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Scott Jean, President and CEO of ICMIF member EMC Insurance Companies (USA), recently signed two pledges to show EMC’s public support of advancing diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) as a business imperative—the CEO Action Pledge for Diversity & Inclusion and the CEO Commitment to Racial Equity in DSM. EMC aims to deepen its DE&I commitment […]
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ICMIF member The Co-operators (Canada) have launched Pathways to Employability (P2E), a CAD 2 million Co-operators Community Funds initiative dedicated to supporting the employability of marginalised Canadian youth who have lost jobs or educational opportunities due to COVID-19 shutdowns. “We know that young Canadians have been significantly impacted by COVID-related job losses and educational disruption, primarily due […]
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The launch of the LIFE ADA (ADaptation in Agriculture) project will aim to increase the resilience of the Italian agricultural sector through developing knowledge and planning tools that groups of producers and farmers can use to adapt to climate change. ICMIF member Unipol (Italy), through subsidiary UnipolSai, will be the lead company in this project. The main targets of the […]
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ICMIF member OneFamily (UK) is supporting a campaign that will transform the horizons and prospects of young black people in the UK. The #10000BlackInterns programme, which has the backing of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, will offer paid work experience, training and development opportunities for young black talent across a wide range of sectors […]
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ICMIF member SSQ Insurance (Canada) was recently awarded the Sanofi Canada Wellness Pioneer Award at Benefits Canada‘s 2020 Workplace Benefits Awards. This prestigious award recognises a long-standing commitment to prevention and health and wellness promotion at work. SSQ’s health and wellness programme, which was established 15 years ago, integrates health prevention and health promotion, a […]
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