Mutual insurers have found themselves in a prime position to capitalise on changes in the traditional reinsurance market, according to ICMIF Supporting Member Willis Re. The recent 1st View April 2013 Renewals Report released by Willis Re found that changing distribution models coupled with a flood of alternative capital has left many reinsurers concerned over both their existing portfolios and their access to future growth. This provides mutual insurers with the perfect opportunity to ...

The ICMIF LARG (Latin American Reinsurance Group) Annual Seminar will take place next week in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, from August, 28 to August 31. This year’s meeting is being hosted by ICMIF member Equidad Compañía de Seguros S.A and the opening ceremony will be attended by the Honduras Superintendant of Insurance. The event this year will bring together a record number of 73 delegates from 14 countries and 17 ICMIF member organisations (including some of the ICMIF Supporting Members). The ...

The video presentations and slides from the recent Solvency II Solutions Seminar, held May 24 in London, United Kingdom, are now available on our web site. We would like to thank all the delegates who joined us for this event and also the ICMIF Supporting Members who organised and hosted the event for our members. In his keynote speech , advocate for the mutual sector and leading insurance specialist, Jonathan Evans, MP, praised the sector for its commitment to its customers’ long term ...

We are delighted to announce that Peter Skinner, MEP and Rapporteur for the European Parliament for Solvency II and EIOPA and long-time member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON), will join Jonathan Evans MP, in a lively debate from both a national and European viewpoint on the opportunities and challenges that Solvency II presents during the forthcoming ICMIF Solvency II Solutions seminar on May 24, 2012. For ICMIF members this is the ideal opportunity to learn about the ...