The Imagine 2012 International Conference on Co-operative Economics got underway at the Quebec City Convention Centre before a captive audience of participants from around the globe who are involved in the cooperative movement.

Nelson Kuria, Group Chief Executive Officer of CIC Insurance Kenya, has been elected to chair the inaugural committee on microinsurance for Africa. The committee, established by the African Insurance Organisation (AIO), will oversee the growth of microinsurance in the continent, to better serve the populations which are currently uncovered by traditional insurance products. CIC Insurance Group, an ICMIF member organisation, is a pioneer in microinsurance market and the preferred underwriter for ...