Extending mutual microinsurance to 5 million uninsured households in five countries over five years.

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ICMIF and CIC launch new project to cover over 250,000 Kenyan farmers with livestock microinsurance

17 September 2018
A five-year project to provide low-income dairy farmers with livestock microinsurance in Kenya will be launched by Kenyan cooperative insurer CIC Insurance Group (CIC) at a formal event taking place today in Nairobi....
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New ICMIF report highlights the potential of Kenya’s cooperative sector to expand the reach of mutual microinsurance

17 September 2018

A new report on the landscape of mutual microinsurance in Kenya has been published today by the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF).

The report, entitled ICMIF country diagnostic...

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Mutual and cooperative insurers are creating safe spaces for youth: International Youth Day 2018

10 August 2018

Through a resolution adopted in 1999, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly declared 12 August as International Youth Day. The 2018 International Youth Day theme is “Safe Spaces for Youth”.

International...

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DHAN Foundation provides mutual microinsurance cover to over 200,000 previously uninsured people in first year of the 5-5-5 Strategy

02 August 2018

An Indian member of International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation’s (ICMIF), The Development of Humane Action (DHAN) Foundation, has successfully been able to provide mutual microinsurance protection to...

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Zenkyoren affirms support to the 5-5-5 Strategy in new video interview

01 August 2018
In April 2018, Hiroko Kowada and Naruto Takahashi of ICMIF member Zenkyoren (Japan) visited the DHAN Foundation in Madurai, India to see first-hand the impact of their organisation's support to the ICMIF 5-5-5 Mutual...
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New video highlights benefits for ICMIF members of taking part in Technical Assistance assignments in developing markets through the 5-5-5 Strategy

25 July 2018

Bas Lavalaye of Achmea, a Netherlands-based member of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation (ICMIF), took part in a Technical Assistance assignment for the Development of Humane Action (DHAN)...

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New video showcasing partnership between The Co-operators and Uplift Mutuals through the 5-5-5 Strategy

09 July 2018

The Co-operators (Canada) have produced an inspiring video to showcase how they are working cooperatively with Uplift Mutuals (India) to bring affordable health insurance to low-income families through the ICMIF 5-5-...

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ICMIF affirms support for International Day of Cooperatives and the creation of sustainable societies through cooperation

05 July 2018
On 7 July 2018, cooperatives around the world will celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives. Through the slogan Sustainable societies through cooperation cooperatives will show how, thanks to their cooperative...
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The Philippines: Mi-MBAs cover over 20 million lives in first quarter of 2018

22 June 2018
The latest data from the Philippines Insurance Commission shows that the Microinsurance Mutual Benefit Associations (Mi-MBAs) sector in the country has shown a very promising performance in the first quarter of 2018....
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Sancor Seguros Group demonstrates strong commitment to Sustainable Development Goals at UN Global Compact event

05 June 2018
On 25 and 26 April, Argentina hosted the Making Global Goals Local Business – Argentina event organised by the Argentina Global Compact Network and the office of the United Nations Global Compact (New York). A...
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